Richard Crenna
Known For
Acting
Born
1926-11-30 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
2003-01-17
Biography
Richard Donald Crenna (November 30, 1926 – January 17, 2003) was an American motion picture, television, and radio actor and occasional television director. He starred in such motion pictures as The Sand Pebbles, Wait Until Dark, Body Heat, the first three Rambo movies, Hot Shots! Part Deux, and The Flamingo Kid. Crenna played "Walter Denton" in the CBS radio and CBS-TV network series Our Miss Brooks, and "Luke McCoy" in ABC's TV comedy series, The Real McCoys, (1957–63), which moved to CBS-TV in September 1962. Crenna was in one of the few TV political dramatic series Slattery's People on CBS. Crenna played "Colonel Trautman" in the first three Rambo movies. He also played "Frank Skimmerhorn" in the critically acclaimed mini-series Centennial.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
JAG
as Harmon Rabb Sr. (voice)
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Host
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
I Love Lucy
as Arthur Morton
Chicago Hope
as Martin Rockwell
Cheyenne
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest
Judging Amy
as Jared Duff
Matinee Theater
First Blood
as Col. Samuel Trautman
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Edward Smalley
Rambo: First Blood Part II
as Col. Samuel Trautman
Rambo
as Col. Samuel Trautman (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Real McCoys
as Luke McCoy
The Millionaire
as Ralph McKnight
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Host
Sabrina
as Patrick Tyson