Richard Crenna

Richard Crenna
Crenna in a 1961 publicity photo
Born
Richard Donald Crenna

(1926-11-30)November 30, 1926
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedJanuary 17, 2003(2003-01-17) (aged 76)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationBelmont Senior High School
Alma materUniversity of Southern California (BA)[1]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
Years active1937–2003
Spouses
Joan Grisham
(m. 1950; div. 1955)
Penni Sweeney
(m. 1959)
Children3
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1945–1946[2]
Battles/warsWorld War II

Richard Donald Crenna (November 30, 1926 – January 17, 2003) was an American actor.[3]

Crenna starred in such motion pictures as Made in Paris (1966), Marooned (1969), Breakheart Pass (1975), The Evil (1978), The Flamingo Kid (1984), Summer Rental (1985) and Sabrina (1995). His first success came on radio in 1948 as high school student Walter Denton co-starring with Eve Arden and Gale Gordon in the series Our Miss Brooks. Crenna continued with the comedy in its 1952 move into television. He also starred as Luke McCoy in the television series The Real McCoys (1957–1963). In 1985, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his portrayal of the title role in The Rape of Richard Beck (1985).

  1. ^ "The Real McCoys". The Gettysburg Times. February 24, 1962. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Richard Donald Crenna in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, Ancestry.com
  3. ^ "Richard Crenna". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.

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