Richard Crenna

November 30, 1926 - January 17, 2003 Los Angeles, California, USA
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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.

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Last updated: June 14, 2026

56 titles
Community avg: 7.75 /10
  • 1
    1
    1982October 1982 by Ted Kotcheff
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    8.43 Excellent++
  • 2
    2
    1985May 1985 by George P. Cosmatos
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    7.60 Excellent--
  • 3
    3
    1988May 1988 by Peter MacDonald
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    7.16 Good+
  • 4
    4
    1993May 1993 by Jim Abrahams
    Action, Comedy, War
    Action, Comedy, War
    7.49 Good++
  • 5
    5
    1989March 1989 by George P. Cosmatos
    Adventure, Horror, Thriller
    Adventure, Horror, Thriller
    7.01 Good
  • 6
    6
    1981August 1981 by Lawrence Kasdan
    Thriller, Crime
    Thriller, Crime
    7.91 Excellent
  • 7
    7
    1998July 1998 by Pat Proft
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    7.04 Good
  • 8
    8
    1967October 1967 by Terence Young
    Thriller, Horror
    Thriller, Horror
    8.23 Excellent+
  • 9
    9
    1995December 1995 by Sydney Pollack
    Romance, Drama, Comedy
    Romance, Drama, Comedy
    7.19 Good+
  • 10
    10
    1972October 1972 by Jean-Pierre Melville
    Crime, Thriller, French
    Crime, Thriller, French
    7.60 Excellent--
  • 11
    11
    1968July 1968 by Robert Wise
    Drama, Music, Romance
    Drama, Music, Romance
    7.86 Excellent-
  • 12
    12
    1985August 1985 by Carl Reiner
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.19 Good+
  • 13
    13
    1966December 1966 by Robert Wise
    Drama, War
    Drama, War
    8.10 Excellent
  • 14
    14
    1995October 1995 by William Friedkin
    Mystery, Thriller
    Mystery, Thriller
    6.68 Good--
  • 15
    15
    1975December 1975 by Tom Gries
    Thriller, Western, Mystery
    Thriller, Western, Mystery
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 16
    16
    1980March 1980 by Alvin Rakoff
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
    6.55 Good--
  • 17
    17
    1969December 1969 by John Sturges
    Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
    Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
    7.22 Good+
  • 18
    18
    1978May 1978 by Gus Trikonis
    Thriller, Horror
    Thriller, Horror
    7.23 Good+
  • 19
    19
    1978October 1978 by Curtis Harrington
    Horror
    Horror
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 20
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    1984December 1984 by Garry Marshall
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.28 Good+
  • 21
    21
    1992
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
    7.88 Excellent-
  • 22
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    1997March 1997 by Michael Anderson
    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
    7.49 Good++
  • 23
    23
    1971October 1971 by Sam Wanamaker
    Western, Comedy
    Western, Comedy
    7.22 Good+
  • 24
    24
    1989April 1989 by Steve Gethers
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    7.75 Excellent-
  • 25
    25
    2000May 2000 by Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Mystery
    Mystery
    7.83 Excellent-
  • 26
    26
    1973October 1973 by Jack Smight
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    7.31 Good++
  • 27
    27
    1978–1979
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Western
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Western
    8.20 Excellent+
  • 28
    28
    1956April 1956 by Lewis Seiler
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    7.41 Good++
  • 29
    29
    1978November 1978 by Jerry Jameson
    Drama, Science Fiction
    Drama, Science Fiction
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 30
    30
    1957–1963 by Irving Pincus
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.67 Excellent--
  • 31
    31
    1971February 1971 by George Schaefer
    Drama
    Drama
    7.38 Good++
  • 32
    32
    2003April 2003 by Joseph Sargent
    Drama
    Drama
    7.61 Excellent--
  • 33
    33
    1990February 1990 by William A. Graham
    Western
    Western
    7.75 Excellent-
  • 34
    34
    2001December 2001 by Cyrus Nowrasteh
    Drama
    Drama
    7.79 Excellent-
  • 35
    35
    1985November 1985 by Jud Taylor
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 36
    36
    1983February 1983 by Rob Lieberman
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.60 Excellent--
  • 37
    37
    1969May 1969 by Alf Kjellin
    Crime, Drama, Comedy
    Crime, Drama, Comedy
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 38
    38
    1966February 1966 by Boris Sagal
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.55 Excellent--
  • 39
    39
    1997April 1997 by Arthur Allan Seidelman
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.63 Excellent--
  • 40
    40
    1987May 1987 by William A. Graham
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.82 Excellent-
  • 41
    41
    1986
    War & Politics, Drama
    War & Politics, Drama
    7.78 Excellent-
  • 42
    42
    1970December 1970 by Burt Kennedy
    Action, Western
    Action, Western
    7.83 Excellent-
  • 43
    43
    1976–1977 by Bob Weiskopf
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.91 Excellent
  • 44
    44
    1988November 1988 by Michael Tuchner
    no additional tags
    no additional tags
    Needs more reviews
  • 45
    45
    1982–1983 by Susan Harris
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews
  • 46
    46
    1964–1965 by James E. Moser
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 47
    47
    1984October 1984 by Sandor Stern
    Drama
    Drama
    7.86 Excellent-
  • 48
    48
    1995September 1995 by Bill D'Elia
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.90 Excellent-
  • 49
    49
    1991–1992
    Drama
    Drama
    7.84 Excellent-
  • 50
    50
    1993May 1993 by Victor Davis
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 51
    51
    1952–1996
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.92 Excellent
  • 52
    52
    1974April 1974 by Don Taylor
    Western
    Western
    Needs more reviews
  • 53
    53
    1980August 1980 by Peter Levin
    Drama, Family
    Drama, Family
    Needs more reviews
  • 54
    54
    1987December 1987 by Roger Beatty
    no additional tags
    no additional tags
    Needs more reviews
  • 55
    55
    1974January 1974 by Paul Bogart
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 56
    56
    1991
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    Needs more reviews