Richard Crenna
Biography
Born in Los Angeles, Richard Crenna built a career as an American actor and television director after starting on radio, where he played Walter Denton on Our Miss Brooks from 1948 and stayed with the comedy when it moved to television. He later starred as Luke McCoy in The Real McCoys and directed episodes of The Andy Griffith Show. In films he appeared with Steve McQueen in The Sand Pebbles (1966) and with Audrey Hepburn in Wait Until Dark (1967), then acted in Jean-Pierre Melville's Un Flic and in Body Heat (1981). Crenna won a Primetime Emmy for the title role in The Rape of Richard Beck (1985) and received a Golden Globe nomination for the same performance. He became known for playing Sam Trautman, John Rambo's former commanding officer, in the first three Rambo films and later spoofed the character in Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993). In 2001 he played Ronald Reagan in The Day Reagan Was Shot.
76years old at death
- Born Los Angeles
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Richard Donald Crenna (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 29
- Career span
- 35 years1966 to 2001
Genres
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A role that slipped away
Crenna was hired to play Colonel Sam Trautman, John Rambo's ex-commanding officer, in the first three Rambo films. He got the part after Kirk Douglas quit the production a day into filming.
First role
Crenna got his first acting role in 1937, playing "the kid who did everything wrong" on the radio show Boy Scout Jamboree.
Behind the camera
Credited as Dick Crenna, he was at the helm of eight episodes of The Andy Griffith Show in its 1963 to 1964 season, among them "Opie the Birdman," "The Sermon for Today," and the Gomer Pyle-instigated "Citizen's Arrest."
Richard Crenna movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Rambo: First Blood Part II1985 Action, Adventure, Thrilleras Col. Samuel Trautman
IMDb rating 6.5198K votes
Most often with
George P. Cosmatos directed two of these films, Robert Wise two. Sylvester Stallone appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by George P. Cosmatos
All films by Robert Wise
Also two films together1 more actor
- Mathilda CalnanStar! (1968) and Made in Paris (1966)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Richard Crenna's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$939 million
16 of the 29 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 29 films: 16 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 7 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 16Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 7Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 93% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$300M32.0% of the total
- 2$189M20.1% of the total
- 3$134M14.2% of the total
- 4$125M13.3% of the total
- 5$54M5.7% of the total
- 6$25M2.6% of the total
- 7$24M2.6% of the total
- 8$20M2.1% of the total
$67.9 millionfrom the other 8 films with a worldwide figure, 7% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1985 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Rape of Richard Beck | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.