Richard Crenna - wikipedia Richard Crenna Richard Crenna Richard Crenna, portraying Luke McCoy, in the television series, The Real McCoys, in 1961. Richard Donald Crenna ( 1926 - 11 - 30 ) November 30, 1926 Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 17, 2003 ( 2003 - 01 - 17 ) ( aged 76 ) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Nationality American Alma mater University of Southern California Occupation Actor, director, producer Years active 1937 -- 2003 Spouse ( s ) Joan Grisham ( m. 1950 ; div. 1955 ) Hannah Smith ( m. 1957 ; his death 2003 ) Children Military career Allegiance United States Service / branch United States Army Years of service 1944 -- 45 Rank Corporal Battles / wars World War II -- Battle of the Bulge Awards American Campaign Medal European -- African -- Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Asiatic -- Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Richard Donald Crenna ( November 30, 1926 -- January 17, 2003 ) was an American motion picture, television, and radio actor and occasional television director. Richard Crenna starred in such motion pictures as The Sand Pebbles, Wait Until Dark, Un Flic, Body Heat, the first three Rambo movies, Hot Shots ! Part Deux, and The Flamingo Kid. Crenna 's first success came on radio in 1948 as high school student `` Walter Denton '' co-starring with Eve Arden and Gale Gordon in the CBS network series Our Miss Brooks. Crenna continued with the long running comedy in its 1952 move into television. He also had a role as `` Luke McCoy '' in the ABC television, and later CBS, series The Real McCoys ( 1957 -- 63 ). Contents 1 Early life 2 World War II service 3 Education 4 Acting career 4.1 Radio years 4.2 Early television years 4.3 1960s - 1970s 4.4 1980s - early 2000s 5 Honors 6 Illnesses and death 7 Filmography 7.1 Film 7.2 Television 7.3 Video games 8 Awards and nominations 9 References 10 External links Early life Crenna was born November 30, 1926, in Los Angeles, the only child of Edith J. ( née Pollette ), who was a hotel manager in Los Angeles, and Dominick Anthony Crenna, a pharmacist. His parents were both of Italian descent. Crenna attended Virgil Junior High School, followed by Belmont High School in Los Angeles, from which he graduated in 1944. World War II service Following high school, Crenna served in the U.S. Army during World War II, serving in the infantry as a radioman, where he saw combat in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge ( late 1944 -- early 1945 ). He also briefly served in the Pacific Theater of World War II processing intercepted Japanese radio messages. Education After World War II, Crenna attended the University of Southern California where he majored in English, eventually receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree and was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. Acting career Radio years Crenna got his acting start on radio. In 1937, he had gained his first role that of `` the kid who did everything wrong '' on Boy Scout Jamboree, a show on which he continued to appear occasionally in numerous roles until 1948. In the following year, he started playing Walter `` Bronco '' Thompson on The Great Gildersleeve, and played it until the show 's end in 1957. He appeared as a delivery boy in My Favorite Husband episode `` Liz Cooks Dinner for 12 '', was Oogie Pringle on A Date With Judy episode `` The Competitive Diet '' and several other episodes from the show and as a teenager on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show episode `` Watching the Neighbor 's Daughter ''. Early television years Crenna and Kathleen Nolan in The Real McCoys, 1960 From 1948, Crenna played Walter Denton on radio 's Our Miss Brooks remaining with the cast when it moved into television in 1952. He guest starred on the I Love Lucy episode `` The Young Fans '' with Janet Waldo and on NBC 's 1955 -- 56 anthology series, Frontier, in the lead role of the episode entitled `` The Ten Days of John Leslie ''. In 1955, he was the guest star on The Millionaire in the episode `` The Ralph McKnight Story ''. In 1956, on the television series Father Knows Best, Crenna appeared in the episode `` The Promising Young Man '' as a protege named Woody. In 1957, he played a bank robber on the Cheyenne show ( season 2, episode 19 ). In 1956 when the Our Miss Brooks TV series underwent a change in format, the character of Walter Denton was dropped. Crenna then joined the cast of the comedy series The Real McCoys, as Luke McCoy. Kathleen Nolan was cast as his young wife, Kate McCoy. Later, Crenna became one of the four directors of the series during its six - year run ( 1957 -- 63 ). 1960s - 1970s Crenna and Bernadette Peters in All 's Fair, 1976 In the 1960s, Richard Crenna directed many episodes of The Andy Griffith Show credited as `` Dick Crenna ''. He also directed episodes of Lou Grant, which ran on CBS from 1977 - 82. Crenna portrayed California state senator James Slattery in the CBS - TV series, Slattery 's People ( 1964 -- 65 ). For his acting in this series, he was twice nominated for an Emmy Award with slightly different names : for `` Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment '' and for `` Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series '', both in 1965. Crenna was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for `` Best TV Star -- Male '' for this same role, again in 1965. In 1966, Crenna played beside Steve McQueen as an ill - fated captain of an American gunboat in 1930s China in The Sand Pebbles. During the 1970s, Crenna continued his acting in such Western dramas such as Catlow, Breakheart Pass, and The Man Called Noon. He made a notable performance in Jean - Pierre Melville 's final film Un Flic in 1972. In 1976 Crenna returned to weekly network television in the Norman Lear CBS sit - com All 's Fair. The single season political satire co-starred a young Bernadette Peters. The 1978 NBC - TV miniseries, Centennial, based on James A. Michener 's historical novel Centennial, saw Crenna in the role of deranged religious fanatic, Colonel Frank Skimmerhorn, who ordered the 1864 massacre of Colorado American Indians. 1980s - early 2000s Crenna won an Emmy Award, and a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, for his performance as the main character in the 1985 movie The Rape of Richard Beck. Crenna played John Rambo 's ex-commanding officer Colonel Sam Trautman in the first three Rambo films, a role for which he was hired after the actor Kirk Douglas left the production just one day into the filming of the first movie of the series. Crenna himself also spoofed this character in the movie Hot Shots ! Part Deux, in 1993. Crenna portrayed the character of New York City Police Lieutenant of Detectives Frank Janek in a series of seven popular made for television films starting in 1988 and ending in 1994. The character of Janek originally appeared in a series of novels by Award - winning author William Bayer. Honors Crenna was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6714 Hollywood Boulevard. Illnesses and death Crenna had pancreatic cancer, and died on January 17, 2003 at age 76 of heart failure at Cedars - Sinai Medical Center, with his wife, Penni, and his three adult children by his side, said his daughter Seana Crenna. His remains were cremated. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1950 Let 's Dance Bit Part Uncredited 1951 Starlift Movie Theater Usher Uncredited 1952 Red Skies of Montana Noxon Uncredited 1952 The Pride of St. Louis Paul Dean 1952 It Grows on Trees Ralph Bowen 1956 Over-Exposed Russell Bassett 1956 Our Miss Brooks Walter Denton 1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home John Goldfarb 1966 Made in Paris Herb Stone 1966 The Sand Pebbles Captain Collins 1967 Wait Until Dark Mike Talman 1968 Star ! Richard Aldrich 1969 Midas Run Mike Warden 1969 Marooned Jim Pruett 1971 Doctors ' Wives Dr. Peter Brennan 1971 The Deserter Maj. Wade Brown 1971 Red Sky at Morning Frank Arnold 1971 Catlow Marshal Ben Cowan 1972 Un Flic Simon aka `` Dirty Money '' 1973 The Man Called Noon Noon 1973 Jonathan Livingston Seagull Father Voice Breakheart Pass Gov. Richard Fairchild 1978 The Evil C.J. Arnold 1979 Stone Cold Dead Sgt. Boyd 1979 Wild Horse Hank Pace Bradford 1980 Death Ship Trevor Marshall 1980 Joshua 's World Dr. Joshua Torrance 1981 Body Heat Edmund Walker 1982 First Blood Col. Samuel Trautman Table for Five Mitchell 1984 The Flamingo Kid Phil Brody Nominated -- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture 1984 Terror in the Aisles Documentary / Archive footage 1985 Rambo : First Blood Part II Col. Samuel Trautman 1985 Summer Rental Al Pellet 1988 Rambo III Col. Samuel Trautman 1989 Leviathan Dr. Glen ' Doc ' Thompson 1993 Hot Shots ! Part Deux Col. Denton Walters 1995 A Pyromaniac 's Love Story Tom Lumpke Uncredited 1995 Jade Governor Lew Edwards 1995 Sabrina Patrick Tyson 1998 Wrongfully Accused Lieutenant Fergus Falls 2008 Rambo Col. Samuel Trautman Archive footage / Uncredited Television Year Title Role Notes 1952 I Love Lucy Arthur Morton Episode : `` Arthur Morton '' 1952 -- 1955 Our Miss Brooks Walter Denton 94 episodes 1955 The Millionaire Ralph McKnight Episode : `` The Ralph McKnight Story '' 1956 Frontier John Leslie Episode : `` The 10 Days of John Leslie '' 1956 -- 1958 Matinee Theatre Sgt. James 3 episodes 1956 Medic Donny Episode : `` Do n't Count the Stars '' 1956 Father Knows Best Elwood Seastrom Episode : `` The Promising Young Man '' 1957 The Silent Service Lt. Cmdr. ' Jeff ' L.L. Davis Episode : `` The U.S.S. Pampanito Story '' 1957 Cheyenne Curley Galway Episode : `` Hard Bargain '' 1957 -- 1963 The Real McCoys Luke McCoy 225 episodes Nominated -- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series ( 1959 ) 1960 The Deputy Andy Willis Episode : `` A Time to Sow '' 1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre Edward Smalley Episode : `` The Long, Lost Life of Edward Smalley '' 1964 -- 1965 Slattery 's People James Slattery 36 episodes Nominated -- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ( 1966 ) Nominated -- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment ( 1965 ) Nominated -- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Television Series Drama ( 1965 ) 1971 -- 1972 Rowan & Martin 's Laugh - In Guest Performer 3 episodes 1971 Thief Neal Wilkinson Television film 1972 Footsteps Paddy O'Connor Television film 1973 Double Indemnity Walter Neff Television film Nightmare Howard Faloon Television film Shootout in a One - Dog Town Zack Wells Television film Double Solitaire Television film Honky Tonk ' Candy ' Johnson Television film A Girl Named Sooner R.J. `` Mac '' McHenry Television film 1976 -- 1977 All 's Fair Richard C. Barrington 24 episodes 1977 The War Between the Tates Professor Brian Tate Television film 1978 -- 1979 Centennial Colonel Frank Skimmerhorn Television miniseries 1978 Devil Dog : The Hound of Hell Mike Barry Television film 1978 First, You Cry David Towers Television film 1978 A Fire in the Sky Jason Voight Television film 1979 Mayflower : The Pilgrims ' Adventure William Brewster Television film 1980 Fugitive Family Brian Roberts / Matthews Television film 1981 The Ordeal of Bill Carney Mason Rose Television film 1981 Daniel Boone Television film / Voice 1981 Look at Us 1982 The Day the Bubble Burst Jesse Livermore Television film 1982 -- 1983 It Takes Two Dr. Sam Quinn 22 episodes 1984 Squaring the Circle The Narrator Television film 1984 London and Davis in New York John Greyson Television film 1984 Passions Richard Kennerly Television film 1985 The Rape of Richard Beck Richard Beck Television film Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Nominated -- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Miniseries or Television Film 1985 Doubletake Frank Janek Television miniseries 1986 A Case of Deadly Force Lawrence O'Donnell Sr. Television film 1986 On Wings of Eagles H. Ross Perot Television miniseries 1986 The High Price of Passion Williams Douglas Television film Police Story : The Freeway Killings Deputy Chief Bob Devers Television film Kids Like These Bob Goodman Television film Plaza Suite Roy Hubley Television film 1988 Internal Affairs Frank Janek Television film 1989 The Case of the Hillside Stranglers Sgt. Bob Grogan Television film 1989 Stuck with Each Other Bert Medwick Television film 1990 Murder in Black and White Frank Janek Television film 1990 Montana Hoyce Guthrie Television film 1990 Last Flight Out Dan Hood Television film 1990 Murder Times Seven Frank Janek Television film 1991 And the Sea Will Tell Vincent Bugliosi Television film 1991 -- 1992 Pros and Cons Mitch O'Hannon 12 episodes 1992 Intruders Dr. Neil Chase Television miniseries 1992 Terror on Track 9 Det. Frank Janek Television film 1993 A Place to Be Loved George Russ Television film 1994 The Forget - Me - Not Murders Frank Janek Television film 1994 Jonathan Stone : Threat of Innocence Jonathan Stone Television film 1994 Janek : The Silent Betrayal Lt. Frank Janek Television film 1995 In the Name of Love : A Texas Tragedy Lucas Constable, Sr. Television film 1995 -- 1998 JAG Lt. Harmon Rabb, Sr. 4 episodes Race Against Time : The Search for Sarah John Porter Television film Texas Graces Virgil Grace Television film 1997 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Professor Aronnax Television film 1997 Deep Family Secrets Clay Chadway Television film 1997 Heart Full of Rain Arliss Dockett Television film 1997 Cold Case Host Television film 1999 To Serve and Protect Howard Carr Television miniseries 1999 The Man Who Makes Things Happen : David L. Wolper Narrator Television film 1999 Chicago Hope Dr. Martin Rockwell Episode : `` Teacher 's Pet '' 2000 -- 2002 Judging Amy Jared Duff 13 episodes 2000 Murder, She Wrote : A Story to Die For Warren Pierce Television film 2000 By Dawn 's Early Light Ben Maxwell Television film The Day Reagan Was Shot Ronald Reagan Television film 2003 Out of the Ashes Jake Smith Television film Video games Year Title Role Notes 2014 Rambo : The Video Game Col. Samuel Trautman Voice / Character Likeness / Uncredited Awards and nominations Year Award Work Result 1959 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series The Real McCoys Nominated 1965 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment Slattery 's People Nominated 1965 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Television Series Drama Nominated 1966 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Nominated 1984 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture The Flamingo Kid Nominated 1985 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie The Rape of Richard Beck Won 1985 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Miniseries or Television Film Nominated References Jump up ^ `` Richard Crenna bio ''. The Gettysburg Times. Retrieved November 30, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Crenna, Richard Donald, Cpl ''. Together We Served. Retrieved November 30, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Crenna, Richard Donald, Cpl ''. Together We Served. Retrieved November 30, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Richard Crenna ''. The New York Times. ^ Jump up to : Kilgannon, Corey ( January 19, 2003 ). `` Richard Crenna, Veteran Actor, Is Dead at 76 ''. The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2011. Jump up ^ Newspaperarchive.com ^ Jump up to : `` Crenna, Richard Donald, Cpl ''. Together We Served. Retrieved November 30, 2017. Jump up ^ Richard Crenna Biography -- Yahoo ! Movies Jump up ^ `` Slattery 's People ''. Television Academy. Retrieved March 17, 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Rape of Richard Beck ''. The New York Times. Jump up ^ Drawing First Blood. First Blood DVD : Artisan. 2002. Jump up ^ `` Crenna ` s Janek Is Back, But Not In A Series - Yet ''. tribunedigital - chicagotribune. November 6, 1988. Retrieved March 17, 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Forget Me Not Murders ''. Variety. March 28, 1994. Retrieved March 17, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Richard Crenna - Hollywood Star Walk ''. Los Angeles Times. January 19, 2003. 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Question: who plays walter denton on our miss brooks
Answer: Richard Crenna