CNN reporting Richard Crenna dead

[Taylor Millard]

CNN is reporting that Richard Crenna has died in his LA home. Still looking for info. Lemme see if the AP has something up.

He was in Rambo btw.

EDIT- Nothing on AP yet. Still checking

[JMK]

Colonel Trautman? Dead? Impossible! :(

[Taylor Millard]

AP just had a story pop up on the wires.

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Veteran character actor Richard Crenna dies at 76
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By LAURA WIDES
Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Richard Crenna, the Emmy award-winning character actor who starred as a lovesick teenager on ``Our Miss Brooks'' and Sylvester Stallone's Green Beret mentor in the ``Rambo'' films, has died. He was 76.
Crenna died Friday of pancreatic cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, daughter Seana Crenna said Saturday.
``This came very sudden,'' she said.
Crenna's role on the CBS drama series ``Judging Amy'' was recently put on hold as he battled cancer.
Born in Los Angeles, Crenna's career began at the age of 10 when he broke into radio. The squeaky-voiced youngster appeared on ``Burns and Allen''; later, he played love-sick teen Walter Denton on ``Our Miss Brooks,'' moving with the show when it switched to television.
From 1957 through 1963, he played opposite Walter Brennan on the television series ``The Real McCoys.'' In the show's last two seasons, Crenna directed some episodes; he later directed episodes of ``The Andy Griffith Show'' and ``Lou Grant.''
Crenna moved easily between television and the movies, and worked steadily through the years. He appeared in several critically hailed movies, including roles as the cuckolded husband in the steamy 1981 film ``Body Heat,'' and as the conniving card shark opposite Matt Dillon in 1984's ``The Flamingo Kid.''
The latter role earned him a Golden Globe nomination for best supporting actor.
He also portrayed Col. Samuel Trautman, the mentor to Stallone's ``Rambo'' character, in all three of those films. His character's name: Col. Denton Walters, a nod to his old radio persona.
Crenna's work as a tough-guy cop became a staple. He played Lt. Frank Janek in a series of television movies during the '80s and early '90s, and appeared in 1999 in a four-hour television series about three generations of a police family.
Most recently, he appeared as the love interest opposite Tyne Daly on CBS' ``Judging Amy.'' An episode featuring a wedding between the two characters was recently postponed because of Crenna's illness.
Crenna is survived by wife Penni and three adult children.
Family members were arranging a public service to be held Jan. 25.

(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

I editted the story down for size.

[ReaperFett]

He also portrayed Col. Samuel Trautman, the mentor to Stallone's ``Rambo'' character, in all three of those films. His character's name: Col. Denton Walters, a nod to his old radio persona.
Eh?


Very sad. Loved how he continued his Rambo character in Hot Shots :(

[JMK]

This is terrible!

RIP Richard! :( :( :(

[Taylor Millard]

Originally posted by ReaperFett
Eh?


Very sad. Loved how he continued his Rambo character in Hot Shots :(

From the updated AP story:

Crenna later spoofed that role (Col. Samuel Trautman) in the 1993 comedy ``Hot Shots! Part Deux,'' a parody of such high-testosterone films. His character's name: Col. Denton Walters, a nod to his old radio persona

[Jedi Master Carr]

Sad he was a good actor he will be missed. :(

[Jedieb]

I really enjoyed his work. He definetly had a career to be proud of.