Portrait of Richard Crenna

Acting

Richard Crenna

Career

Active from 1952 to 2003, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
82
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Wait Until Dark
Wait Until Dark
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 58 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Crenna Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Wonder
    2.5, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Character-Driven Comedy 5
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Crime Thriller 4
  • Police Procedural 4
  • Classic Sitcom 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Family Drama 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Fast-Paced Action 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

115
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 63
Rambo
Rambo (2008)
GoodWatch score 55

as Col. Samuel Trautman (archive footage) (uncredited)

Out of the Ashes
Out of the Ashes (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jake Smith

By Dawn's Early Light
By Dawn's Early Light (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

as Ben Maxwell

The Day Reagan Was Shot
The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ronald Reagan

Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For (2000)
GoodWatch score 72

as Warren Pierce

1990s

30 titles ยท average score 56
To Serve and Protect
To Serve and Protect (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show ยท as Howard Carr

Wrongfully Accused
Wrongfully Accused (1998)
GoodWatch score 39

as Fergus Falls

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997)
GoodWatch score 49

as Professor Aronnax

Heart Full of Rain
Heart Full of Rain (1997)

as Arliss Dockett

Deep Family Secrets
Deep Family Secrets (1997)
GoodWatch score 42

as Clay Chadway

Sabrina
Sabrina (1995)
GoodWatch score 60

as Patrick Tyson

Jade
Jade (1995)
GoodWatch score 40

as Governor Edwards

In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy
In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy (1995)
GoodWatch score 74

as Luke Constable Sr.

Hot Shots! Part Deux
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
GoodWatch score 63

as Col. Denton Walters

Intruders
Intruders (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Dr. Neil Chase

And the Sea Will Tell
And the Sea Will Tell (1991)
GoodWatch score 65

as Vincent Bugliosi

Pros and Cons
Pros and Cons (1991)

TV show ยท as Mitch O'Hannon

1980s

31 titles ยท average score 59
Leviathan
Leviathan (1989)
GoodWatch score 44

as Dr. Glen 'Doc' Thompson

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers (1989)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sgt. Bob Grogan

Rambo III
Rambo III (1988)
GoodWatch score 46

as Trautman

On Wings of Eagles
On Wings of Eagles (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as H. Ross Perot

Rambo: First Blood Part II
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
GoodWatch score 52

as Col. Samuel Trautman

Summer Rental
Summer Rental (1985)
GoodWatch score 44

as Al Pellet

The Rape of Richard Beck
The Rape of Richard Beck (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

as Richard Beck

Passions
Passions (1984)
GoodWatch score 68

as Richard Kennerly

First Blood
First Blood (1982)
GoodWatch score 76

as Col. Samuel Trautman

It Takes Two
It Takes Two (1982)

TV show ยท as Dr. Sam Quinn

Body Heat
Body Heat (1981)
GoodWatch score 81

as Edmund Walker

Death Ship
Death Ship (1980)
GoodWatch score 32

as Trevor Marshall

1970s

27 titles ยท average score 56
Stone Cold Dead
Stone Cold Dead (1979)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sgt. Boyd

The Evil
The Evil (1978)
GoodWatch score 48

as C.J. Arnold

Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (1978)
GoodWatch score 47

as Mike Barry

Centennial
Centennial (1978)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Colonel Frank Skimmerhorn

A Fire in the Sky
A Fire in the Sky (1978)
GoodWatch score 52

as Jason Voight

All's Fair
All's Fair (1976)

TV show

Breakheart Pass
Breakheart Pass (1975)
GoodWatch score 66

as Gov. Richard Fairchild

The Man Called Noon
The Man Called Noon (1973)
GoodWatch score 53

as Noon

Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity (1973)
GoodWatch score 46

as Walter Neff

Un Flic
Un Flic (1972)
GoodWatch score 72

as Simon

Catlow
Catlow (1971)
GoodWatch score 47

as Cowan

The Deserter
The Deserter (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

as Major Wade Brown

1960s

10 titles ยท average score 62
Marooned
Marooned (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jim Pruett

Midas Run
Midas Run (1969)
GoodWatch score 47

as Warden

Star!
Star! (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

as Richard Aldrich

Wait Until Dark
Wait Until Dark (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mike Talman

The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
GoodWatch score 81

as Captain Collins

Made in Paris
Made in Paris (1966)
GoodWatch score 52

as Herb Stone

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)
GoodWatch score 34

as John Goldfarb

Slattery's People
Slattery's People (1964)

TV show ยท as James Slattery

The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley (1963)

as Edward Smalley

Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Edward Smalley

1950s

12 titles ยท average score 64
The Real McCoys
The Real McCoys (1957)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Luke McCoy

Over-Exposed
Over-Exposed (1956)
GoodWatch score 50

as Russell Bassett

Our Miss Brooks
Our Miss Brooks (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

as Walter Denton

Cheyenne
Cheyenne (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater (1955)

TV show

The Millionaire
The Millionaire (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Ralph McKnight

Frontier
Frontier (1955)

TV show

Our Miss Brooks
Our Miss Brooks (1952)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Walter Denton

The Pride of St. Louis
The Pride of St. Louis (1952)
GoodWatch score 67

as Paul Dean

It Grows on Trees
It Grows on Trees (1952)
GoodWatch score 59

as Ralph Bowen

Red Skies of Montana
Red Skies of Montana (1952)
GoodWatch score 54

as Noxon (uncredited)

I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy (1951)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Arthur Morton