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Richard Crenna Dead at 76
20 January 2003 (StudioBriefing)
Veteran actor Richard Crenna, whose career as a film actor began when he was credited as "Dicky Crenna" and was featured as a regular on the Our Miss Brooks radio and TV shows as the hapless teenager Walter Denton, and most recently appeared as Tyne Daly's romantic interest in CBS's Judging Amy, has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76. One hundred fifteen film and TV titles are included in Crenna's credit list on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).

Actor Richard Crenna Dies at Age 76
20 January 2003 (WENN)
Actor Richard Crenna, the Emmy Award-winning television actor who also made a name for himself in movies as Sylvester Stallone's commanding officer in the Rambo films, died Friday of pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles; he was 76. Crenna started his career in radio and television, appearing on the Burns And Allen radio show and later in two popular TV series, Our Miss Brooks and The Real McCoys. Crenna began pursuing a film career in the mid-`60s, appearing in The Sand Pebbles, Marooned and Wait Until Dark. After toiling in B-movies throughout the `70s, he made a resurgence with 1981's Body Heat, playing the duped husband of Kathleen Turner, and appeared a year later as Col. Samuel Trautman in First Blood, playing mentor to Sylvester Stallone's John Rambo, returning for the two hugely successful Rambo sequels. He also appeared in 1984's The Flamingo Kid, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, and spoofed his Rambo character in 1993's Hot Shots! Part Deux. Crenna continued working in television through the 90s, most recently appearing in the drama Judging Amy opposite Tyne Daly. Crenna is survived by his wife, Penni, and three children. --Prepared by IMDb staff

Rambo Set To Return To Cinemas
22 March 2001 (WENN)
Fighting hero Rambo is set to return to the cinemas in 2003. Bob Weinstein, boss of film company Miramax, says a script for Rambo 4 is to be worked on over the summer. Sylvester Stallone, Jackie Chan, Richard Crenna and Brian Dennehy have all reportedly agreed to appear in the new film. According to the Stallone World website, the script involves Rambo tackling drug dealers in an American government building. Weinstein says on the site, "We'd love nothing more than for Stallone to be involved. We think it's a billion-dollar property."

Crenna To Guest On Judging Amy
7 March 2000 (StudioBriefing)
Richard Crenna has signed to appear in two upcoming episodes of Judging Amy, playing the love interest of the character portrayed by Tyne Daly, the New York Post reported today (Tuesday).