Richard CrennaRichard Donald Crenna (November 30, 1927 - January 18, 2003) was an American actor. Born in Los Angeles, California, Crenna got his acting start on radio, appearing in Boy Scout Jamboree, Date With Judy and Our Miss Brooks. He remained with the cast of the latter show when it transitioned to television. When Our Miss Brooks was canceled, he moved to another television program, The Real McCoys. Crenna had a long career in films, appearing in such movies as The Sand Pebbles, Wait Until Dark, Body Heat, First Blood (and its following Rambo sequels), Hot Shots! Part Deux and The Flamingo Kid Suffering from pancreatic cancer, Crenna died of heart failure in Los Angeles, California at the age of 75. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6714 Hollywood Blvd. Crenna's son Richard Anthony Crenna is also an actor This page about Richard Crenna includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Richard Crenna News stories about Richard Crenna External links for Richard Crenna Videos for Richard Crenna Wikis about Richard Crenna Discussion Groups about Richard Crenna Blogs about Richard Crenna Images of Richard Crenna |
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Crenna's son Richard Anthony Crenna is also an actor. Currently, Diggs portrays an attorney on the UPN series Kevin Hill. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6714 Hollywood Blvd. He also starred in the remake of William Castle's The House on Haunted Hill. Suffering from pancreatic cancer, Crenna died of heart failure in Los Angeles, California at the age of 75. Lee's The Best Man featured Diggs as the titular best man suffering from his own pre-wedding jitters. Crenna had a long career in films, appearing in such movies as The Sand Pebbles, Wait Until Dark, Body Heat, First Blood (and its following Rambo sequels), Hot Shots! Part Deux and The Flamingo Kid. Audiences could next see him as an AWOL groom in the coming-of-age drama The Wood. Malcolm D. He remained with the cast of the latter show when it transitioned to television. When Our Miss Brooks was canceled, he moved to another television program, The Real McCoys. The following year he accepted roles as a tantric sex god in Doug Liman's Go. Born in Los Angeles, California, Crenna got his acting start on radio, appearing in Boy Scout Jamboree, Date With Judy and Our Miss Brooks. He then moved from stage to television, with a role on Guiding Light, and in 1998 he made his film debut in How Stella Got Her Groove Back. Richard Donald Crenna (November 30, 1927 - January 18, 2003) was an American actor. In 1996, he got his big break, originating the role of the nasty landlord Benny in Jonathan Larson's Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent. Diggs' debut was in the ensemble cast of the five-time Tony Award-winning musical Carousel. Diggs received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in musical theater from Syracuse University. Diggs married Broadway star Idina Menzel on January 11, 2003. He is the oldest of five children; he has two brothers and two sisters. He hails from Brooklyn, New York and was raised in Rochester, New York. Taye Diggs (born January 2, 1972) is an American actor. Winston Shakespeare. How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) ... Marcus. Go (1999) ... Wood, The (1999) .... Roland. Harper Stewart. Best Man, The (1999/I) ... Eddie Baker. House on Haunted Hill (1999) ... Jeffers. Way of the Gun, The (2000) ... Jackson Duper (2001). Ally McBeal (1997) (TV) ... Artie Bonner. New Best Friend (2002) ... Andre. Just a Kiss (2002) (uncredited) ... Jamal Boy. Cross the Line (2002) ... Andre Romulus 'Dre' EllisDre. Brown Sugar (2002) ... Brandt. Equilibrium (2002) ... The Bandleader. Chicago (2002) ... Pike. Basic (2003) ... Sean. Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) ... Henry Nxumalo. Drum (2004) ... Kevin Hill. Kevin Hill (2004) TV Series ... Benjamin "Benny" Coffin III. Rent (2005) ... |