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Richard Crenna: Body Heat
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Richard Donald Crenna (November 30, 1926 – January 17, 2003) was an American film, television and radio actor. He starred in such motion pictures as The Sand Pebbles, Wait Until Dark, Body Heat, First Blood (and its following Rambo sequels), Hot Shots! Part Deux, and The Flamingo Kid. Perhaps though he is best remembered for his role as Walter Denton in the CBS radio and television series "Our Miss Brooks"; or as Luke McCoy in the ABC and CBS sitcom The Real McCoys (1957-1963).
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Crenna's movie credits include: "John Goldfarb, Please Come Home," "Marooned," "Star!," "Red Sky at Morning," "Doctors' Wives," "Table for Five," "Wait Until Dark" and "Body Heat." In the Rambo movies of the 1980s, Crenna played the role of Colonel Trautman.
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For the next 30-odd years, Crenna juggled acting and directing assignments in both television and motion pictures, equally at home doing comedy and drama. Among his movie credits are such top box office favorites as "Body Heat," "The Flamingo Kid," and three installments of Sylvester Stallone's "Rambo" series.
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Crenna continued with film work, too, most notably for his roles with Steve McQueen in 1966's "The Sand Pebbles" and in the 1967 thriller "Wait Until Dark." He gained some critical success in 1981's "Body Heat" and won a Golden Globe for his role in 1984's "The Flamingo Kid."
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In his late 50s and early 60s, Crenna took on a great deal of presence and authority as an actor. It was as if he'd re-invented himself all over again. It led to his casting as the murder victim in Larry Kasdan's acclaimed film noir "Body Heat" in 1981, a role that he actually turned down because he thought the sexual content was too heavy and feared it might be viewed by his fans as a porno film.
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