Richard Crenna Net Worth

Richard Crenna's Quotes

• [on Charles Bronson] I don't think reviews get to Charlie much, though, unless they're especially personal. In the twenty-five years or so I've known him, he's not changed much. He's his own man. Stays pretty much to himself. If he cares what other people think of him, he doesn't show it.
• [on working with Matt Dillon on The Flamingo Kid (1984)] I wasn't sure if I was going to encounter a teen idol or a professional, but I'm happy to report that Matt is a professional. He's very dedicated, very conscientious. He is very concerned about being a good actor and I think he's going to be around for a long time.

Interesting Facts about Richard Crenna

1. Was successfully treated for thyroid cancer, which almost claimed his voice.
2. Had three children - Seana Crenna, a social worker (born 1955); Richard Anthony Crenna, an actor (born 1959); and Maria Crenna, a CBS Vice-president (born 1966). Also had two grandchildren - Emma Crenna (born 1994) and Isabella Crenna (born 1997).
3. Liked playing golf.
4. Crenna's character, Colonel Denton Walters, in Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993), is a tip of the hat to his old character Walter Denton in the radio and television series Our Miss Brooks (1952).
5. Attended and graduated from Belmont High School in Los Angeles (1944).
6. He spoofed his role from the Rambo films in Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993).
7. Member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity at the University of Southern California.
8. Attended Virgil Junior High School on Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles. Currently known as Virgil Middle School.
9. Crenna had a recurring role on Judging Amy (1999) as Jared Duff, the fiancé of Maxine Gray, Tyne Daly's character. His unexpected death prompted the writers of the series to have his character die unexpectedly as well, just before Jared and Maxine were to be married. The 2003 episode, entitled "Requiem", was dedicated to Crenna's memory.
10. Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 111-112. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale (2007).
11. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6714 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 23, 1988.
12. His parents were both of Italian descent.
13. The June 11, 1969, and also August 20, editions of Variety, in its Hollywood Production Pulse column, shows Richard Crenna starring with Robert Conrad and Tippi Hedren in the movie Seven Against Kansas, directed by David Friedkin, which started filming June 10, 1969, in Almeria, Spain. No evidence once the film was ever completed.
14. Had appeared in one film nominated for Best Picture Academy Award: The Sand Pebbles (1966).
15. Passed away just four months after his The Real McCoys (1957) co-star Tony Martinez.
16. Was the only cast member to appear in all 224 episodes of The Real McCoys (1957).
17. He was one of the first (if not, the first) adult actors (over 21 years-old) playing a high school teenager on television. He was 25 years-old when he started playing high school student Walter Denton on Our Miss Brooks (1952).