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Richard Denning(1914-1998)

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Richard Denning in Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942)
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The Black Scorpion (1957)
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Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, Louis Albert Denninger Jr. was the son of a garment manufacturer who relocated and set up shop in Los Angeles when Louis Jr. was 18 months old. After finishing school, Denninger enrolled at Woodbury Business College and majored in business and accounting, graduating cum laude with a master's in business administration. But Denninger, who never liked accounting, started becoming involved in little theater groups as a hobby and was encouraged to compete in a radio contest called "Do You Want to Be an Actor?", winning a screen test at Warner Brothers. Warners wasn't interested in him because he looked too much like another well-known actor under contract, but by now he had his heart set on a movie career. Denninger was soon signed by Paramount, who insisted on changing his name (to "Richard Denning") because his real name, Denninger, sounded too much like gunman John Dillinger's. He retired and moved to Maui but was asked to play the governor in TV's Hawaii Five-O (1968). He agreed to play the governor as long as he didn't have to be in every episode. It ran for 12 years, ending in 1980. Five years later, his actress-wife Evelyn Ankers died at their up-country Maui home (cancer). "I'm very grateful for a career that wasn't spectacular, but always made a good living or filled in "in-between," Denning said of his acting days. "I have wonderful memories of it, but I don't really miss it."
BornMarch 27, 1914
DiedOctober 11, 1998(84)
BornMarch 27, 1914
DiedOctober 11, 1998(84)
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Mara Corday and Richard Denning in The Black Scorpion (1957)
Peggie Castle and Richard Denning in The Oklahoma Woman (1956)
Mike Connors and Richard Denning in Day the World Ended (1955)
Richard Denning and Lori Nelson in Day the World Ended (1955)
Mike Connors, Richard Denning, Adele Jergens, and Lori Nelson in Day the World Ended (1955)
Richard Denning and Beverly Garland in Naked Paradise (1957)
Richard Denning in Caged Fury (1948)
Richard Denning and Sheila Ryan in Caged Fury (1948)
Richard Denning in Creature with the Atom Brain (1955)
Linda Bennett, Richard Denning, and Angela Stevens in Creature with the Atom Brain (1955)
Richard Denning in Creature with the Atom Brain (1955)
Richard Denning and Angela Stevens in Creature with the Atom Brain (1955)

Known for

An Affair to Remember (1957)
An Affair to Remember
7.4
  • Kenneth Bradley
  • 1957
The Black Scorpion (1957)
The Black Scorpion
5.4
  • Hank Scott
  • 1957
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Creature from the Black Lagoon
6.9
  • Dr. Mark Williams
  • 1954
Richard Denning and Angela Stevens in Creature with the Atom Brain (1955)
Creature with the Atom Brain
5.5
  • Dr. Chet Walker
  • 1955

Credits

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  • The Asphalt Cowboy (1980)
    The Asphalt Cowboy
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    • ...
  • Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)
    McCloud
  • I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew (1969)
    I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew
  • Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)
    I Spy
  • Judi Rolin in Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966)
    Alice Through the Looking Glass
  • Karen (1964)
    Karen
  • Twice-Told Tales (1963)
    Twice-Told Tales
  • Going My Way (1962)
    Going My Way
  • Richard Denning in Michael Shayne (1960)
    Michael Shayne
  • No Greater Love (1960)
    No Greater Love
  • The Flying Doctor (1959)
    The Flying Doctor
  • Desert Hell (1958)
    Desert Hell
  • Studio One (1948)
    Studio One
  • Lana Turner and Jeff Chandler in The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958)
    The Lady Takes a Flyer

Videos7

Trailer
Trailer 2:11
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Official Trailer
Trailer 1:39
Official Trailer
Battle of Rogue River
Trailer 1:52
Battle of Rogue River
The Black Scorpion
Trailer 2:09
The Black Scorpion
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Trailer 0:56
Creature from the Black Lagoon
An Affair to Remember
Trailer 2:52
An Affair to Remember
Cheyenne: Decision
Trailer 1:06
Cheyenne: Decision

Personal details

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    • Website/Gallery for the late actor
    • March 27, 1914
    • Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
    • October 11, 1998
    • Escondido, California, USA(cardiac arrest)
    • April 26, 1986 - October 11, 1998 (his death)
    • (Stepchild)
  • Other works
    Portrayed "George Cooper" on CBS Radio's "My Favorite Husband" (1948-1951), opposite Lucille Ball.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 6 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Denning portrayed George Cooper, the husband of Lucille Ball, on CBS Radio's "My Favorite Husband" (1948-1951). The series was such a success that CBS executives offered Ball a TV deal with Denning, but she refused, insisting on husband Desi Arnaz as her TV husband.
  • Quotes
    [in 1991 interview] I'm very grateful for a career that wasn't spectacular, but always made a living or filled in in-between. I have wonderful memories of it, but I don't miss it.

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