Richard Denning
Biography
Richard Denning was an American actor born on March 27, 1914, in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. He passed away on October 11, 1998, at the age of 84. During his career, he was known for his work in both movies and television shows, accumulating a total of 98 known acting credits on The Movie Database. Among his film appearances were roles in the movies Creature from the Black Lagoon, released in 1954, and An Affair to Remember, released in 1957. In addition to his film work, he also appeared in radio programming, including My Favorite Husband from 1948 to 1951. Throughout his professional life in the entertainment industry, he was also known by the alternative name Louis Al.
Career overview
Richard Denning was an American actor born on March 27, 1914, in Poughkeepsie, New York. Over the course of his career, he accumulated ninety-eight known credits in the acting field. He appeared in numerous film projects, starring in the 1954 movie Creature from the Black Lagoon and the 1957 movie An Affair to Remember.
In addition to his film work, Denning worked in radio. He starred alongside Lucille Ball on the radio program My Favorite Husband from 1948 to 1951, portraying her husband George Cooper. That radio program served as the forerunner to television's I Love Lucy, though Denning was replaced on the television version by Ball's real-life husband, Desi Arnaz.
Throughout his life and career, he was also known by the alternative name Louis Al. Denning passed away on October 11, 1998, at the age of eighty-four.
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- The Asphalt Cowboy (1980) as Charles Van Heuran
- Playhouse (1974) as Tony Albertini
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) as Francis, King of France
- McCloud (1970)
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Governor
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as The Governor
- The Movie Orgy (1968) as Self (archive footage)
- I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew (1968) as Commodore
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966) as Alice's Father
- Karen (1964) as Steve Scott
- Twice-Told Tales (1963) as Jonathan Maulle
- Going My Way (1962)
- Michael Shayne (1960) as Michael Shayne
- No Greater Love (1960) as Dr. George Lund
- The Flying Doctor (1959)
- The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958) as Al Reynolds
- Desert Hell (1958) as Sgt. Major Pierre Benet
- An Affair to Remember (1957) as Kenneth Bradley
- The Black Scorpion (1957) as Hank Scott
- The Buckskin Lady (1957) as Dr. Bruce Merritt
- Naked Paradise (1957) as Duke Bradley
- Assignment Redhead (1956) as Major Gregory Keen
- Girls in Prison (1956) as Rev. Fulton
- The Oklahoma Woman (1956) as Steve Ward
- Cheyenne (1955)
- Creature with the Atom Brain (1955) as Dr. Chet Walker
- Day the World Ended (1955) as Rick
- The Magnificent Matador (1955) as Mark Russell
- The Gun That Won the West (1955) as 'Dakota' Jack Gaines
- The Crooked Web (1955) as Frank Daniel
- Air Strike (1955) as Stanley Blair
- Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) as Dr. Mark Williams
- Battle of Rogue River (1954) as Stacey Wyatt
- Jivaro (1954) as Jerry Russell
- Target Earth (1954) as Frank Brooks
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Dr. Mark Andrews
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Jim Kendall
- The 49th Man (1953) as Chief Investigator Paul Reagan
- Target Hong Kong (1953) as Mike Lassiter
- The Glass Web (1953) as Dave Markson
- Cavalcade of America (1952) as Col. Patterson
- Mr. & Mrs. North (1952) as Jerry North
- Okinawa (1952) as Lt. Phillips
- Scarlet Angel (1952) as Malcolm Bradley
- Hangman's Knot (1952) as Lee Kemper
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
- Why Men Leave Home (1951) as Dr. John Waldron
- Insurance Investigator (1951) as Tom Davison
- Week-End with Father (1951) as Don Adams
- Flame Of Stamboul (1951) as Larry Wilson
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Jeff
- No Man of Her Own (1950) as Hugh Harkness
- Harbor of Missing Men (1950) as Jim 'Brooklyn' Gannon
- Double Deal (1950) as Buzz Doyle
- Studio One (1948) as Jack Marshall
- Unknown Island (1948) as John Fairbanks
- Lady at Midnight (1948) as Peter Wiggins
- Disaster (1948) as Bill Wyatt
- Caged Fury (1948) as Blaney Lewis
- Seven Were Saved (1947) as Capt Allen Danton
- Black Beauty (1946) as Bill Dixon
- The Fabulous Suzanne (1946) as Rex
- Quiet Please, Murder (1943) as Hal McByrne
- The Glass Key (1942) as Taylor Henry
- Ice Capades Revue (1942) as Jeff Stewart
- Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942) as Jackra the Magnificent
- Adam Had Four Sons (1941) as Jack Stoddard
- West Point Widow (1941) as Lt. Rhody Graves
- North West Mounted Police (1940) as Constable Thornton
- Queen of the Mob (1940) as Charlie Webster
- Those Were the Days! (1940) as Briggs
- The Farmer's Daughter (1940) as Dennis Crane
- Golden Gloves (1940) as Bill Crane
- Love Thy Neighbor (1940) as Joe
- Parole Fixer (1940) as Bruce Eaton
- Emergency Squad (1940) as Dan Barton
- Union Pacific (1939) as Reporter (uncredited)
- Undercover Doctor (1939) as Frank Oliver
- King of Chinatown (1939) as Jeff, Protective Association Henchman
- Persons in Hiding (1939) as Powder, Henchman
- The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939) as Fred
- Some Like It Hot (1939) as Mr. Weems
- Hotel Imperial (1939) as (uncredited)
- Geronimo (1939) as Lt. Larned
- Television Spy (1939) as Dick Randolph
- Grand Jury Secrets (1939) as Murph
- Million Dollar Legs (1939) as Hunk Jordan
- The Night of Nights (1939) as Call Boy (uncredited)
- Ambush (1939) as Police Garage Mechanic
- Sudden Money (1939) as Johnny Jordan (scenes cut)
- You and Me (1938) as Salesman (uncredited)
- Her Jungle Love (1938) as Pilot
- The Buccaneer (1938) as Captain Reid
- Give Me a Sailor (1938) as Sailor (uncredited)
- Illegal Traffic (1938) as Silk Patterson
- Say It in French (1938) as Elevator Passenger
- King of Alcatraz (1938) as Harry Vay
- Campus Confessions (1938) as Buck Hogan
- Wells Fargo (1937) as Minor Role
- Hold 'Em Navy (1937) as Midshipman Jepson