Deceased

How Did Richard Denning Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 84

Also known asLouis Albert Heindrich Denninger Jr.GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn27/03/1914Born inPoughkeepsie, New York, USADied11/10/1998 (aged 84)Died inEscondidoCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ1379341 ↗Buried atMaui Veterans CemeteryTMDb#54681 ↗

Richard Denning was an American actor who starred in science fiction films of the 1950s, including Unknown Island (1948), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Target Earth (1954), Day the World Ended (1955), Creature with the Atom Brain (1955), and The Black Scorpion (1957). Denning also appeared in the film An Affair to Remember (1957) with Cary Grant and on radio with Lucille Ball in My Favorite Husband (1948–1951), the forerunner of I Love Lucy.

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Filmography69 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1980	The Asphalt CowboyMovie	Charles Van Heuran	66
1974	PlayhouseSeries	Tony Albertini	60
1971	Mary, Queen of ScotsMovie	Francis, King of France	57
1970	McCloudSeries	—	56
1968	Hawaii Five-OSeries	Governor	54
1968	The Movie OrgyMovie	Self (archive footage)	54
1964	KarenSeries	Steve Scott	50
1962	Going My WaySeries	—	48
1959	The Flying DoctorSeries	—	45
1958	Desert HellMovie	Sgt. Major Pierre Benet	44
1958	The Lady Takes a FlyerMovie	Al Reynolds	44
1957	An Affair to RememberMovie	Kenneth Bradley	43
1957	Naked ParadiseMovie	Duke Bradley	43
1956	Girls in PrisonMovie	Rev. Fulton	42
1956	The Oklahoma WomanMovie	Steve Ward	42
1956	Assignment RedheadMovie	Major Gregory Keen	42
1955	CheyenneSeries	—	41
1955	The Magnificent MatadorMovie	Mark Russell	41
1955	Day the World EndedMovie	Rick	41
1955	The Crooked WebMovie	Frank Daniel	41
1955	Air StrikeMovie	Stanley Blair	41
1955	The Gun That Won the WestMovie	'Dakota' Jack Gaines	41
1954	JivaroMovie	Jerry Russell	40
1954	Battle of Rogue RiverMovie	Stacey Wyatt	40
1954	Creature from the Black LagoonMovie	Dr. Mark Williams	40
1954	Target EarthMovie	Frank Brooks	40
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Dr. Mark Andrews	39
1952	Cavalcade of AmericaSeries	Col. Patterson	38
1952	Scarlet AngelMovie	Malcolm Bradley	38
1952	Mr. & Mrs. NorthSeries	Jerry North	38
1952	Hangman's KnotMovie	Lee Kemper	38
1952	OkinawaMovie	Lt. Phillips	38
1951	Insurance InvestigatorMovie	Tom Davison	37
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	—	37
1951	Flame Of StamboulMovie	Larry Wilson	37
1951	Week-End with FatherMovie	Don Adams	37
1951	Why Men Leave HomeMovie	Dr. John Waldron	37
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Jeff	36
1950	Harbor of Missing MenMovie	Jim 'Brooklyn' Gannon	36
1948	Studio OneSeries	Jack Marshall	34
1948	Unknown IslandMovie	John Fairbanks	34
1948	Lady at MidnightMovie	Peter Wiggins	34
1947	Seven Were SavedMovie	Capt Allen Danton	33
1946	Black BeautyMovie	Bill Dixon	32
1942	The Glass KeyMovie	Taylor Henry	28
1942	Ice Capades RevueMovie	Jeff Stewart	28
1942	Beyond the Blue HorizonMovie	Jackra the Magnificent	28
1941	Adam Had Four SonsMovie	Jack Stoddard	27
1941	West Point WidowMovie	Lt. Rhody Graves	27
1940	North West Mounted PoliceMovie	Constable Thornton	26
1940	Love Thy NeighborMovie	Joe	26
1940	Parole FixerMovie	Bruce Eaton	26
1940	Emergency SquadMovie	Dan Barton	26
1940	Those Were the Days!Movie	Briggs	26
1940	Golden GlovesMovie	Bill Crane	26
1939	Union PacificMovie	Reporter (uncredited)	25
1939	GeronimoMovie	Lt. Larned	25
1939	King of ChinatownMovie	Jeff, Protective Association Henchman	25
1939	Million Dollar LegsMovie	Hunk Jordan	25
1939	The Gracie Allen Murder CaseMovie	Fred	25
1939	AmbushMovie	Police Garage Mechanic	25
1939	Some Like It HotMovie	Mr. Weems	25
1939	Undercover DoctorMovie	Frank Oliver	25
1939	Television SpyMovie	Dick Randolph	25
1939	Grand Jury SecretsMovie	Murph	25
1938	Illegal TrafficMovie	Silk Patterson	24
1938	You and MeMovie	Salesman (uncredited)	24
1937	Wells FargoMovie	Minor Role	23
1937	Hold 'Em NavyMovie	Midshipman Jepson	23