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Richard Anthony Crenna | |
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| Born | Richard Anthony Crenna June 29, 1959 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1986–2008 |
Richard Anthony Crenna (born June 29, 1959) is an American film and television actor. He is the son of fellow actor Richard Crenna, and was sometimes credited as "Richard Crenna Jr." or "Anthony Crenna" to distinguish him from his famous father.
Richard Anthony Crenna was born in Los Angeles as the son of actor and Emmy Award winner Richard Donald Crenna and his second wife, actress Penni Sweeney. He has an older half-sister, Seanna, from his father's first marriage, and a younger sister, Maria, who later became a television executive.
In 1986, he began his acting career by starring as Ross Perot Jr. in the television miniseries On Wings of Eagles , opposite his father portraying Perot Jr.'s real-life father, Ross Perot. He then had a minor role in the 1988 science fiction remake The Blob , and portrayed one of the protagonists in the Italian horror films Killer Crocodile and Killer Crocodile 2 , filmed back-to-back in the Dominican Republic.
He continued to star in minor film and television roles well into the 2000s.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | The Blob | Soldier | as "Richard Crenna Jr." |
| 1989 | Killer Crocodile | Kevin | as "Anthony Crenna" |
| 1990 | Predator 2 | Paramedic | |
| Killer Crocodile 2 | Kevin | as "Anthony Crenna" | |
| 2001 | Air Rage | Dalton | Direct-to-video |
| The Glass House | Police Officer | ||
| Critical Mass | Tanner | Direct-to-video | |
| 2002 | Landspeed | Polk | |
| 2003 | One of Them | Daniel | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Six Sex Scenes and a Murder | Nick Hamilton |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | On Wings of Eagles | Ross Perot Jr. | Miniseries |
| Unnatural Causes | Soldier | TV movie | |
| 1990 | After the Shock | Patrick Wallace | TV movie |
| The Great Los Angeles Earthquake | Dan Milford | TV movie | |
| 1994 | Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence | Police Detective | TV movie |
| 1999 | Chicago Hope | Resident | 2 episodes |
| Roswell | Agent Baxter | 4 episodes | |
| 2000 | Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For | Brent | TV Movie |
| 2003 | The Guardian | Bill Plunkett | Episode "You Belong to Me" |
| NCIS | Chief Steward | Episode "Yankee White" | |
| Star Trek: Enterprise | Starfleet Guard | Episode "Twilight" [1] |