Richard Crenna

Richard Crenna (1923 - 2003)

Richard Crenna as LT Collins in action with a Browning Automatic Rifle in The Sand Pebbles. (Eat your heart out, Rambo).

Richard Crenna with a mock 20mm Oerlikon gun as Col. Trautman in Rambo III.

Richard Crenna (November 30, 1926 – January 17, 2003) was an American actor best known for his portrayal of Colonel Samuel Trautman in three Rambo films. He would later parody this role in the film Hot Shots! Part Deux. He also appeared in such films as The Sand Pebbles, Body Heat, and Breakheart Pass. He also served in the US Army during World War II, as a radioman during the Battle of the Bulge as well as in the Pacific Theater as a codebreaker.

Richard Crenna can be seen using the following weapons in the following films and television series:

Film

Gun	Character	Film	Note	Date
Star Model B	LT Collins	The Sand Pebbles		1966
Lewis gun	LT Collins	The Sand Pebbles		1966
Browning Automatic Rifle	LT Collins	The Sand Pebbles		1966
M1911	Simon	Dirty Money		1972
Gevarm Type D4	Simon	Dirty Money		1972
Single Action Army	Governor Richard Fairchild	Breakheart Pass	"Quick-Draw" model	1975
Colt Detective Special	Edmund Walker	Body Heat	3rd Generation	1981
AKM	Col. Trautman	Rambo III		1988
AMD-65	Col. Trautman	Rambo III		1988
Oerlikon 20mm Cannon	Col. Trautman	Rambo III		1988
AKS-47	Col. Denton Walters	Hot Shots! Part Deux		1993
DefTech 37mm launcher	Col. Denton Walters	Hot Shots! Part Deux		1993