Theater of the Mind
Richard Crenna
Cast
Born November 30, 1926.
311 episodes in 16 shows · 1945–1960
Richard Crenna got his first radio role in 1937 on Boy Scout Jamboree and turned up on that show now and then until 1948. That year he originated the part of Walter Denton on Our Miss Brooks, working alongside Eve Arden and Gale Gordon, and from 1949 he also played Bronco Thompson on The Great Gildersleeve. He carried Walter Denton over to television and is best remembered on film as Colonel Sam Trautman in the Rambo movies.
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Our Miss Brooks169 · Cast
1948
- Mr. Conklin Comes to Madison High
- The Conklins' Anniversary at Crystal Lake
- Putting the Bite on Miss Brooks
- The Clay City Football Team
- Miss Brooks Needs a Hobby
- Babysitting for Three
- Snap Magazine's Model American Teacher
- Sunnyvale Finishing School
- The Magic Christmas Tree (1948)
1949
- The Old Clothes New Year's Eve Party
- Madison High's Coal Budget
- New Head of the English Department (1949)
- The Student Banking System
- The Missing Electric Heater
- Stretch and the English Exam
- Monsieur Le Frog
- Stretch Has Girl Trouble (1949)
- Miss Brooks Gets 'The Works'
- The Madison High Cafeteria Boycott
- The Rostand Poetry Mix-Up
- Clay City High Tries to Poach Miss Brooks
- The Everyone-Who-Comes-Must-Perform Party
- Mr. Conklin's Wake-Up Plan Backfires
- Moonlighting for Easter Outfits
- Who's Wearing the Pants at Madison?
- Stretch and Walter's Grudge Match
- Connie Meets Mr. Boynton's Parents (1949)
- Friday the 13th
- Peanuts the Great Dane
- Arguments, Arguments!
- The Key to Madison High
- Madison's Miss Wishing Well of 1949
- Stuffing Stuff, Incorporated
- The Fourth of July at Eagle Springs
- Christmas in July
- The Conklin Carelessness Code
- Mrs. Davis' Pensacola Popovers
- Miss Brooks Ponders a Job in Connecticut
- The Head of the State Board of Ed
- The Faculty Cheer Leader
- Miss Brooks Takes the Blame
- Stretch Wants a Transfer
- Mr. LaBlanche Puts the Bite on Connie
- Madison High's Safety Inspection
- Mr. Boynton's Homecoming Presents
- Mr. Conklin's Halloween Breakdown
- A New Mascot for Madison High
- The Party Line
- A Humble Thanksgiving Dinner
- The Weighing Machine (1949)
- Chaperone for the Cereal Bowl Game
- Connie's Letter to Sandy Clawss
- The Magic Christmas Tree (1949)
1950
- Babysitting for New Year's Eve
- The Board of Education Day Address
- Cure That Habit, Incorporated
- The Professorship at State U
- Saturday Classes
- Making Dinner for Mr. Boynton
- The Valentine's Day Date
- Stretch Is in Love
- The Clean-Up, Paint-Up, Fix-Up Campaign
- Joe the Burglar
- The Auction Mix-Up
- The Baseball Uniform Shortage
- Mr. Conklin's April Fools TV
- Tint-Tomorrow Soap Powder
- The Echo Tape Recorder
- Daffy Delaney's Band Instruments
- Mr. Boynton's Barbecue (1950)
- Connie Meets Mr. Boynton's Parents (1950)
- Mrs. Conklin's Birthday Presents
- Connie's Day in Traffic Court
- Rumors About Mr. Conklin (1950)
- The Volunteer Fire Laddies
- Madison Loses Bronco Dawson
- Miss Brooks Has the Measles
- The Hurricane Warning
- The Big Boy
- Stretch Is in Love Again (1950)
- The Balloon Dancer
- The Conklin Burial Ground
- The Teacher's Convention
- Thanksgiving with Bernice
- Madison High's New Driving Class
- The Oakhurst Music Festival
- Madison's Christmas Clothing Drive (1950)
- The Magic Christmas Tree (1950)
- Exchanging Christmas Presents
1951
- Mrs. Davis and the Love Triangle
- The Business Administration Course
- The Denton Ski Claw
- The French Job Offer
- The Clay City Transfer Student
- Miss Enright's Birthday Party
- Miss Brooks and Mr. Boynton See a J.P.
- The Madame Amelia Knock-Off
- The Coulter Collection Agency
- Mrs. Davis' Mother's Day Millinery
- Stretch and the English Test
- Miss Brooks' First Aid Course
- Miss Brooks Needs a Winter Coat
1952
1953
- The Cosmo Article
- Poison Ivy
- A Plaque for Mr. Conklin
- Mr. Boynton's Barbecue (1953)
- Mr. Conklin's Car Pool
- The Economy Drive
- Denton and Snodgrass, Movers (1953)
- The Butcher
- Former Students Visit
- Conklin the Bachelor
- Christmas Re-Gifting Mix-Ups
- The Vanishing Hobo
1954
- Mr. Conklin's Wax Effigies
- Selling the House Next Door
- The Foreign Exchange Teachers
- Connie's Four Fiances
- Stretch Has Girl Trouble
- Mr. Lathrop Returns to School
- Mr. Conklin Threatens to Abolish Football
- Bartering with Chief Thundercloud
- Stretch Is in Love Again (1954)
- The Switchboard Operator
- Movies at School
1955
- Male Superiority
- The Pen Pal Project
- Mr. Travis's Three-Acre Lot
- Mr. Conklin's Project X
- The School Board's Psychologist
- Mr. Boynton's Moustache
- An American Tragedy
- Tears for Mr. Boynton
- No Pets at School
- Spring Cleaning
- The Mystery of the Twin Orphans
- Stretch Is Accused of Professionalism
- The Interscholastic Gardening Contest
- Cab Fare Complications
- June Bride, Big Deal
- Deacon Jones, the Hillbilly Heifetz
- Connie Tries to Forget Boynton
- Hawking for Hawkins Travel Agency
- Conklin's Non-Fraternization Rule
- Mrs. Davis and the Suitor
- The Babysitter Brigade
- The Sneaky Peekers
- The Teachers Convention Shuffle
- Denton and Snodgrass, Movers (1955)
- Crystal Lake, Here We Come
- Rumors About Mr. Conklin (1955)
- The Aluminum Mousetrap
- Friendship
- C'est Au La Femme De Debourse Day
- Outpost Road
- Saving the School Newspaper
- Madison's Christmas Clothing Drive (1955)
- The Magic Christmas Tree (1955)
1956
- The Annual Winter Outing
- School on Saturday
- Bigger and Better Playgrounds
- Mr. Conklin's Statue
- Mash Notes to Harriet
- New Girl in Town
- The Dinner Party
1957
The Great Gildersleeve65 · Cast
1945
1949
- Marjorie and Rodney, the Poet
- Double Date with Marjorie and Bronco
- Gildy's Rival, Dr Olson
- A Job for Bronco
- Bronco Bows out for Marshall Bullard
- Marjorie and Bronco Are Engaged
1950
- Engagement Announcement: Bronco's Family
- Dinner for Bronco's Folks
- Should Marjorie Work After Marriage
- Wedding Day Set for Marjorie and Bronco
- Gildy Considers Marriage (1950)
- Picnic with the Thompsons
- Apartment for Bronco and Marjorie
- Marjorie's Wedding Gown
- Jolly Boys Gift: a Rental Trailer
- Bronco Disappears
- Bronco the Real Estate Salesman
- House Boat
- Vacation Plans on the House Boat
- Marjorie Is Pregnant
- Gildy Shares Leroy's Piano Lessons
- Bullard Runs for Mayor
- Weight Problems
- The Sons of Summerfield
- Water Department Calendar
- Leroy's First Date
- Gildy-Bullard Double Date New Year's Eve
1951
- Marjorie Craves Sauerkraut
- A Nervous Expectant Father
- Day off for Peavey: 30th Anniversary
- Throwing Snowballs
- Marjorie's Babies Arrive
- Trying to Name the Twins
- Marjorie and the Twins Coming Home: Grandpa Isn't Needed
- Gildy Pushes Attendance at the Jolly Boys Club
- Bronco Tries to Run the House
- Gildy and Leroy Baby Sit the Twins
- Gildy Worried That Kids Want to Leave
- Leroy in Love with Marcelle
- Marjorie and Bronco's First Anniversary
- Bronco's Father Arrives: Twins Are Named
- Leaving on Vacation to Half Moon Lake: Gildy's Schedule
- Marjorie Gets a Job
- Gildy Wants to Be Re-Elected President of the Jolly Boys Club
- Bronco Almost Forgets About His First Date with Marjorie
- Marjorie and Bronco Want to Build a House
- Problems Removing an Oak Tree
1952
- Gildy Wants New Job to Keep up with Bronco
- Gildy Has Disappeared: in Hospital
- Bronco Coming Home: Gildy and Leroy Fishing
- Happy Moving Day
- Bronco Wants a Wall Between Yards
- Bronco Sells Gildy's House
- Leroy Behaving Too Well
- Gildy Goes on a Diet (1952)
- Ladies Man
1953
- Marjorie and Bronco Are Fighting
- Bottled Water Company Stock
- Anniversary Present
- Buying a Spray Gun
- Gildy Helps Raise Ronnie
1954
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar32 · Cast
About Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
- The Silver Blue Matter, Part 1
- The Silver Blue Matter, Part 2
- The Silver Blue Matter, Part 3
- The Silver Blue Matter, Part 4
- The Silver Blue Matter, Part 5
- The Matter of Reasonable Doubt, Part 1
- The Matter of Reasonable Doubt, Part 2
- The Matter of Reasonable Doubt, Part 3
- The Matter of Reasonable Doubt, Part 4
- The Matter of Reasonable Doubt, Part 5
- The Crystal Lake Matter, Part 1
- The Crystal Lake Matter, Part 2
- The Crystal Lake Matter, Part 3
- The Crystal Lake Matter, Part 4
- The Crystal Lake Matter, Part 5
- The Phantom Chase Matter, Part 1
- The Phantom Chase Matter, Part 2
- The Phantom Chase Matter, Part 3
- The Phantom Chase Matter, Part 4
- The Phantom Chase Matter, Part 5
- The Phantom Chase Matter, Part 6
- The Phantom Chase Matter, Part 7
- The Phantom Chase Matter, Part 8
- The Melancholy Memory Matter
- The Michael Meany Mirage Matter
- The Heatherstone Players Matter
- The Buffalo Matter
- The Further Buffalo Matter
- The False Alarm Matter
- The Phony Phone Matter
- The Recompense Matter
- The Unworthy Kin Matter
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