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Richard Denning

Richard Denning

Actor · Died October 11, 1998, aged 84 · Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

Richard Denning (March 27, 1914 – October 11, 1998) was an American actor who starred in such movies as Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) and An Affair to Remember (1957), and on radio with Lucille Ball as her husband George Cooper in My Favorite Husband (1948–1951), the forerunner of television's I Love Lucy, for which Denning was replaced by Ball's real-life husband, Desi Arnaz. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Denning, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 27, 1914
Died
October 11, 1998 (aged 84)
From
Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 98 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 32% in 30 days

What are Richard Denning's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Morality
28%
Self
15%
Survival
10%
Ideas
5%
Power
5%
Society
4%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 8 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 15 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 18 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 11 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 11
Ally
3 of 11
Shapeshifter
1 of 11
Shadow
1 of 11
Trickster
1 of 11
Mentor
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Warm
8
Joyful
6
Melancholic
8
Thrilling
7
Other
18

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Richard Denning's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Denning's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

98 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Asphalt Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Charles Van Heuran

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony Albertini

  • Mary, Queen of Scots(1971)

    as Francis, King of France

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • McCloud(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 84 episodes · as Govenor · as Governor · as Philip Grey · as The Governor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Commodore

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass(1966)

    as Alice's Father

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Karen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 27 episodes · as Steve Scott

  • Twice-Told Tales(1963)

    as Jonathan Maulle

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Going My Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Michael Shayne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 32 episodes · as Michael Shayne

  • No Greater Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Dr. George Lund

  • The Flying Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 39 episodes · Actor

  • Desert Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Sgt. Major Pierre Benet

  • The Lady Takes a Flyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Al Reynolds

  • The Black Scorpion(1957)

    as Hank Scott

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • An Affair to Remember(1957)

    as Kenneth Bradley

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Buckskin Lady(1957)

    as Dr. Bruce Merritt

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Naked Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Duke Bradley

  • Assignment Redhead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Major Gregory Keen

  • Girls in Prison(1956)

    as Rev. Fulton

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Oklahoma Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Steve Ward

  • Day the World Ended(1955)

    as Rick

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Crooked Web (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Frank Daniel

  • Crossroads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Ira Langston

  • Cheyenne(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Gun That Won the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as 'Dakota' Jack Gaines

  • Creature with the Atom Brain(1955)

    as Dr. Chet Walker

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Magnificent Matador(1955)

    as Mark Russell

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Air Strike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Stanley Blair

  • Target Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Frank Brooks

  • Battle of Rogue River(1954)

    as Stacey Wyatt

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Creature from the Black Lagoon(1954)

    as Dr. Mark Williams

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Jivaro(1954)

    as Jerry Russell

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Glass Web (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Dave Markson

  • The 49th Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Chief Investigator Paul Reagan

  • Target Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Mike Lassiter

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Mark Andrews · as Jim Kendall

  • Hangman's Knot(1952)

    as Lee Kemper

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Mr. & Mrs. North(1952)

    Show 58 episodes · as Jerry North

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Cavalcade of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Col. Patterson

  • Scarlet Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Malcolm Bradley

  • Okinawa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Lt. Phillips

  • Week-End with Father(1951)

    as Don Adams

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Why Men Leave Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Dr. John Waldron

  • Insurance Investigator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Tom Davison

  • Flame Of Stamboul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Larry Wilson

  • Double Deal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Buzz Doyle

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeff

  • Harbor of Missing Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Jim 'Brooklyn' Gannon

  • No Man of Her Own(1950)

    as Hugh Harkness

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Disaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Bill Wyatt

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Marshall

  • Unknown Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as John Fairbanks

  • Lady at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Peter Wiggins

  • Caged Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Blaney Lewis

  • Seven Were Saved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Capt Allen Danton

  • The Fabulous Suzanne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Rex

  • Black Beauty(1946)

    as Bill Dixon

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Quiet Please, Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Hal McByrne

  • Ice Capades Revue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Jeff Stewart

  • The Glass Key(1942)

    as Taylor Henry

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Blue Horizon(1942)

    as Jackra the Magnificent

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • West Point Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Lt. Rhody Graves

  • Adam Had Four Sons(1941)

    as Jack Stoddard

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Love Thy Neighbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Joe

  • North West Mounted Police(1940)

    as Constable Thornton

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Golden Gloves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Bill Crane

  • Those Were the Days! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Briggs

  • Queen of the Mob(1940)

    as Charlie Webster

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Farmer's Daughter(1940)

    as Dennis Crane

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Parole Fixer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Bruce Eaton

  • Emergency Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Dan Barton

  • The Night of Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Call Boy (uncredited)

  • Geronimo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Lt. Larned

  • Television Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Dick Randolph

  • Million Dollar Legs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Hunk Jordan

  • Grand Jury Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Murph

  • Undercover Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Frank Oliver

  • The Gracie Allen Murder Case(1939)

    as Fred

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Some Like It Hot(1939)

    as Mr. Weems

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Hotel Imperial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as (uncredited)

  • Union Pacific(1939)

    as Reporter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Sudden Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Johnny Jordan (scenes cut)

  • King of Chinatown(1939)

    as Jeff, Protective Association Henchman

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Persons in Hiding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Powder, Henchman

  • Ambush(1939)

    as Police Garage Mechanic

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Say It in French(1938)

    as Elevator Passenger

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Illegal Traffic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Silk Patterson

  • King of Alcatraz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Harry Vay

  • Campus Confessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Buck Hogan

  • Give Me a Sailor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Sailor (uncredited)

  • You and Me(1938)

    as Salesman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Her Jungle Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Pilot

  • The Buccaneer(1938)

    as Captain Reid

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Wells Fargo(1937)

    as Minor Role

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Hold 'Em Navy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Midshipman Jepson

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 98 titles from 1937 to 1980; peak year 1963.

Biggest box office

An Affair to Remember (1957)

$3.9M worldwide

Highest rated

An Affair to Remember (1957)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Hawaii Five-O (1968)

Film career

19371980

Peak 1963 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting98 of 98: 98 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1930s24 · acting1940s22 · acting1950s40 · acting1960s8 · acting1970s3 · acting1980s1 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 29% of 14 roles
3853

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Richard Denning's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942)

68th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

An Affair to Remember (1957)

Midcredits 91st · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Richard Denning's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 7 · minimalMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Richard Denning work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Denning's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Sully shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers