Larry Pennell

Actor Feb 21 (died age 85) Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA 1953–2011 (58 year career)

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Biography

Lawrence Kenneth Pennell (February 21, 1928 – August 28, 2013) was an American television and film actor, often remembered for his role as "Dash Riprock" in the television series The Beverly Hillbillies. His career spanned half a century, including starring in the first-run syndicated adventure series Ripcord in the leading role of Skydiver Theodore "Ted" McKeever, as well as playing Keith Holden in Lassie. He was also a baseball player, playing on scholarship for the University of Southern Cali…

Known For

Film

Bubba Ho-tep

Kemosabe

Film

Midway

Captain Cyril Simard

Film

Elvis

Paul Beaulieu

Film

Superstition

George Leahy

Film

Mr. Baseball

Howie Gold

Film

Helter Skelter

Sgt. White

Film

Flaming Frontier

Gen. Jack O'Neal

Film

Lassie

Keith Holden

Filmography

Acting (80)

Movies (38)

The Passing

2011

as Charles - Butler

2.3

Seasons of Life

2006

as Lauren's Father

Bubba Ho-tep

as Kemosabe

Jackpot

as Truck Driver

The Fear: Resurrection

as Grandfather

Prehysteria! 2

as Trainyard Laborer

Mr. Baseball

as Howie Gold

The Borrower

as Captain Scarcelli

Another Chance

as Clark Gable

Ghost Chase

as Bum

Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn

as Aix

Personal Best

as Rick Cahill

Superstition

as George Leahy

The Night the Bridge Fell Down

1980

as Chief Barrett

5.9

Marilyn: The Untold Story

1980

as Clark Gable

6.8

The Man with Bogart's Face

as George

Elvis

as Paul Beaulieu

Donovan's Kid

as Shepherd

Salvage

as Street

Matilda

as Lee Dockerty

Midway

as Captain Cyril Simard

6.6

Helter Skelter

1976

as Sgt. White

6.8

Adventure in Satan's Canyon

1974

as Dave Fletcher

The Revengers

1972

as Arny

5.7

Journey Through Rosebud

as Sheriff

Lassie: Joyous Sound

as Keith Holden

City Beneath the Sea

as Bill Holmes

The Great White Hope

as Brady

Brother, Cry For Me

as Jim Noble

Flaming Frontier

as Gen. Jack O'Neal

Our Man in Jamaica

as Ken Stewart

The FBI Story

as George Crandall

The Space Children

as Maj. Thomas

The Devil's Hairpin

as Johnny Jargin

The Vagabond King

as Soldier

Seven Angry Men

as Oliver Brown

The Far Horizons

as Wild Eagle

Hell's Horizon

as Buddy Lewis

Television (42)

Firefly

as Murphy

Diagnosis: Murder

as Dr. Arthur

Quantum Leap

as Clark Gable

Magnum, P.I.

as Jack Martin

Little House on the Prairie

as Ben Griffin

The Rookies

The Streets of San Francisco

as High School Coach

Banacek

as Pete Biesecker

McMillan & Wife

as Agent Cushing

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971

as Sgt. Bill Carrington

My Friend Tony

as Nat Foley

Land of the Giants

as Guard

Mayberry R.F.D.

as Chuck

Mannix

as Agent Barnes

Cimarron Strip

Rango

Custer

Mission: Impossible

as Karl Burroughs

Blue Light

The Big Valley

as Jack Kilbain

Branded

The Outer Limits

as Dr. Evan Marshall

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Phil Scanlon

The Virginian

as Wally Koerner

The Beverly Hillbillies

as Dash Riprock

Ripcord

Thriller

as Larry Weeks

Outlaws

The Aquanauts

as Tyler Stack

The Alaskans

Adventures in Paradise

1959

as Dr. Patrick Donovan

Sea Hunt

Bat Masterson

as Cal Beamus

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

as Henry Carver

7.3

Wagon Train

1957

as Marshal Trace McCloud

6.6

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as Jason Tully

6.2

Wire Service

1956

as Johnny Westrup

West Point

1956

5.0

The Millionaire

1955

as USAF Sgt. Elliot Smith

Gunsmoke

as Ben Akins

Lassie

as Keith Holden

General Electric Theater

1953

as Walter Kellen

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