Larry Pennell

Larry Pennell

Known for
Acting
Born
February 21, 1928
Died
August 28, 2013 (aged 85)
Birthplace
Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA

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 California (USC) and later professionally for the Boston Braves organization.

Known For

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Filmography

2011
The Passing poster

The Passing

Movie · as Charles - Butler

2006
Seasons of Life poster

Seasons of Life

Movie · as Lauren's Father

2002
Bubba Ho-tep poster

Bubba Ho-tep

Movie · as Kemosabe

2002
Firefly poster

Firefly

TV · as Murphy · 1 ep

2001
Jackpot poster

Jackpot

Movie · as Truck Driver

1999
The Fear: Resurrection poster

The Fear: Resurrection

Movie · as Grandfather

1994
Prehysteria! 2 poster

Prehysteria! 2

Movie · as Trainyard Laborer

1993
Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder

TV · as Dr. Arthur · 1 ep

1992
Mr. Baseball poster

Mr. Baseball

Movie · as Howie Gold

1991
The Borrower poster

The Borrower

Movie · as Captain Scarcelli

1989
Another Chance poster

Another Chance

Movie · as Clark Gable

1989
Quantum Leap poster

Quantum Leap

TV · as Clark Gable · 1 ep

1987
Ghost Chase poster

Ghost Chase

Movie · as Bum

1983
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn poster

Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn

Movie · as Aix

1982
Superstition poster

Superstition

Movie · as George Leahy

1982
Personal Best poster

Personal Best

Movie · as Rick Cahill

1980
The Man with Bogart's Face poster

The Man with Bogart's Face

Movie · as George

1980
Marilyn: The Untold Story poster

Marilyn: The Untold Story

Movie · as Clark Gable

1980
The Night the Bridge Fell Down poster

The Night the Bridge Fell Down

Movie · as Chief Barrett

1980
Magnum, P.I. poster

Magnum, P.I.

TV · as Jack Martin, Norm Vogel · 1 ep

1979
Donovan's Kid poster

Donovan's Kid

Movie · as Shepherd

1979
Salvage poster

Salvage

Movie · as Street

1979
Elvis poster

Elvis

Movie · as Paul Beaulieu

1978
Matilda poster

Matilda

Movie · as Lee Dockerty

1976
Helter Skelter poster

Helter Skelter

Movie · as Sgt. White

1976
Midway poster

Midway

Movie · as Captain Cyril Simard

1974
Adventure in Satan's Canyon poster

Adventure in Satan's Canyon

Movie · as Dave Fletcher

1974
Little House on the Prairie poster

Little House on the Prairie

TV · as Ben Griffin · 1 ep

1972
The Revengers poster

The Revengers

Movie · as Arny

1972
Journey Through Rosebud poster

Journey Through Rosebud

Movie · as Sheriff

1972
Lassie: Joyous Sound poster

Lassie: Joyous Sound

Movie · as Keith Holden

1972
The Rookies poster

The Rookies

TV · 1 ep

1972
Banacek poster

Banacek

TV · as Pete Biesecker · 1 ep

1972
The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco

TV · as High School Coach · 1 ep

1971
City Beneath the Sea poster

City Beneath the Sea

Movie · as Bill Holmes

1971
McMillan & Wife poster

McMillan & Wife

TV · as Agent Cushing · 1 ep

1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law poster

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

TV · as Sgt. Bill Carrington · 1 ep

1970
The Great White Hope poster

The Great White Hope

Movie · as Brady

1970
Brother, Cry For Me poster

Brother, Cry For Me

Movie · as Jim Noble

1969
My Friend Tony

My Friend Tony

TV · as Nat Foley · 1 ep

1968
Land of the Giants poster

Land of the Giants

TV · as Guard · 1 ep

1968
Mayberry R.F.D. poster

Mayberry R.F.D.

TV · as Chuck · 1 ep

1967
Mannix poster

Mannix

TV · as Agent Barnes · 2 eps

1967
Cimarron Strip poster

Cimarron Strip

TV · 1 ep

1967
Rango poster

Rango

TV · 1 ep

1967
Custer poster

Custer

TV · 1 ep

1966
Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible

TV · as Karl Burroughs · 1 ep

1966
Blue Light poster

Blue Light

TV · 1 ep

1965
Flaming Frontier poster

Flaming Frontier

Movie · as Gen. Jack O'Neal

1965
Our Man in Jamaica poster

Our Man in Jamaica

Movie · as Ken Stewart

1965
The Big Valley poster

The Big Valley

TV · as Jack Kilbain · 1 ep

1965
Branded poster

Branded

TV · 1 ep

1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre poster

Kraft Suspense Theatre

TV · as Phil Scanlon · 1 ep

1963
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Dr. Evan Marshall · 1 ep

1962
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

TV · as Wally Koerner, Carl Rand · 1 ep

1962
The Beverly Hillbillies poster

The Beverly Hillbillies

TV · as Dash Riprock · 10 eps

1961
Ripcord poster

Ripcord

TV · as Ted McKeever · 111 eps

1960
Outlaws poster

Outlaws

TV · as Bob Dalton

1960
Thriller poster

Thriller

TV · as Larry Weeks · 1 ep

1960
The Aquanauts poster

The Aquanauts

TV · as Tyler Stack · 1 ep

1959
The FBI Story poster

The FBI Story

Movie · as George Crandall

1959
Adventures in Paradise poster

Adventures in Paradise

TV · as Dr. Patrick Donovan · 1 ep

1959
The Alaskans poster

The Alaskans

TV · 1 ep

1958
The Space Children poster

The Space Children

Movie · as Maj. Thomas

1958
Sea Hunt poster

Sea Hunt

TV · 1 ep

1958
Bat Masterson poster

Bat Masterson

TV · as Cal Beamus · 1 ep

1957
The Devil's Hairpin poster

The Devil's Hairpin

Movie · as Johnny Jargin

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel poster

Have Gun, Will Travel

TV · as Henry Carver · 1 ep

1957
Wagon Train poster

Wagon Train

TV · as Marshal Trace McCloud · 1 ep

1956
The Vagabond King poster

The Vagabond King

Movie · as Soldier

1956
West Point poster

West Point

TV · as Cadet Bob Matson · 1 ep

1956
Wire Service poster

Wire Service

TV · as Johnny Westrup · 1 ep

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV · as Jason Tully · 1 ep

1955
The Far Horizons poster

The Far Horizons

Movie · as Wild Eagle

1955
Seven Angry Men poster

Seven Angry Men

Movie · as Oliver Brown

1955
Hell's Horizon poster

Hell's Horizon

Movie · as Buddy Lewis

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Ben Akins, John Woolfe · 1 ep

1955
The Millionaire poster

The Millionaire

TV · as USAF Sgt. Elliot Smith, Larry Maxwell · 1 ep

1954
Lassie poster

Lassie

TV · as Keith Holden · 24 eps

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Shepherd · 1 ep

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Walter Kellen · 1 ep