Larry Pennell obit

 Actor and baseball player Larry Pennell dead

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Lawrence Kenneth "Bud" Pennell was an American television and film actor, often remembered for
Throughout his career, Pennell continued to appear in a variety of genres in television including series and movies made for television. He was cast in a lead role in the CBS series Lassie as Keith Holden in 1972. He made guest starring appearances in shows including Mannix, Mission Impossible, The Streets of San Francisco, McMillan and Wife, Magnum, P.I., Silk Stalkings, Diagnosis Murder, Quantum Leap and Firefly and soap operas including General Hospital and The Young and the Restless.
Pennell met his wife Patricia Throop, a fashion model, actress, former Miss Oregon and finalist in the Miss America Pageant, when shooting a film. Throughout his life he enjoyed sports of all kinds such as baseball, football, tennis, boxing, running and horseback riding. Also he was an avid historian and a patriot with ancestral links in the American Revolution and the Mayflower Compact.

his role as "Dash Riprock" in the television series The Beverly Hillbillies. His career spanned five decades, including starring in the first-run syndicated adventure series Ripcord in the leading role of Ted McKeever, as well as playing Keith Holden in the television series Lassie. He was also a former baseball player, playing on scholarship for the University of Southern California and later professionally for the Boston Braves.

His Filmography

Select film credits

Year       Title       Medium               Role       Notes

1955      Seven Angry Men             Western film      Oliver Brown     

1955      The Far Horizons               Western film      Wild Eagle          

1955      Hell's Horizon    Drama film          Buddy Lewis      

1955      The Court Jester               Comedy film       Novice Knight    Uncredited

1956      The Vagabond King          Musical film        Soldier Uncredited

1957      The Devil's Hairpin           Adventure film Johnny Jargin    

1958      The Space Children          Science fiction film          Major Thomas  

1959      The FBI Story      Drama film          George Crandall[16]       

1965      Our Man in Jamaica         Adventure film Ken Stewart (as Alessandro Pennelli)      

1965      Old Surehand     Western film      General Jack O'Neal       

1970      The Great White Hope   Drama film          Brady   

1970      Brother, Cry for Me         Adventure film Jim Noble           

1972      Journey Through Rosebud            Drama film          Sheriff  

1972      The Revengers Western film      Arny      

1972      Lassie: Joyous Sound      TV movie             Keith Holden     

1976      Helter Skelter    Made for TV movie          Sgt. White          

1976      Midway                War film               Captain Cyril Simard       

1978      Matilda                 Drama film            Lee Dockerty     

1979      Elvis       Made for TV movie                         

1980      The Man with Bogart's Face         Comedy film       George

1980      Marilyn: The Untold Story             Made for TV movie          Clark Gable        

1982      Personal Best     Drama film          Rick Cahill           

1982      Superstition        Drama film          George Leahy   

1983      The Night the Bridge Fell Down Action film          Chief Barrett     

1983      Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn            Science fiction film          Aix         

1987      Ghost Chase[3] Drama film          Bum      

1989      Another Chance                Drama film          Clark Gable        

1991      The Borrower    Horror film          Captain Scarcelli              

1992      Mr. Baseball       Film       Howie Gold        

1999      The Fear: Resurrection   Horror film          Grandfather      

1999      Forgiven               Short film            Potter  

2001      The Cross             Drama film          Man with Lamb                

2001      5 Minutes            Short film            Harkness             

2001      Jackpot                 Comedy drama film         Truck driver       

2002      Rogue   Drama film          The Voice           

2002      Bubba Ho-Tep   Comedy horror film         Kemosabe          

2005      Last Confession Short film            Father Conklin  

2006      Seasons of Life Film       Lauren's Father

2011      The Passing         Horror film          Charles (final film role)

Select television credits

Year       Title       Medium               Role       Notes

1956      General Electric Theater                Television series               Ealter Kellen      

1956      Studio 57             Television series               Bruce   

1956-1957          The West Point Story      Television series               Bob Matson and Marson[23]       1 w/ Leonard Nimoy

1956      Wire Service       Television series               Johnny

1957      Schlitz Playhouse             Television series               Bob       

1958-1960          The Millionaire Television series               Larry Maxwell   

1958      Tombstone Territory       Television series               Bill Doolin           

1958      Steve Canyon     Television series               Lt. Hawk Cameron          

1958      The Rough Riders             Television series               Creed Pearce    

1958      Cimarron City     Television series               Drew McGowan               

1959      Have Gun – Will Travel   Television series               Henry Carver     

1959      Adventures in Paradise Television series               Dr. Patrick Donovan       

1960      The Alaskans      Television series               Harry Seattle     

1960      Tales of Wells Fargo        Television series               Ben Hardie         

1960      The Aquanauts Television series               Tyler Sack            Episode: "The Paradivers"

1960      Death Valley Days            Television anthology series          Roner Maxwell Episode: "Queen of the High-Rollers"

1960      Klondike               Television series               Rule Lukas          

1960      Zane Grey Theater           Television series               Jason Tully          Episode: "The Black Wagon" with Esther Williams

1961      Outlaws                Television series               Bob Dalton         

1961      Thriller Television series               Larry Weeks       "Late Date"

1961      The Case of the Dangerous Robin              Television series                              

1961      Bat Masterson   Television series               Cal Beamus        

1961      Sea Hunt              Television series               Steve / A counterfeiter leader    Episode: "The Meet"

1961–1963          Ripcord                 Television series               Paradiver Theodore (Ted) McKeever       76 episodes

1963      General Hospital               Television series               Hank Pulaski       Unknown episodes

1964      Wagon Train      Television series               Marshal Trace McCloud                 Episode: "The Trace McCloud Story"

1964      The Outer Limits               Television series               Dr. Evan Marshall             Episode: "The Mutant"

1964      Mr. Broadway    Television series               John Chambers

1964-1967          The Virginian      Television series               Carl Rand / Wally Koerner            2 episodes

1965      Kraft Suspense Theatre Television series               Phil Scanlon       

1965-1969          The Beverly Hillbillies      Television series               Dash Riprock      10 episodes

1965      Branded               Television series               Tuck Fraser        

1966      Blue Light            Television series               Nick Brady          

1967      The Big Valley    Television series               Jack Kilbain        

1967      Rango   Television series                              

1967      Three for Danger              Television series               Chris     

1967      Custer   Television series               Chief Yellow Hawk          

1967      Cimarron Strip   Television series               Rapp     

1968      Dragnet 1967     Television series               John Anzo / A Police Commissioner         

1968-1974          Gunsmoke          Television series               Ben Akins / John Woolfe               2 episodes

1969      My Friend Tony                 Television series                              

1969      Mayberry R.F.D.                Television series               Chuck   

1969      Land of the Giants            Television series               Guard   

1969      Bracken's World               Television series               Chuck   

1969-2+71           Mannix                 Television series               Agent Barnes / Troy McBride      2 episodes

1970      Mission: Impossible        Television series               Karl Burroughs

1970      Family Affair       Television series               Ken Granger      

1971      City Beneath the Sea       Television movie               Bill Holmes         

1971      Longstreet          Television series               Ward Blakeman               

1971-1972          O'Hara, U.S. Treasury      Television series               Charles Donaldson / S.A. Peter Wade      2 episodes

1971-1974          McMillan & Wife              Television series               Agent Cushing   Unknown episode

1972-1973          Lassie    Television series               Keith Holden      21 episodes

1973      The Young and the Restless         Television series               Judge Chet Ashford        

1973      Banacek               Television series               Pete Biesecker

1973-1974          The Streets of San Francisco        Television series               Becker / A High School coach      2 episodes

1974      Apple's Way       Television series               Sam Ferguson   

1974      Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law             Television series               Sargeant Bill Carrington                

1974      The Rookies        Television series               Henry Glass       

1974      Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color                Television series               Dave Fletcher    

1977      Hunter Television series               Michael Orlin    

1977      Little House on the Prairie            Television series               Ben Griffin         

1979      Salvage 1             Television series               Street   

1979      BJ and the Bear Television series               Mary Ellen          

1982-1986          Magnum, P.I.     Television series               Jack Martin / Norm Vogel             2 episodes

1993      Quantum Leap Television series               Clark Gable         Episode: "Good-Bye, Norma Jean"

1997      Diagnosis: Murder           Television series               Dr. Arthur            Episode: "Looks Can Kill"

1997      Silk Stalkings       Television series               Dr. Kurland         Episode: "The Wedge"

2002      Firefly    Television series               Murphy                Episode: "Shindig"