Richard Crenna Stars In The Rape Of Richard Beck TV Movie
Beverly Hills ABC will air a provocative film about rape with Richard Crenna as a Seattle homicide officer who becomes a rape victim to understand female assault survivors. He evolves from an insensitive cop to a man bearing the consequences of the crime and questioning his role on and off the force.
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Crenna Discusses Beack Story and TV's Rise to Gravitas
Actor Crenna explains the Beck story and notes TV now tackles serious themes. He cites Dick Ramon’s police training film and emphasizes on location work to capture atmosphere and focus. He adds cinema on location reduces daily distractions for better projects.
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Crenna Juggles TV Roles From Sand Pebbles To Summer Rental
Crenna has divided time between TV and film starring in The Sand Pebbles Red Sky at Morning Table for Five Body Heat and Centennial He last headlined It Takes Two with Patty Duke and appears in First Blood II Rambo Squaring the Circle Summer Rental plus a long radio and TV series career including Gunsmoke Our Miss Brooks Burns and Allen and The Real McCoys.
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Dallas finale tops weekly TV ratings in teary season end
CBS won the week with the May 17 Dallas finale featuring Bobby Ewing’s hospital death. The episode drew a 27.5 rating and 46 percent share, about 40 million viewers, narrowly surpassing Dynasty’s May 15 cliffhanger which had a 25.9 rating and 39 percent share. Dynasty led season totals, Dallas claimed the week.
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