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Burr DeBenning

Acting

Born September 21, 1936 · Seminole, Oklahoma, U.S.

Died May 26, 2003

Also known as Burr De Benning · Burr de Benning · Burris Franklin DeBenning

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Burr DeBenning (September 21, 1936 – May 26, 2003) was an American character actor, who has done work in both film and television. DeBenning appeared in nearly 100 films and TV shows during his career. His credits include the television films The House on Greenapple Road, Wolfen, The Incredible Melting Man, A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child, St. Ives, Cruising, and Love Field. He appeared in such television programs as Custer, Matlock, Matt Houston, Mike Hammer, Magnum, P.I., Matt Helm, Medical Center, McCloud, Columbo and Medical Story. Co-starred with Robert Wagner in City Beneath the Sea (1971). His character was called "Aquila" and had gills. Other guest appearance was in a war movie Beach Red (1967). DeBenning's last media appearance was a cameo in a music video for The Avalanches' hit song "Frontier Psychiatrist" in 2000. He died in California at age 66 from undisclosed causes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Burr DeBenning, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography37 titles

Columbo

1971as Capt. Loomis

Little House on the Prairie

1974as Dr. Asa T. Logan

The Fall Guy

1981

The Rockford Files

1974as Harry Crown

Quincy, M.E.

1976

Highway to Heaven

1984as Thrasher

Magnum, P.I.

1980as Ed Russler

Starsky & Hutch

1975

Freddy's Nightmares

1988as Dr. Serling

Kojak

1973as Cass

McCloud

1970

Hawaii Five-O

1968as Roy Crawford

Matlock

1986as Mayor Jeffries

Wonder Woman

1975as Tom Baker

Police Story

1973

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Sweet November

1968as Clem Batchman

Daniel Boone

1964as Tom Lincoln

Hart to Hart

1979

Knots Landing

1979as Neal Henning

CHiPs

1977

The Rookies

1972

Ironside

1967

Simon & Simon

1981

Cruising

1980

Beach Red

1967as Pvt. Egan

Custer

1967

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Fool's Gold / Smelly Sulphur (voice)

Love Field

1992as Announcer (voice)

Wolfen

1981as ESS Voice (voice)

Falcon Crest

1981as Freddy Darrow

St. Ives

1976as Officer Fran

Cimarron Strip

1967as Emmet Lloyd

The F.B.I.

1965as Fred Peters

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

1989as Mr. Jordan

The Incredible Melting Man

1977as Dr. Ted Nelson

City Beneath the Sea

1971as Aguila