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Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 21, 1928
Died
August 28, 2013
Place of Birth
Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
- Larry Pennel
- Ken Pennell
- Ларри Пеннелл
- Lawrence Kenneth Pennell
Larry Pennell
0.6 Popularity
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
2.3
Charles - Butler
The Passing
2011
🎬
0.0
Lauren's Father
Seasons of Life
2006
8.3
Murphy
Firefly
2002
6.5
Kemosabe
Bubba Ho-tep
2002
6.6
Truck Driver
Jackpot
2001
3.3
Grandfather
The Fear: Resurrection
1999
4.3
Trainyard Laborer
Prehysteria! 2
1994
7.1
Dr. Arthur
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
5.8
Howie Gold
Mr. Baseball
1992
4.9
Captain Scarcelli
The Borrower
1991
Credits
The Passing
as Charles - Butler
2011
2.3
🎬
Seasons of Life
as Lauren's Father
2006
0.0
Firefly
as Murphy
2002
8.3
Bubba Ho-tep
as Kemosabe
2002
6.5
Jackpot
as Truck Driver
2001
6.6
The Fear: Resurrection
as Grandfather
1999
3.3
Prehysteria! 2
as Trainyard Laborer
1994
4.3
Diagnosis: Murder
as Dr. Arthur
1993
7.1
Mr. Baseball
as Howie Gold
1992
5.8
The Borrower
as Captain Scarcelli
1991
4.9
Another Chance
as Clark Gable
1989
2.0
Quantum Leap
as Clark Gable
1989
8.0
Ghost Chase
as Bum
1987
5.0
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn
as Aix
1983
4.5
Superstition
as George Leahy
1982
6.1
Personal Best
as Rick Cahill
1982
5.8
Magnum, P.I.
as Jack Martin
1980
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
as Norm Vogel
1980
7.3
Marilyn: The Untold Story
as Clark Gable
1980
6.8
The Man with Bogart's Face
as George
1980
5.9
The Night the Bridge Fell Down
as Chief Barrett
1980
6.1
Elvis
as Paul Beaulieu
1979
6.8
Salvage
as Street
1979
4.2
Donovan's Kid
as Shepherd
1979
6.0
Matilda
as Lee Dockerty
1978
5.2
Midway
as Captain Cyril Simard
1976
6.6
Helter Skelter
as Sgt. White
1976
6.8
Adventure in Satan's Canyon
as Dave Fletcher
1974
0.0
The Streets of San Francisco
as High School Coach
1972
7.0
Banacek
as Pete Biesecker
1972
8.6
The Rookies
1972
6.8
The Revengers
as Arny
1972
5.7
🎬
Journey Through Rosebud
as Sheriff
1972
0.0
Lassie: Joyous Sound
as Keith Holden
1972
6.0
McMillan & Wife
as Agent Cushing
1971
6.9
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Sgt. Bill Carrington
1971
6.3
City Beneath the Sea
as Bill Holmes
1971
4.1
The Great White Hope
as Brady
1970
6.2
Brother, Cry For Me
as Jim Noble
1970
0.0
Mayberry R.F.D.
as Chuck
1968
5.7
Land of the Giants
as Guard
1968
6.7
Mannix
as Agent Barnes
1967
6.7
Cimarron Strip
1967
5.5
Custer
1967
6.0
Rango
1967
0.0
Mission: Impossible
as Karl Burroughs
1966
7.6
🎬
Blue Light
1966
5.0
Flaming Frontier
as Gen. Jack O'Neal
1965
6.2
The Big Valley
as Jack Kilbain
1965
6.1
Our Man in Jamaica
as Ken Stewart
1965
3.0
Branded
1965
6.6
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Phil Scanlon
1963
5.3
The Outer Limits
as Dr. Evan Marshall
1963
7.8
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Dash Riprock
1962
6.9
The Virginian
as Wally Koerner
1962
6.4
The Virginian
as Carl Rand
1962
6.4
Ripcord
1961
6.5
Outlaws
1960
6.2
The Aquanauts
as Tyler Stack
1960
5.5
Thriller
as Larry Weeks
1960
6.6
Adventures in Paradise
as Dr. Patrick Donovan
1959
5.7
The Alaskans
1959
5.5
The FBI Story
as George Crandall
1959
6.0
Bat Masterson
as Cal Beamus
1958
6.1
The Space Children
as Maj. Thomas
1958
4.0
Sea Hunt
1958
6.6
The Devil's Hairpin
as Johnny Jargin
1957
5.0
Wagon Train
as Marshal Trace McCloud
1957
6.6
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Henry Carver
1957
7.3
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jason Tully
1956
6.0
West Point
1956
5.0
West Point
as Cadet Bob Matson
1956
5.0
Wire Service
as Johnny Westrup
1956
0.0
The Vagabond King
as Soldier
1956
5.7
Hell's Horizon
as Buddy Lewis
1955
5.0
Gunsmoke
as Ben Akins
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as John Woolfe
1955
6.6
The Far Horizons
as Wild Eagle
1955
6.2
Seven Angry Men
as Oliver Brown
1955
5.2
The Millionaire
as USAF Sgt. Elliot Smith
1955
5.0
The Millionaire
as Larry Maxwell
1955
5.0
Lassie
as Keith Holden
1954
6.1
General Electric Theater
as Walter Kellen
1953
6.4