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Burr DeBenning

Burr DeBenning

Birthday: 1936-09-21 | Place of Birth: Seminole, Oklahoma, U.S.

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1986
Armed Response

as    Lt. Sanderson

1979
Hanging by a Thread

as    Jim Grainger

1978
The House of the Dead

as    Growski

1978
The Amazing Captain Nemo

as    Lt. Jim Porter

1971
The Face of Fear

as    Peter Sargent Fennington

1968
Sweet November

as    Clem Batchman

1967
Beach Red

as    Pvt. Egan