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Richard Denning

Birth name
Louis Albert Heindrich Denninger, Jr.
Birthplace
Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Date of birth
March 27, 1914
Date of death
October 11, 1998
Ethnicity
German
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Birth Name: Louis Albert Heindrich Denninger, Jr.

Date of Birth: March 27, 1914

Place of Birth: Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.

Date of Death: October 11, 1998

Place of Death: Escondido, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: German

Richard Denning was an American actor. His roles included the films Hold ’em Navy , Campus Confessions , Caged Fury (1948), Lady at Midnight , Unknown Island , No Man of Her Own (1950), Insurance Investigator , Secrets of Beauty , The Glass Web , Creature from the Black Lagoon , The Battle of Rogue River , Target Earth , Air Strike (1955), The Magnificent Matador , Creature with the Atom Brain , The Gun That Won the West , The Crooked Web , Day the World Ended , The Oklahoma Woman , Girls in Prison , Assignment Redhead , Naked Paradise , The Buckskin Lady , An Affair to Remember , The Black Scorpion , The Lady Takes a Flyer , Desert Hell , No Greater Love , and Twice-Told Tales ; radio’s My Favorite Husband , and the series Mr. and Mrs. North , The Flying Doctor , Michael Shayne , Karen , and Hawaii Five-O .

Richard was the son of Anna Marie and Louis Andrew Denninger. His grandparents were all German. He was raised in Los Angeles, California, from a young age. Richard was married to British-American actress Evelyn Ankers, until her death; and then to Patricia Leffingwell, until his death. He had a daughter with Evelyn.

Richard’s paternal grandfather was named John George Denninger. John was from Bavaria.

Richard’s paternal grandmother was named Juliana/Julizalk Holzhay/Holzghay. Juliana was from Württemberg.

Richard’s maternal grandfather was named Heinrich/Henry Karl Christian/Charles Bohrmann/Bormann.

Richard’s maternal grandmother was named Mary/Maria Koencke/Koenecke. Mary was from Hannover.

Source: Genealogy of Richard Denning – https://www.familysearch.org