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Larry Pennell

Highest Rated: 97% The Court Jester (1955)

Lowest Rated: 43% The Great White Hope (1970)

Birthday: Feb 21, 1928

Birthplace: Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA

Larry Pennell made his feature film debut in 1955 as a son of controversial and violent abolitionist John Brown in "Seven Angry Men." After myriad bit parts on various television series, Pennell achieved fame as Ted McKeever on the skydiving adventure series "Ripcord." The television character he remains best known for, however, is the arrogant, superficial Dash Riprock of "The Beverly Hillbillies," a comedy about a family of hillbillies whose arrival in Hollywood changes "La-La-Land" forever. Age did not slow Pennell's career; in fact, his graying years offered up new and exciting opportunities, including the role of Captain Cyril Simard on the star-studded film "Midway," a blockbuster account of the Battle of Midway, where Allied Forces finally turned the tide against the Japanese Imperial Navy. His aide in the film was played by Tom Selleck, and the two men proceeded to work together on two more occasions. The first came when Pennell guest-starred on Selleck's own detective series, "Magnum, P.I.," and the second came when Selleck convinced Pennell to join him in "Mr. Baseball," a comedy about an over-the-hill baseball player.

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Highest rated movies

97% 93% The Court Jester
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78% 79% Bubba Ho-Tep
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74% 52% Personal Best
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60% 47% The FBI Story
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43% 67% The Great White Hope
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Our Man in Jamaica
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33% The Revengers
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Brother, Cry for Me
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Seven Angry Men
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53% Matilda
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Filmography

Movies

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No Score Yet No Score Yet The Passing Unknown (Character) - 2008
78% 79% Bubba Ho-Tep Kemosabe (Character) $891.9K 2002
No Score Yet 24% The Fear: Halloween Night Grandfather (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 24% Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn Aix (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet 41% Superstition George Leahy (Character) - 1982
74% 52% Personal Best Rick Cahill (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Marilyn: The Untold Story Clark Gable (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet 53% Matilda Lee Dockerty (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Adventure in Satan's Canyon Dave Fletcher (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet 33% The Revengers Arny (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Joyous Sound Keith Holden (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Brother, Cry for Me Jim Noble (Character) - 1970
43% 67% The Great White Hope Frank Brady (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Our Man in Jamaica Ken Stewart (Character) - 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Flaming Frontier The General (Character) - 1965
60% 47% The FBI Story George Crandall (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Seven Angry Men Oliver Brown (Character) - 1955
97% 93% The Court Jester Novice Knight (uncredited) (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet 40% The Far Horizons Wild Eagle (Character) - 1955

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Dragnet Unknown (Guest Star) 2003
77% 96% Firefly Murphy (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet 95% Magnum, P.I. Jack Martin (Guest Star) 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet B.J. and the Bear Unknown (Guest Star) 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Little House on the Prairie Ben Griffin (Guest Star) 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Streets of San Francisco Becker (Guest Star) 1973-1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet McMillan and Wife Agent Cushing (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rookies Unknown (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Apple's Way Sam Ferguson (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gunsmoke Ben Akins (Guest Star) 1968 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lassie Keith Holden (Character) 1970-1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mannix Troy McBride (Guest Star) 1969 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Family Affair Unknown (Guest Star) 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Beverly Hillbillies Unknown (Guest Star) 1965-1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cimarron Strip Unknown (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Big Valley Unknown (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Branded Unknown (Guest Star) 1965
92% 92% The Outer Limits Dr. Evan Marshall (Character) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wagon Train Unknown (Guest Star) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bat Masterson Cal Beamus (Guest Star) 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Thriller Unknown (Character) 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Zane Grey Theatre Unknown (Character) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tales of Wells Fargo Ben Hardie (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Have Gun -- Will Travel Unknown (Guest Star) 1959