Burr DeBenning

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.6637

Gender

Male

Birthday

21-Sep-1936

Age

(89 years old)

Place of Birth

Seminole, Oklahoma, U.S.

Also Known As
  • Burr De Benning
  • Burr de Benning
  • Burris Franklin DeBenning
  • Burris DeBenning

Burr 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.


Credits

The Game The Game (1988) Character: Federal Agent
To avenge the death of his family, a man infiltrates a group of wealthy killers who take homeless people and use them as prey in a sadistic game of "hunt the man down".
Man from Atlantis II: The Death Scouts Man from Atlantis II: The Death Scouts (1977) Character: Xos / Chazz
A human scientist capable of living underwater discovers similar alien life inhabiting human bodies, and looks to them for a clue to his origin.
Adventures of the Queen Adventures of the Queen (1975) Character: Ted Trevor
A madman hijacks the luxury cruise liner, S.S. Queen, and threatens to blow it up unless a millionaire pays him the the contents of a safe deposit box. The crew regains control of the ship, but the hijacker dies, taking the codes to disarm the bomb with him.
Hanging by a Thread Hanging by a Thread (1979) Character: Jim Grainger
A group of old friends on an outing re-live various traumas and tragedies via flashback whilst trapped high above a ravine in a disabled cable-car.
The Return of Frank Cannon The Return of Frank Cannon (1980) Character: Charles Kirkland
Private detective Frank Cannon comes out of retirement to investigate an old friend and Army Intelligence colleague's death, which has been ruled a suicide, but which smells like murder.
Wolfen Wolfen (1981) Character: ESS Voice (voice)
A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which the victims have seemingly been maimed by feral animals discover a sinister connection between the crimes and an old legend.
House on Greenapple Road House on Greenapple Road (1970) Character: Bill Foley
A promiscuous housewife has been murdered and hardboiled detective Dan August has to find the motive...and the body.
Armed Response Armed Response (1986) Character: Lt. Sanderson
One of Tanaka's underlings has stolen a rare statuette that he had planned to use as a peace offering between the local Yakusa and Chinese Tong. He hires two private investigators to exchange ransom money to recover the statuette, but the trade goes down bad and Clay Roth is killed. This angers Roth's brothers and father, all combat veterans, and they go after the people responsible
Brinks: The Great Robbery Brinks: The Great Robbery (1976) Character: Ernie Heideman
In this telling of the infamous 1950 robbery, James McNally is portrayed as the one gang member who maintains his silence in the face of extreme police pressure. When he is sent up to prison and sees the other gang members letting him take all the heat, he still doesn't come clean to the cops. He feels a loyalty to his best friend, who was also in on the crime. But what will his best friend choose to do?
The Incredible Melting Man The Incredible Melting Man (1977) Character: Dr. Ted Nelson
An astronaut exposed to cosmic rays outside of Saturn's rings returns to Earth and begins to melt away. Escaping from the hospital, he wanders around the backwoods looking for human flesh to eat.
City Beneath the Sea City Beneath the Sea (1971) Character: Aguila
A group of 21st-century colonists inhabit an underwater city called Pacifica. Originally intended as a purely scientific installation, the U. S. government wants to stash all its gold reserves from Fort Knox there, along with a fantastic new radioactive element. The brother of Pacifica's returning former commander plans to steal the gold and on top of that, the city faces destruction by an asteroid from outer space!
Beach Red Beach Red (1967) Character: Pvt. Egan
American troops storm ashore on a Japanese-held island and push inland while their enemies plan a counterattack in this look at warfare. Soldiers on both sides are haunted by memories of home and the horrifying, sickening images they find in combat.
Sweet November Sweet November (1968) Character: Clem Batchman
A woman refuses to let her romances last longer than one month.
Love Field Love Field (1992) Character: Announcer (voice)
Dallas housewife Lurene Hallett's life revolves around the doings of Jacqueline Kennedy. She is devastated when President Kennedy is shot a few hours after she sees him arrive in Dallas. Despite her husband Ray's prohibition, she decides to attend the funeral in Washington, D.C. Forced to travel by bus, she befriends Jonell, the young black daughter of Paul Couter. Sensing something wrong, her good intentioned interference leads the mixed race threesome on an increasingly difficult journey to Washington with both the police and Ray looking for them.
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989) Character: Mr. Jordan
The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world.
The Face of Fear The Face of Fear (1971) Character: Peter Sargent Fennington
A young Iowa schoolteacher, thinking she is dying of leukemia, goes to San Francisco, where she hires a mob killer to take her life. However, she soon changes her mind, and with the help of the local police, tries to find the killer before he fulfills his part of the bargain.
J.C. J.C. (1972) Character: Dan Martin
His father a hardcore Southern Baptist, J.C. rebels during his teen years, joining a biker gang and becoming their leader. While day-tripping, he has a prophetic religious vision and leads an LSD-fueled pilgrimage back to his home town, where he challenges the local church leaders, even knocking down chairs and tables in righteous anger, just like ... you know. Is Jesus Christ born again on Earth?
Cruising Cruising (1980) Character: N/A
When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, young rookie Steve Burns infiltrates the S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.
St. Ives St. Ives (1976) Character: Officer Fran
A dabbler-in-crime and his assistant hire an ex-police reporter to recover some stolen papers.
The Amazing Captain Nemo The Amazing Captain Nemo (1978) Character: Lt. Jim Porter
Captain Nemo is found in suspended animation under the sea and revived by modern-day Navy men in order to battle a fiendish mad scientist.
The House of the Dead The House of the Dead (1978) Character: Growski
When a philandering husband accidentally finds himself lost during a rainstorm, he’s taken in by an elderly mortician and is forced to learn the ghastly origins of four freshly arrived corpses.



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