Burr DeBenning

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Burr DeBenning
Born Burris F. DeBenning
September 21, 1936
Seminole, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died May 26, 2003 (aged 66)
San Luis Obispo, California, U.S.
Other names Burr De Benning
Burris DeBenning
Years active 1965 — 1992 Veteran - United States Air Force

Burr DeBenning (September 21, 1936 – May 26, 2003) was an American character actor who worked in both film and television.[1] DeBenning appeared in nearly 100 films and TV shows including the television films The House on Greenapple Road (1970), Brinks: The Great Robbery (1976) and Hanging by a Thread (1979). He appeared in such television programs as Custer, Nakia, Matlock, Matt Houston, Mike Hammer, Magnum, P.I., Rockford Files, Matt Helm, Medical Center, McCloud, Ironside, Columbo and Medical Story. He also co-starred with Robert Wagner in City Beneath the Sea (1971). His character was called "Aquila" and had gills. His film appearances included Beach Red (1967), Sweet November (1968), St. Ives (1976), The Incredible Melting Man (1977), Armed Response (1986), A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989), and Love Field (1992). In 1977 he guest starred in the second pilot film titled The Death Scouts for the TV Series called Man from Atlantis. He played Lt. Jim Porter, a Navy Intelligence agent, in the 1978 science fiction TV movie, The Return of Captain Nemo, originally shown on U.S. TV as a three part miniseries (50-minutes each episode) and later released theatrically outside the U.S. in a 102-minute widescreen version renamed The Amazing Captain Nemo. From 1981 to 1982 he played the evil town boss Paul Garrett (and later his equally evil twin brother Richard Garrett) in the TV series Father Murphy. 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.[2]

References

  1. Burr DeBenning, findagrave.com Retrieved May 12, 2015
  2. Burr DeBenning(Aveleyman) Retrieved May 12, 2015

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