Richard Denning

Richard Denning
Denning as Michael Shayne with Patricia Donahue as Lucy Hamilton.
Born	Louis Albert Heindrich Denninger, Jr. (1914-03-27)March 27, 1914 Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Died	October 11, 1998(1998-10-11) (aged 84) Escondido, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Respiratory Failure
Resting place	Maui Veterans Cemetery, Makawao, Hawaii
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1937–1980
Spouse(s)	Patricia Leffingwell (1986–1998; his death) Evelyn Ankers (1942–1985; her death) (1 daughter)
Children	Diana Dwyer

Richard Denning (March 27, 1914 – October 11, 1998) was an American actor best known for starring in science fiction films of the 1950s, including Unknown Island (1948), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Target Earth (1954), Day the World Ended (1955), Creature with the Atom Brain (1955), and The Black Scorpion (1957). Denning also appeared in the film An Affair to Remember (1957) with Cary Grant and on radio with Lucille Ball, as George and Liz Cooper, in My Favorite Husband (1948–1951), the forerunner of television's I Love Lucy.

Denning was born as Louis Albert Heindrich Denninger, Jr., in Poughkeepsie, New York. He became an actor, best known for his recurring starring roles in various science fiction and horror films of the 1950s. In later life, he had a recurring role as the fictitious governor of Hawaii, Paul Jameson, in the CBS television crime drama series, Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980), starring Jack Lord. He also starred as the title character in the detective series Michael Shayne (1960–1961) and shared title billing with Barbara Britton in the detective series Mr. and Mrs. North (1952–1954). He was later cast as Dr. Greg Graham in the 1959 series, The Flying Doctor.