Biography
Crahan Denton (pronunciation: "kran"; born Arthur Crahan Denton; March 20, 1914 β December 4, 1966) was an American stage, film and television actor. One of his most famous film roles was in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), in which he portrays "Walter Cunningham," a client of the main character, lawyer Atticus Finch. He acts as the leader of a mob that attempts to lynch another of Finch's clients.
He had a number of roles in Broadway plays and won an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Performances in Supporting Roles for 1954-1955 for his work in Bus Stop (1955).
Filmography
all 38
TV Shows 27
Movies 11
Vincent 'Doc' LeFavre / Wayne Powell, Sr.
The F.B.I. (1965)
TV
Spencer
Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)
Movie
Maj. Gen. Snowden
Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
Movie
Sam Braydon / George / Roy T. Unger / H.R. Ammory / Benson
The Fugitive (1963)
TV
3.5
Sheriff Simon Stakefield / Dr. Matthew James
The Outer Limits (1963)
TV
7.4
Jesse
Hud (1963)
Movie
6
Walter Cunningham Sr.
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Movie
5.4
Walter Watson
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
TV
5
John Lewis
The Virginian (1962)
TV
Kramer
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Movie
5.33
Ben Casey (1961)
TV
4.75
Bus Stop (1961)
TV
Fred Dennis
Dr. Kildare (1961)
TV
6
Al Wilkinson
The Defenders (1961)
TV
Hecky
The Parent Trap (1961)
Movie
5.07
Route 66 (1960)
TV
Sheriff Buckner
Thriller (1960)
TV
Jackson
The Young One (1960)
Movie
6
Tate (1960)
TV
Burning Bright (1959)
Movie
Mechanic / Sheriff
Deadline (1959)
TV
John Egan
The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959)
Movie
Det. Tom Cleary / Detective Cleary
Brenner (1959)
TV
Colonel Martin
One Step Beyond (1959)
TV
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
TV
6
Butler
DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
TV
Templeton Courtland / Frank Jarrett
Perry Mason (1957)
TV
4.33
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
TV
6
The Night America Trembled (1957)
Movie
Sheriff / Harry Beggs
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Navy Log (1955)
TV
Clint / Walker
Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
Inner Sanctum (1954)
TV
Tom Lincoln (segment "Lincoln Part I: The End and the Beginning") / Tom Lincoln (segment "Lincoln Part III: Growing Up") / Tom Lincoln (segment "Lincoln Part IV: New Salem")
Omnibus (1952)
TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Mac
Studio One (1948)
TV
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
TV
Vannie Denton (uncredited)
Crime, Inc. (1945)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.46
Based on 489 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1945
1957
1960
1959
1965
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1914-03-20
Deathday1966-12-04 (52 years old)
Birth PlaceSeattle, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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