Biography
Crahan Denton (pronunciation: "kran"; born Arthur Crahan Denton; March 20, 1914 – 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 39
TV Shows 27
Movies 12
self 1
Vincent 'Doc' LeFavre / Wayne Powell, Sr.
The F.B.I. (1965)
TV
Maj. Gen. Snowden
Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
Movie
Sam Braydon / Roy T. Unger / Benson / H.R. Ammory / George
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
Dr. Brewster
Ben Casey (1961)
TV
4.75
Fred Dennis
Dr. Kildare (1961)
TV
6
Al Wilkinson
The Defenders (1961)
TV
Sheriff Buckner
Thriller (1960)
TV
Jackson
The Young One (1960)
Movie
6
Mechanic
Deadline (1959)
TV
Det. Tom Cleary
Brenner (1959)
TV
Colonel Martin
One Step Beyond (1959)
TV
Templeton Courtland / Frank Jarrett
Perry Mason (1957)
TV
4.33
Harry Beggs / Sheriff
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Clint / Walker
Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
Tom Lincoln (segment "Lincoln Part I: The End and the Beginning")
Omnibus (1952)
TV
Vannie Denton (uncredited)
Crime, Inc. (1945)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1914-03-20
Deathday1966-12-04 (52 years old)
Birth Place Seattle, Washington, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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