Richard Denning

Richard Denning

Actor

Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

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. His character's name on CBS Radio's "My Favorite Husband" was changed from George Cugat to George Cooper later in 1948. A television version of My Favorite Husband (1953-1955) was broadcast on CBS for two seasons during the tenure of I Love Lucy.
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. His character's name on CBS Radio's "My Favorite Husband" was changed from George Cugat to George Cooper later in 1948. A television version of My Favorite Husband (1953-1955) was broadcast on CBS for two seasons during the tenure of I Love Lucy.