Larry Pennell
Acting

Larry Pennell

Born 21 February 1928 · Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA · Died 28 August 2013

Lawrence Kenneth Pennell (February 21, 1928 – August 28, 2013) was an American television and film actor, often remembered for his role as "Dash Riprock" in the television series The Beverly Hillbillies. His career spanned half a century, including starring in the first-run syndicated adventure series Ripcord in the leading role of Skydiver Theodore "Ted" McKeever, as well as playing Keith Holden in Lassie. He was also a baseball player, playing on scholarship for the University of Southern California (USC) and later professionally for the Boston Braves organization.

Known for

Firefly
Little House on the Prairie
Quantum Leap
Bubba Ho-tep
Magnum, P.I.
Midway
Mission: Impossible
Mr. Baseball
Elvis
The Beverly Hillbillies
Superstition
Flaming Frontier
The Passing
Seasons of Life
Bubba Ho-tep
Jackpot
The Fear: Resurrection
Prehysteria! 2
Mr. Baseball
The Borrower
Another Chance
Ghost Chase
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn
Superstition
Personal Best
The Man with Bogart's Face
Marilyn: The Untold Story
The Night the Bridge Fell Down
Donovan's Kid
Salvage
Elvis
Matilda
Helter Skelter
Midway
Adventure in Satan's Canyon
The Revengers
Journey Through Rosebud
Lassie: Joyous Sound
City Beneath the Sea
The Great White Hope
Brother, Cry For Me
Flaming Frontier
Our Man in Jamaica
The FBI Story
The Space Children
The Devil's Hairpin
The Vagabond King
The Far Horizons
Seven Angry Men
Hell's Horizon
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