Editing Richard Crenna (section)

===Radio years===
Crenna got his acting start on radio. In 1937, he had gained his first role, that of "the kid who did everything wrong" on ''Boy Scout Jamboree'', a show on which he continued to appear occasionally in numerous roles until 1948. In the following year, he started playing Walter "Bronco" Thompson on ''[[The Great Gildersleeve]]'', a role he played until 1954. He also originated the role of geeky Walter Denton on the radio comedy ''[[Our Miss Brooks]]'' alongside Eve Arden and Gale Gordon in 1948, and followed that role when the series moved to television in 1952.<ref name="Kilgannon nytimes" /> He remained in that role until 1957. He appeared as a delivery boy in ''[[My Favorite Husband]]'' (episode "Liz Cooks Dinner for 12"), was Oogie Pringle on ''[[A Date With Judy]]'' (episode "The Competitive Diet", among several other episodes of the show) and as a teenager on ''[[The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show]]'' (episode "Watching the Neighbor's Daughter").