Film and TV actor Larry Pennell died on August 28, 2013, place unknown. Born Alessandro Pennelli on February 2, 1928 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Before becoming an actor he was a professional baseball player for the Boston Braves [1948-1953]. He then drifted into acting appearing in several films before he was given the lead in the 1961-1963 TV series ‘Ripcord’ about skydivers. He made his most lasting impression on the TV series, ‘The Beverly Hillbillies” as Elly May’s boyfriend Dash Riprock. His career continued with small parts in films and television including “Mr. Baseball” (1992) with Tom Selleck. His last film appearance was in “The Passing” (2011).PENNELL, Larry (Alesandro Pennelli)
Born: 2/21/1928, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Died: 8/28/2013, U.S.A.
Larry Pennell’s westerns – actor:
Seven Angry Men – 1955 (Oliver Brown)
The Far Horizons – 1955 (Wild Eagle)
Tombstone Territory (TV) – 1958 (Bill Doolin)
The Rough Riders (TV) – 1958 (Creed Pearce)
Cimarron City (TV) – 1958 (Drew McGowan)
Have Gun – Will Travel (TV) – 1959 (Henry Carver)
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV) – 1960 (Ben Hardie)
Death Valley Days (TV) – 1960 (Roner Maxwell)
Klondike (TV) – 1960 (Rule Lukas)
Zane Grey Theater (TV) – 1960 (Tully)
Outlaws (TV) – 1961 (Bob Dalton)
Bat Masterson (TV) – 1961 (Cal Beamus)
Wagon Train (TV) – 1964 (Marshal Trace McCloud)
The Virginian (TV) – 1964, 1967 (Wally Koerner, Carl Rand)
Branded (TV) – 1965 (Tuck Fraser)
Flaming Frontier - 1965 (General Jack O’Neal)
The Big Valley (TV) – 1967 (Jack Kilbain)
Rango (TV) – 1967
Custer (TV) – 1967 (Chief Yellow Hawk)
Cimarron Strip (TV) – 1967 (Rapp)
Gunsmoke (TV) – 1968, 1974 (Ben Akins, John Woolfe)
The Revengers – 1972 (Arny)
Little House on the Prairie (TV) – 1977 (Ben Griffin)