Crahan Denton

Born Arthur Crahan Denton in Seattle, Washington, he was the son of Arthur P. Denton (born in New York) and his wife May ( Graham; born in Montana). He and his parents later moved to Piedmont, California, surrounded by the city of Oakland. He moved to New York City, where he studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. In his acting career, Denton used his middle name "Crahan", an Irish surname in his family, as his first name. == Career ==

Denton was active in Little Theater productions during his time as a student at the University of California, Berkeley. From 1945 until his death in 1966, Denton also starred in many films, including The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959; with Steve McQueen in his first leading film role), The Parent Trap (1961), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), and ''Bus Riley's Back in Town''. During May 1952, he starred as Abraham Lincoln in an episode of American Inventory that was a preview of a pilot for a proposed series. He also performed as a guest star in many television series, including Bonanza (1961 episode "The Secret"), Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Gunsmoke (as “Clint”, a homicidal cold blooded outlaw in the S7E11 episode “Apprentice Doc” & as “”Walker”, a murderer whose guilt eats away at him in the S8E24 episode “Blind Man’s Bluff”), Have Gun Will Travel with Richard Boone, The Fugitive with David Janssen, and The Donna Reed Show (1962 episode "Once Upon a Timepiece"). In 1960, he co-starred in an unsold pilot titled, Mountain Man, about a Rocky Mountain fur trading station in the 1840s. Denton made two guest appearances on the CBS courtroom drama series Perry Mason. == Personal life ==

Denton married Eleanor Brown in 1955 in New York City. == Death ==

In 1966, Denton died after suffering a heart attack in Piedmont, California. He was 52 years old. ==Recognition and honors==

Denton won an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Performances in Supporting Roles for 1954-1955 for his work in Bus Stop (1955). == Filmography ==