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person_profile-Richard Lane

Richard Lane Died at age: 83

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Richard Lane

Date of Birth:

May 27, 1899

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Sep 05, 1982

Biography of

Richard Lane

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Richard Lane (May 28, 1899 – September 5, 1982) was an American television announcer and actor who made his mark broadcasting wrestling and roller derby shows on KTLA-TV, mainly from the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles.

    Lane was born in 1899 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin to a farm family. Early in life he developed talents for reciting poetry and doing various song-and-dance acts.

    By his teenage years, he was doing an "iron jaw" routine in circuses around Europe and worked as a drummer touring with a band in Australia. After the decline of vaudeville, Lane obtained extensive work in motion pictures and was best known at the time for playing Inspector John or William Faraday or Farraday (depending on the film) in all fourteen Boston Blackie Columbia Pictures features starring Chester Morris, starting with Meet Boston Blackie in 1941. During World War II, he appeared as emcee with USO troops entertaining G.I.s. His unit appeared at Fort MacArthur in September 1944. Lane also announced for the Jalopy Derby and Destruction Derby at Ascot Park, Gardena California.

    Lane also played Faraday in the first radio version of Boston Blackie, which ran on NBC from June 23, 1944 to September 15, 1944.

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Richard Lane

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Filmography of

Richard Lane

Found 120 Movies in total

The Shaggy D.A.

Roller Rink Announcer ( Actor )

... 1976

Kansas City Bomber

Len ( Actor )

... 1972

... 1951

The Admiral Was a Lady

Marty Gruber ( Actor )

... 1950

The Jackie Robinson Story

Clay Hopper, Montreal Manager ( Actor )

... 1950

Everybody's Dancin'

Colonel Ed Harrison ( Actor )

... 1950

Quicksand

Lt. Nelson ( Actor )

... 1950

There's a Girl in My Heart

Sergeant Mullin ( Actor )

... 1949

The Big Wheel

Reno Riley ( Actor )

... 1949

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Michael Gihuly ( Actor )

... 1949

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

Inspector William R. Farraday ( Actor )

... 1949

Miss Mink of 1949

Herbert Pendelton ( Actor )

... 1949

The Babe Ruth Story

Boston Braves' coach ( Actor )

... 1948

The Creeper

Insp. Fenwick ( Actor )

... 1948

Trapped by Boston Blackie

Insp. William R. Farraday ( Actor )

... 1948

The Return of the Whistler

Gaylord Traynor ( Actor )

... 1948

Tenth Avenue Angel

Street Vendor ( Actor )

... 1948

Out of the Blue

Detective Noonan ( Actor )

... 1947

Song of Scheherazade

Lieutenant ( Actor )

... 1947

Boston Blackie and the Law

Inspector Farraday ( Actor )

... 1946

Sioux City Sue

Jefferson Lang ( Actor )

... 1946

Gentleman Joe Palooka

Phillips ( Actor )

... 1946

The Phantom Thief

Inspector John Farraday ( Actor )

... 1946

Talk About a Lady

Duke Randall ( Actor )

... 1946

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

Inspector Farraday ( Actor )

... 1946

Girl on the Spot

Weepy McGurk ( Actor )

... 1946

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

Inspector Farraday ( Actor )

... 1945

Wonder Man

Asst. District Attorney ( Actor )

... 1945

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

Insp. John Farraday ( Actor )

... 1945

The Bullfighters

'Hot Shot' Coleman ( Actor )

... 1945

Two O'Clock Courage

Al Haley ( Actor )

... 1945

What a Blonde

Pomeroy ( Actor )

... 1945

Here Come the Co-eds

Near-Sighted Man at Ballroom ( Actor )

... 1945

Brazil

Edward Graham ( Actor )

... 1944

Bowery to Broadway

Walter Rogers ( Actor )

... 1944

One Mysterious Night

Inspector Farraday ( Actor )

... 1944

A Wave, a WAC and a Marine

Marty Allen ( Actor )

... 1944

Mr. Winkle Goes to War

Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski ( Actor )

... 1944

Louisiana Hayride

J. Huntington McMasters ( Actor )

... 1944

Take It Big

Eddie Hampton ( Actor )

... 1944

Bermuda Mystery

Detective Sergeant Donovan ( Actor )

... 1944

Slightly Terrific

Mike Hamilyon ( Actor )

... 1944

Gung Ho!

Capt. Dunphy ( Actor )

... 1943

The Chance of a Lifetime

Insp. John Farraday ( Actor )

... 1943

Crazy House

S. E. Hanley ( Actor )

... 1943

Corvette K-225

Vice Admiral ( Actor )

... 1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Barney Johnson (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1943

Fired Wife

Orin Tracy ( Actor )

... 1943

Swing Your Partner

Mr. Lane ( Actor )

... 1943

Air Force

Maj. W.G. Roberts ( Actor )

... 1943

After Midnight with Boston Blackie

Inspector Farraday ( Actor )

... 1943

It Ain't Hay

Slicker ( Actor )

... 1943

Arabian Nights

Corporal ( Actor )

... 1942

Time to Kill

Lt. Breeze ( Actor )

... 1942

To the Shores of Tripoli

Lieutenant ( Actor )

... 1942

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood

Inspector Farraday ( Actor )

... 1942

A-Haunting We Will Go

Phillips ( Actor )

... 1942

Drums of the Congo

Coutlass ( Actor )

... 1942

Dr. Broadway

Police Sgt. Patrick Doyle ( Actor )

... 1942

Alias Boston Blackie

Inspector Farraday ( Actor )

... 1942

Butch Minds the Baby

Harry the Horse ( Actor )

... 1942

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Pete Conway (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Hellzapoppin'

Director ( Actor )

... 1941

Confessions of Boston Blackie

Inspector John Farraday ( Actor )

... 1941

Riders of the Purple Sage

Steve Oldring ( Actor )

... 1941

Navy Blues

'Rocky' Anderson ( Actor )

... 1941

San Antonio Rose

Charles J. Willoughby ( Actor )

... 1941

For Beauty's Sake

Mr. Jackman ( Actor )

... 1941

Time Out for Rhythm

Mike Armstrong ( Actor )

... 1941

The Cowboy and the Blonde

Gilbert ( Actor )

... 1941

I Wanted Wings

Flight Commander ( Actor )

... 1941

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

Recruiting Officer ( Actor )

... 1941

The Penalty

Craig ( Actor )

... 1941

Meet Boston Blackie

Inspector Faraday ( Actor )

... 1941

Ride, Kelly, Ride

Dan Thomas ( Actor )

... 1941

Youth Will Be Served

Mr. Hewitt ( Actor )

... 1940

Hired Wife

McNab ( Actor )

... 1940

Boom Town

Assistant D.A. ( Actor )

... 1940

Brother Orchid

Mugsy O'Day ( Actor )

... 1940

The Biscuit Eater

Harvey McNeil ( Actor )

... 1940

Sandy Is a Lady

Philip Jarvis ( Actor )

... 1940

Two Girls on Broadway

Buddy Bartell ( Actor )

... 1940

Free, Blonde and 21

Lieutenant Lake ( Actor )

... 1940

City of Chance

Marty Connors ( Actor )

... 1940

Nick Carter, Master Detective

Sam Vaughn ( Actor )

... 1939

The Amazing Mr. Williams

Reagan (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Main Street Lawyer

Ballou, Marco's Lawyer ( Actor )

... 1939

Sued for Libel

Smiley Dugan ( Actor )

... 1939

The Escape

David Clifford ( Actor )

... 1939

The Day the Bookies Wept

Ramsey Firpo ( Actor )

... 1939

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

Kit Carson ( Actor )

... 1939

News Is Made at Night

Barney Basely ( Actor )

... 1939

Stronger Than Desire

Jerry Brody ( Actor )

... 1939

Unexpected Father

Leo Murphy - Booking Agent ( Actor )

... 1939

Union Pacific

Sam Reed ( Actor )

... 1939

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Police Commissioner Gordon ( Actor )

... 1939

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

Joe Arnold ( Actor )

... 1938

The Last Warning

Richard Lane ( Actor )

... 1938

Exposed

Tony Mitchell ( Actor )

... 1938

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

Assistant Coach Jones ( Actor )

... 1938

I'm from the City

Captain Oliver 'Ollie' Fitch ( Actor )

... 1938

The Saint in New York

Dispatcher (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

Blind Alibi

Bowers ( Actor )

... 1938

Joy of Living

Harvey (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

Go Chase Yourself

Nails ( Actor )

... 1938

This Marriage Business

Joe Selby ( Actor )

... 1938

Radio City Revels

Crane ( Actor )

... 1938

Everybody's Doing It

Steve Devers ( Actor )

... 1938

Crashing Hollywood

Hugo Wells ( Actor )

... 1938

Wise Girl

Detective ( Actor )

... 1937

Danger Patrol

Bill ( Actor )

... 1937

Saturday's Heroes

Red Watson ( Actor )

... 1937

The Life of the Party

Hotel Manager ( Actor )

... 1937

Flight from Glory

Mr. Hanson ( Actor )

... 1937

Super-Sleuth

Barker ( Actor )

... 1937

New Faces of 1937

Broker ( Actor )

... 1937

There Goes My Girl

Tim J. Whelan ( Actor )

... 1937

You Can't Buy Luck

Det. McGrath ( Actor )

... 1937

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

High-Grade ( Actor )

... 1937

The Woman I Love

Florence's Boyfriend ( Actor )

... 1937