Richard Lane
Age: 83 | From: Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1899-05-28 21:39:22
Death: 1982-09-05 21:39:22
Aliases: Dick Lane
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA
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Movie Involvements: 71
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Union Pacific
(1939) Sam Reed
Quicksand
(1950) Lt. Nelson
Air Force
(1943) Maj. W.G. Roberts
To the Shores of Tripoli
(1942) Lieutenant
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
(1939) Police Commissioner Gordon
Gung Ho!
(1943) Capt. Dunphy
Boom Town
(1940) Assistant D.A.
The Saint in New York
(1938) Dispatcher (Uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Roller Rink Announcer | |
| 1972 | Len | |
| 1951 | Kelley | |
| 1950 | Marty Gruber | |
| Clay Hopper, Montreal Manager | ||
| Colonel Ed Harrison | ||
| Lt. Nelson | ||
| 1949 | Sergeant Mullin | |
| Reno Riley | ||
| Sgt. Dick Lane | ||
| Michael Gihuly | ||
| Inspector William R. Farraday | ||
| Herbert Pendelton | ||
| Dick | ||
| 1948 | Boston Braves' coach | |
| Insp. Fenwick | ||
| Dick, Shell-shocked Veteran | ||
| Insp. William R. Farraday | ||
| Gaylord Traynor | ||
| Street Vendor | ||
| Richard Lane, producer | ||
| 1947 | Dick Lane | |
| Richard Lane | ||
| Detective Noonan | ||
| Lieutenant | ||
| 1946 | Inspector Farraday | |
| Jefferson Lang | ||
| Phillips | ||
| Dick | ||
| Dick | ||
| Dick Lane | ||
| Inspector John Farraday | ||
| Duke Randall | ||
| Inspector Farraday | ||
| Weepy McGurk | ||
| 1945 | Dick | |
| Inspector Farraday | ||
| Insp. John Farraday | ||
| 'Hot Shot' Coleman | ||
| Al Haley | ||
| Pomeroy | ||
| Near-Sighted Man at Ballroom | ||
| Asst. District Attorney | ||
| 1944 | Edward Graham | |
| Walter Rogers | ||
| Inspector Farraday | ||
| Marty Allen | ||
| Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski | ||
| J. Huntington McMasters | ||
| Eddie Hampton | ||
| Detective Sergeant Donovan | ||
| Mike Hamilyon | ||
| 1943 | Capt. Dunphy | |
| Insp. John Farraday | ||
| S. E. Hanley | ||
| Vice Admiral | ||
| Orin Tracy | ||
| Soapbox Orator | ||
| Mr. Lane | ||
| Maj. W.G. Roberts | ||
| Inspector Farraday | ||
| Slicker | ||
| 1942 | Corporal | |
| Lt. Breeze | ||
| Lieutenant | ||
| Inspector Farraday | ||
| Don Ames | ||
| Phillips | ||
| Coutlass | ||
| Police Sgt. Patrick Doyle | ||
| Inspector Farraday | ||
| Harry the Horse | ||
| Pete Conway (uncredited) | ||
| 1941 | Director | |
| Inspector John Farraday | ||
| Steve Oldring | ||
| 'Rocky' Anderson | ||
| Charles J. Willoughby | ||
| Mr. Jackman | ||
| Mike Armstrong | ||
| Gilbert | ||
| Flight Commander | ||
| Recruiting Officer | ||
| Craig | ||
| Inspector Faraday | ||
| Dan Thomas | ||
| George Johnson | ||
| 1940 | Mr. Hewitt | |
| McNab | ||
| Assistant D.A. | ||
| Mugsy O'Day | ||
| Harvey McNeil | ||
| Philip Jarvis | ||
| Buddy Bartell | ||
| Lieutenant Lake | ||
| Marty Connors | ||
| 1939 | Sam Vaughn | |
| Reagan (uncredited) | ||
| Ballou, Marco's Lawyer | ||
| Rick | ||
| Smiley Dugan | ||
| Abbott | ||
| David Clifford | ||
| Ramsey Firpo | ||
| Kit Carson | ||
| Barney Basely | ||
| Jerry Brody | ||
| Leo Murphy - Booking Agent | ||
| District Attorney | ||
| Sam Reed | ||
| Foster | ||
| Police Commissioner Gordon | ||
| 1938 | Joe Arnold | |
| Richard Lane | ||
| Homer Carslake | ||
| Tony Mitchell | ||
| Assistant Coach Jones | ||
| Captain Oliver 'Ollie' Fitch | ||
| Dance Studio Manager | ||
| Dispatcher (Uncredited) | ||
| Bowers | ||
| Harvey (Uncredited) | ||
| Nails | ||
| Joe Selby | ||
| Crane | ||
| The Boss | ||
| Steve Devers | ||
| N/A | ||
| Hugo Wells | ||
| 1937 | Detective | |
| Bill | ||
| Doctor | ||
| Red Watson | ||
| N/A | ||
| Hotel Manager | ||
| Mr. Hanson | ||
| Barker | ||
| Broker | ||
| Tim J. Whelan | ||
| Det. McGrath | ||
| High-Grade | ||
| Florence's Boyfriend | ||
| 1936 | Mr. Smith | |
| Russ Biff | ||
| McSwat's Cornerman | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
