Richard Lane
Known for Acting · 150 credits
- Born
- 1899-05-27
- Died
- 1982-09-05
- Place of birth
- Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA
- Also known as
- Dick Lane
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.
Known For
Devil Ship
1947
as Capt. Biff Brown
Pardon My Lamb Chop
1948
as Dick, Shell-shocked Veteran
Wedding Belle
1947
as Dick Lane
Monkey Businessmen
1946
as Mr. Jordan (voice) (uncredited)
Exposed
1938
as Tony Mitchell
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
1942
as Inspector Farraday
Movies (150)
Devil Ship
1947
as Capt. Biff Brown
Pardon My Lamb Chop
1948
as Dick, Shell-shocked Veteran
Wedding Belle
1947
as Dick Lane
Monkey Businessmen
1946
as Mr. Jordan (voice) (uncredited)
Exposed
1938
as Tony Mitchell
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
1942
as Inspector Farraday
Hot Water
1946
as Dick
Bermuda Mystery
1944
as Detective Sergeant Donovan
Union Pacific
1939
as Sam Reed
Pardon My Terror
1946
as Dick
Respect the Law
1941
as George Johnson
Wise Girl
1937
as Detective
Hellzapoppin'
1941
as Director
Time to Kill
1942
as Lt. Breeze
Many Unhappy Returns
1937
as Doctor
It Could Happen to You
1939
as District Attorney
I Wanted Wings
1941
as Flight Commander
Talk About a Lady
1946
as Duke Randall
The Big Wheel
1949
as Reno Riley
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
1949
as Michael Gihuly
Boom Town
1940
as Assistant D.A.
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944
as Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski
Main Street Lawyer
1939
as Ballou, Marco's Lawyer
Arabian Nights
1942
as Corporal
Go Chase Yourself
1938
as Nails
This Marriage Business
1938
as Joe Selby
Corvette K-225
1943
as Vice Admiral
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
as Phillips
Ain't Love Cuckoo?
1946
as Dick Lane
To the Shores of Tripoli
1942
as Lieutenant
Air Force
1943
as Maj. W.G. Roberts
Brother Orchid
1940
as Mugsy O'Day
The Admiral Was a Lady
1950
as Marty Gruber
Training for Trouble
1947
as Richard Lane
Two Nuts in a Rut
1948
as Richard Lane, producer
Super-Sleuth
1937
as Barker
Navy Blues
1941
as 'Rocky' Anderson
Hired Wife
1940
as McNab
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
as Police Commissioner Gordon
Gung Ho!
1943
as Capt. Dunphy
Kansas City Bomber
1972
as Len
The Bride Wore Crutches
1940
as Bill Daly
Girl on the Spot
1946
as Weepy McGurk
Quicksand
1950
as Lt. Nelson
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
as Pete Conway (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941
as Gilbert
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
as Reagan (uncredited)
The Last Warning
1938
as Richard Lane
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Barney Johnson (uncredited)
The Shaggy D.A.
1976
as Roller Rink Announcer
Brazil
1944
as Edward Graham
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939
as Ramsey Firpo
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943
as Insp. John Farraday
Two Girls on Broadway
1940
as Buddy Bartell
Song of Scheherazade
1947
as Lieutenant
Everybody's Doing It
1938
as Steve Devers
One Mysterious Night
1944
as Inspector Farraday
Tenth Avenue Angel
1948
as Street Vendor
Fired Wife
1943
as Orin Tracy
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938
as Assistant Coach Jones
San Antonio Rose
1941
as Charles J. Willoughby
The Saint in New York
1938
as Dispatcher (Uncredited)
High Blood Pleasure
1945
as Dick
For Love or Money
1939
as Foster
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
1938
as Joe Arnold
Crazy House
1943
as S. E. Hanley
Crashing Hollywood
1938
as Hugo Wells
Don't Be a Sucker!
1943
as Soapbox Orator
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
1951
as Kelley
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950
as Hopper
Wonder Man
1945
as Assistant District Attorney
The Bullfighters
1945
as 'Hot Shot' Coleman
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
as Harry the Horse
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
as Recruiting Officer
Bowery to Broadway
1944
as Walter Rogers
News Is Made at Night
1939
as Barney Basely
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939
as Sam Vaughn
Out of the Blue
1947
as Detective Noonan
The Escape
1939
as David Clifford
Flung by a Fling
1949
as Sgt. Dick Lane
Dr. Broadway
1942
as Patrick Doyle
City of Chance
1940
as Marty Connors
There's a Girl in My Heart
1949
as Sergeant Mullin
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943
as Inspector Farraday
Youth Will Be Served
1940
as Mr. Hewitt
Sued for Libel
1939
as Smiley Dugan
The Life of the Party
1937
as Hotel Manager
Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941
as Inspector John Farraday
For Beauty's Sake
1941
as Mr. Jackman
Gentleman Joe Palooka
1946
as Phillips
Two O'Clock Courage
1945
as Al Haley
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
1945
as Inspector Farraday
Drunk Driving
1939
as Rick
It Ain't Hay
1943
as Slicker
Joy of Living
1938
as Harvey (Uncredited)
Danger Patrol
1937
as Bill
Alias Boston Blackie
1942
as Inspector Farraday
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946
as Inspector Farraday
Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948
as Insp. William R. Farraday
Miss Mink of 1949
1949
as Herbert Pendelton
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
as Inspector William R. Farraday
Time Out for Rhythm
1941
as Mike Armstrong
Take It Big
1944
as Eddie Hampton
Yesterday's Heroes
1940
as Cleats Slater
The Creeper
1948
as Insp. Fenwick
The Penalty
1941
as Craig
Should Wives Work?
1937
He's in Again
1949
as Dick
Meet Boston Blackie
1941
as Inspector Faraday
Dead End Kids Go To War
1942
as Don Ames
The Babe Ruth Story
1948
as Boston Braves' coach
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945
as Near-Sighted Man at Ballroom
Saturday's Heroes
1937
as Red Watson
New Faces of 1937
1937
as Broker
Blind Alibi
1938
as Bowers
What a Blonde
1945
as Pomeroy
Louisiana Hayride
1944
as J. Huntington McMasters
Riders of the Purple Sage
1941
as Steve Oldring
Stronger Than Desire
1939
as Jerry Brody
Flight from Glory
1937
as Mr. Hanson
About 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 ban… With 150 credits spanning from 1936 to 1976, Richard Lane has appeared in 150 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Devil Ship (1947) — as Capt. Biff Brown
- Pardon My Lamb Chop (1948) — as Dick, Shell-shocked Veteran
- Wedding Belle (1947) — as Dick Lane
- Monkey Businessmen (1946) — as Mr. Jordan (voice) (uncredited)
- Exposed (1938) — as Tony Mitchell
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