Lane Chandler
Known for Acting · 229 credits
- Born
- 1899-06-02
- Died
- 1972-09-14
- Also known as
- Robert Chandler Oakes · Lane R. Chandler · Lane Arnold · Robert C. Oakes
Biography
Lane Chandler (1899–1972) was an American actor specializing in Westerns.
In the early 1920s he moved to Los Angeles, California, and started working as an auto mechanic. His real-life experiences growing up on a horse ranch landed him bit parts in westerns from 1925, for Paramount Pictures. Studio executives suggested changing his name to Lane Chandler, and as such he began achieving leading roles, the first being The Legion of the Condemned.
As a silent film star Chandler performed well, but when talkies arrived he was cast more in supporting roles, as in The Great Mike of 1944. He starred in a few low-budget westerns in the 1930s, but was more often cast as the leading man's partner, or saddle pal, or a sheriff or army officer. With the advent of television Chandler began making appearance on numerous series, often in Westerns such as The Lone Ranger, The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, Lawman, Have Gun – Will Travel, Rawhide, Maverick, Cheyenne, and Gunsmoke. He continued acting on TV and in films through 1966.
He died in Los Angeles of heart disease in 1972, aged 73.
Known For
TV Shows (20)
Get Smart
1965
as Gate Guard (uncredited)
Maverick
1957
as Lawson (uncredited) / Marshal (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Flynn
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Lawman
1958
Cheyenne
1955
as Sen. Maple / Joe Cooper
Gunsmoke
1955
as Sam / Trumbull / Luke / Warden / Morgan / Guard
Rawhide
1959
as Sheriff
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Sheriff
Sugarfoot
1957
as Sheriff Jim Harkness / Marshal
The Cisco Kid
1950
as Sheriff
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Californians
1957
Gang Busters
1952
Gunslinger
1961
as Town Marshal
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Earl Samson
Movies (209)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Policeman (uncredited)
Start Cheering
1938
as Field Judge
Laura
1944
as Detective (uncredited)
Red River
1948
as Colonel (uncredited)
Sharad of Atlantis
1936
as Darius
Sagebrush Trail
1933
as Joseph Conlon
The Lone Ranger
1956
as Chip Walker
Calamity Jane
1953
as Prospector (uncredited)
Sergeant York
1941
as Corporal Savage (uncredited)
Duel in the Sun
1946
as Cavalry Captain (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Dave (uncredited)
Reap the Wild Wind
1942
as Sam
Rustlers' Hideout
1945
as Hammond - Gambler
Phantom of the Opera
1943
as Officer (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
1940
as Constable Fyffe
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Teresh
Trigger Trail
1944
as Slade
The Indian Fighter
1955
as Head Settler (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Sentry (uncredited)
The Devil's Brother
1933
as Lorenzo's Lieutenant
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Mark - Player in Locker Room (uncredited)
The Eagle and the Hawk
1933
as Flier (uncredited)
A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Cop Car-Chasing Foranti
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Revolutionary Officer (uncredited)
Great Day in the Morning
1956
as Northern Loyalist (uncredited)
Along Came Jones
1945
as Boone
Pursued
1947
as A Callum
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Policeman #2 (Uncredited)
Along the Great Divide
1951
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Union Pacific
1939
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Heart of Arizona
1938
as Trimmer Winkler
Living It Up
1954
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Merry Widow
1934
as Soldier Reporting to Popoff (uncredited)
Flash Gordon
1936
as Ming's Soldier
Thunder Over the Plains
1953
as Mike Faraday
The Lone Bandit
1935
as Lane Cartwright
Kid Galahad
1937
as Title Fight Knockdown Timekeeper (uncredited)
The Street with No Name
1948
as Policeman at Arcade (Uncredited)
One More Train to Rob
1971
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Wyoming Whirlwind
1932
as Keene Wallace "The Wolf"
Mutts to You
1938
as Doug Manning (uncredited)
Tall Man Riding
1955
as Hap Sutton
Border River
1954
as Anderson
California's Golden Beginning
1948
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Detective (uncredited)
Rosalie
1937
as Army Assistant Football Coach (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Adjutant (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde
1945
as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
The Left Handed Gun
1958
as Townsman on Street with Mason (uncredited)
The Big Trees
1952
as Brother Dorn (uncredited)
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943
as Slim
Invisible Agent
1942
as German Sentry (uncredited)
Virginia City
1940
as Irby's Orderly at Libby (uncredited)
Follow the Boys
1944
as Ship Officer (uncredited)
The Affairs of Cellini
1934
as Jailer (uncredited)
The Cheyenne Cyclone
1931
as Bob Carleton
The First Texan
1956
as Col. James Fannin (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee
1940
as Porter (uncredited)
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939
as Captain of Fouquet's Guards
The Howards of Virginia
1940
as Major
Sundown Jim
1942
as Nat Oldroyd
Over the Wall
1938
as Boiler Room Guard
Riders of the Rio
1931
as Bob Lane
Tomorrow Is Forever
1946
as Hamilton Lab Technician
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
as Ming's Soldier (uncredited)
The Phantom Creeps
1939
as Henchman with Rankin
The Firefly
1937
as Captain of Guards (uncredited)
Made for Each Other
1939
as Ranger on Telephone (uncredited)
The Lady and the Monster
1944
as Ranger White (Uncredited)
Six-Gun Gold
1941
as Brad Cardigan
Law of the Ranger
1937
as ? (unconfirmed - pressbook name, Cal Williams)
Wells Fargo
1937
as Tom - Wells Fargo Messenger
The Last Outlaw
1927
as Rancher
Charlie Chan in Panama
1940
as Powerhouse Search Officer
Lady from Louisiana
1941
as Courtroom Police Officer
Saratoga Trunk
1945
as Al (uncredited)
Creature with the Atom Brain
1955
as Gen. Saunders (uncredited)
The Lawless Nineties
1936
as Bridger
Winds of the Wasteland
1936
as Larry Adams
The Great Plane Robbery
1940
as Jill Whitcomb
Rancho Notorious
1952
as Sheriff Hardy (uncredited)
The Lion and the Horse
1952
as Sheriff
Shotgun
1955
as Fletcher
The Single Standard
1929
as Ding Stuart
The Lusty Men
1952
as 4th Rodeo Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Green Hornet
1940
as Acme Driver Bill (uncredited)
Southward Ho!
1939
as Jim Crawford
Little Giant
1946
as Lost Motorist (uncredited)
Men on Her Mind
1944
as Frank Tuttle
Buck Rogers
1939
as Army Official at Wade's Lab
Blackwell's Island
1939
as Policeman at Ballinger's (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1
1935
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Riders of the Whistling Pines
1949
as Forest Ranger (uncredited)
Among the Living
1941
Quantrill's Raiders
1958
as Sheriff
Come On, Rangers
1938
as Ken Rogers
Three Little Sew and Sews
1939
as Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
A Guy Could Change
1946
as Mr. Schroeder
Return to Treasure Island
1954
as Capt. Cardigan
The Man from Bitter Ridge
1955
as Crow's Nester (uncredited)
Guns for Hire
1932
as Flip LaRue
Fugitive
1933
as Joseph
Crazy House
1943
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947
as Prison Guard
The San Francisco Story
1952
as Morton
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
1938
as Flight Commander
The First Hundred Years
1938
as Doorman (uncredited)
Heavenly Days
1944
as Minute Man
Junior G-Men
1940
as Second Cop at Building Collapse (uncredited)
Alcatraz Island
1937
as Federal Officer (uncredited)
Code of the Streets
1939
as Policeman
Secret Service of the Air
1939
as U.S. Border Patrol Officer
Girls on Probation
1938
as Second Detective
The First Kiss
1928
as William Talbot
The Lone Ranger
1938
as Dick Forrest
Requiem for a Gunfighter
1965
as Bryan Comer
Outcasts of Black Mesa
1950
as Ted Thorp
Confession
1937
as Actor (uncredited)
Belle Starr's Daughter
1948
as Marshal Evans
Money Madness
1948
as Policeman
About Lane Chandler
Lane Chandler (1899–1972) was an American actor specializing in Westerns. In the early 1920s he moved to Los Angeles, California, and started working as an auto mechanic. His real-life experiences growing up on a horse ranch landed him bit parts in westerns from 1925, for Paramount Pictures. Studio executives suggested changing his name to Lane Chandler, and as such he began achieving leading roles, the first being The Legion of the Condemned. As a silent film star Chandler performed well, but when talkies arrived he was cast more in supportin… With 229 credits spanning from 1927 to 1971, Lane Chandler has appeared in 209 films and 20 TV shows.
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- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — as Policeman (uncredited)
- Start Cheering (1938) — as Field Judge
- Laura (1944) — as Detective (uncredited)
- Red River (1948) — as Colonel (uncredited)
- Sharad of Atlantis (1936) — as Darius
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