Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 6, 1918
Place of Birth:
New Castle, Indiana , USA
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Richard Crane
Biography
Richard Ollie Crane (June 6, 1918–March 9, 1969) was a veteran character actor whose career spanned three decades in films and television. His early career included many uncredited performances in feature films made in the 1940s. He may be best-remembered for his portrayal of the title role in the TV science fiction series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger, which ran for two seasons starting in 1954. Crane died of a heart attack at the age of 50. He is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Surf Party | Sgt. Wayne Neal |
| 1963 | House of the Damned | Joseph Schiller |
| 1961 | Devil's Partner | David Simpson |
| 1961 | Boy Who Caught a Crook | Connors |
| 1960 | 13 Fighting Men | Loomis |
| 1959 | The Alligator People | Paul Webster |
| 1959 | Battle Flame | Dr. Bill Stoddard |
| 1959 | Please Don't Touch Me! | |
| 1958 | No Time at All | Alvy Webber |
| 1958 | The Deep Six | Lieutenant j.g. Swanson |
| 1957 | Guns Don't Argue | Homer Van Meter |
| 1957 | Bailout at 43,000 | Captain Jack Nolan |
| 1956 | Menace from Outer Space | Rocky Jones |
| 1956 | Forbidden Moon | Rocky Jones |
| 1955 | Day is Done | Pvt. Archer |
| 1955 | No Man's Woman | Dick Sawyer |
| 1955 | The Eternal Sea | Lt. Johnson |
| 1955 | Bobby Ware Is Missing | Police Car Deputy in Car #12 (as Dick Crane) |
| 1954 | Crash of Moons | Rocky Jones |
| 1954 | Beyond the Moon | Rocky Jones |
| 1954 | Silver Needle in the Sky | Rocky Jones |
| 1954 | Manhunt in Space | Rocky Jones |
| 1954 | The Gypsy Moon | Rocky Jones |
| 1953 | The Neanderthal Man | Dr. Ross Harkness |
| 1953 | Winning of the West | Jack Autry |
| 1953 | The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd | Richard Dale |
| 1953 | Woman They Almost Lynched | Yankee Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe | Dick Preston |
| 1952 | Leadville Gunslinger | Jim Blanchard |
| 1952 | Thundering Caravans | Deputy Dan Reed |
| 1951 | The Last Outpost | McReady (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Mysterious Island | Capt. Cyrus Harding |
| 1951 | Man in the Saddle | Juke Vird |
| 1950 | A Lady Without Passport | Lt. Maxon, Navy Flyer |
| 1949 | Dynamite | Johnny Brown |
| 1948 | Triple Threat | |
| 1948 | Waterfront at Midnight | Denny Hanrohan |
| 1948 | Angel on the Amazon | Johnny MacMahon |
| 1948 | Campus Honeymoon | Robert Watson |
| 1948 | Arthur Takes Over | James Clark |
| 1946 | Behind Green Lights | Johnny Williams, Reporter |
| 1946 | The Flying Serpent | Hanson, station XOR broadcaster |
| 1946 | Johnny Comes Flying Home | Johnny Martin |
| 1944 | Patrolling the Ether | Phillip |
| 1944 | None Shall Escape | Willie Grimm as a Man |
| 1944 | Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense | Second Dive-bomber Pilot |
| 1943 | Happy Land | Rusty Marsh |
| 1943 | Riders of the Deadline | Tim Mason |
| 1943 | Someone to Remember | Paul Parker |
| 1943 | For God and Country | Medical Orderly |
| 1943 | Corvette K-225 | Leading Torpedo Man |
| 1943 | Cry 'Havoc' | Man |
| 1943 | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Sailor at Dance (uncredited) |
| 1943 | So Proudly We Hail | Georgie Larson (Uncredited) |
| 1943 | Proceed and Report | Lt. (jg) Lee |
| 1943 | This Is the Army | Sergeant on Field March (uncredited) |
| 1942 | This Time for Keeps | Eustace Andrews |
| 1942 | The Phantom Plainsmen | Tad Marvin |
| 1942 | Eagle Squadron | Griffith |
| 1941 | In the Navy | Office Boy (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Keep 'Em Flying | Cadet Stevens (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Susan and God | Bob |
| 1940 | Keeping Company | Eddie Lane |
| 1940 | Meet the Wildcat | Bill--Office Worker |
| 1940 | We Who Are Young | Savoy-Carlton Bellboy (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Adam-12 | Sergeant |
| 1965 | Honey West | Master of Ceremonies |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Paul Denning |
| 1960 | Surfside 6 | |
| 1960 | Michael Shayne | |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye | |
| 1959 | Philip Marlowe | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | |
| 1958 | Bronco | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Paul Cameron |
| 1957 | Maverick | Jedd Ferris |
| 1957 | Trackdown | |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | George Moore |
| 1957 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Arnie Baselice |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot | Sheriff Andy Horton |
| 1957 | 26 Men | |
| 1957 | Official Detective | |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Dr. Douglas Keene |
| 1956 | State Trooper | |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 | Alvy Webber |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | |
| 1955 | Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe | Dick Preston |
| 1955 | Navy Log | |
| 1954 | Rocky Jones, Space Ranger | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Billy |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Dr. Reynolds |
| 1952 | Gang Busters | |
| 1952 | Hopalong Cassidy | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Chuck Carmody |
| 1951 | Racket Squad | |
| 1951 | Boston Blackie |