Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 27, 1899
Place of Birth:
Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA
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Richard 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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | The Shaggy D.A. | Roller Rink Announcer |
| 1972 | Kansas City Bomber | Len |
| 1951 | I Can Get It for You Wholesale | Kelley |
| 1950 | The Jackie Robinson Story | Hopper |
| 1950 | The Admiral Was a Lady | Marty Gruber |
| 1950 | Everybody's Dancin' | Colonel Ed Harrison |
| 1950 | Quicksand | Lt. Nelson |
| 1949 | Take Me Out to the Ball Game | Michael Gihuly |
| 1949 | Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture | Inspector William R. Farraday |
| 1949 | The Big Wheel | Reno Riley |
| 1949 | Flung by a Fling | Sgt. Dick Lane |
| 1949 | He's in Again | Dick |
| 1949 | There's a Girl in My Heart | Sergeant Mullin |
| 1949 | Miss Mink of 1949 | Herbert Pendelton |
| 1948 | The Return of the Whistler | Gaylord Traynor |
| 1948 | Trapped by Boston Blackie | Insp. William R. Farraday |
| 1948 | The Creeper | Insp. Fenwick |
| 1948 | Pardon My Lamb Chop | Dick, Shell-shocked Veteran |
| 1948 | Two Nuts in a Rut | Richard Lane, producer |
| 1948 | Tenth Avenue Angel | Street Vendor |
| 1948 | The Babe Ruth Story | Boston Braves' coach |
| 1947 | Wedding Belle | Dick Lane |
| 1947 | Song of Scheherazade | Lieutenant |
| 1947 | Out of the Blue | Detective Noonan |
| 1947 | Training for Trouble | Richard Lane |
| 1946 | A Close Call for Boston Blackie | Inspector Farraday |
| 1946 | Boston Blackie and the Law | Inspector Farraday |
| 1946 | Talk About a Lady | Duke Randall |
| 1946 | The Phantom Thief | Inspector John Farraday |
| 1946 | Girl on the Spot | Weepy McGurk |
| 1946 | Sioux City Sue | Jefferson Lang |
| 1946 | Hot Water | Dick |
| 1946 | Ain't Love Cuckoo? | Dick Lane |
| 1946 | Pardon My Terror | Dick |
| 1946 | Gentleman Joe Palooka | Phillips |
| 1945 | Two O'Clock Courage | Al Haley |
| 1945 | Boston Blackie's Rendezvous | Inspector Farraday |
| 1945 | Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion | Insp. John Farraday |
| 1945 | The Bullfighters | 'Hot Shot' Coleman |
| 1945 | What a Blonde | Pomeroy |
| 1945 | Wonder Man | Assistant District Attorney |
| 1945 | Here Come the Co-Eds | Near-Sighted Man at Ballroom |
| 1945 | High Blood Pleasure | Dick |
| 1944 | One Mysterious Night | Inspector Farraday |
| 1944 | Louisiana Hayride | J. Huntington McMasters |
| 1944 | Slightly Terrific | Mike Hamilyon |
| 1944 | Bermuda Mystery | Detective Sergeant Donovan |
| 1944 | Mr. Winkle Goes to War | Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski |
| 1944 | Take It Big | Eddie Hampton |
| 1944 | A Wave, a WAC and a Marine | Marty Allen |
| 1944 | Bowery to Broadway | Walter Rogers |
| 1944 | Brazil | Edward Graham |
| 1943 | Don't Be a Sucker! | Soapbox Orator |
| 1943 | After Midnight with Boston Blackie | Inspector Farraday |
| 1943 | The Chance of a Lifetime | Insp. John Farraday |
| 1943 | Fired Wife | Orin Tracy |
| 1943 | Air Force | Maj. W.G. Roberts |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Barney Johnson (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Swing Your Partner | Mr. Lane |
| 1943 | Corvette K-225 | Vice Admiral |
| 1943 | Crazy House | S. E. Hanley |
| 1943 | It Ain't Hay | Slicker |
| 1943 | Gung Ho! | Capt. Dunphy |
| 1942 | Arabian Nights | Corporal |
| 1942 | A-Haunting We Will Go | Phillips |
| 1942 | Time to Kill | Lt. Breeze |
| 1942 | Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood | Inspector Farraday |
| 1942 | Alias Boston Blackie | Inspector Farraday |
| 1942 | Dead End Kids Go To War | Don Ames |
| 1942 | Butch Minds the Baby | Harry the Horse |
| 1942 | Dr. Broadway | Police Sgt. Patrick Doyle |
| 1942 | Drums of the Congo | Coutlass |
| 1942 | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Pete Conway (uncredited) |
| 1942 | To the Shores of Tripoli | Lieutenant |
| 1941 | Confessions of Boston Blackie | Inspector John Farraday |
| 1941 | Meet Boston Blackie | Inspector Faraday |
| 1941 | Time Out for Rhythm | Mike Armstrong |
| 1941 | The Cowboy and the Blonde | Gilbert |
| 1941 | The Penalty | Craig |
| 1941 | Ride, Kelly, Ride | Dan Thomas |
| 1941 | A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob | Recruiting Officer |
| 1941 | Navy Blues | 'Rocky' Anderson |
| 1941 | Riders of the Purple Sage | Steve Oldring |
| 1941 | Respect the Law | George Johnson |
| 1941 | Hellzapoppin' | Director |
| 1941 | San Antonio Rose | Charles J. Willoughby |
| 1941 | I Wanted Wings | Flight Commander |
| 1941 | For Beauty's Sake | Mr. Jackman |
| 1940 | Youth Will Be Served | Mr. Hewitt |
| 1940 | Brother Orchid | Mugsy O'Day |
| 1940 | City of Chance | Marty Connors |
| 1940 | Boom Town | Assistant D.A. |
| 1940 | Hired Wife | McNab |
| 1940 | Two Girls on Broadway | Buddy Bartell |
| 1940 | The Biscuit Eater | Harvey McNeil |
| 1940 | Sandy Is a Lady | Philip Jarvis |
| 1940 | Free, Blonde and 21 | Lieutenant Lake |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Police Commissioner Gordon |
| 1939 | It Could Happen to You | District Attorney |
| 1939 | Stronger Than Desire | Jerry Brody |
| 1939 | Sued for Libel | Smiley Dugan |
| 1939 | The Day the Bookies Wept | Ramsey Firpo |
| 1939 | Union Pacific | Sam Reed |
| 1939 | The Escape | David Clifford |
| 1939 | The Amazing Mr. Williams | Reagan (uncredited) |
| 1939 | News Is Made at Night | Barney Basely |
| 1939 | Mutiny on the Blackhawk | Kit Carson |
| 1939 | Nick Carter, Master Detective | Sam Vaughn |
| 1939 | Main Street Lawyer | Ballou, Marco's Lawyer |
| 1939 | For Love or Money | Foster |
| 1939 | Unexpected Father | Leo Murphy - Booking Agent |
| 1939 | Drunk Driving | Rick |
| 1939 | Hero for a Day | Abbott |
| 1938 | Charlie Chan in Honolulu | Joe Arnold |
| 1938 | Crashing Hollywood | Hugo Wells |
| 1938 | This Marriage Business | Joe Selby |
| 1938 | The Dummy Owner | |
| 1938 | Mr. Doodle Kicks Off | Assistant Coach Jones |
| 1938 | Radio City Revels | Crane |
| 1938 | Exposed | Tony Mitchell |
| 1938 | Go Chase Yourself | Nails |
| 1938 | Blind Alibi | Bowers |
| 1938 | Everybody's Doing It | Steve Devers |
| 1938 | His Exciting Night | Homer Carslake |
| 1938 | Ears of Experience | The Boss |
| 1938 | The Jitters | Dance Studio Manager |
| 1938 | I'm from the City | Captain Oliver 'Ollie' Fitch |
| 1938 | The Saint in New York | Dispatcher (Uncredited) |
| 1938 | Joy of Living | Harvey (Uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Last Warning | Richard Lane |
| 1937 | Danger Patrol | Bill |
| 1937 | Wise Girl | Detective |
| 1937 | Flight from Glory | Mr. Hanson |
| 1937 | The Outcasts of Poker Flat | High-Grade |
| 1937 | Many Unhappy Returns | Doctor |
| 1937 | Saturday's Heroes | Red Watson |
| 1937 | There Goes My Girl | Tim J. Whelan |
| 1937 | The Life of the Party | Hotel Manager |
| 1937 | You Can't Buy Luck | Det. McGrath |
| 1937 | New Faces of 1937 | Broker |
| 1937 | Super-Sleuth | Barker |
| 1937 | The Woman I Love | Florence's Boyfriend |
| 1937 | Should Wives Work? | |
| 1936 | Shake, Mr. Shakespeare | Mr. Smith |
| 1936 | For the Love of Pete | McSwat's Cornerman |
| 1936 | Punch and Beauty | Russ Biff |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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