Actor
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 arou ...

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