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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 6, 1918
Died
March 9, 1969
Place of Birth
New Castle, Indiana , USA
Also Known As
- Richard Ollie Crane
Richard Crane
0.4 Popularity
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
7.0
Sergeant
Adam-12
1968
7.0
Master of Ceremonies
Honey West
1965
7.0
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
3.8
Sgt. Wayne Neal
Surf Party
1964
4.7
Joseph Schiller
House of the Damned
1963
6.4
Paul Denning
The Virginian
1962
5.0
Connors
Boy Who Caught a Crook
1961
5.3
David Simpson
Devil's Partner
1961
5.0
Surfside 6
1960
5.0
Michael Shayne
1960
Credits
Adam-12
as Sergeant
1968
7.0
Honey West
as Master of Ceremonies
1965
7.0
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
7.0
Surf Party
as Sgt. Wayne Neal
1964
3.8
House of the Damned
as Joseph Schiller
1963
4.7
The Virginian
as Paul Denning
1962
6.4
Boy Who Caught a Crook
as Connors
1961
5.0
Devil's Partner
as David Simpson
1961
5.3
Surfside 6
1960
5.0
Michael Shayne
1960
5.0
13 Fighting Men
as Loomis
1960
2.3
Hawaiian Eye
1959
5.2
Philip Marlowe
1959
5.0
Battle Flame
as Dr. Bill Stoddard
1959
6.0
The Alligator People
as Paul Webster
1959
5.6
Please Don't Touch Me!
1959
5.8
77 Sunset Strip
1958
6.7
Bronco
1958
5.9
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Paul Cameron
1958
6.8
No Time at All
as Alvy Webber
1958
0.0
The Deep Six
as Lieutenant j.g. Swanson
1958
5.5
26 Men
1957
4.2
Trackdown
1957
6.4
Maverick
as Jedd Ferris
1957
6.9
Perry Mason
as George Moore
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Dr. Douglas Keene
1957
7.7
Sugarfoot
as Sheriff Andy Horton
1957
4.8
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Arnie Baselice
1957
6.2
Bailout at 43,000
as Captain Jack Nolan
1957
4.6
Guns Don't Argue
as Homer Van Meter
1957
4.0
🎬
Official Detective
1957
7.0
Playhouse 90
as Alvy Webber
1956
7.6
🎬
State Trooper
1956
5.0
Forbidden Moon
as Rocky Jones
1956
0.0
Menace from Outer Space
as Rocky Jones
1956
3.3
No Man's Woman
as Dick Sawyer
1955
4.8
Bobby Ware Is Missing
as Police Car Deputy in Car #12 (as Dick Crane)
1955
7.0
Day is Done
as Pvt. Archer
1955
6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
5.4
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Navy Log
1955
4.5
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
6.8
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
as Dick Preston
1955
5.0
The Eternal Sea
as Lt. Johnson
1955
6.4
The Gypsy Moon
as Rocky Jones
1954
2.0
Crash of Moons
as Rocky Jones
1954
3.2
Silver Needle in the Sky
as Rocky Jones
1954
4.5
Beyond the Moon
as Rocky Jones
1954
4.0
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
1954
5.3
Manhunt in Space
as Rocky Jones
1954
2.5
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
as Richard Dale
1953
3.8
The Neanderthal Man
as Dr. Ross Harkness
1953
4.2
Woman They Almost Lynched
as Yankee Lieutenant (uncredited)
1953
6.3
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
as Dick Preston
1953
5.0
General Electric Theater
as Billy
1953
6.4
General Electric Theater
as Dr. Reynolds
1953
6.4
Winning of the West
as Jack Autry
1953
5.5
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
5.1
Thundering Caravans
as Deputy Dan Reed
1952
0.0
Leadville Gunslinger
as Jim Blanchard
1952
0.0
🎬
Gang Busters
1952
0.0
Man in the Saddle
as Juke Vird
1951
6.4
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Chuck Carmody
1951
7.2
Mysterious Island
as Capt. Cyrus Harding
1951
5.3
Boston Blackie
1951
4.0
Racket Squad
1951
6.0
The Last Outpost
as McReady (uncredited)
1951
5.5
A Lady Without Passport
as Lt. Maxon, Navy Flyer
1950
5.2
Dynamite
as Johnny Brown
1949
2.5
Angel on the Amazon
as Johnny MacMahon
1948
4.8
Triple Threat
1948
0.0
Waterfront at Midnight
as Denny Hanrohan
1948
4.0
Arthur Takes Over
as James Clark
1948
2.0
🎬
Campus Honeymoon
as Robert Watson
1948
0.0
Johnny Comes Flying Home
as Johnny Martin
1946
0.0
Behind Green Lights
as Johnny Williams, Reporter
1946
5.5
The Flying Serpent
as Hanson, station XOR broadcaster
1946
4.6
Follow the Boys
as Marine Officer (uncredited)
1944
5.3
Patrolling the Ether
as Phillip
1944
6.0
🎬
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
as Second Dive-bomber Pilot
1944
0.0
None Shall Escape
as Willie Grimm as a Man
1944
6.3
Riders of the Deadline
as Tim Mason
1943
4.1
Cry 'Havoc'
as Man
1943
6.3
Happy Land
as Rusty Marsh
1943
6.2
🎬
Proceed and Report
as Lt. (jg) Lee
1943
0.0
Corvette K-225
as Leading Torpedo Man
1943
6.1
So Proudly We Hail
as Georgie Larson (Uncredited)
1943
5.5
Someone to Remember
as Paul Parker
1943
7.0
This Is the Army
as Sergeant on Field March (uncredited)
1943
5.6
For God and Country
as Medical Orderly
1943
0.0
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Sailor at Dance (uncredited)
1943
5.5
Eagle Squadron
as Griffith
1942
5.5
The Phantom Plainsmen
as Tad Marvin
1942
6.0
This Time for Keeps
as Eustace Andrews
1942
6.0
Keep 'Em Flying
as Cadet Stevens (uncredited)
1941
6.0
In the Navy
as Office Boy (uncredited)
1941
6.4
Keeping Company
as Eddie Lane
1940
6.4
Meet the Wildcat
as Bill--Office Worker
1940
0.0
We Who Are Young
as Savoy-Carlton Bellboy (uncredited)
1940
5.8
Susan and God
as Bob
1940
6.5