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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 27, 1899
Died
September 5, 1982
Place of Birth
Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA
Also Known As
- Dick Lane
Richard Lane
0.5 Popularity
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
5.8
Roller Rink Announcer
The Shaggy D.A.
1976
5.9
Len
Kansas City Bomber
1972
5.8
Kelley
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
1951
6.1
Marty Gruber
The Admiral Was a Lady
1950
6.3
Hopper
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950
0.0
Colonel Ed Harrison
Everybody's Dancin'
1950
6.0
Lt. Nelson
Quicksand
1950
0.0
Sergeant Mullin
There's a Girl in My Heart
1949
5.2
Reno Riley
The Big Wheel
1949
🎬
0.0
Sgt. Dick Lane
Flung by a Fling
1949
Credits
The Shaggy D.A.
as Roller Rink Announcer
1976
5.8
Kansas City Bomber
as Len
1972
5.9
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
as Kelley
1951
5.8
The Admiral Was a Lady
as Marty Gruber
1950
6.1
The Jackie Robinson Story
as Hopper
1950
6.3
Everybody's Dancin'
as Colonel Ed Harrison
1950
0.0
Quicksand
as Lt. Nelson
1950
6.0
There's a Girl in My Heart
as Sergeant Mullin
1949
0.0
The Big Wheel
as Reno Riley
1949
5.2
🎬
Flung by a Fling
as Sgt. Dick Lane
1949
0.0
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
as Michael Gihuly
1949
6.6
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
as Inspector William R. Farraday
1949
5.6
Miss Mink of 1949
as Herbert Pendelton
1949
0.0
🎬
He's in Again
as Dick
1949
0.0
The Babe Ruth Story
as Boston Braves' coach
1948
5.8
The Creeper
as Insp. Fenwick
1948
4.5
🎬
Pardon My Lamb Chop
as Dick, Shell-shocked Veteran
1948
0.0
Trapped by Boston Blackie
as Insp. William R. Farraday
1948
6.5
The Return of the Whistler
as Gaylord Traynor
1948
5.9
Tenth Avenue Angel
as Street Vendor
1948
6.0
🎬
Two Nuts in a Rut
as Richard Lane, producer
1948
0.0
🎬
Wedding Belle
as Dick Lane
1947
0.0
🎬
Training for Trouble
as Richard Lane
1947
0.0
Out of the Blue
as Detective Noonan
1947
6.3
Song of Scheherazade
as Lieutenant
1947
5.8
Boston Blackie and the Law
as Inspector Farraday
1946
6.0
Sioux City Sue
as Jefferson Lang
1946
0.0
Gentleman Joe Palooka
as Phillips
1946
0.0
Pardon My Terror
as Dick
1946
0.0
🎬
Hot Water
as Dick
1946
0.0
Ain't Love Cuckoo?
as Dick Lane
1946
0.0
The Phantom Thief
as Inspector John Farraday
1946
5.3
Talk About a Lady
as Duke Randall
1946
3.0
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
as Inspector Farraday
1946
4.9
Girl on the Spot
as Weepy McGurk
1946
0.0
🎬
High Blood Pleasure
as Dick
1945
0.0
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
as Inspector Farraday
1945
4.7
Wonder Man
as Assistant District Attorney
1945
6.5
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
as Insp. John Farraday
1945
5.5
The Bullfighters
as 'Hot Shot' Coleman
1945
5.8
Two O'Clock Courage
as Al Haley
1945
6.1
What a Blonde
as Pomeroy
1945
2.7
Here Come the Co-Eds
as Near-Sighted Man at Ballroom
1945
5.7
Brazil
as Edward Graham
1944
4.9
Bowery to Broadway
as Walter Rogers
1944
0.0
One Mysterious Night
as Inspector Farraday
1944
5.9
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine
as Marty Allen
1944
6.5
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
as Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski
1944
6.2
Louisiana Hayride
as J. Huntington McMasters
1944
6.0
Take It Big
as Eddie Hampton
1944
0.0
Bermuda Mystery
as Detective Sergeant Donovan
1944
6.0
Slightly Terrific
as Mike Hamilyon
1944
4.0
Gung Ho!
as Capt. Dunphy
1943
5.4
The Chance of a Lifetime
as Insp. John Farraday
1943
6.2
Crazy House
as S. E. Hanley
1943
5.0
Corvette K-225
as Vice Admiral
1943
6.1
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Barney Johnson (uncredited)
1943
6.0
Fired Wife
as Orin Tracy
1943
4.2
Don't Be a Sucker!
as Soapbox Orator
1943
6.8
Swing Your Partner
as Mr. Lane
1943
0.0
Air Force
as Maj. W.G. Roberts
1943
6.5
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
as Inspector Farraday
1943
5.6
It Ain't Hay
as Slicker
1943
6.4
Arabian Nights
as Corporal
1942
6.0
Time to Kill
as Lt. Breeze
1942
5.9
To the Shores of Tripoli
as Lieutenant
1942
5.4
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
as Inspector Farraday
1942
5.0
🎬
Dead End Kids Go To War
as Don Ames
1942
0.0
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Phillips
1942
6.0
Drums of the Congo
as Coutlass
1942
0.0
Dr. Broadway
as Patrick Doyle
1942
5.6
Alias Boston Blackie
as Inspector Farraday
1942
5.4
Butch Minds the Baby
as Harry the Horse
1942
0.0
Hellzapoppin'
as Director
1941
7.2
Confessions of Boston Blackie
as Inspector John Farraday
1941
6.1
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Pete Conway (uncredited)
1941
5.9
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Steve Oldring
1941
0.0
Navy Blues
as 'Rocky' Anderson
1941
4.0
San Antonio Rose
as Charles J. Willoughby
1941
7.0
For Beauty's Sake
as Mr. Jackman
1941
0.0
Time Out for Rhythm
as Mike Armstrong
1941
6.2
The Cowboy and the Blonde
as Gilbert
1941
0.0
I Wanted Wings
as Flight Commander
1941
5.4
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Recruiting Officer
1941
4.7
The Penalty
as Craig
1941
6.0
Meet Boston Blackie
as Inspector Faraday
1941
6.3
Ride, Kelly, Ride
as Dan Thomas
1941
0.0
Respect the Law
as George Johnson
1941
6.0
Youth Will Be Served
as Mr. Hewitt
1940
1.0
Hired Wife
as McNab
1940
6.8
Boom Town
as Assistant D.A.
1940
6.9
Brother Orchid
as Mugsy O'Day
1940
6.5
The Biscuit Eater
as Harvey McNeil
1940
6.3
Sandy Is a Lady
as Philip Jarvis
1940
0.0
Two Girls on Broadway
as Buddy Bartell
1940
6.6
Free, Blonde and 21
as Lieutenant Lake
1940
8.0
City of Chance
as Marty Connors
1940
5.2
Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Sam Vaughn
1939
5.7
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Reagan (uncredited)
1939
5.8
Main Street Lawyer
as Ballou, Marco's Lawyer
1939
2.0
Drunk Driving
as Rick
1939
5.4
Sued for Libel
as Smiley Dugan
1939
5.4
Hero for a Day
as Abbott
1939
0.0
The Escape
as David Clifford
1939
5.5
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Ramsey Firpo
1939
5.0
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
as Kit Carson
1939
0.0
News Is Made at Night
as Barney Basely
1939
4.0
Stronger Than Desire
as Jerry Brody
1939
5.1
Unexpected Father
as Leo Murphy - Booking Agent
1939
0.0
🎬
It Could Happen to You
as District Attorney
1939
1.5
Union Pacific
as Sam Reed
1939
6.6
🎬
For Love or Money
as Foster
1939
0.0
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Police Commissioner Gordon
1939
6.7
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
as Joe Arnold
1938
6.4
The Last Warning
as Richard Lane
1938
7.0
🎬
His Exciting Night
as Homer Carslake
1938
3.0
Exposed
as Tony Mitchell
1938
5.0
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as Assistant Coach Jones
1938
9.0
I'm from the City
as Captain Oliver 'Ollie' Fitch
1938
5.0
🎬
The Jitters
as Dance Studio Manager
1938
6.0
The Saint in New York
as Dispatcher (Uncredited)
1938
6.4
Blind Alibi
as Bowers
1938
5.8
Joy of Living
as Harvey (Uncredited)
1938
5.7
Go Chase Yourself
as Nails
1938
5.0
This Marriage Business
as Joe Selby
1938
4.4
Radio City Revels
as Crane
1938
8.0
🎬
Ears of Experience
as The Boss
1938
0.0
Everybody's Doing It
as Steve Devers
1938
5.0
The Dummy Owner
1938
0.0
Crashing Hollywood
as Hugo Wells
1938
5.8
Wise Girl
as Detective
1937
7.0
Danger Patrol
as Bill
1937
5.3
Many Unhappy Returns
as Doctor
1937
0.0
Saturday's Heroes
as Red Watson
1937
7.0
Should Wives Work?
1937
6.2
The Life of the Party
as Hotel Manager
1937
5.2
Flight from Glory
as Mr. Hanson
1937
5.5
Super-Sleuth
as Barker
1937
5.0
New Faces of 1937
as Broker
1937
4.0
There Goes My Girl
as Tim J. Whelan
1937
5.0
You Can't Buy Luck
as Det. McGrath
1937
4.0
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as High-Grade
1937
6.0
The Woman I Love
as Florence's Boyfriend
1937
0.0
Shake, Mr. Shakespeare
as Mr. Smith
1936
5.0
Punch and Beauty
as Russ Biff
1936
0.0
For the Love of Pete
as McSwat's Cornerman
1936
0.0