Richard Lane
Born: 1899-05-27 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 1982-09-05
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1976
- The Shaggy D.A. as Roller Rink Announcer
1972
- Kansas City Bomber as Len
1951
- I Can Get It for You Wholesale as Kelley
1950
- Quicksand as Lt. Nelson
- The Jackie Robinson Story as Hopper
- The Admiral Was a Lady as Marty Gruber
- Everybody's Dancin' as Colonel Ed Harrison
1949
- Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture as Inspector William R. Farraday
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game as Michael Gihuly
- The Big Wheel as Reno Riley
- Miss Mink of 1949 as Herbert Pendelton
- There's a Girl in My Heart as Sergeant Mullin
- Flung by a Fling as Sgt. Dick Lane
- He's in Again as Dick
1948
- The Return of the Whistler as Gaylord Traynor
- The Babe Ruth Story as Boston Braves' coach
- Tenth Avenue Angel as Street Vendor
- Two Nuts in a Rut as Richard Lane, producer
- The Creeper as Insp. Fenwick
- Trapped by Boston Blackie as Insp. William R. Farraday
- Pardon My Lamb Chop as Dick, Shell-shocked Veteran
1947
- Song of Scheherazade as Lieutenant
- Out of the Blue as Detective Noonan
- Training for Trouble as Richard Lane
- Wedding Belle as Dick Lane
- Devil Ship as Capt. Biff Brown
1946
- The Phantom Thief as Inspector John Farraday
- Monkey Businessmen as Mr. Jordan (voice) (uncredited)
- A Close Call for Boston Blackie as Inspector Farraday
- Talk About a Lady as Duke Randall
- Gentleman Joe Palooka as Phillips
- Ain't Love Cuckoo? as Dick Lane
- Boston Blackie and the Law as Inspector Farraday
- Sioux City Sue as Jefferson Lang
- Pardon My Terror as Dick
- Hot Water as Dick
- Girl on the Spot as Weepy McGurk
1945
- The Bullfighters as 'Hot Shot' Coleman
- Wonder Man as Assistant District Attorney
- Here Come the Co-Eds as Near-Sighted Man at Ballroom
- Boston Blackie's Rendezvous as Inspector Farraday
- Two O'Clock Courage as Al Haley
- Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion as Insp. John Farraday
- What a Blonde as Pomeroy
- High Blood Pleasure as Dick
1944
- Brazil as Edward Graham
- One Mysterious Night as Inspector Farraday
- Take It Big as Eddie Hampton
- Mr. Winkle Goes to War as Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski
- Louisiana Hayride as J. Huntington McMasters
- A Wave, a WAC and a Marine as Marty Allen
- Bowery to Broadway as Walter Rogers
- Slightly Terrific as Mike Hamilyon
- Bermuda Mystery as Detective Sergeant Donovan
1943
- Air Force as Maj. W.G. Roberts
- Gung Ho! as Capt. Dunphy
- It Ain't Hay as Slicker
- Thank Your Lucky Stars as Barney Johnson (uncredited)
- Corvette K-225 as Vice Admiral
- Crazy House as S. E. Hanley
- Swing Your Partner as Mr. Lane
- Don't Be a Sucker! as Soapbox Orator
- The Chance of a Lifetime as Insp. John Farraday
- After Midnight with Boston Blackie as Inspector Farraday
- Fired Wife as Orin Tracy
1942
- Arabian Nights as Corporal
- A-Haunting We Will Go as Phillips
- To the Shores of Tripoli as Lieutenant
- Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood as Inspector Farraday
- Alias Boston Blackie as Inspector Farraday
- Dr. Broadway as Patrick Doyle
- Time to Kill as Lt. Breeze
- Butch Minds the Baby as Harry the Horse
- Dead End Kids Go To War as Don Ames
- Drums of the Congo as Coutlass
1941
- Hellzapoppin' as Director
- Ride 'Em Cowboy as Pete Conway (uncredited)
- Navy Blues as 'Rocky' Anderson
- The Penalty as Craig
- Riders of the Purple Sage as Steve Oldring
- A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob as Recruiting Officer
- Confessions of Boston Blackie as Inspector John Farraday
- San Antonio Rose as Charles J. Willoughby
- I Wanted Wings as Flight Commander
- The Cowboy and the Blonde as Gilbert
- Time Out for Rhythm as Mike Armstrong
- For Beauty's Sake as Mr. Jackman
- Meet Boston Blackie as Inspector Faraday
- Ride, Kelly, Ride as Dan Thomas
- Respect the Law as George Johnson
1940
- Boom Town as Assistant D.A.
- Brother Orchid as Mugsy O'Day
- The Biscuit Eater as Harvey McNeil
- Sandy Is a Lady as Philip Jarvis
- Yesterday's Heroes as Cleats Slater
- Two Girls on Broadway as Buddy Bartell
- Free, Blonde and 21 as Lieutenant Lake
- City of Chance as Marty Connors
- Hired Wife as McNab
- Youth Will Be Served as Mr. Hewitt
- The Bride Wore Crutches as Bill Daly
1939
- Union Pacific as Sam Reed
- Mr. Moto in Danger Island as Police Commissioner Gordon
- The Amazing Mr. Williams as Reagan (uncredited)
- News Is Made at Night as Barney Basely
- Drunk Driving as Rick
- It Could Happen to You as District Attorney
- Unexpected Father as Leo Murphy - Booking Agent
- Nick Carter, Master Detective as Sam Vaughn
- Sued for Libel as Smiley Dugan
- Mutiny on the Blackhawk as Kit Carson
- Stronger Than Desire as Jerry Brody
- Main Street Lawyer as Ballou, Marco's Lawyer
- The Escape as David Clifford
- Hero for a Day as Abbott
- The Day the Bookies Wept as Ramsey Firpo
- For Love or Money as Foster
1938
- Joy of Living as Harvey (Uncredited)
- The Saint in New York as Dispatcher (Uncredited)
- Charlie Chan in Honolulu as Joe Arnold
- The Last Warning as Richard Lane
- Exposed as Tony Mitchell
- I'm from the City as Captain Oliver 'Ollie' Fitch
- Mr. Doodle Kicks Off as Assistant Coach Jones
- Go Chase Yourself as Nails
- Crashing Hollywood as Hugo Wells
- His Exciting Night as Homer Carslake
- Blind Alibi as Bowers
- This Marriage Business as Joe Selby
- Radio City Revels as Crane
- Everybody's Doing It as Steve Devers
- Ears of Experience as The Boss
- The Jitters as Dance Studio Manager
- The Dummy Owner
1937
- Super-Sleuth as Barker
- The Woman I Love as Florence's Boyfriend
- Wise Girl as Detective
- New Faces of 1937 as Broker
- Flight from Glory as Mr. Hanson
- You Can't Buy Luck as Det. McGrath
- The Life of the Party as Hotel Manager
- The Outcasts of Poker Flat as High-Grade
- Many Unhappy Returns as Doctor
- Saturday's Heroes as Red Watson
- Danger Patrol as Bill
- There Goes My Girl as Tim J. Whelan
- Should Wives Work?
1936
- Shake, Mr. Shakespeare as Mr. Smith
- For the Love of Pete as McSwat's Cornerman
- Punch and Beauty as Russ Biff