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