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