
Richard Crane
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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
Credits

Man in the Saddle (1951)
as Juke Vird

Forbidden Moon (1956)
as Rocky Jones

This Is the Army (1943)
as Sergeant on Field March (uncredited)

Happy Land (1943)
as Rusty Marsh

Cry 'Havoc' (1943)
as Man

In the Navy (1941)
as Office Boy (uncredited)

So Proudly We Hail (1943)
as Georgie Larson (Uncredited)

Eagle Squadron (1942)
as Griffith

The Alligator People (1959)
as Paul Webster

The Deep Six (1958)
as Lieutenant j.g. Swanson

The Neanderthal Man (1953)
as Dr. Ross Harkness

The Last Outpost (1951)
as McReady (uncredited)

Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
as Cadet Stevens (uncredited)

Follow the Boys (1944)
as Marine Officer (uncredited)

Guns Don't Argue (1957)
as Homer Van Meter

The Eternal Sea (1955)
as Lt. Johnson

A Lady Without Passport (1950)
as Lt. Maxon, Navy Flyer

Woman They Almost Lynched (1953)
as Yankee Lieutenant (uncredited)

We Who Are Young (1940)
as Savoy-Carlton Bellboy (uncredited)

Devil's Partner (1961)
as David Simpson

Silver Needle in the Sky (1954)
as Rocky Jones

None Shall Escape (1944)
as Willie Grimm as a Man

Menace from Outer Space (1956)
as Rocky Jones

House of the Damned (1963)
as Joseph Schiller

Corvette K-225 (1943)
as Leading Torpedo Man

Mysterious Island (1951)
as Capt. Cyrus Harding

The Phantom Plainsmen (1942)
as Tad Marvin

No Time at All (1958)
as Alvy Webber

Susan and God (1940)
as Bob

Meet the Wildcat (1940)
as Bill--Office Worker

Crash of Moons (1954)
as Rocky Jones

Thundering Caravans (1952)
as Deputy Dan Reed

Bobby Ware Is Missing (1955)
as Police Car Deputy in Car #12 (as Dick Crane)

Behind Green Lights (1946)
as Johnny Williams, Reporter

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)
as Sailor at Dance (uncredited)

This Time for Keeps (1942)
as Eustace Andrews

Day is Done (1955)
as Pvt. Archer

Keeping Company (1940)
as Eddie Lane

Patrolling the Ether (1944)
as Phillip

Leadville Gunslinger (1952)
as Jim Blanchard

Riders of the Deadline (1943)
as Tim Mason

Boy Who Caught a Crook (1961)
as Connors
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense (1944)
as Second Dive-bomber Pilot

Johnny Comes Flying Home (1946)
as Johnny Martin

Angel on the Amazon (1948)
as Johnny MacMahon

The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd (1953)
as Richard Dale

Battle Flame (1959)
as Dr. Bill Stoddard

No Man's Woman (1955)
as Dick Sawyer

Bailout at 43,000 (1957)
as Captain Jack Nolan

Surf Party (1964)
as Sgt. Wayne Neal

Manhunt in Space (1954)
as Rocky Jones

Someone to Remember (1943)
as Paul Parker

Arthur Takes Over (1948)
as James Clark

Winning of the West (1953)
as Jack Autry

Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (1953)
as Dick Preston

For God and Country (1943)
as Medical Orderly

13 Fighting Men (1960)
as Loomis

The Flying Serpent (1946)
as Hanson, station XOR broadcaster

Dynamite (1949)
as Johnny Brown

Beyond the Moon (1954)
as Rocky Jones
Campus Honeymoon (1948)
as Robert Watson
Proceed and Report (1943)
as Lt. (jg) Lee

Triple Threat (1948)
Actor

Lassie: Countdown (—)
as Newscaster

Waterfront at Midnight (1948)
as Denny Hanrohan

Please Don't Touch Me (1963)
Actor

The Gypsy Moon (1954)
as Rocky Jones





