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