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