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