9.0
9.0
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938
as Assistant Coach Jones
Richard Lane
Acting
Born:May 27, 1899
Died:September 5, 1982(aged 83)
Birthplace:Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA
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CommunityBiography
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 (140 movies)
8.0
8.0
Radio City Revels
1938
as Crane
8.0
8.0
Free, Blonde and 21
1940
as Lieutenant Lake
7.2
7.2
Hellzapoppin'
1941
as Director
7.0
7.0
The Last Warning
1938
as Richard Lane
7.0
7.0
Wise Girl
1937
as Detective
7.0
7.0
Saturday's Heroes
1937
as Red Watson
7.0
7.0
San Antonio Rose
1941
as Charles J. Willoughby
6.8
6.8
Boom Town
1940
as Assistant D.A.
6.8
6.8
Hired Wife
1940
as McNab
6.8
6.8
Don't Be a Sucker!
1943
as Soapbox Orator
6.6
6.6
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
as Police Commissioner Gordon
6.6
6.6
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
1949
as Michael Gihuly
6.6
6.6
Two Girls on Broadway
1940
as Buddy Bartell
6.6
6.6
Union Pacific
1939
as Sam Reed
6.5
6.5
Wonder Man
1945
as Assistant District Attorney
6.5
6.5
Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948
as Insp. William R. Farraday
6.5
6.5
Air Force
1943
as Maj. W.G. Roberts
6.5
6.5
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine
1944
as Marty Allen
6.4
6.4
Brother Orchid
1940
as Mugsy O'Day
6.4
6.4
It Ain't Hay
1943
as Slicker
6.4
6.4
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
1938
as Joe Arnold
6.3
6.3
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950
as Hopper
6.3
6.3
Meet Boston Blackie
1941
as Inspector Faraday
6.3
6.3
Out of the Blue
1947
as Detective Noonan
6.3
6.3
The Biscuit Eater
1940
as Harvey McNeil
6.2
6.2
The Saint in New York
1938
as Dispatcher (Uncredited)
6.2
6.2
Time Out for Rhythm
1941
as Mike Armstrong
6.2
6.2
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944
as Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski
6.2
6.2
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943
as Insp. John Farraday
6.2
6.2
Should Wives Work?
1937
6.1
6.1
Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941
as Inspector John Farraday
6.1
6.1
Two O'Clock Courage
1945
as Al Haley
6.1
6.1
Corvette K-225
1943
as Vice Admiral
6.1
6.1
The Admiral Was a Lady
1950
as Marty Gruber
6.1
6.1
Tenth Avenue Angel
1948
as Street Vendor
6.0
6.0
Quicksand
1950
as Lt. Nelson
6.0
6.0
The Jitters
1938
as Dance Studio Manager
6.0
6.0
Respect the Law
1941
as George Johnson
6.0
6.0
Arabian Nights
1942
as Corporal
6.0
6.0
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
as Phillips
6.0
6.0
The Penalty
1941
as Craig
6.0
6.0
Boston Blackie and the Law
1946
as Inspector Farraday
6.0
6.0
Bermuda Mystery
1944
as Detective Sergeant Donovan
6.0
6.0
Louisiana Hayride
1944
as J. Huntington McMasters
6.0
6.0
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1937
as High-Grade
5.9
5.9
One Mysterious Night
1944
as Inspector Farraday
5.9
5.9
Kansas City Bomber
1972
as Len
5.9
5.9
The Return of the Whistler
1948
as Gaylord Traynor
5.8
5.8
Blind Alibi
1938
as Bowers
5.8
5.8
The Babe Ruth Story
1948
as Boston Braves' coach
5.8
5.8
The Shaggy D.A.
1976
as Roller Rink Announcer
5.8
5.8
Crashing Hollywood
1938
as Hugo Wells
5.8
5.8
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
1951
as Kelley
5.8
5.8
The Bullfighters
1945
as 'Hot Shot' Coleman
5.8
5.8
Song of Scheherazade
1947
as Lieutenant
5.7
5.7
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945
as Near-Sighted Man at Ballroom
5.6
5.6
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943
as Inspector Farraday
5.6
5.6
Dr. Broadway
1942
as Patrick Doyle
5.6
5.6
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
as Inspector William R. Farraday
5.5
5.5
The Escape
1939
as David Clifford
5.5
5.5
Flight from Glory
1937
as Mr. Hanson
5.5
5.5
Time to Kill
1942
as Lt. Breeze
5.5
5.5
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945
as Insp. John Farraday
5.5
5.5
Alias Boston Blackie
1942
as Inspector Farraday
5.4
5.4
To the Shores of Tripoli
1942
as Lieutenant
5.4
5.4
Sued for Libel
1939
as Smiley Dugan
5.4
5.4
I Wanted Wings
1941
as Flight Commander
5.4
5.4
Drunk Driving
1939
as Rick
5.3
5.3
Danger Patrol
1937
as Bill
5.3
5.3
The Phantom Thief
1946
as Inspector John Farraday
5.2
5.2
The Big Wheel
1949
as Reno Riley
5.2
5.2
City of Chance
1940
as Marty Connors
5.2
5.2
Gung Ho!
1943
as Capt. Dunphy
5.2
5.2
The Life of the Party
1937
as Hotel Manager
5.1
5.1
Stronger Than Desire
1939
as Jerry Brody
5.0
5.0
Exposed
1938
as Tony Mitchell
5.0
5.0
There Goes My Girl
1937
as Tim J. Whelan
5.0
5.0
I'm from the City
1938
as Captain Oliver 'Ollie' Fitch
5.0
5.0
Crazy House
1943
as S. E. Hanley
5.0
5.0
Everybody's Doing It
1938
as Steve Devers
5.0
5.0
Shake, Mr. Shakespeare
1936
as Mr. Smith
5.0
5.0
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
1942
as Inspector Farraday
5.0
5.0
Go Chase Yourself
1938
as Nails
5.0
5.0
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939
as Ramsey Firpo
4.9
4.9
Brazil
1944
as Edward Graham
4.9
4.9
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946
as Inspector Farraday
4.7
4.7
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
as Recruiting Officer
4.7
4.7
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
1945
as Inspector Farraday
4.5
4.5
The Creeper
1948
as Insp. Fenwick
4.4
4.4
This Marriage Business
1938
as Joe Selby
4.2
4.2
Fired Wife
1943
as Orin Tracy
4.0
4.0
New Faces of 1937
1937
as Broker
4.0
4.0
Navy Blues
1941
as 'Rocky' Anderson
4.0
4.0
You Can't Buy Luck
1937
as Det. McGrath
4.0
4.0
Slightly Terrific
1944
as Mike Hamilyon
4.0
4.0
News Is Made at Night
1939
as Barney Basely
3.0
3.0
Talk About a Lady
1946
as Duke Randall
3.0
3.0
His Exciting Night
1938
as Homer Carslake
2.7
2.7
What a Blonde
1945
as Pomeroy
2.0
2.0
Main Street Lawyer
1939
as Ballou, Marco's Lawyer
1.5
1.5
It Could Happen to You
1939
as District Attorney
1.0
1.0
Youth Will Be Served
1940
as Mr. Hewitt
Take It Big
1944
as Eddie Hampton
There's a Girl in My Heart
1949
as Sergeant Mullin
Girl on the Spot
1946
as Weepy McGurk
Riders of the Purple Sage
1941
as Steve Oldring
For the Love of Pete
1936
as McSwat's Cornerman
Punch and Beauty
1936
as Russ Biff
Ears of Experience
1938
as The Boss
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
as Harry the Horse
For Beauty's Sake
1941
as Mr. Jackman
Swing Your Partner
1943
as Mr. Lane
Everybody's Dancin'
1950
as Colonel Ed Harrison
Training for Trouble
1947
as Richard Lane
Gentleman Joe Palooka
1946
as Phillips
Hero for a Day
1939
as Abbott
Dead End Kids Go To War
1942
as Don Ames
Many Unhappy Returns
1937
as Doctor
Hot Water
1946
as Dick
The Dummy Owner
1938
Pardon My Lamb Chop
1948
as Dick, Shell-shocked Veteran
Two Nuts in a Rut
1948
as Richard Lane, producer
Flung by a Fling
1949
as Sgt. Dick Lane
He's in Again
1949
as Dick
Miss Mink of 1949
1949
as Herbert Pendelton
Wedding Belle
1947
as Dick Lane
The Woman I Love
1937
as Florence's Boyfriend
The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941
as Gilbert
Sandy Is a Lady
1940
as Philip Jarvis
Ain't Love Cuckoo?
1946
as Dick Lane
Drums of the Congo
1942
as Coutlass
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
1939
as Kit Carson
Pardon My Terror
1946
as Dick
Ride, Kelly, Ride
1941
as Dan Thomas
High Blood Pleasure
1945
as Dick
Unexpected Father
1939
as Leo Murphy - Booking Agent
Sioux City Sue
1946
as Jefferson Lang
For Love or Money
1939
as Foster
Bowery to Broadway
1944
as Walter Rogers
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