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