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