Richard Lane

Known for: Acting
Born: May 27, 1899, Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA
Died: September 5, 1982
Movies: 150

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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.

Best-Known Movies

7.2

Hellzapoppin'

1941

5.8

The Shaggy D.A.

1976

6.7

Union Pacific

1939

6.5

Air Force

1943

7.0

Boom Town

1940

6.0

Arabian Nights

1942

6.6

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

1949

6.6

Wonder Man

1945

6.6

Brother Orchid

1940

6.2

A-Haunting We Will Go

1942

Filmography

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

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