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Richard Lane

Richard Lane

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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.

By his teenage years, he was doing an "iron jaw" routine in circuses ar

Born

May 27, 1899

Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA

Died

Sep 05, 1982

Known For

Acting

Movies

150 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.6

Known For

Union Pacific
Union Pacific
1939 • as Sam Reed
★ 6.7
Wise Girl
Wise Girl
1937 • as Detective
★ 7.1
Everybody's Doing It
Everybody's Doing It
1938 • as Steve Devers
★ 6.0
The Jackie Robinson Story
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950 • as Hopper
★ 6.3
Hellzapoppin'
Hellzapoppin'
1941 • as Director
★ 7.3
Here Come the Co-Eds
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945 • as Near-Sighted Man at Ballroom
★ 5.9
The Big Wheel
The Big Wheel
1949 • as Reno Riley
★ 5.7
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
1949 • as Michael Gihuly
★ 6.6
Gung Ho!
Gung Ho!
1943 • as Capt. Dunphy
★ 5.4
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights
1942 • as Corporal
★ 6.0
It Ain't Hay
It Ain't Hay
1943 • as Slicker
★ 6.5
Air Force
Air Force
1943 • as Maj. W.G. Roberts
★ 6.5
The Shaggy D.A.
The Shaggy D.A.
1976 • as Roller Rink Announcer
★ 5.8
New Faces of 1937
New Faces of 1937
1937 • as Broker
★ 5.3
Boom Town
Boom Town
1940 • as Assistant D.A.
★ 7.0
Girl on the Spot
Girl on the Spot
1946 • as Weepy McGurk
★ 10.0
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1942 • as Pete Conway (uncredited)
★ 6.0
A-Haunting We Will Go
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942 • as Phillips
★ 6.2
Two O'Clock Courage
Two O'Clock Courage
1945 • as Al Haley
★ 6.3
Wonder Man
Wonder Man
1945 • as Assistant District Attorney
★ 6.6
Devil Ship
Devil Ship
1947 • as Capt. Biff Brown
★ 6.5
The Amazing Mr. Williams
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939 • as Reagan (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Super-Sleuth
Super-Sleuth
1937 • as Barker
★ 5.6
I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings
1941 • as Flight Commander
★ 5.6
Bermuda Mystery
Bermuda Mystery
1944 • as Detective Sergeant Donovan
★ 8.0
Talk About a Lady
Talk About a Lady
1946 • as Duke Randall
★ 5.0
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 • as Barney Johnson (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Kansas City Bomber
Kansas City Bomber
1972 • as Len
★ 5.8
To the Shores of Tripoli
To the Shores of Tripoli
1942 • as Lieutenant
★ 5.5
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946 • as Inspector Farraday
★ 5.4
Monkey Businessmen
Monkey Businessmen
1946 • as Mr. Jordan (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Respect the Law
Respect the Law
1941 • as George Johnson
★ 7.0
Quicksand
Quicksand
1950 • as Lt. Nelson
★ 6.1
This Marriage Business
This Marriage Business
1938 • as Joe Selby
★ 5.2
Go Chase Yourself
Go Chase Yourself
1938 • as Nails
★ 5.7
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939 • as Sam Vaughn
★ 6.0
Butch Minds the Baby
Butch Minds the Baby
1942 • as Harry the Horse
★ 8.0
Time Out for Rhythm
Time Out for Rhythm
1941 • as Mike Armstrong
★ 6.7
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue
1947 • as Detective Noonan
★ 6.5
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944 • as Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski
★ 7.1
The Chance of a Lifetime
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943 • as Insp. John Farraday
★ 6.7
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941 • as Recruiting Officer
★ 5.5
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
1938 • as Joe Arnold
★ 6.6
The Cowboy and the Blonde
The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941 • as Gilbert
★ 7.0
The Saint in New York
The Saint in New York
1938 • as Dispatcher (Uncredited)
★ 6.5
The Woman I Love
The Woman I Love
1937 • as Florence's Boyfriend
★ 7.0
There's a Girl in My Heart
There's a Girl in My Heart
1949 • as Sergeant Mullin
★ 7.0
The Bride Wore Crutches
The Bride Wore Crutches
1940 • as Bill Daly
★ 7.0
The Babe Ruth Story
The Babe Ruth Story
1948 • as Boston Braves' coach
★ 6.1
Brother Orchid
Brother Orchid
1940 • as Mugsy O'Day
★ 6.6
Exposed
Exposed
1938 • as Tony Mitchell
★ 6.7
The Day the Bookies Wept
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939 • as Ramsey Firpo
★ 7.5
Song of Scheherazade
Song of Scheherazade
1947 • as Lieutenant
★ 6.6
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
1942 • as Inspector Farraday
★ 5.6
movie
For Love or Money
1939 • as Foster
★ 7.0
Dr. Broadway
Dr. Broadway
1942 • as Patrick Doyle
★ 6.0
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939 • as Police Commissioner Gordon
★ 6.7
Drums of the Congo
Drums of the Congo
1942 • as Coutlass
★ 10.0
Free, Blonde and 21
Free, Blonde and 21
1940 • as Lieutenant Lake
★ 7.3
movie
Wedding Belle
1947 • as Dick Lane
★ 10.0
Joy of Living
Joy of Living
1938 • as Harvey (Uncredited)
★ 5.9
The Return of the Whistler
The Return of the Whistler
1948 • as Gaylord Traynor
★ 6.0
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
1945 • as Inspector Farraday
★ 5.0
movie
Pardon My Lamb Chop
1948 • as Dick, Shell-shocked Veteran
★ 7.0
Tenth Avenue Angel
Tenth Avenue Angel
1948 • as Street Vendor
★ 6.5
Confessions of Boston Blackie
Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941 • as Inspector John Farraday
★ 6.3
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945 • as Insp. John Farraday
★ 5.8
The Penalty
The Penalty
1941 • as Craig
★ 7.4
Boston Blackie and the Law
Boston Blackie and the Law
1946 • as Inspector Farraday
★ 6.6
Sued for Libel
Sued for Libel
1939 • as Smiley Dugan
★ 6.3
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225
1943 • as Vice Admiral
★ 6.2
Many Unhappy Returns
Many Unhappy Returns
1937 • as Doctor
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1937 • as High-Grade
★ 6.3
There Goes My Girl
There Goes My Girl
1937 • as Tim J. Whelan
★ 7.5
The Dummy Owner
★ 7.0
Trapped by Boston Blackie
Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948 • as Insp. William R. Farraday
★ 6.9
Time to Kill
Time to Kill
1942 • as Lt. Breeze
★ 5.9
The Life of the Party
The Life of the Party
1937 • as Hotel Manager
★ 6.2
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
★ 6.0
Hero for a Day
Hero for a Day
1939 • as Abbott
★ 6.5
movie
Hot Water
1946 • as Dick
★ 9.0
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949 • as Inspector William R. Farraday
★ 6.1
Sandy Is a Lady
Sandy Is a Lady
1940 • as Philip Jarvis
★ 9.0
Crazy House
Crazy House
1943 • as S. E. Hanley
★ 6.0
Ain't Love Cuckoo?
Ain't Love Cuckoo?
1946 • as Dick Lane
★ 7.0
For Beauty's Sake
For Beauty's Sake
1941 • as Mr. Jackman
★ 10.0
It Could Happen to You
It Could Happen to You
1939 • as District Attorney
★ 4.8
The Bullfighters
The Bullfighters
1945 • as 'Hot Shot' Coleman
★ 6.0
Navy Blues
Navy Blues
1941 • as 'Rocky' Anderson
★ 4.8
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage
1941 • as Steve Oldring
★ 7.0
Don't Be a Sucker!
Don't Be a Sucker!
1943 • as Soapbox Orator
★ 6.9
Two Girls on Broadway
Two Girls on Broadway
1940 • as Buddy Bartell
★ 7.0
Main Street Lawyer
Main Street Lawyer
1939 • as Ballou, Marco's Lawyer
★ 5.0
You Can't Buy Luck
You Can't Buy Luck
1937 • as Det. McGrath
★ 4.7
Brazil
Brazil
1944 • as Edward Graham
★ 5.2
Fired Wife
Fired Wife
1943 • as Orin Tracy
★ 5.6
movie
Training for Trouble
1947 • as Richard Lane
★ 8.0
Meet Boston Blackie
Meet Boston Blackie
1941 • as Inspector Faraday
★ 6.2
movie
Two Nuts in a Rut
1948 • as Richard Lane, producer
★ 10.0
I'm from the City
I'm from the City
1938 • as Captain Oliver 'Ollie' Fitch
★ 7.0
Youth Will Be Served
Youth Will Be Served
1940 • as Mr. Hewitt
★ 4.0
The Phantom Thief
The Phantom Thief
1946 • as Inspector John Farraday
★ 6.4
News Is Made at Night
News Is Made at Night
1939 • as Barney Basely
★ 4.8
movie
Flung by a Fling
1949 • as Sgt. Dick Lane
★ 10.0
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938 • as Assistant Coach Jones
★ 8.0
San Antonio Rose
San Antonio Rose
1941 • as Charles J. Willoughby
★ 7.0
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943 • as Inspector Farraday
★ 5.9
City of Chance
City of Chance
1940 • as Marty Connors
★ 5.6
Stronger Than Desire
Stronger Than Desire
1939 • as Jerry Brody
★ 5.5
Flight from Glory
Flight from Glory
1937 • as Mr. Hanson
★ 6.2
The Escape
The Escape
1939 • as David Clifford
★ 6.2
Pardon My Terror
Pardon My Terror
1946 • as Dick
★ 7.0
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
1939 • as Kit Carson
★ 8.0
One Mysterious Night
One Mysterious Night
1944 • as Inspector Farraday
★ 6.2
Slightly Terrific
Slightly Terrific
1944 • as Mike Hamilyon
★ 5.0
Sioux City Sue
Sioux City Sue
1946 • as Jefferson Lang
★ 10.0
movie
He's in Again
1949 • as Dick
★ 8.0
The Creeper
The Creeper
1948 • as Insp. Fenwick
★ 5.0
The Admiral Was a Lady
The Admiral Was a Lady
1950 • as Marty Gruber
★ 6.4
movie
His Exciting Night
1938 • as Homer Carslake
★ 4.3
Hired Wife
Hired Wife
1940 • as McNab
★ 6.8
Crashing Hollywood
Crashing Hollywood
1938 • as Hugo Wells
★ 6.0
Unexpected Father
Unexpected Father
1939 • as Leo Murphy - Booking Agent
★ 6.2
What a Blonde
What a Blonde
1945 • as Pomeroy
★ 4.2
Louisiana Hayride
Louisiana Hayride
1944 • as J. Huntington McMasters
★ 7.5
Bowery to Broadway
Bowery to Broadway
1944 • as Walter Rogers
★ 10.0
The Biscuit Eater
The Biscuit Eater
1940 • as Harvey McNeil
★ 6.5
Drunk Driving
Drunk Driving
1939 • as Rick
★ 5.8
Gentleman Joe Palooka
Gentleman Joe Palooka
1946 • as Phillips
Radio City Revels
Radio City Revels
1938 • as Crane
★ 7.7
Danger Patrol
Danger Patrol
1937 • as Bill
★ 6.4
Blind Alibi
Blind Alibi
1938 • as Bowers
★ 6.2
The Last Warning
The Last Warning
1938 • as Richard Lane
★ 8.5
movie
High Blood Pleasure
1945 • as Dick
★ 9.0
Alias Boston Blackie
Alias Boston Blackie
1942 • as Inspector Farraday
★ 5.7
Saturday's Heroes
Saturday's Heroes
1937 • as Red Watson
★ 8.0
Swing Your Partner
Swing Your Partner
1943 • as Mr. Lane
★ 10.0
Miss Mink of 1949
Miss Mink of 1949
1949 • as Herbert Pendelton
★ 5.7
Yesterday's Heroes
Yesterday's Heroes
1940 • as Cleats Slater
★ 10.0
movie
Dead End Kids Go To War
1942 • as Don Ames
movie
Ears of Experience
1938 • as The Boss
★ 10.0
Take It Big
Take It Big
1944 • as Eddie Hampton
★ 9.0
Everybody's Dancin'
Everybody's Dancin'
1950 • as Colonel Ed Harrison
★ 7.5
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine
1944 • as Marty Allen
★ 7.3
Shake, Mr. Shakespeare
Shake, Mr. Shakespeare
1936 • as Mr. Smith
★ 6.5
For the Love of Pete
For the Love of Pete
1936 • as McSwat's Cornerman
★ 9.0
Ride, Kelly, Ride
Ride, Kelly, Ride
1941 • as Dan Thomas
★ 8.0
Punch and Beauty
Punch and Beauty
1936 • as Russ Biff
★ 7.0
movie
The Jitters
1938 • as Dance Studio Manager
★ 6.5