Arabian Nights1942
As Corporal
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Richard Lane
Born
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 (150)
The Shaggy D.A.1976
As Roller Rink Announcer
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Union Pacific1939
As Sam Reed
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Gung Ho!1943
As Capt. Dunphy
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Ride 'Em Cowboy1941
As Pete Conway (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Here Come the Co-Eds1945
As Near-Sighted Man at Ballroom
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Hellzapoppin'1941
As Director
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Take Me Out to the Ball Game1949
As Michael Gihuly
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Mr. Moto in Danger Island1939
As Police Commissioner Gordon
TMDb 6.7 / 10
It Ain't Hay1943
As Slicker
TMDb 6.5 / 10
To the Shores of Tripoli1942
As Lieutenant
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Thank Your Lucky Stars1943
As Barney Johnson (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
A-Haunting We Will Go1942
As Phillips
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Joy of Living1938
As Harvey (Uncredited)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Mr. Winkle Goes to War1944
As Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Wise Girl1937
As Detective
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Monkey Businessmen1946
As Mr. Jordan (voice) (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Jackie Robinson Story1950
As Hopper
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Charlie Chan in Honolulu1938
As Joe Arnold
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Two Girls on Broadway1940
As Buddy Bartell
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Boom Town1940
As Assistant D.A.
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Bullfighters1945
As 'Hot Shot' Coleman
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Air Force1943
As Maj. W.G. Roberts
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Corvette K-2251943
As Vice Admiral
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Chance of a Lifetime1943
As Insp. John Farraday
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Girl on the Spot1946
As Weepy McGurk
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Wonder Man1945
As Assistant District Attorney
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Saint in New York1938
As Dispatcher (Uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Two O'Clock Courage1945
As Al Haley
TMDb 6.3 / 10
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob1941
As Recruiting Officer
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Return of the Whistler1948
As Gaylord Traynor
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Devil Ship1947
As Capt. Biff Brown
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture1949
As Inspector William R. Farraday
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Brother Orchid1940
As Mugsy O'Day
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Admiral Was a Lady1950
As Marty Gruber
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Amazing Mr. Williams1939
As Reagan (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Super-Sleuth1937
As Barker
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Out of the Blue1947
As Detective Noonan
TMDb 6.5 / 10
I Wanted Wings1941
As Flight Commander
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Wedding Belle
Wedding Belle1947
As Dick Lane
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Nick Carter, Master Detective1939
As Sam Vaughn
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Life of the Party1937
As Hotel Manager
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Day the Bookies Wept1939
As Ramsey Firpo
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Butch Minds the Baby1942
As Harry the Horse
TMDb 8.0 / 10
News Is Made at Night1939
As Barney Basely
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Talk About a Lady1946
As Duke Randall
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Confessions of Boston Blackie1941
As Inspector John Farraday
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Kansas City Bomber1972
As Len
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Babe Ruth Story1948
As Boston Braves' coach
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Mutiny on the Blackhawk1939
As Kit Carson
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Quicksand1950
As Lt. Nelson
TMDb 6.1 / 10
For Beauty's Sake1941
As Mr. Jackman
TMDb 10.0 / 10
I Can Get It for You Wholesale1951
As Kelley
TMDb 6.0 / 10
There's a Girl in My Heart1949
As Sergeant Mullin
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Hot Water
Hot Water1946
As Dick
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Trapped by Boston Blackie1948
As Insp. William R. Farraday
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Dr. Broadway1942
As Patrick Doyle
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood1942
As Inspector Farraday
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Bermuda Mystery1944
As Detective Sergeant Donovan
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Free, Blonde and 211940
As Lieutenant Lake
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Time Out for Rhythm1941
As Mike Armstrong
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Everybody's Doing It1938
As Steve Devers
TMDb 6.0 / 10
New Faces of 19371937
As Broker
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Tenth Avenue Angel1948
As Street Vendor
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Sandy Is a Lady1940
As Philip Jarvis
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Bride Wore Crutches1940
As Bill Daly
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Big Wheel1949
As Reno Riley
TMDb 5.7 / 10
You Can't Buy Luck1937
As Det. McGrath
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous1945
As Inspector Farraday
TMDb 5.0 / 10
A Close Call for Boston Blackie1946
As Inspector Farraday
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off1938
As Assistant Coach Jones
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Phantom Thief1946
As Inspector John Farraday
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Ain't Love Cuckoo?1946
As Dick Lane
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Cowboy and the Blonde1941
As Gilbert
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Riders of the Purple Sage1941
As Steve Oldring
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Navy Blues1941
As 'Rocky' Anderson
TMDb 4.8 / 10
The Escape1939
As David Clifford
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Time to Kill1942
As Lt. Breeze
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Outcasts of Poker Flat1937
As High-Grade
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Boston Blackie and the Law1946
As Inspector Farraday
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Youth Will Be Served1940
As Mr. Hewitt
TMDb 4.0 / 10
The Woman I Love1937
As Florence's Boyfriend
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Miss Mink of 19491949
As Herbert Pendelton
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Don't Be a Sucker!1943
As Soapbox Orator
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Crazy House1943
As S. E. Hanley
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Penalty1941
As Craig
TMDb 7.4 / 10
It Could Happen to You1939
As District Attorney
TMDb 4.8 / 10
There Goes My Girl1937
As Tim J. Whelan
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Danger Patrol1937
As Bill
TMDb 6.4 / 10
For Love or Money
For Love or Money1939
As Foster
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Sued for Libel1939
As Smiley Dugan
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion1945
As Insp. John Farraday
TMDb 5.8 / 10
After Midnight with Boston Blackie1943
As Inspector Farraday
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Take It Big1944
As Eddie Hampton
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Exposed1938
As Tony Mitchell
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Hero for a Day1939
As Abbott
TMDb 6.5 / 10
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine1944
As Marty Allen
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Brazil1944
As Edward Graham
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Dead End Kids Go To War
Dead End Kids Go To War1942
As Don Ames
Blind Alibi1938
As Bowers
TMDb 6.2 / 10
This Marriage Business1938
As Joe Selby
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Bowery to Broadway1944
As Walter Rogers
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Fired Wife1943
As Orin Tracy
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Gentleman Joe Palooka1946
As Phillips
Song of Scheherazade1947
As Lieutenant
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Stronger Than Desire1939
As Jerry Brody
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Hired Wife1940
As McNab
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Respect the Law1941
As George Johnson
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Creeper1948
As Insp. Fenwick
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Drums of the Congo1942
As Coutlass
TMDb 10.0 / 10
I'm from the City1938
As Captain Oliver 'Ollie' Fitch
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Pardon My Lamb Chop
Pardon My Lamb Chop1948
As Dick, Shell-shocked Veteran
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Last Warning1938
As Richard Lane
TMDb 8.5 / 10
City of Chance1940
As Marty Connors
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Pardon My Terror1946
As Dick
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Crashing Hollywood1938
As Hugo Wells
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Ride, Kelly, Ride1941
As Dan Thomas
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Biscuit Eater1940
As Harvey McNeil
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Go Chase Yourself1938
As Nails
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Saturday's Heroes1937
As Red Watson
TMDb 8.0 / 10
San Antonio Rose1941
As Charles J. Willoughby
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Meet Boston Blackie1941
As Inspector Faraday
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Alias Boston Blackie1942
As Inspector Farraday
TMDb 5.7 / 10
One Mysterious Night1944
As Inspector Farraday
TMDb 6.2 / 10
He's in Again
He's in Again1949
As Dick
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Louisiana Hayride1944
As J. Huntington McMasters
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Radio City Revels1938
As Crane
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Two Nuts in a Rut
Two Nuts in a Rut1948
As Richard Lane, producer
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Main Street Lawyer1939
As Ballou, Marco's Lawyer
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Slightly Terrific1944
As Mike Hamilyon
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Flung by a Fling
Flung by a Fling1949
As Sgt. Dick Lane
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Flight from Glory1937
As Mr. Hanson
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Sioux City Sue1946
As Jefferson Lang
TMDb 10.0 / 10
His Exciting Night
His Exciting Night1938
As Homer Carslake
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Unexpected Father1939
As Leo Murphy - Booking Agent
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Many Unhappy Returns1937
As Doctor
Training for Trouble
Training for Trouble1947
As Richard Lane
TMDb 8.0 / 10
What a Blonde1945
As Pomeroy
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Should Wives Work?1937
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Everybody's Dancin'1950
As Colonel Ed Harrison
TMDb 7.5 / 10
For the Love of Pete1936
As McSwat's Cornerman
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Swing Your Partner1943
As Mr. Lane
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Yesterday's Heroes1940
As Cleats Slater
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Shake, Mr. Shakespeare1936
As Mr. Smith
TMDb 6.5 / 10
High Blood Pleasure
High Blood Pleasure1945
As Dick
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Dummy Owner1938
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Ears of Experience
Ears of Experience1938
As The Boss
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Jitters
The Jitters1938
As Dance Studio Manager
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Punch and Beauty1936
As Russ Biff
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Drunk Driving1939
As Rick
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb