Richard Crane
- Acting
- June 6, 1918 · New Castle, Indiana , USA
- March 9, 1969
Biography
Richard Ollie Crane (June 6, 1918–March 9, 1969) was a veteran character actor whose career spanned three decades in films and television. His early career included many uncredited performances in feature films made in the 1940s. He may be best-remembered for his portrayal of the title role in the TV science fiction series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger, which ran for two seasons starting in 1954. Crane died of a heart attack at the age of 50. He is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
Known for
Filmography
- Adam-12 · Sergeant
- Honey West · Master of Ceremonies
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
- Surf Party · Sgt. Wayne Neal
- Fraternity of Horror · Director
- House of the Damned · Joseph Schiller
- Please Don't Touch Me
- The Virginian · Paul Denning
- Boy Who Caught a Crook · Connors
- Devil's Partner · David Simpson
- Surfside 6
- Michael Shayne
- 13 Fighting Men · Loomis
- Hawaiian Eye
- Philip Marlowe
- Battle Flame · Dr. Bill Stoddard
- The Alligator People · Paul Webster
- 77 Sunset Strip · Duncan Scott
- Bronco
- Wanted: Dead or Alive · Paul Cameron
- No Time at All · Alvy Webber
- The Deep Six · Lieutenant j.g. Swanson
- 26 Men
- Trackdown
- Maverick · Jedd Ferris
- Perry Mason · George Moore, Dr. Douglas Keene
- Sugarfoot · Sheriff Andy Horton
- Guns Don't Argue · Homer Van Meter
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective · Arnie Baselice
- Bailout at 43,000 · Captain Jack Nolan
- Official Detective
- Playhouse 90 · Alvy Webber
- State Trooper
- Menace from Outer Space · Rocky Jones
- Forbidden Moon · Rocky Jones
- No Man's Woman · Dick Sawyer
- Bobby Ware Is Missing · Police Car Deputy in Car #12 (as Dick Crane)
- The 20th Century Fox Hour
- Navy Log
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
- Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe · Dick Preston
- The Eternal Sea · Lt. Johnson
- The Gypsy Moon · Rocky Jones
- Crash of Moons · Rocky Jones
- Silver Needle in the Sky · Rocky Jones
- Beyond the Moon · Rocky Jones
- Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
- Manhunt in Space · Rocky Jones
- The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd · Richard Dale
- The Neanderthal Man · Dr. Ross Harkness
- Woman They Almost Lynched · Yankee Lieutenant (uncredited)
- Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe · Dick Preston
- General Electric Theater · Billy, Dr. Reynolds
- Winning of the West · Jack Autry
- Hopalong Cassidy
- Thundering Caravans · Deputy Dan Reed
- Leadville Gunslinger · Jim Blanchard
- Gang Busters
- Man in the Saddle · Juke Vird
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · Chuck Carmody
- Mysterious Island · Capt. Cyrus Harding
- Boston Blackie
- Racket Squad
- The Last Outpost · McReady (uncredited)
- A Lady Without Passport · Lt. Maxon, Navy Flyer
- Dynamite · Johnny Brown
- Angel on the Amazon · Johnny MacMahon
- Triple Threat
- Waterfront at Midnight · Denny Hanrohan
- Arthur Takes Over · James Clark
- Campus Honeymoon · Robert Watson
- Johnny Comes Flying Home · Johnny Martin
- Behind Green Lights · Johnny Williams
- The Flying Serpent · Hanson, station XOR broadcaster
- Follow the Boys · Marine Officer (uncredited)
- Patrolling the Ether · Phillip
- Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense · Second Dive-bomber Pilot
- None Shall Escape · Willie Grimm as a Man
- Riders of the Deadline · Tim Mason
- Cry 'Havoc' · Man