Richard Lane
- Acting
- May 27, 1899 · Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA
- September 5, 1982
Biography
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
Filmography
- The Shaggy D.A. · Roller Rink Announcer
- Kansas City Bomber · Len
- I Can Get It for You Wholesale · Kelley
- The Admiral Was a Lady · Marty Gruber
- The Jackie Robinson Story · Hopper
- Everybody's Dancin' · Colonel Ed Harrison
- Quicksand · Lt. Nelson
- There's a Girl in My Heart · Sergeant Mullin
- The Big Wheel · Reno Riley
- Flung by a Fling · Sgt. Dick Lane
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game · Michael Gihuly
- Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture · Inspector William R. Farraday
- Miss Mink of 1949 · Herbert Pendelton
- He's in Again · Dick
- The Babe Ruth Story · Boston Braves' coach
- The Creeper · Insp. Fenwick
- Pardon My Lamb Chop · Dick, Shell-shocked Veteran
- Trapped by Boston Blackie · Insp. William R. Farraday
- The Return of the Whistler · Gaylord Traynor
- Tenth Avenue Angel · Street Vendor
- Two Nuts in a Rut · Richard Lane, producer
- Devil Ship · Capt. Biff Brown
- Wedding Belle · Dick Lane
- Training for Trouble · Richard Lane
- Out of the Blue · Detective Noonan
- Song of Scheherazade · Lieutenant
- Boston Blackie and the Law · Inspector Farraday
- Sioux City Sue · Jefferson Lang
- Gentleman Joe Palooka · Phillips
- Pardon My Terror · Dick
- Hot Water · Dick
- Monkey Businessmen · Mr. Jordan (voice) (uncredited)
- Ain't Love Cuckoo? · Dick Lane
- The Phantom Thief · Inspector John Farraday
- Talk About a Lady · Duke Randall
- A Close Call for Boston Blackie · Inspector Farraday
- Girl on the Spot · Weepy McGurk
- High Blood Pleasure · Dick
- Boston Blackie's Rendezvous · Inspector Farraday
- Wonder Man · Assistant District Attorney
- Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion · Insp. John Farraday
- The Bullfighters · 'Hot Shot' Coleman
- Two O'Clock Courage · Al Haley
- What a Blonde · Pomeroy
- Here Come the Co-Eds · Near-Sighted Man at Ballroom
- Brazil · Edward Graham
- Bowery to Broadway · Walter Rogers
- One Mysterious Night · Inspector Farraday
- A Wave, a WAC and a Marine · Marty Allen
- Mr. Winkle Goes to War · Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski
- Louisiana Hayride · J. Huntington McMasters
- Take It Big · Eddie Hampton
- Bermuda Mystery · Detective Sergeant Donovan
- Slightly Terrific · Mike Hamilyon
- Gung Ho! · Capt. Dunphy
- The Chance of a Lifetime · Insp. John Farraday
- Crazy House · S. E. Hanley
- Corvette K-225 · Vice Admiral
- Thank Your Lucky Stars · Barney Johnson (uncredited)
- Fired Wife · Orin Tracy
- Don't Be a Sucker! · Soapbox Orator
- Swing Your Partner · Mr. Lane
- Air Force · Maj. W.G. Roberts
- After Midnight with Boston Blackie · Inspector Farraday
- It Ain't Hay · Slicker
- Arabian Nights · Corporal
- Time to Kill · Lt. Breeze
- Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood · Inspector Farraday
- Dead End Kids Go To War · Don Ames
- A-Haunting We Will Go · Phillips
- Drums of the Congo · Coutlass
- Dr. Broadway · Patrick Doyle
- Alias Boston Blackie · Inspector Farraday
- To the Shores of Tripoli · Lieutenant
- Butch Minds the Baby · Harry the Horse
- Ride 'Em Cowboy · Pete Conway (uncredited)
- Hellzapoppin' · Director
- Confessions of Boston Blackie · Inspector John Farraday
- Riders of the Purple Sage · Steve Oldring
- Navy Blues · 'Rocky' Anderson