Richard Lane
Acting
🎂 1899-05-27
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.
Cast credits(146)
Street Vendor
1948
Mike Hamilyon
1944
Police Commissioner Gordon
1939
Sam Reed
1939
Boston Braves' coach
1948
Hopper
1950
Capt. Dunphy
1943
Herbert Pendelton
1949
Phillips
1942
Ballou, Marco's Lawyer
1939
Maj. W.G. Roberts
1943
Pete Conway (uncredited)
1942
Mr. Lane
1943
Director
1941
Insp. Fenwick
1948
Don Ames
1942
Assistant D.A.
1940
Reagan (uncredited)
1939
Barney Johnson (uncredited)
1943
Inspector Farraday
1943
McNab
1940
Slicker
1943
Inspector John Farraday
1941
Assistant District Attorney
1945
Mugsy O'Day
1940
Kit Carson
1939
Buddy Bartell
1940
Insp. John Farraday
1943
Steve Oldring
1941
Assistant Coach Jones
1938
Vice Admiral
1943
Tim J. Whelan
1937
Michael Gihuly
1949
Recruiting Officer
1941
Roller Rink Announcer
1976
Inspector William R. Farraday
1949
Marty Connors
1940
S. E. Hanley
1943
Corporal
1942
Lieutenant
1942
Harry the Horse
1942
Phillips
1946
Jefferson Lang
1946
Smiley Dugan
1939
Patrick Doyle
1942
Gilbert
1941
Dispatcher (Uncredited)
1938
Inspector Farraday
1942
Ramsey Firpo
1939
Foster
1939
Dan Thomas
1941
Walter Rogers
1944
Inspector Farraday
1942
Sam Vaughn
1939
Near-Sighted Man at Ballroom
1945
Jerry Brody
1939
Detective Sergeant Donovan
1944
Bowers
1938
Rick
1939
Bill
1937
Inspector Farraday
1944
Harvey (Uncredited)
1938
Detective Noonan
1947
Inspector John Farraday
1946
Richard Lane
1938
Gaylord Traynor
1948
Joe Selby
1938
Barney Basely
1939
David Clifford
1939
Inspector Farraday
1945
Hotel Manager
1937
Duke Randall
1946
Len
1972
Lt. Nelson
1950
Mike Armstrong
1941
J. Huntington McMasters
1944
Orin Tracy
1943
Reno Riley
1949
Craig
1941
Marty Allen
1944
Mr. Hanson
1937
Homer Carslake
1938
Dick Lane
1946
Det. McGrath
1937
Sergeant Mullin
1949
Detective
1937
Insp. John Farraday
1945
Broker
1937
Insp. William R. Farraday
1948
Joe Arnold
1938
Barker
1937
Inspector Farraday
1946
Lieutenant
1947
Edward Graham
1944
Soapbox Orator
1943
Colonel Ed Harrison
1950
High-Grade
1937
Hugo Wells
1938
Inspector Farraday
1946
Marty Gruber
1950
Tony Mitchell
1938
Lieutenant Lake
1940
Charles J. Willoughby
1941
Red Watson
1937
Mr. Jackman
1941
Nails
1938
Florence's Boyfriend
1937
'Hot Shot' Coleman
1945
Kelley
1951
George Johnson
1941
McSwat's Cornerman
1936
Lt. Breeze
1942
Doctor
1937
Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski
1944
District Attorney
1939
Abbott
1939
Steve Devers
1938
Al Haley
1945
Flight Commander
1941
Weepy McGurk
1946
Captain Oliver 'Ollie' Fitch
1938
Inspector Faraday
1941
Coutlass
1942
Crane
1938
Eddie Hampton
1944
'Rocky' Anderson
1941
Dick, Shell-shocked Veteran
1948
Leo Murphy - Booking Agent
1939
Dick
1946
Pomeroy
1945
Sgt. Dick Lane
1949
Harvey McNeil
1940
The Boss
1938
1938
Mr. Hewitt
1940
Russ Biff
1936
Philip Jarvis
1940
Mr. Smith
1936
Richard Lane
1947
Dick
1945
1937
Richard Lane, producer
1948
Dance Studio Manager
1938
Dick Lane
1947
Dick
1949
Dick
1946