Richard Lane
Acting
Born May 27, 1899 · Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA
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.
Films (149)
The Shaggy D.A.
1976
Kansas City Bomber
1972
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
1951
The Admiral Was a Lady
1950
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950
Everybody's Dancin'
1950
Quicksand
1950
There's a Girl in My Heart
1949
The Big Wheel
1949
Flung by a Fling
1949
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
1949
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
Miss Mink of 1949
1949
He's in Again
1949
The Babe Ruth Story
1948
The Creeper
1948
Pardon My Lamb Chop
1948
Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948
The Return of the Whistler
1948
Tenth Avenue Angel
1948
Two Nuts in a Rut
1948
Devil Ship
1947
Wedding Belle
1947
Training for Trouble
1947
Out of the Blue
1947
Song of Scheherazade
1947
Boston Blackie and the Law
1946
Sioux City Sue
1946
Gentleman Joe Palooka
1946
Pardon My Terror
1946
Hot Water
1946
Ain't Love Cuckoo?
1946
The Phantom Thief
1946
Talk About a Lady
1946
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946
Girl on the Spot
1946
High Blood Pleasure
1945
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
1945
Wonder Man
1945
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945
The Bullfighters
1945
Two O'Clock Courage
1945
What a Blonde
1945
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945
Brazil
1944
Bowery to Broadway
1944
One Mysterious Night
1944
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine
1944
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944
Louisiana Hayride
1944
Take It Big
1944
Bermuda Mystery
1944
Slightly Terrific
1944
Gung Ho!
1943
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943
Crazy House
1943
Corvette K-225
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
Fired Wife
1943
Don't Be a Sucker!
1943
Swing Your Partner
1943
Air Force
1943
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943
It Ain't Hay
1943
Arabian Nights
1942
Time to Kill
1942
To the Shores of Tripoli
1942
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
1942
Dead End Kids Go To War
1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
Drums of the Congo
1942
Dr. Broadway
1942
Alias Boston Blackie
1942
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
Hellzapoppin'
1941
Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
Riders of the Purple Sage
1941
Navy Blues
1941
San Antonio Rose
1941
For Beauty's Sake
1941
Time Out for Rhythm
1941
The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941
I Wanted Wings
1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
The Penalty
1941
Meet Boston Blackie
1941
Ride, Kelly, Ride
1941
Respect the Law
1941
Youth Will Be Served
1940
Yesterday's Heroes
1940
The Bride Wore Crutches
1940
Hired Wife
1940
Boom Town
1940
Brother Orchid
1940
The Biscuit Eater
1940
Sandy Is a Lady
1940
Two Girls on Broadway
1940
Free, Blonde and 21
1940
City of Chance
1940
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
Main Street Lawyer
1939
Drunk Driving
1939
Sued for Libel
1939
Hero for a Day
1939
The Escape
1939
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
1939
News Is Made at Night
1939
Stronger Than Desire
1939
Unexpected Father
1939
It Could Happen to You
1939
Union Pacific
1939
For Love or Money
1939
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
1938
The Last Warning
1938
His Exciting Night
1938
Exposed
1938
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938
I'm from the City
1938
The Jitters
1938
The Saint in New York
1938
Blind Alibi
1938
Joy of Living
1938
Go Chase Yourself
1938
This Marriage Business
1938
Radio City Revels
1938
Ears of Experience
1938
Everybody's Doing It
1938
The Dummy Owner
1938
Crashing Hollywood
1938
Wise Girl
1937
Danger Patrol
1937
Many Unhappy Returns
1937
Saturday's Heroes
1937
Should Wives Work?
1937
The Life of the Party
1937
Flight from Glory
1937
Super-Sleuth
1937
New Faces of 1937
1937
There Goes My Girl
1937
You Can't Buy Luck
1937
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1937
The Woman I Love
1937
Shake, Mr. Shakespeare
1936
Punch and Beauty
1936
For the Love of Pete
1936