Richard Lane
Known for: Acting
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
Film
Union Pacific
Sam Reed
1939
Film
The Shaggy D.A.
Roller Rink Announcer
1976
Film
Boom Town
Assistant D.A.
1940
Film
Arabian Nights
Corporal
1942
Film
Air Force
Maj. W.G. Roberts
1943
Film
Brother Orchid
Mugsy O'Day
1940
Film
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Michael Gihuly
1949
Film
Gung Ho!
Capt. Dunphy
1943
Film
I Wanted Wings
Flight Commander
1941
Film
Devil Ship
Capt. Biff Brown
1947
Film
Wonder Man
Assistant District Attorney
1945
Film
Super-Sleuth
Barker
1937
Film
Corvette K-225
Vice Admiral
1943
Film
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Pete Conway (uncredited)
1941
Film
Crazy House
S. E. Hanley
1943
Film
It Ain't Hay
Slicker
1943
Film
Hellzapoppin'
Director
1941
Film
Exposed
Tony Mitchell
1938
Film
Butch Minds the Baby
Harry the Horse
1942
Film
Tenth Avenue Angel
Street Vendor
1948
Film
Here Come the Co-Eds
Near-Sighted Man at Ballroom
1945
Film
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
Inspector Farraday
1942
Film
Joy of Living
Harvey (Uncredited)
1938
Film
Two O'Clock Courage
Al Haley
1945
Film
Dr. Broadway
Patrick Doyle
1942
Film
Wise Girl
Detective
1937
Film
Bermuda Mystery
Detective Sergeant Donovan
1944
Film
The Big Wheel
Reno Riley
1949
Film
Don't Be a Sucker!
Soapbox Orator
1943
Film
Quicksand
Lt. Nelson
1950
Film
A-Haunting We Will Go
Phillips
1942
Film
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Sam Vaughn
1939
Film
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Kelley
1951
Film
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Recruiting Officer
1941
Film
The Jackie Robinson Story
Hopper
1950
Wedding Belle
Dick Lane
1947
Film
Girl on the Spot
Weepy McGurk
1946
Film
Kansas City Bomber
Len
1972
Hot Water
Dick
1946
Film
Monkey Businessmen
Mr. Jordan (voice) (uncredited)
1946
Film
Bowery to Broadway
Walter Rogers
1944
Film
Crashing Hollywood
Hugo Wells
1938
Film
To the Shores of Tripoli
Lieutenant
1942
Film
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski
1944
Film
The Chance of a Lifetime
Insp. John Farraday
1943
Film
The Babe Ruth Story
Boston Braves' coach
1948
Film
Go Chase Yourself
Nails
1938
Film
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Reagan (uncredited)
1939
Film
The Admiral Was a Lady
Marty Gruber
1950
Film
Danger Patrol
Bill
1937
Film
Hired Wife
McNab
1940
Film
Confessions of Boston Blackie
Inspector John Farraday
1941
Film
You Can't Buy Luck
Det. McGrath
1937
Film
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Joe Arnold
1938
Film
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Barney Johnson (uncredited)
1943
Film
The Penalty
Craig
1941
Film
Out of the Blue
Detective Noonan
1947
Film
Meet Boston Blackie
Inspector Faraday
1941
Film
Blind Alibi
Bowers
1938
Film
This Marriage Business
Joe Selby
1938
Film
What a Blonde
Pomeroy
1945
Film
Talk About a Lady
Duke Randall
1946
Film
Two Girls on Broadway
Buddy Bartell
1940
Film
Navy Blues
'Rocky' Anderson
1941
Film
Fired Wife
Orin Tracy
1943
Film
Alias Boston Blackie
Inspector Farraday
1942
Film
Everybody's Doing It
Steve Devers
1938
Film
News Is Made at Night
Barney Basely
1939
Film
Gentleman Joe Palooka
Phillips
1946
Film
The Phantom Thief
Inspector John Farraday
1946
Film
Brazil
Edward Graham
1944
Film
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
Inspector Farraday
1946
Film
The Saint in New York
Dispatcher (Uncredited)
1938
Film
The Escape
David Clifford
1939
Film
Time to Kill
Lt. Breeze
1942
Film
Song of Scheherazade
Lieutenant
1947
Film
City of Chance
Marty Connors
1940
Film
Stronger Than Desire
Jerry Brody
1939
Film
The Bullfighters
'Hot Shot' Coleman
1945
Film
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Inspector Farraday
1945
Film
One Mysterious Night
Inspector Farraday
1944
Film
Respect the Law
George Johnson
1941
Film
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
Inspector Farraday
1943
For Love or Money
Foster
1939
Film
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Police Commissioner Gordon
1939
Film
For Beauty's Sake
Mr. Jackman
1941
Film
Miss Mink of 1949
Herbert Pendelton
1949
Film
The Last Warning
Richard Lane
1938
Film
Boston Blackie and the Law
Inspector Farraday
1946
Film
The Cowboy and the Blonde
Gilbert
1941
Film
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Inspector William R. Farraday
1949
Film
There's a Girl in My Heart
Sergeant Mullin
1949
Film
Flight from Glory
Mr. Hanson
1937
Film
Youth Will Be Served
Mr. Hewitt
1940
Film
Ain't Love Cuckoo?
Dick Lane
1946
Film
Louisiana Hayride
J. Huntington McMasters
1944
Film
Sued for Libel
Smiley Dugan
1939
Film
San Antonio Rose
Charles J. Willoughby
1941
Film
Yesterday's Heroes
Cleats Slater
1940
Film
Hero for a Day
Abbott
1939
Film
Main Street Lawyer
Ballou, Marco's Lawyer
1939
Film
Everybody's Dancin'
Colonel Ed Harrison
1950
Film
Free, Blonde and 21
Lieutenant Lake
1940
Film
The Bride Wore Crutches
Bill Daly
1940
Training for Trouble
Richard Lane
1947
Film
Pardon My Terror
Dick
1946
Film
The Life of the Party
Hotel Manager
1937
Film
Unexpected Father
Leo Murphy - Booking Agent
1939
Film
The Return of the Whistler
Gaylord Traynor
1948
Film
There Goes My Girl
Tim J. Whelan
1937
Film
The Day the Bookies Wept
Ramsey Firpo
1939
Film
Trapped by Boston Blackie
Insp. William R. Farraday
1948
Film
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
Kit Carson
1939
Film
The Woman I Love
Florence's Boyfriend
1937
Film
Saturday's Heroes
Red Watson
1937
Film
The Creeper
Insp. Fenwick
1948
Film
New Faces of 1937
Broker
1937
Film
Time Out for Rhythm
Mike Armstrong
1941
Film
Radio City Revels
Crane
1938
Film
The Biscuit Eater
Harvey McNeil
1940
Film
Take It Big
Eddie Hampton
1944
Film
Many Unhappy Returns
Doctor
1937
Film
It Could Happen to You
District Attorney
1939
Film
The Dummy Owner
1938
Film
Swing Your Partner
Mr. Lane
1943
He's in Again
Dick
1949
Film
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
High-Grade
1937
Film
Sandy Is a Lady
Philip Jarvis
1940
Film
Drums of the Congo
Coutlass
1942
Film
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Assistant Coach Jones
1938
Film
I'm from the City
Captain Oliver 'Ollie' Fitch
1938
Film
Slightly Terrific
Mike Hamilyon
1944
Film
Sioux City Sue
Jefferson Lang
1946
Dead End Kids Go To War
Don Ames
1942
High Blood Pleasure
Dick
1945
Film
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Insp. John Farraday
1945
His Exciting Night
Homer Carslake
1938
Pardon My Lamb Chop
Dick, Shell-shocked Veteran
1948
Film
Shake, Mr. Shakespeare
Mr. Smith
1936
Film
Ride, Kelly, Ride
Dan Thomas
1941
Film
For the Love of Pete
McSwat's Cornerman
1936
Two Nuts in a Rut
Richard Lane, producer
1948
Film
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine
Marty Allen
1944
Film
Riders of the Purple Sage
Steve Oldring
1941
Film
Drunk Driving
Rick
1939
Flung by a Fling
Sgt. Dick Lane
1949
Film
Should Wives Work?
1937
The Jitters
Dance Studio Manager
1938
Ears of Experience
The Boss
1938
Film
Punch and Beauty
Russ Biff
1936