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