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Richard Lane

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Born May 27, 1899 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA

Died September 5, 1982

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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.

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The Republic Pictures Story Poster

The Republic Pictures Story Documentary1991Jeff Lang )

KTLA at 40: A Celebration of Los Angeles Television Poster

KTLA at 40: A Celebration of Los Angeles Television TV Movie1986Self

Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies Documentary1982Actor in 'The Mad Miss Manton'

The One and Only Poster

The One and Only Feature Film1978

The Shaggy D.A. Poster

The Shaggy D.A. Feature Film1976Roller Rink Announcer

Kansas City Bomber Poster

Kansas City Bomber Feature Film1972Len

Dear Brigitte Poster

Dear Brigitte Feature Film1965Racetrack Announcer

The Killers Poster

The Killers Feature Film1964Demolition Derby Announcer

The Munsters Poster

The Munsters TV Series1964The Announcer

An Evening at the Inn Poster

An Evening at the Inn TV Movie1962Self - Host

Visit to a Small Planet Poster

Visit to a Small Planet Feature Film1960Superbo Television Spokesman

Jalopy Derby TV Series1959Self - Announcer

Leave It to Beaver Poster

Leave It to Beaver TV Series1957Marshal Moran

Columbia Laff Hour Poster

Columbia Laff Hour Feature Film1956

66th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade Poster

66th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade TV Special1955Self - Host

Crossroads Poster

Crossroads TV Series1955Jake Ellis

I Can Get It for You Wholesale Poster

I Can Get It for You Wholesale Feature Film1951Kelley

Everybody's Dancin' Poster

Everybody's Dancin' Feature Film1950Colonel Ed Harrison

Hold That Monkey Poster

Hold That Monkey Short Film1950Dick

Quicksand Poster

Quicksand Feature Film1950Lt. Nelson

The Admiral Was a Lady Poster

The Admiral Was a Lady Feature Film1950Marty Gruber

The Jackie Robinson Story Poster

The Jackie Robinson Story Feature Film1950Clay Hopper

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture Poster

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture Feature Film1949Inspector Farraday

Flung by a Fling Short Film1949Sgt. Dick Lane

He's in Again Short Film1949Dick

Mighty Joe Young Poster

Mighty Joe Young Feature Film1949City Attorney

Miss Mink of 1949 Poster

Miss Mink of 1949 Feature Film1949Herbert Pendelton

Movietown USA TV Series1949Self - Host

Take Me Out to the Ball Game Poster

Take Me Out to the Ball Game Feature Film1949Michael Gilhuly

That Midnight Kiss Poster

That Midnight Kiss Feature Film1949Radio D.J.

The Big Wheel Poster

The Big Wheel Feature Film1949Reno Riley

There's a Girl in My Heart Poster

There's a Girl in My Heart Feature Film1949Sergeant Mullin

Pardon My Lamb Chop Poster

Pardon My Lamb Chop Short Film1948Dick, Shell-shocked Veteran

Tenth Avenue Angel Poster

Tenth Avenue Angel Feature Film1948Street vendor

The Babe Ruth Story Poster

The Babe Ruth Story Feature Film1948Boston Braves' coach

The Creeper Poster

The Creeper Feature Film1948Insp. Fenwick

The Hoffman Hayride TV Series1948Self

The Return of the Whistler Poster

The Return of the Whistler Feature Film1948Gaylord Traynor

Trapped by Boston Blackie Poster

Trapped by Boston Blackie Feature Film1948Inspector Farraday

Two Nuts in a Rut Poster

Two Nuts in a Rut Short Film1948Richard Lane, producer

Devil Ship Poster

Devil Ship Feature Film1947Capt. 'Biff' Brown

Hit Parade of 1947 Poster

Hit Parade of 1947 Feature Film1947Serial Director

KTLA Premiere TV Movie1947Announcer

Out of the Blue Poster

Out of the Blue Feature Film1947Detective Noonan

Song of Scheherazade Poster

Song of Scheherazade Feature Film1947Lieutenant

Training for Trouble Short Film1947Richard Lane

Wedding Belle Short Film1947Dick Lane

A Close Call for Boston Blackie Poster

A Close Call for Boston Blackie Feature Film1946Inspector Farraday

Ain't Love Cuckoo? Poster

Ain't Love Cuckoo? Short Film1946Dick Lane

Boston Blackie and the Law Poster

Boston Blackie and the Law Feature Film1946Insp. John Farraday

Gentleman Joe Palooka Poster

Gentleman Joe Palooka Feature Film1946Phillips

Girl on the Spot Poster

Girl on the Spot Feature Film1946'Weepy' McGurk

Hits and Bits TV Series1946Self - Host

Hot Water Short Film1946Dick

Monkey Businessmen Poster

Monkey Businessmen Short Film1946Mr. Jordan

Movie-Town Backstage TV Series1946Self - Host

Pardon My Terror Poster

Pardon My Terror Short Film1946Dick

Sioux City Sue Poster

Sioux City Sue Feature Film1946Jefferson Lang

Talk About a Lady Poster

Talk About a Lady Feature Film1946Duke Randall

The Phantom Thief Poster

The Phantom Thief Feature Film1946Inspector John Farraday

Variety Under the Stars TV Series1946Self - Emcee

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion Poster

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion Feature Film1945Insp. John Farraday

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous Poster

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous Feature Film1945Inspector John Farraday

Here Come the Co-eds Poster

Here Come the Co-eds Feature Film1945Near-Sighted Man at Ballroom

High Blood Pleasure Short Film1945Dick

Sing with the Stars Short Film1945Self

The Bullfighters Poster

The Bullfighters Feature Film1945'Hot Shot' Coleman

The Horn Blows at Midnight Poster

The Horn Blows at Midnight Feature Film1945Furness - Radio Announcer

Two O'Clock Courage Poster

Two O'Clock Courage Feature Film1945Al Haley

What a Blonde Poster

What a Blonde Feature Film1945Pomeroy

Wonder Man Poster

Wonder Man Feature Film1945Assistant District Attorney

A Wave, a WAC and a Marine Poster

A Wave, a WAC and a Marine Feature Film1944Marty Allen

Bermuda Mystery Poster

Bermuda Mystery Feature Film1944Detective Sergeant Donovan

Bowery to Broadway Poster

Bowery to Broadway Feature Film1944Walter Rogers

Brazil Feature Film1944Edward Graham

Louisiana Hayride Poster

Louisiana Hayride Feature Film1944J. Huntington McMasters

Mr. Winkle Goes to War Poster

Mr. Winkle Goes to War Feature Film1944Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski

One Mysterious Night Poster

One Mysterious Night Feature Film1944Inspector Farraday

Slightly Terrific Poster

Slightly Terrific Feature Film1944Mike Hamilton

Take It Big Poster

Take It Big Feature Film1944Eddie Hampton

'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders Poster

'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders Feature Film1943Capt. Dunphy

After Midnight with Boston Blackie Poster

After Midnight with Boston Blackie Feature Film1943Inspector Farraday

Air Force Poster

Air Force Feature Film1943Maj. W.G. Roberts

Corvette K-225 Poster

Corvette K-225 Feature Film1943Vice Admiral

Crazy House Poster

Crazy House Feature Film1943S. E. Hanley

Don't Be a Sucker Poster

Don't Be a Sucker Short Film1943Soapbox Orator

Fired Wife Poster

Fired Wife Feature Film1943Orin Tracy

It Ain't Hay Poster

It Ain't Hay Feature Film1943Slicker

Swing Your Partner Poster

Swing Your Partner Feature Film1943Mr. Lane

Thank Your Lucky Stars Poster

Thank Your Lucky Stars Feature Film1943Barney Johnson

The Chance of a Lifetime Poster

The Chance of a Lifetime Feature Film1943Insp. John Farraday

A-Haunting We Will Go Poster

A-Haunting We Will Go Feature Film1942Phillips

Alias Boston Blackie Poster

Alias Boston Blackie Feature Film1942Inspector Farraday

Arabian Nights Poster

Arabian Nights Feature Film1942Corporal

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood Poster

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood Feature Film1942Inspector Farraday

Butch Minds the Baby Poster

Butch Minds the Baby Feature Film1942Harry the Horse

Championship Wrestling TV Series1942Self - Host

Dr. Broadway Poster

Dr. Broadway Feature Film1942Police Sgt. Patrick Doyle

Drums of the Congo Poster

Drums of the Congo Feature Film1942Coutlass

Junior G-Men of the Air Poster

Junior G-Men of the Air Feature Film1942Agent Don Ames

Ride 'Em Cowboy Poster

Ride 'Em Cowboy Feature Film1942Pete Conway

Time to Kill Poster

Time to Kill Feature Film1942Lt. Breeze

To the Shores of Tripoli Poster

To the Shores of Tripoli Feature Film1942Lieutenant

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob Poster

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob Feature Film1941Recruiting Officer

Confessions of Boston Blackie Poster

Confessions of Boston Blackie Feature Film1941Inspector Farraday

For Beauty's Sake Poster

For Beauty's Sake Feature Film1941Mr. Jackman

Hellzapoppin' Poster

Hellzapoppin' Feature Film1941Director

I Wanted Wings Poster

I Wanted Wings Feature Film1941Flight Commander

Man at Large Poster

Man at Large Feature Film1941Editor Grundy

Meet Boston Blackie Poster

Meet Boston Blackie Feature Film1941Inspector Faraday

Meet the Chump Poster

Meet the Chump Feature Film1941Slugs Bennett

Navy Blues Poster

Navy Blues Feature Film1941'Rocky' Anderson

Respect the Law Poster

Respect the Law Short Film1941George Johnson

Ride, Kelly, Ride Poster

Ride, Kelly, Ride Feature Film1941Dan Thomas

Riders of the Purple Sage Poster

Riders of the Purple Sage Feature Film1941Steve Oldring

San Antonio Rose Poster

San Antonio Rose Feature Film1941Charles J. Willoughby

Sunny Feature Film1941Reporter

The Cowboy and the Blonde Poster

The Cowboy and the Blonde Feature Film1941Gilbert

The Penalty Poster

The Penalty Feature Film1941Craig

Tight Shoes Poster

Tight Shoes Feature Film1941Allan McGrath

Time Out for Rhythm Poster

Time Out for Rhythm Feature Film1941Mike Armstrong

Boom Town Poster

Boom Town Feature Film1940Ass't. District Attorney

Brother Orchid Poster

Brother Orchid Feature Film1940Mugsy O'Day

City of Chance Poster

City of Chance Feature Film1940Marty Connors

Free, Blonde and 21 Poster

Free, Blonde and 21 Feature Film1940Lt. Lake

Hired Wife Poster

Hired Wife Feature Film1940McNab

Margie Feature Film1940Mr. Dixon

Sandy Is a Lady Poster

Sandy Is a Lady Feature Film1940Philip Jarvis

The Biscuit Eater Poster

The Biscuit Eater Feature Film1940Harvey McNeil

The Bride Wore Crutches Poster

The Bride Wore Crutches Feature Film1940Bill Daly

Two Girls on Broadway Poster

Two Girls on Broadway Feature Film1940Buddy Bartell

Yesterday's Heroes Poster

Yesterday's Heroes Feature Film1940Cleats Slater

Youth Will Be Served Poster

Youth Will Be Served Feature Film1940Mr. Hewitt

Drunk Driving Poster

Drunk Driving Short Film1939Rick

For Love or Money Poster

For Love or Money Feature Film1939Foster

Hero for a Day Poster

Hero for a Day Feature Film1939Abbott

It Could Happen to You Poster

It Could Happen to You Feature Film1939District Attorney Gibson

Main Street Lawyer Poster

Main Street Lawyer Feature Film1939Ballou, Marco's Lawyer

Mr. Moto in Danger Island Poster

Mr. Moto in Danger Island Feature Film1939Commissioner Gordon

Mutiny on the Blackhawk Poster

Mutiny on the Blackhawk Feature Film1939Kit Carson

News Is Made at Night Poster

News Is Made at Night Feature Film1939Barney Basely

Nick Carter, Master Detective Poster

Nick Carter, Master Detective Feature Film1939Sam Vaughn

Stronger Than Desire Poster

Stronger Than Desire Feature Film1939Jerry Brody

Sued for Libel Poster

Sued for Libel Feature Film1939Smiley Dugan

The Amazing Mr. Williams Poster

The Amazing Mr. Williams Feature Film1939Reagan

The Day the Bookies Wept Poster

The Day the Bookies Wept Feature Film1939Ramsey Firpo

The Escape Poster

The Escape Feature Film1939David Clifford

Unexpected Father Poster

Unexpected Father Feature Film1939Leo Murphy - Booking Agent

Union Pacific Poster

Union Pacific Feature Film1939Sam Reed

While America Sleeps Poster

While America Sleeps Short Film1939Agent Carmichael

Blind Alibi Poster

Blind Alibi Feature Film1938Bowers

Bringing Up Baby Poster

Bringing Up Baby Feature Film1938Circus Manager

Carefree Poster

Carefree Feature Film1938Henry - Country Club Headwaiter

Charlie Chan in Honolulu Poster

Charlie Chan in Honolulu Feature Film1938Joe Arnold

Crashing Hollywood Poster

Crashing Hollywood Feature Film1938Hugo Wells

Ears of Experience Short Film1938The Boss

Everybody's Doing It Poster

Everybody's Doing It Feature Film1938Steve Devers

Exposed Feature Film1938Tony Mitchell

Go Chase Yourself Poster

Go Chase Yourself Feature Film1938Nails

His Exciting Night Poster

His Exciting Night Feature Film1938Homer Carslake

Hunting Trouble Short Film1938Dick

I'm from the City Poster

I'm from the City Feature Film1938Captain Oliver 'Ollie' Fitch

Joy of Living Poster

Joy of Living Feature Film1938Harvey

Maid's Night Out Poster

Maid's Night Out Feature Film1938Barker for Octopus Concession

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off Poster

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off Feature Film1938Assistant Coach 'Offsides' Jones

Radio City Revels Poster

Radio City Revels Feature Film1938Crane

The Dummy Owner Poster

The Dummy Owner Short Film1938

The Jitters Poster

The Jitters Short Film1938Dance Studio Manager

The Last Warning Poster

The Last Warning Feature Film1938Steve Felson

The Saint in New York Poster

The Saint in New York Feature Film1938Dispatcher

This Marriage Business Poster

This Marriage Business Feature Film1938Joe Selby

China Passage Poster

China Passage Feature Film1937Voice, The Shadow

Danger Patrol Poster

Danger Patrol Feature Film1937Bill

Flight from Glory Poster

Flight from Glory Feature Film1937Mr. Hanson

Hitting a New High Poster

Hitting a New High Feature Film1937Owner of the Chez Suzette Nightclub

Many Unhappy Returns Poster

Many Unhappy Returns Short Film1937Doctor

New Faces of 1937 Poster

New Faces of 1937 Feature Film1937Broker Harry Barnes

Saturday's Heroes Poster

Saturday's Heroes Feature Film1937Red Watson

Should Wives Work? Poster

Should Wives Work? Short Film1937

Super-Sleuth Poster

Super-Sleuth Feature Film1937Tourist Bus Driver

The Life of the Party Poster

The Life of the Party Feature Film1937Hotel Manager

The Outcasts of Poker Flat Poster

The Outcasts of Poker Flat Feature Film1937'High-Grade'

The Woman I Love Poster

The Woman I Love Feature Film1937Florence's Boyfriend

There Goes My Girl Poster

There Goes My Girl Feature Film1937Editor Tim J. Whelan

Wise Girl Poster

Wise Girl Feature Film1937Detective

You Can't Beat Love Poster

You Can't Beat Love Feature Film1937Iceman

You Can't Buy Luck Poster

You Can't Buy Luck Feature Film1937Detective Mac McGrath

For the Love of Pete Poster

For the Love of Pete Short Film1936McSwat's Manager

Punch and Beauty Poster

Punch and Beauty Short Film1936Russ Biff

Shake, Mr. Shakespeare Poster

Shake, Mr. Shakespeare Short Film1936Mr. Smith

Shop Talk Poster

Shop Talk Short Film1936Bill Hobbs

They're Off Poster

They're Off Short Film1936Announcer

Speaking of Operations Short Film1932Mr. Maxwell

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