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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.
Filmography
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Movies 148
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Director 1
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)
Monkey Businessmen (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)
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)
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
Confessions of Boston Blackie (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)
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)
Shop Talk (1936)
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GenderMale
Birthday1899-05-28
Deathday1982-09-05 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceRice Lake, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsDick Lane
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
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