Richard Lane
AKA: Dick Lane
Birthday: 1899-05-27
Died: 1982-09-05
Birthplace: Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA
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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
Character: Gaylord Traynor
Character: Michael Gihuly
Character: Roller Rink Announcer
Character: Inspector Farraday
Character: Inspector Farraday
Character: Inspector Farraday
Character: Inspector Farraday
Character: Inspector William R. Farraday
Character: Inspector Farraday
Character: Inspector Farraday
Character: Insp. John Farraday
Character: Inspector John Farraday
Character: Insp. William R. Farraday
Character: Inspector Faraday
Character: Inspector Farraday
Character: 'Hot Shot' Coleman
Character: Mike Armstrong
Character: Insp. John Farraday
Character: Inspector John Farraday
Character: Police Commissioner Gordon
Character: Police Sgt. Patrick Doyle
Character: District Attorney
Character: Jefferson Lang
Character: Assistant Coach Jones
Character: J. Huntington McMasters
Character: Assistant D.A.
Character: David Clifford
Character: Reagan (uncredited)
Character: Detective Noonan
Character: Maj. W.G. Roberts
Character: Detective Sergeant Donovan
Character: Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski
Character: Ballou, Marco's Lawyer
Character: Homer Carslake
Character: Recruiting Officer
Character: Sergeant Mullin
Character: 'Rocky' Anderson
Character: Leo Murphy - Booking Agent
Character: George Johnson
Character: Lieutenant Lake
Character: Asst. District Attorney
Character: Pete Conway (uncredited)
Character: McSwat's Cornerman
Character: Dance Studio Manager
Character: Captain Oliver 'Ollie' Fitch
Character: Herbert Pendelton
Character: Dispatcher (Uncredited)
Character: Florence's Boyfriend
Character: Harvey (Uncredited)
Character: Near-Sighted Man at Ballroom
Character: Boston Braves' coach
Character: Charles J. Willoughby
Character: Flight Commander
Character: Dick, Shell-shocked Veteran
Character: Richard Lane, producer
Character: Sgt. Dick Lane
Character: Colonel Ed Harrison
Character: Soapbox Orator
Character: Harry the Horse