Lane Chandler
AKA: Robert Chandler Oakes
Birthday: 1899-06-02
Died: 1972-09-14
Lane Chandler (1899–1972) was an American actor specializing in Westerns.
In the early 1920s he moved to Los Angeles, California, and started working as an auto mechanic. His real-life experiences growing up on a horse ranch landed him bit parts in westerns from 1925, for Paramount Pictures. Studio executives suggested changing his name to Lane Chandler, and as such he began achieving leading roles, the first being The Legion of the Condemned.
As a silent film star Chandler performed well, but when talkies arrived he was cast more in supporting roles, as in The Great Mike of 1944. He starred in a few low-budget westerns in the 1930s, but was more often cast as the leading man's partner, or saddle pal, or a sheriff or army officer. With the advent of television Chandler began making appearance on numerous series, often in Westerns such as The Lone Ranger, The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, Lawman, Have Gun – Will Travel, Rawhide, Maverick, Cheyenne, and Gunsmoke. He continued acting on TV and in films through 1966.
He died in Los Angeles of heart disease in 1972, aged 73.
Filmography
Character: Gen. Saunders (uncredited)
Character: Firebrand Jordan
Character: Aggressive Motorist (uncredited)
Character: Henchman Bull Harris
Character: Cliff - Henchman
Character: Singer Martin - Secret Service Agent
Character: Butch - Henchman
Character: Officer (uncredited)
Character: German Sentry (uncredited)
Character: Policeman at Arcade (Uncredited)
Character: Col. James Fannin (uncredited)
Character: Crow's Nester (uncredited)
Character: Prospector (uncredited)
Character: Al (uncredited)
Character: Federal Officer (uncredited)
Character: Coast Guard Officer (uncredited)
Character: Captain of Guards (uncredited)
Character: Doug Manning (uncredited)
Character: Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
Character: Mark - Player in Locker Room (uncredited)
Character: Cattleman Detective Ned
Character: Police Insp. Reed
Character: Charles Holabird
Character: ? (unconfirmed - pressbook name, Cal Williams)
Character: Lt. Hays (radio voice) / Insp. L. McGrath
Character: Ray - Express agent
Character: Flight Commander
Character: Train Conductor (uncredited)
Character: Major Stacy Roberts
Character: Keene Wallace "The Wolf"
Character: Jailer (uncredited)
Character: Tom - Wells Fargo Messenger
Character: Henchman with Rankin
Character: Tex Robbins - Posing as Wolf Cassidy
Character: U.S. Border Patrol Officer
Character: Second Detective
Character: Army Official at Wade's Lab
Character: Corporal in Sherman's Office
Character: Ranger on Telephone (uncredited)
Character: Policeman at Ballinger's (uncredited)
Character: Captain of Fouquet's Guards
Character: Intern (uncredited)
Character: Policeman (uncredited)
Character: Irate Store Owner (uncredited)
Character: Policeman (uncredited)
Character: Frank (uncredited)
Character: 'Tex' Broderick
Character: Prison Guard (uncredited)
Character: Policeman (uncredited)
Character: Forest Ranger (uncredited)
Character: Smoky Moore / Hans Beckmann
Character: Hamilton Lab Technician
Character: Flier (uncredited)
Character: Trimmer Winkler
Character: Cop Car-Chasing Foranti
Character: Powerhouse Search Officer
Character: Head Settler (uncredited)
Character: Army Assistant Football Coach (uncredited)
Character: Acme Driver Bill (uncredited)
Character: Elliott Norton [Chs. 1, 9, 11] (uncredited)
Character: Detective (uncredited)
Character: Ed Fairweather, Pony Express Rider
Character: Policeman Detaining Marta and Jamison
Character: Adjutant (uncredited)
Character: Irby's Orderly at Libby (uncredited)
Character: Porter (uncredited)
Character: Constable Fyffe
Character: Wild Bill Hickok
Character: 4th Rodeo Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Character: Brady (uncredited)
Character: Red Dawson (uncredited)
Character: Jim Clayburn (uncredited)
Character: Mountie Cooper
Character: Corporal Savage (uncredited)
Character: Dave (uncredited)
Character: Capt. Cardigan
Character: Ming's Soldier (uncredited)
Character: Second Cop at Building Collapse (uncredited)
Character: Inspector in Montreal (Uncredited)
Character: Soldier Reporting to Popoff (uncredited)
Character: Boiler Room Guard
Character: Patrolman Kelly
Character: Police Officer
Character: Assistant District Attorney King
Character: Actor (uncredited)
Character: Police Lab Fingerprint Man
Character: William Talbot
Character: Cop (uncredited)
Character: Hammond - Gambler
Character: Courtroom Police Officer
Character: Marshal Houston
Character: Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Character: Sentry (uncredited)
Character: Henchman Corley
Character: Northern Loyalist (uncredited)
Character: Ranger White (Uncredited)
Character: Doorman (uncredited)
Character: Brother Dorn (uncredited)
Character: Sheriff Hardy (uncredited)
Character: Policeman #2 (Uncredited)
Character: Henchman (uncredited)
Character: Colonel (uncredited)
Character: Mounted Officer (Uncredited)
Character: Train Conductor (uncredited)
Character: Detective (uncredited)
Character: Lost Motorist (uncredited)
Character: Detective (uncredited)
Character: Revolutionary Officer (uncredited)
Character: Policeman (uncredited)
Character: Mr. Clark (uncredited)
Character: Cavalry Captain (uncredited)
Character: Assistant Coach Kane
Character: Lorenzo's Lieutenant
Character: Constable Rankin
Character: Anthony Cowles
Character: Policeman Announcing Miss Sayre (uncredited)