Richard Lane
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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.
Known for
The Saint in New York
Dispatcher (Uncredited)
Gung Ho!
Capt. Dunphy
The Jackie Robinson Story
Hopper
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
Inspector Farraday
Out of the Blue
Detective Noonan
Arabian Nights
Corporal
Wonder Man
Assistant District Attorney
The Shaggy D.A.
Roller Rink Announcer
I Wanted Wings
Flight Commander
Hellzapoppin'
Director
Union Pacific
Sam Reed
Air Force
Maj. W.G. Roberts
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Michael Gihuly
The Big Wheel
Reno Riley
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Pete Conway (uncredited)
Quicksand
Lt. Nelson
It Ain't Hay
Slicker
Tenth Avenue Angel
Street Vendor
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Police Commissioner Gordon
Corvette K-225
Vice Admiral
Boom Town
Assistant D.A.
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski
To the Shores of Tripoli
Lieutenant
Brother Orchid
Mugsy O'Day
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Barney Johnson (uncredited)
Crazy House
S. E. Hanley
Radio City Revels
Crane
The Biscuit Eater
Harvey McNeil
Kansas City Bomber
Len
Take It Big
Eddie Hampton
Joy of Living
Harvey (Uncredited)
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Kelley
The Escape
David Clifford
A-Haunting We Will Go
Phillips
The Bullfighters
'Hot Shot' Coleman
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
Inspector Farraday
The Admiral Was a Lady
Marty Gruber
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Reagan (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Sam Vaughn
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Inspector William R. Farraday
Brazil
Edward Graham
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Assistant Coach Jones
The Phantom Thief
Inspector John Farraday
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Joe Arnold
Here Come the Co-Eds
Near-Sighted Man at Ballroom
News Is Made at Night
Barney Basely
The Babe Ruth Story
Boston Braves' coach
Hired Wife
McNab
Meet Boston Blackie
Inspector Faraday
Two O'Clock Courage
Al Haley
The Return of the Whistler
Gaylord Traynor
Time Out for Rhythm
Mike Armstrong
Sioux City Sue
Jefferson Lang
One Mysterious Night
Inspector Farraday
City of Chance
Marty Connors
Navy Blues
'Rocky' Anderson
Wise Girl
Detective
Fired Wife
Orin Tracy
San Antonio Rose
Charles J. Willoughby
The Chance of a Lifetime
Insp. John Farraday
There's a Girl in My Heart
Sergeant Mullin
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
High-Grade
Butch Minds the Baby
Harry the Horse
New Faces of 1937
Broker
Sued for Libel
Smiley Dugan
Bowery to Broadway
Walter Rogers
Boston Blackie and the Law
Inspector Farraday
Miss Mink of 1949
Herbert Pendelton
Swing Your Partner
Mr. Lane
The Day the Bookies Wept
Ramsey Firpo
The Dummy Owner
Gentleman Joe Palooka
Phillips
Exposed
Tony Mitchell
The Woman I Love
Florence's Boyfriend
Two Girls on Broadway
Buddy Bartell
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Recruiting Officer
Free, Blonde and 21
Lieutenant Lake
Go Chase Yourself
Nails
The Penalty
Craig
The Life of the Party
Hotel Manager
You Can't Buy Luck
Det. McGrath
Hero for a Day
Abbott
It Could Happen to You
District Attorney
Don't Be a Sucker!
Soapbox Orator
Trapped by Boston Blackie
Insp. William R. Farraday
The Creeper
Insp. Fenwick
Super-Sleuth
Barker
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Inspector Farraday
Youth Will Be Served
Mr. Hewitt
Dr. Broadway
Police Sgt. Patrick Doyle
Louisiana Hayride
J. Huntington McMasters
Song of Scheherazade
Lieutenant
Crashing Hollywood
Hugo Wells
This Marriage Business
Joe Selby
Everybody's Doing It
Steve Devers
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Insp. John Farraday
Stronger Than Desire
Jerry Brody
Girl on the Spot
Weepy McGurk
Confessions of Boston Blackie
Inspector John Farraday
Time to Kill
Lt. Breeze
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
Kit Carson
Ride, Kelly, Ride
Dan Thomas
Sandy Is a Lady
Philip Jarvis
Blind Alibi
Bowers
Ain't Love Cuckoo?
Dick Lane
Danger Patrol
Bill
Drunk Driving
Rick
What a Blonde
Pomeroy
For Love or Money
Foster
Saturday's Heroes
Red Watson
Riders of the Purple Sage
Steve Oldring
Hot Water
Dick
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
Inspector Farraday
Main Street Lawyer
Ballou, Marco's Lawyer
The Cowboy and the Blonde
Gilbert
Bermuda Mystery
Detective Sergeant Donovan
Everybody's Dancin'
Colonel Ed Harrison
Flight from Glory
Mr. Hanson
Unexpected Father
Leo Murphy - Booking Agent
For Beauty's Sake
Mr. Jackman
There Goes My Girl
Tim J. Whelan
Slightly Terrific
Mike Hamilyon
I'm from the City
Captain Oliver 'Ollie' Fitch
Shake, Mr. Shakespeare
Mr. Smith
Pardon My Lamb Chop
Dick, Shell-shocked Veteran
Punch and Beauty
Russ Biff
Pardon My Terror
Dick
Drums of the Congo
Coutlass
His Exciting Night
Homer Carslake
Dead End Kids Go To War
Don Ames
Should Wives Work?
Alias Boston Blackie
Inspector Farraday
The Jitters
Dance Studio Manager
Flung by a Fling
Sgt. Dick Lane
Many Unhappy Returns
Doctor
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine
Marty Allen
For the Love of Pete
McSwat's Cornerman
Talk About a Lady
Duke Randall
Wedding Belle
Dick Lane
Respect the Law
George Johnson
The Last Warning
Richard Lane
Ears of Experience
The Boss
He's in Again
Dick
High Blood Pleasure
Dick
Training for Trouble
Richard Lane
Two Nuts in a Rut
Richard Lane, producer