Richard Lane

Richard Lane

Date of Birth:

May 27, 1899

Place of Birth:

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:

Sandy Is a Lady Sandy Is a Lady

1940

His Exciting Night His Exciting Night

1938

For Love or Money For Love or Money

1939

The Biscuit Eater The Biscuit Eater

1940

Main Street Lawyer Main Street Lawyer

1939

Bermuda Mystery Bermuda Mystery

1944

Tenth Avenue Angel Tenth Avenue Angel

1948

Mr. Winkle Goes to War Mr. Winkle Goes to War

1944

Take It Big Take It Big

1944

A Wave, a WAC and a Marine A Wave, a WAC and a Marine

1944

I Can Get It for You Wholesale I Can Get It for You Wholesale

1951

Unexpected Father Unexpected Father

1939

Riders of the Purple Sage Riders of the Purple Sage

1941

Thank Your Lucky Stars Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

Navy Blues Navy Blues

1941

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941

There's a Girl in My Heart There's a Girl in My Heart

1949

Air Force Air Force

1943

Out of the Blue Out of the Blue

1947

You Can't Buy Luck You Can't Buy Luck

1937

The Amazing Mr. Williams The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939

New Faces of 1937 New Faces of 1937

1937

The Escape The Escape

1939

The Life of the Party The Life of the Party

1937

Kansas City Bomber Kansas City Bomber

1972

Ain't Love Cuckoo? Ain't Love Cuckoo?

1946

Song of Scheherazade Song of Scheherazade

1947

Hired Wife Hired Wife

1940

Shake, Mr. Shakespeare Shake, Mr. Shakespeare

1936

Ride, Kelly, Ride Ride, Kelly, Ride

1941

Two Girls on Broadway Two Girls on Broadway

1940

Nick Carter, Master Detective Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939

Mutiny on the Blackhawk Mutiny on the Blackhawk

1939

The Penalty The Penalty

1941

News Is Made at Night News Is Made at Night

1939

Drunk Driving Drunk Driving

1939

Respect the Law Respect the Law

1941

Here Come the Co-eds Here Come the Co-eds

1945

The Babe Ruth Story The Babe Ruth Story

1948

The Last Warning The Last Warning

1938

It Ain't Hay It Ain't Hay

1943

Hellzapoppin' Hellzapoppin'

1941

The Saint in New York The Saint in New York

1938

The Woman I Love The Woman I Love

1937

Joy of Living Joy of Living

1938

San Antonio Rose San Antonio Rose

1941

Gentleman Joe Palooka Gentleman Joe Palooka

1946

Training for Trouble Training for Trouble

1947

I Wanted Wings I Wanted Wings

1941

For Beauty's Sake For Beauty's Sake

1941

High Blood Pleasure High Blood Pleasure

1945

Should Wives Work? Should Wives Work?

1937

Gung Ho! Gung Ho!

1943

Hero for a Day Hero for a Day

1939

Brazil Brazil

1944

Crazy House Crazy House

1943

Punch and Beauty Punch and Beauty

1936

Pardon My Terror Pardon My Terror

1946

Ears of Experience Ears of Experience

1938

For the Love of Pete For the Love of Pete

1936

Ride 'Em Cowboy Ride 'Em Cowboy

1942

Free, Blonde and 21 Free, Blonde and 21

1940

Wonder Man Wonder Man

1945

Super-Sleuth Super-Sleuth

1937

Quicksand Quicksand

1950

Swing Your Partner Swing Your Partner

1943

Miss Mink of 1949 Miss Mink of 1949

1949

Corvette K-225 Corvette K-225

1943

To the Shores of Tripoli To the Shores of Tripoli

1942

Bowery to Broadway Bowery to Broadway

1944

The Jitters The Jitters

1938

I'm from the City I'm from the City

1938

Everybody's Dancin' Everybody's Dancin'

1950

The Cowboy and the Blonde The Cowboy and the Blonde

1941

Meet Boston Blackie Meet Boston Blackie

1941

Trapped by Boston Blackie Trapped by Boston Blackie

1948

Talk About a Lady Talk About a Lady

1946

One Mysterious Night One Mysterious Night

1944

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

1945

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood

1942

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949

Boston Blackie and the Law Boston Blackie and the Law

1946

Alias Boston Blackie Alias Boston Blackie

1942

Dead End Kids Go To War Dead End Kids Go To War

1942

The Chance of a Lifetime The Chance of a Lifetime

1943

The Phantom Thief The Phantom Thief

1946

Butch Minds the Baby Butch Minds the Baby

1942

Time Out for Rhythm Time Out for Rhythm

1941

The Bullfighters The Bullfighters

1945

Mr. Moto in Danger Island Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939

The Big Wheel The Big Wheel

1949

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

1945

Confessions of Boston Blackie Confessions of Boston Blackie

1941

Take Me Out to the Ball Game Take Me Out to the Ball Game

1949

Don't Be a Sucker! Don't Be a Sucker!

1946

Arabian Nights Arabian Nights

1942

Charlie Chan in Honolulu Charlie Chan in Honolulu

1938

The Return of the Whistler The Return of the Whistler

1948

Danger Patrol Danger Patrol

1937

Brother Orchid Brother Orchid

1940

The Jackie Robinson Story The Jackie Robinson Story

1950

Two O'Clock Courage Two O'Clock Courage

1945

Time to Kill Time to Kill

1942

A Close Call for Boston Blackie A Close Call for Boston Blackie

1946

After Midnight with Boston Blackie After Midnight with Boston Blackie

1943

City of Chance City of Chance

1940

The Shaggy D.A. The Shaggy D.A.

1976

The Admiral Was a Lady The Admiral Was a Lady

1950

A-Haunting We Will Go A-Haunting We Will Go

1942

Dr. Broadway Dr. Broadway

1942

It Could Happen to You It Could Happen to You

1939

What a Blonde What a Blonde

1945

Boom Town Boom Town

1940

Blind Alibi Blind Alibi

1938

Louisiana Hayride Louisiana Hayride

1944

The Creeper The Creeper

1948

Go Chase Yourself Go Chase Yourself

1938

Union Pacific Union Pacific

1939

Everybody's Doing It Everybody's Doing It

1938

There Goes My Girl There Goes My Girl

1937

Two Nuts in a Rut Two Nuts in a Rut

1948

Flung by a Fling Flung by a Fling

1949

He's in Again He's in Again

1949

Pardon My Lamb Chop Pardon My Lamb Chop

1948

Wedding Belle Wedding Belle

1947

Slightly Terrific Slightly Terrific

1944

Hot Water Hot Water

1946

Exposed Exposed

1938

Fired Wife Fired Wife

1943

Girl on the Spot Girl on the Spot

1946

The Outcasts of Poker Flat The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1937

This Marriage Business This Marriage Business

1938

Flight from Glory Flight from Glory

1937

Crashing Hollywood Crashing Hollywood

1938

Wise Girl Wise Girl

1937

Drums of the Congo Drums of the Congo

1942

Stronger Than Desire Stronger Than Desire

1939

Sued for Libel Sued for Libel

1939

The Dummy Owner The Dummy Owner

1938

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

1938

Radio City Revels Radio City Revels

1938

The Day the Bookies Wept The Day the Bookies Wept

1939

Saturday's Heroes Saturday's Heroes

1937

Sioux City Sue Sioux City Sue

1946

Many Unhappy Returns Many Unhappy Returns

1937

Youth Will Be Served Youth Will Be Served

1940

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