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Richard Lane
Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Richard Lane (May 28, 1899 – September 5, 1982) was an American television announcer and actor who made his mark broadcasting wrestling and…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
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1976
The Shaggy D.A.
Movie Roller Rink Announcer
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1972
Kansas City Bomber
Movie Len
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1951
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Movie Kelley
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1950
The Admiral Was a Lady
Movie Marty Gruber
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1950
The Jackie Robinson Story
Movie Hopper
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1950
Everybody's Dancin'
Movie Colonel Ed Harrison
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1950
Quicksand
Movie Lt. Nelson
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1949
There's a Girl in My Heart
Movie Sergeant Mullin
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1949
The Big Wheel
Movie Reno Riley
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1949
Flung by a Fling
Movie Sgt. Dick Lane
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1949
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Movie Michael Gihuly
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1949
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Movie Inspector William R. Farraday
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1949
Miss Mink of 1949
Movie Herbert Pendelton
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1949
He's in Again
Movie Dick
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1948
The Babe Ruth Story
Movie Boston Braves' coach
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1948
The Creeper
Movie Insp. Fenwick
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1948
Pardon My Lamb Chop
Movie Dick, Shell-shocked Veteran
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1948
Trapped by Boston Blackie
Movie Insp. William R. Farraday
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1948
The Return of the Whistler
Movie Gaylord Traynor
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1948
Tenth Avenue Angel
Movie Street Vendor
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1948
Two Nuts in a Rut
Movie Richard Lane, producer
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1947
Devil Ship
Movie Capt. Biff Brown
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1947
Wedding Belle
Movie Dick Lane
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1947
Training for Trouble
Movie Richard Lane
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1947
Out of the Blue
Movie Detective Noonan
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1947
Song of Scheherazade
Movie Lieutenant
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1946
Boston Blackie and the Law
Movie Inspector Farraday
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1946
Sioux City Sue
Movie Jefferson Lang
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1946
Gentleman Joe Palooka
Movie Phillips
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1946
Pardon My Terror
Movie Dick
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1946
Hot Water
Movie Dick
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1946
Monkey Businessmen
Movie Mr. Jordan (voice) (uncredited)
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1946
Ain't Love Cuckoo?
Movie Dick Lane
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1946
The Phantom Thief
Movie Inspector John Farraday
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1946
Talk About a Lady
Movie Duke Randall
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1946
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
Movie Inspector Farraday
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1946
Girl on the Spot
Movie Weepy McGurk
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1945
High Blood Pleasure
Movie Dick
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1945
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Movie Inspector Farraday
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1945
Wonder Man
Movie Assistant District Attorney
