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.
150 movies
The Shaggy D.A.
1976·5.8
Kansas City Bomber
1972·5.8
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
1951·6.0
The Admiral Was a Lady
1950·6.4
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950·6.3
Everybody's Dancin'
1950·10.0
Quicksand
1950·6.1
There's a Girl in My Heart
1949·7.0
The Big Wheel
1949·5.7
Flung by a Fling
1949·10.0
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
1949·6.7
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949·6.1
Miss Mink of 1949
1949·5.7
He's in Again
1949·8.0
The Babe Ruth Story
1948·6.1
The Creeper
1948·5.0
Pardon My Lamb Chop
1948·7.0
Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948·6.9
The Return of the Whistler
1948·6.0
Tenth Avenue Angel
1948·6.5
Two Nuts in a Rut
1948·10.0
Devil Ship
1947·6.5
Wedding Belle
1947·10.0
Training for Trouble
1947·8.0
Out of the Blue
1947·6.4
Song of Scheherazade
1947·6.6
Boston Blackie and the Law
1946·6.6
Sioux City Sue
1946·10.0
Gentleman Joe Palooka
1946·0.0
Pardon My Terror
1946·7.0
Hot Water
1946·9.0
Monkey Businessmen
1946·6.4
Ain't Love Cuckoo?
1946·7.0
The Phantom Thief
1946·6.4
Talk About a Lady
1946·5.0
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946·5.4
Girl on the Spot
1946·10.0
High Blood Pleasure
1945·9.0
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
1945·5.0
Wonder Man
1945·6.6
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945·5.8
The Bullfighters
1945·5.9
Two O'Clock Courage
1945·6.3
What a Blonde
1945·4.3
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945·5.9
Brazil
1944·5.2
Bowery to Broadway
1944·10.0
One Mysterious Night
1944·6.2
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine
1944·7.3
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944·7.1
Louisiana Hayride
1944·7.5
Take It Big
1944·9.0
Bermuda Mystery
1944·8.0
Slightly Terrific
1944·5.0
Gung Ho!
1943·5.4
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943·6.7
Crazy House
1943·6.0
Corvette K-225
1943·6.2
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943·6.2
Fired Wife
1943·5.6
Don't Be a Sucker!
1943·6.9
Swing Your Partner
1943·10.0
Air Force
1943·6.5
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943·5.9
It Ain't Hay
1943·6.5
Arabian Nights
1942·6.0
Time to Kill
1942·6.1
To the Shores of Tripoli
1942·5.5
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
1942·5.6
Dead End Kids Go To War
1942·0.0
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942·6.2
Drums of the Congo
1942·10.0
Dr. Broadway
1942·6.0
Alias Boston Blackie
1942·5.7
Butch Minds the Baby
1942·8.0
Hellzapoppin'
1941·7.2
Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941·6.3
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941·6.0
Riders of the Purple Sage
1941·7.0
Navy Blues
1941·4.8
San Antonio Rose
1941·7.0
For Beauty's Sake
1941·10.0
Time Out for Rhythm
1941·6.7
The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941·7.0
I Wanted Wings
1941·5.6
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941·5.5
The Penalty
1941·7.4
Meet Boston Blackie
1941·6.3
Ride, Kelly, Ride
1941·8.0
Respect the Law
1941·7.0
Youth Will Be Served
1940·4.0
Yesterday's Heroes
1940·10.0
The Bride Wore Crutches
1940·7.0
Hired Wife
1940·6.8
Boom Town
1940·6.9
Brother Orchid
1940·6.6
The Biscuit Eater
1940·6.5
Sandy Is a Lady
1940·9.0
Two Girls on Broadway
1940·7.0
Free, Blonde and 21
1940·7.3
City of Chance
1940·5.6
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939·6.0
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939·6.0
Main Street Lawyer
1939·5.0
Drunk Driving
1939·5.8
Sued for Libel
1939·6.3
Hero for a Day
1939·6.5
The Escape
1939·6.2
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939·7.5
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
1939·8.0
News Is Made at Night
1939·4.8
Stronger Than Desire
1939·5.5
Unexpected Father
1939·6.3
It Could Happen to You
1939·4.8
Union Pacific
1939·6.7
For Love or Money
1939·7.0
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939·6.7
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
1938·6.5
The Last Warning
1938·8.5
His Exciting Night
1938·4.3
Exposed
1938·6.7
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938·8.0
I'm from the City
1938·7.0
The Jitters
1938·6.5
The Saint in New York
1938·6.6
Blind Alibi
1938·6.2
Joy of Living
1938·5.9
Go Chase Yourself
1938·5.7
This Marriage Business
1938·5.2
Radio City Revels
1938·7.7
Ears of Experience
1938·10.0
Everybody's Doing It
1938·6.0
The Dummy Owner
1938·7.0
Crashing Hollywood
1938·6.0
Wise Girl
1937·7.1
Danger Patrol
1937·6.4
Many Unhappy Returns
1937·0.0
Saturday's Heroes
1937·8.0
Should Wives Work?
1937·6.3
The Life of the Party
1937·6.2
Flight from Glory
1937·6.2
Super-Sleuth
1937·5.6
New Faces of 1937
1937·5.3
There Goes My Girl
1937·7.5
You Can't Buy Luck
1937·4.7
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1937·6.3
The Woman I Love
1937·7.0
Shake, Mr. Shakespeare
1936·6.5
Punch and Beauty
1936·7.0
For the Love of Pete
1936·9.0