Movies List
TV Show List
Quicksand

as Lt. Nelson

1950
The Admiral Was a Lady

as Marty Gruber

1950
Take Me Out to the Ball Game

as Michael Gihuly

1949
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

as Inspector William R. Farraday

1949
The Return of the Whistler

as Gaylord Traynor

1948
Trapped by Boston Blackie

as Insp. William R. Farraday

1948
The Creeper

as Insp. Fenwick

1948
A Close Call for Boston Blackie

as Inspector Farraday

1946
The Phantom Thief

as Inspector John Farraday

1946
Sioux City Sue

as Jefferson Lang

1946
Two O'Clock Courage

as Al Haley

1945
The Bullfighters

as 'Hot Shot' Coleman

1945
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

as Inspector Farraday

1945
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

as Insp. John Farraday

1945
Mr. Winkle Goes to War

as Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski

1944
Brazil

as Edward Graham

1944
Bermuda Mystery

as Detective Sergeant Donovan

1944
Take It Big

as Eddie Hampton

1944
Gung Ho!

as Capt. Dunphy

1943
After Midnight with Boston Blackie

as Inspector Farraday

1943
The Chance of a Lifetime

as Insp. John Farraday

1943
Arabian Nights

as Corporal

1942
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood

as Inspector Farraday

1942
Drums of the Congo

as Coutlass

1942
Dr. Broadway

as Police Sgt. Patrick Doyle

1942
Confessions of Boston Blackie

as Inspector John Farraday

1941
Meet Boston Blackie

as Inspector Faraday

1941
San Antonio Rose

as Charles J. Willoughby

1941
Richard Lane Richard Lane

Birthday

1899-05-28

Place of Birth

Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

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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