Deceased

When Did Richard Lane Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 83

Also known asDick LaneGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn27/05/1899Born inRice Lake, Wisconsin, USADied05/09/1982 (aged 83)Died inNewport BeachWikidataQ3430954 ↗Buried atPacific View Memorial ParkTMDb#111464 ↗

Richard Lane, sometimes known as Dick Lane, was an American actor and television announcer/presenter. In movies, he played assured, fast-talking slickers: usually press agents, policemen and detectives, sometimes swindlers and frauds. He is perhaps best known to movie fans as "Inspector Farraday" in the Boston Blackie mystery-comedies. 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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Filmography91 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1976	The Shaggy D.A.Movie	Roller Rink Announcer	77
1972	Kansas City BomberMovie	Len	73
1950	QuicksandMovie	Lt. Nelson	51
1950	The Admiral Was a LadyMovie	Marty Gruber	51
1949	Take Me Out to the Ball GameMovie	Michael Gihuly	50
1949	Miss Mink of 1949Movie	Herbert Pendelton	50
1949	Boston Blackie's Chinese VentureMovie	Inspector William R. Farraday	50
1948	Tenth Avenue AngelMovie	Street Vendor	49
1948	The Return of the WhistlerMovie	Gaylord Traynor	49
1948	Trapped by Boston BlackieMovie	Insp. William R. Farraday	49
1948	The CreeperMovie	Insp. Fenwick	49
1947	Out of the BlueMovie	Detective Noonan	48
1947	Devil ShipMovie	Capt. Biff Brown	48
1947	Song of ScheherazadeMovie	Lieutenant	48
1946	Talk About a LadyMovie	Duke Randall	47
1946	Sioux City SueMovie	Jefferson Lang	47
1946	A Close Call for Boston BlackieMovie	Inspector Farraday	47
1946	The Phantom ThiefMovie	Inspector John Farraday	47
1945	Here Come the Co-EdsMovie	Near-Sighted Man at Ballroom	46
1945	Boston Blackie's RendezvousMovie	Inspector Farraday	46
1945	The BullfightersMovie	'Hot Shot' Coleman	46
1944	Louisiana HayrideMovie	J. Huntington McMasters	45
1944	Bowery to BroadwayMovie	Walter Rogers	45
1944	Mr. Winkle Goes to WarMovie	Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski	45
1944	A Wave, a WAC and a MarineMovie	Marty Allen	45
1944	Bermuda MysteryMovie	Detective Sergeant Donovan	45
1944	Take It BigMovie	Eddie Hampton	45
1943	Corvette K-225Movie	Vice Admiral	44
1943	Crazy HouseMovie	S. E. Hanley	44
1943	Air ForceMovie	Maj. W.G. Roberts	44
1943	Thank Your Lucky StarsMovie	Barney Johnson (uncredited)	44
1943	Don't Be a Sucker!Movie	Soapbox Orator	44
1943	Gung Ho!Movie	Capt. Dunphy	44
1943	It Ain't HayMovie	Slicker	44
1942	A-Haunting We Will GoMovie	Phillips	43
1942	Arabian NightsMovie	Corporal	43
1942	Drums of the CongoMovie	Coutlass	43
1942	Alias Boston BlackieMovie	Inspector Farraday	43
1942	Time to KillMovie	Lt. Breeze	43
1942	To the Shores of TripoliMovie	Lieutenant	43
1941	Navy BluesMovie	'Rocky' Anderson	42
1941	A Girl, a Guy, and a GobMovie	Recruiting Officer	42
1941	Ride 'Em CowboyMovie	Pete Conway (uncredited)	42
1941	Meet Boston BlackieMovie	Inspector Faraday	42
1941	For Beauty's SakeMovie	Mr. Jackman	42
1941	San Antonio RoseMovie	Charles J. Willoughby	42
1941	Hellzapoppin'Movie	Director	42
1941	The Cowboy and the BlondeMovie	Gilbert	42
1941	Confessions of Boston BlackieMovie	Inspector John Farraday	42
1941	Time Out for RhythmMovie	Mike Armstrong	42
1941	Riders of the Purple SageMovie	Steve Oldring	42
1940	Boom TownMovie	Assistant D.A.	41
1940	Brother OrchidMovie	Mugsy O'Day	41
1940	Hired WifeMovie	McNab	41
1940	Youth Will Be ServedMovie	Mr. Hewitt	41
1940	The Bride Wore CrutchesMovie	Bill Daly	41
1940	The Biscuit EaterMovie	Harvey McNeil	41
1939	Union PacificMovie	Sam Reed	40
1939	The EscapeMovie	David Clifford	40
1939	The Amazing Mr. WilliamsMovie	Reagan (uncredited)	40
1939	Nick Carter, Master DetectiveMovie	Sam Vaughn	40
1939	Mr. Moto in Danger IslandMovie	Police Commissioner Gordon	40
1939	It Could Happen to YouMovie	District Attorney	40
1939	The Day the Bookies WeptMovie	Ramsey Firpo	40
1939	Main Street LawyerMovie	Ballou, Marco's Lawyer	40
1939	Hero for a DayMovie	Abbott	40
1939	News Is Made at NightMovie	Barney Basely	40
1939	Mutiny on the BlackhawkMovie	Kit Carson	40
1939	Drunk DrivingMovie	Rick	40
1938	The Saint in New YorkMovie	Dispatcher (Uncredited)	39
1938	ExposedMovie	Tony Mitchell	39
1938	Charlie Chan in HonoluluMovie	Joe Arnold	39
1938	Mr. Doodle Kicks OffMovie	Assistant Coach Jones	39
1938	I'm from the CityMovie	Captain Oliver 'Ollie' Fitch	39
1938	Everybody's Doing ItMovie	Steve Devers	39
1938	Radio City RevelsMovie	Crane	39
1938	This Marriage BusinessMovie	Joe Selby	39
1938	Crashing HollywoodMovie	Hugo Wells	39
1938	His Exciting NightMovie	Homer Carslake	39
1938	The Last WarningMovie	Richard Lane	39
1938	The JittersMovie	Dance Studio Manager	39
1937	You Can't Buy LuckMovie	Det. McGrath	38
1937	Wise GirlMovie	Detective	38
1937	The Outcasts of Poker FlatMovie	High-Grade	38
1937	Saturday's HeroesMovie	Red Watson	38
1937	New Faces of 1937Movie	Broker	38
1937	Danger PatrolMovie	Bill	38
1937	Should Wives Work?Movie	—	38
1937	Flight from GloryMovie	Mr. Hanson	38
1937	Many Unhappy ReturnsMovie	Doctor	38
1936	Shake, Mr. ShakespeareMovie	Mr. Smith	37