Richard Crane
Acting · Directing
Born June 6, 1918, New Castle, Indiana , USA
Richard Ollie Crane (June 6, 1918–March 9, 1969) was a veteran character actor whose career spanned three decades in films and television. His early career included many uncredited performances in feature films made in the 1940s. He may be best-remembered for his portrayal of the title role in the TV science fiction series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger, which ran for two seasons starting in 1954. Crane died of a heart attack at the age of 50. He is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
Filmography
- Adam-12 — Sergeant
- 1968Lassie: Countdown — Newscaster
- Honey West — Master of Ceremonies
- 1964Fraternity of Horror — Director
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
- 1964Surf Party — Sgt. Wayne Neal
- 1963House of the Damned — Joseph Schiller
- 1963Please Don't Touch Me
- The Virginian — Paul Denning
- 1961Boy Who Caught a Crook — Connors
- 1961Devil's Partner — David Simpson
- 196013 Fighting Men — Loomis
- Michael Shayne
- Surfside 6
- 1959Battle Flame — Dr. Bill Stoddard
- Hawaiian Eye
- Philip Marlowe
- 1959The Alligator People — Paul Webster
- 77 Sunset Strip — Duncan Scott
- Bronco
- 1958No Time at All — Alvy Webber
- 1958The Deep Six — Lieutenant j.g. Swanson
- Wanted: Dead or Alive — Paul Cameron
- 26 Men
- 1957Bailout at 43,000 — Captain Jack Nolan
- 1957Guns Don't Argue — Homer Van Meter
- Maverick — Jedd Ferris
- Official Detective
- Perry Mason — George Moore, Dr. Douglas Keene
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective — Arnie Baselice
- Sugarfoot — Sheriff Andy Horton
- Trackdown
- 1956Forbidden Moon — Rocky Jones
- 1956Menace from Outer Space — Rocky Jones
- Playhouse 90 — Alvy Webber
- State Trooper
- 1955Bobby Ware Is Missing — Police Car Deputy in Car #12 (as Dick Crane)
- Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe — Dick Preston
- Navy Log
- 1955No Man's Woman — Dick Sawyer
- The 20th Century Fox Hour
- 1955The Eternal Sea — Lt. Johnson
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
- 1954Beyond the Moon — Rocky Jones
- 1954Crash of Moons — Rocky Jones
- 1954Manhunt in Space — Rocky Jones
- Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
- 1954Silver Needle in the Sky — Rocky Jones
- 1954The Gypsy Moon — Rocky Jones
- 1953Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe — Dick Preston
- General Electric Theater — Billy, Dr. Reynolds
- 1953The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd — Richard Dale
- 1953The Neanderthal Man — Dr. Ross Harkness
- 1953Winning of the West — Jack Autry
- 1953Woman They Almost Lynched — Yankee Lieutenant (uncredited)
- Gang Busters
- Hopalong Cassidy
- 1952Leadville Gunslinger — Jim Blanchard
- 1952Thundering Caravans — Deputy Dan Reed
- Boston Blackie
- 1951Man in the Saddle — Juke Vird
- 1951Mysterious Island — Capt. Cyrus Harding
- Racket Squad
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars — Chuck Carmody
- 1951The Last Outpost — McReady (uncredited)
- 1950A Lady Without Passport — Lt. Maxon, Navy Flyer
- 1949Dynamite — Johnny Brown
- 1948Angel on the Amazon — Johnny MacMahon
- 1948Arthur Takes Over — James Clark
- 1948Campus Honeymoon — Robert Watson
- 1948Triple Threat
- 1948Waterfront at Midnight — Denny Hanrohan
- 1946Behind Green Lights — Johnny Williams
- 1946Johnny Comes Flying Home — Johnny Martin
- 1946The Flying Serpent — Hanson, station XOR broadcaster
- 1944Follow the Boys — Marine Officer (uncredited)
- 1944None Shall Escape — Willie Grimm as a Man
- 1944Patrolling the Ether — Phillip
- 1944Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense — Second Dive-bomber Pilot
- 1943Corvette K-225 — Leading Torpedo Man
- 1943Cry 'Havoc' — Man
- 1943Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case — Sailor at Dance (uncredited)
- 1943For God and Country — Medical Orderly
- 1943Happy Land — Rusty Marsh
- 1943Proceed and Report — Lt. (jg) Lee
- 1943Riders of the Deadline — Tim Mason
- 1943So Proudly We Hail — Georgie Larson (Uncredited)
- 1943Someone to Remember — Paul Parker
- 1943This Is the Army — Sergeant on Field March (uncredited)
- 1942Eagle Squadron — Griffith
- 1942The Phantom Plainsmen — Tad Marvin
- 1942This Time for Keeps — Eustace Andrews
- 1941In the Navy — Office Boy (uncredited)
- 1941Keep 'Em Flying — Cadet Stevens (uncredited)
- 1940Keeping Company — Eddie Lane
- 1940Meet the Wildcat — Bill--Office Worker
- 1940Susan and God — Bob
- 1940We Who Are Young — Savoy-Carlton Bellboy (uncredited)