Richard Crane

Richard Crane

Birthday: 1918-06-06
Deathday: 1969-03-09
Place of birth: New Castle, Indiana , USA
Also know as: Richard Ollie Crane

Bio

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.

Movies with Richard Crane

Triple Threat

1948
As
Day is Done

1955
As Pvt. Archer
A Lady Without Passport

1950
As Lt. Maxon, Navy Flyer
The Neanderthal Man

1953
As Dr. Ross Harkness
The Alligator People

1959
As Paul Webster
Behind Green Lights

1946
As Johnny Williams, Reporter
Guns Don't Argue

1957
As Homer Van Meter
No Man's Woman

1955
As Dick Sawyer
Menace from Outer Space

1956
As Rocky Jones
Surf Party

1964
As Sgt. Wayne Neal
This Time for Keeps

1942
As Eustace Andrews
House of the Damned

1963
As Joseph Schiller
Waterfront at Midnight

1948
As Denny Hanrohan
Crash of Moons

1954
As Rocky Jones
Devil's Partner

1961
As David Simpson
Beyond the Moon

1954
As Rocky Jones
Winning of the West

1953
As Jack Autry
The Last Outpost

1951
As McReady (uncredited)
Boy Who Caught a Crook

1961
As Connors
Silver Needle in the Sky

1954
As Rocky Jones
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd

1953
As Richard Dale
Happy Land

1943
As Rusty Marsh
The Eternal Sea

1955
As Lt. Johnson
Manhunt in Space

1954
As Rocky Jones
Dynamite

1949
As Johnny Brown
Mysterious Island

1951
As Capt. Cyrus Harding
Susan and God

1940
As Bob
No Time at All

1958
As Alvy Webber
Man in the Saddle

1951
As Juke Vird
Angel on the Amazon

1948
As Johnny MacMahon
Bailout at 43,000

1957
As Captain Jack Nolan
13 Fighting Men

1960
As Loomis
Riders of the Deadline

1943
As Tim Mason
Keeping Company

1940
As Eddie Lane
Someone to Remember

1943
As Paul Parker
Campus Honeymoon

1948
As Robert Watson
Patrolling the Ether

1944
As Phillip
Leadville Gunslinger

1952
As Jim Blanchard
The Phantom Plainsmen

1942
As Tad Marvin
Thundering Caravans

1952
As Deputy Dan Reed
Meet the Wildcat

1940
As Bill--Office Worker
Woman They Almost Lynched

1953
As Yankee Lieutenant (uncredited)
Forbidden Moon

1956
As Rocky Jones
For God and Country

1943
As Medical Orderly
Eagle Squadron

1942
As Griffith
Battle Flame

1959
As Dr. Bill Stoddard
None Shall Escape

1944
As Willie Grimm as a Man
Arthur Takes Over

1948
As James Clark
Corvette K-225

1943
As Leading Torpedo Man
Cry 'Havoc'

1943
As Man
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943
As Sailor at Dance (uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail

1943
As Georgie Larson (Uncredited)
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense

1944
As Second Dive-bomber Pilot
We Who Are Young

1940
As Savoy-Carlton Bellboy (uncredited)
In the Navy

1941
As Office Boy (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Flying

1941
As Cadet Stevens (uncredited)
Please Don't Touch Me!

1959
As
The Gypsy Moon

1954
As Rocky Jones
The Flying Serpent

1946
As Hanson, station XOR broadcaster
Johnny Comes Flying Home

1946
As Johnny Martin
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe

1953
As Dick Preston
Bobby Ware Is Missing

1955
As Police Car Deputy in Car #12 (as Dick Crane)
The Deep Six

1958
As Lieutenant j.g. Swanson
Proceed and Report

1943
As Lt. (jg) Lee
This Is the Army

1943
As Sergeant on Field March (uncredited)

TV Shows with Richard Crane

77 Sunset Strip

1958
As
Maverick

1957
As Jedd Ferris
Trackdown

1957
As
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

1964
As
Surfside 6

1960
As
Perry Mason

1957
As George Moore
General Electric Theater

1953
As Billy
Hawaiian Eye

1959
As
Philip Marlowe

1959
As
The Virginian

1962
As Paul Denning
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
As Chuck Carmody
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955
As
Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957
As Arnie Baselice
Bronco

1958
As
The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955
As
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe

1955
As Dick Preston
Navy Log

1955
As
Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958
As Paul Cameron
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger

1954
As
Sugarfoot

1957
As Sheriff Andy Horton
Racket Squad

1951
As
Honey West

1965
As Master of Ceremonies
State Trooper

1956
As
26 Men

1957
As
Official Detective

1957
As
Gang Busters

1952
As
Hopalong Cassidy

1952
As
Michael Shayne

1960
As
Boston Blackie

1951
As
Adam-12

1968
As Sergeant
General Electric Theater

1953
As Dr. Reynolds
Perry Mason

1957
As Dr. Douglas Keene
Playhouse 90

1956
As Alvy Webber

Production Credits

Fraternity of Horror

1964
As Director