Richard Crane
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.
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- Born:
- Jun 6, 1918 In New Castle, Indiana
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 78
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Susan and God 1940-06-07
- Latest Project:
- Series Honey West 1965-09-17
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Honey West | Unknown | 1965-09-17 |
| Movie | Surf Party | Sgt. Wayne Neal | 1964-01-30 |
| Series | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Unknown | 1964-09-25 |
| Movie | House of the Damned | Joseph Schiller | 1963-03-01 |
| Series | The Virginian | Unknown | 1962-09-19 |
| Movie | Devil's Partner | David Simpson | 1961-09-19 |
| Movie | Boy Who Caught a Crook | Connors | 1961-10-01 |
| Movie | 13 Fighting Men | Loomis | 1960-03-31 |
| Series | Surfside 6 | Unknown | 1960-10-06 |
| Movie | The Alligator People | Paul Webster | 1959-07-16 |
| Movie | Please Don't Touch Me! | 1959-01-01 | |
| Movie | Battle Flame | Dr. Bill Stoddard | 1959-07-26 |
| Series | Hawaiian Eye | Unknown | 1959-10-07 |
| Movie | The Deep Six | Lieutenant j.g. Swanson | 1958-01-15 |
| Series | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Unknown | 1958-09-06 |
| Series | 77 Sunset Strip | Unknown | 1958-10-10 |
| Movie | Polar Outpost | Himself | 1957-01-01 |
| Movie | Guns Don't Argue | Homer Van Meter | 1957-01-01 |
| Movie | Bailout at 43,000 | Captain Jack Nolan | 1957-05-01 |
| Series | Maverick | Unknown | 1957-09-22 |
| Series | Perry Mason | Unknown | 1957-09-21 |
| Series | Sugarfoot | Unknown | 1957-09-17 |
| Movie | Forbidden Moon | Rocky Jones | 1956-01-01 |
| Movie | Beyond the Moon | Rocky Jones | 1956-01-01 |
| Movie | Menace from Outer Space | Rocky Jones | 1956-01-01 |
| Series | State Trooper | Unknown | 1956-09-25 |
| Series | Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe | Dick Preston | 1955-07-16 |
| Movie | The Eternal Sea | Lt. Johnson | 1955-04-19 |
| Series | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Unknown | 1955-09-06 |
| Movie | Day is Done | Pvt. Archer | 1955-10-12 |
| Movie | No Man's Woman | Dick Sawyer | 1955-10-27 |
| Movie | Bobby Ware Is Missing | Police Car Deputy in Car #12 (as Dick Crane) | 1955-10-23 |
| Movie | Manhunt in Space | Rocky Jones | 1954-01-01 |
| Series | Rocky Jones, Space Ranger | 1954-02-23 | |
| Movie | Silver Needle in the Sky | Rocky Jones | 1954-05-29 |
| Movie | The Gypsy Moon | Rocky Jones | 1954-12-25 |
| Movie | Crash of Moons | Rocky Jones | 1954-07-10 |
| Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
| Movie | Winning of the West | Jack Autry aka Jack Austin | 1953-01-01 |
| Movie | The Neanderthal Man | Dr. Ross Harkness | 1953-06-19 |
| Movie | Woman They Almost Lynched | Yankee Lieutenant (uncredited) | 1953-03-20 |
| Movie | The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd | Richard Dale | 1953-09-17 |
| Series | Gang Busters | Unknown | 1952-03-20 |
| Movie | Leadville Gunslinger | Jim Blanchard | 1952-03-22 |
| Movie | Thundering Caravans | Deputy Dan Reed | 1952-06-20 |
| Series | Hopalong Cassidy | Unknown | 1952-09-19 |
| Series | Racket Squad | Unknown | 1951-06-07 |
| Movie | The Last Outpost | McReady (uncredited) | 1951-04-04 |
| Movie | Man in the Saddle | Juke Vird | 1951-12-02 |
| Movie | Mysterious Island | Capt. Cyrus Harding | 1951-09-13 |
| Movie | A Lady Without Passport | Lt. Maxon, Navy Flyer | 1950-08-03 |
| Movie | Dynamite | Johnny Brown | 1949-01-18 |
| Movie | Arthur Takes Over | James Clark | 1948-04-07 |
| Movie | Campus Honeymoon | Robert Watson | 1948-02-01 |
| Movie | Waterfront at Midnight | Denny Hanrohan | 1948-06-25 |
| Movie | Angel on the Amazon | Johnny MacMahon | 1948-11-01 |
| Movie | The Flying Serpent | Hanson, station XOR broadcaster | 1946-02-01 |
| Movie | Behind Green Lights | Johnny Williams, Reporter | 1946-02-15 |
| Movie | None Shall Escape | Willie Grimm as a Man | 1944-02-03 |
| Movie | Patrolling the Ether | Phillip | 1944-04-10 |
| Movie | Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense | Second Dive-bomber Pilot | 1944-03-13 |
| Movie | Someone to Remember | Paul Parker | 1943-08-21 |
| Movie | For God and Country | Medical Orderly | 1943-05-15 |
| Movie | So Proudly We Hail | Georgie Larson (Uncredited) | 1943-09-09 |
| Movie | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Sailor at Dance (uncredited) | 1943-05-08 |
| Movie | Corvette K-225 | Leading Torpedo Man | 1943-09-29 |
| Movie | Riders of the Deadline | Tim Mason | 1943-12-03 |
| Movie | Cry 'Havoc' | Man | 1943-11-23 |
| Movie | Happy Land | Rusty Marsh | 1943-11-10 |
| Movie | The Phantom Plainsmen | Tad Marvin | 1942-06-16 |
| Movie | This Time for Keeps | Eustace Andrews | 1942-03-01 |
| Movie | Eagle Squadron | Griffith | 1942-06-16 |
| Movie | In the Navy | Office Boy (uncredited) | 1941-05-30 |
| Movie | Keep 'Em Flying | Cadet Stevens (uncredited) | 1941-11-27 |
| Movie | Susan and God | Bob | 1940-06-07 |
| Movie | We Who Are Young | Savoy-Carlton Bellboy (uncredited) | 1940-07-19 |
| Movie | Keeping Company | Eddie Lane | 1940-12-27 |
| Movie | Meet the Wildcat | Bill--Office Worker | 1940-10-22 |