Richard Crane
Acting • Born 1918-06-06 – Died 1969-03-09
Biography
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
99 credits
Triple Threat
Movie • 1948
Day is Done
Movie • 1955
Pvt. Archer
A Lady Without Passport
Movie • 1950
Lt. Maxon, Navy Flyer
The Neanderthal Man
Movie • 1953
Dr. Ross Harkness
The Alligator People
Movie • 1959
Paul Webster
Behind Green Lights
Movie • 1946
Johnny Williams, Reporter
Guns Don't Argue
Movie • 1957
Homer Van Meter
No Man's Woman
Movie • 1955
Dick Sawyer
Menace from Outer Space
Movie • 1956
Rocky Jones
Surf Party
Movie • 1964
Sgt. Wayne Neal
This Time for Keeps
Movie • 1942
Eustace Andrews
House of the Damned
Movie • 1963
Joseph Schiller
Waterfront at Midnight
Movie • 1948
Denny Hanrohan
Crash of Moons
Movie • 1954
Rocky Jones
Devil's Partner
Movie • 1961
David Simpson
Beyond the Moon
Movie • 1954
Rocky Jones
Winning of the West
Movie • 1953
Jack Autry
The Last Outpost
Movie • 1951
McReady (uncredited)
Boy Who Caught a Crook
Movie • 1961
Connors
Silver Needle in the Sky
Movie • 1954
Rocky Jones
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
Movie • 1953
Richard Dale
Happy Land
Movie • 1943
Rusty Marsh
The Eternal Sea
Movie • 1955
Lt. Johnson
Manhunt in Space
Movie • 1954
Rocky Jones
Dynamite
Movie • 1949
Johnny Brown
Mysterious Island
Movie • 1951
Capt. Cyrus Harding
Susan and God
Movie • 1940
Bob
No Time at All
Movie • 1958
Alvy Webber
Man in the Saddle
Movie • 1951
Juke Vird
Angel on the Amazon
Movie • 1948
Johnny MacMahon
Bailout at 43,000
Movie • 1957
Captain Jack Nolan
13 Fighting Men
Movie • 1960
Loomis
Riders of the Deadline
Movie • 1943
Tim Mason
Keeping Company
Movie • 1940
Eddie Lane
Someone to Remember
Movie • 1943
Paul Parker
Campus Honeymoon
Movie • 1948
Robert Watson
Patrolling the Ether
Movie • 1944
Phillip
Leadville Gunslinger
Movie • 1952
Jim Blanchard
The Phantom Plainsmen
Movie • 1942
Tad Marvin
Thundering Caravans
Movie • 1952
Deputy Dan Reed
Meet the Wildcat
Movie • 1940
Bill--Office Worker
Woman They Almost Lynched
Movie • 1953
Yankee Lieutenant (uncredited)
Forbidden Moon
Movie • 1956
Rocky Jones
For God and Country
Movie • 1943
Medical Orderly
Eagle Squadron
Movie • 1942
Griffith
Battle Flame
Movie • 1959
Dr. Bill Stoddard
None Shall Escape
Movie • 1944
Willie Grimm as a Man
Arthur Takes Over
Movie • 1948
James Clark
Corvette K-225
Movie • 1943
Leading Torpedo Man
Cry 'Havoc'
Movie • 1943
Man
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Movie • 1943
Sailor at Dance (uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail
Movie • 1943
Georgie Larson (Uncredited)
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
Movie • 1944
Second Dive-bomber Pilot
We Who Are Young
Movie • 1940
Savoy-Carlton Bellboy (uncredited)
In the Navy
Movie • 1941
Office Boy (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Flying
Movie • 1941
Cadet Stevens (uncredited)
Please Don't Touch Me!
Movie • 1959
The Gypsy Moon
Movie • 1954
Rocky Jones
The Flying Serpent
Movie • 1946
Hanson, station XOR broadcaster
Johnny Comes Flying Home
Movie • 1946
Johnny Martin
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
Movie • 1953
Dick Preston
Bobby Ware Is Missing
Movie • 1955
Police Car Deputy in Car #12 (as Dick Crane)
The Deep Six
Movie • 1958
Lieutenant j.g. Swanson
Proceed and Report
Movie • 1943
Lt. (jg) Lee
This Is the Army
Movie • 1943
Sergeant on Field March (uncredited)
Follow the Boys
Movie • 1944
Marine Officer (uncredited)
77 Sunset Strip
TV • 1958
Maverick
TV • 1957
Jedd Ferris
Trackdown
TV • 1957
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
TV • 1964
Surfside 6
TV • 1960
Perry Mason
TV • 1957
George Moore
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Billy
Hawaiian Eye
TV • 1959
Philip Marlowe
TV • 1959
The Virginian
TV • 1962
Paul Denning
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Chuck Carmody
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV • 1955
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TV • 1957
Arnie Baselice
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV • 1955
Bronco
TV • 1958
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
TV • 1955
Dick Preston
Navy Log
TV • 1955
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV • 1958
Paul Cameron
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
TV • 1954
Sugarfoot
TV • 1957
Sheriff Andy Horton
Racket Squad
TV • 1951
Honey West
TV • 1965
Master of Ceremonies
State Trooper
TV • 1956
26 Men
TV • 1957
Official Detective
TV • 1957
Gang Busters
TV • 1952
Hopalong Cassidy
TV • 1952
Michael Shayne
TV • 1960
Boston Blackie
TV • 1951
Adam-12
TV • 1968
Sergeant
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Dr. Reynolds
Perry Mason
TV • 1957
Dr. Douglas Keene
Playhouse 90
TV • 1956
Alvy Webber