Richard Crane

Richard Crane

b. 1918 — d. 1969 (aged 51) New Castle, Indiana
Actor Director Soundtrack

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.

Known For

Filmography

The Double Life of Henry Phyfe
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★ 7.0
The Double Life of Henry Phyfe
1966 Actor
Dan
Surf Party
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★ 4.4
Surf Party
1964 Actor
Sgt. Wayne Neal
Fraternity of Horror
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★ 3.9
Fraternity of Horror
1964 Director
House of the Damned
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★ 5.2
House of the Damned
1963 Actor
Joseph Schiller
Please Don't Touch Me
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★ 5.2
Please Don't Touch Me
1963 Actor
Boy Who Caught a Crook
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★ 5.5
Boy Who Caught a Crook
1961 Actor
Connors
Devil's Partner
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★ 5.3
Devil's Partner
1960 Actor
David Simpson
Surfside 6
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★ 7.9
Surfside 6
1960 Actor
Lt. Gene Plehn
13 Fighting Men
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★ 4.9
13 Fighting Men
1960 Actor
Loomis
The Alligator People
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★ 5.6
The Alligator People
1959 Actor
Paul Webster
Bailout at 43,000
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★ 5.7
Bailout at 43,000
1957 Actor
Captain Jack Nolan
Guns Don't Argue!
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★ 4.9
Guns Don't Argue!
1957 Actor
Homer Van Meter
No Man's Woman
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★ 6.4
No Man's Woman
1955 Actor
Dick Sawyer
The Eternal Sea
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★ 6.3
The Eternal Sea
1955 Actor
Lt. Johnson
Bobby Ware Is Missing
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★ 7.0
Bobby Ware Is Missing
1955 Actor
Police Car Deputy in Car #12
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Theatre of the West
1955 Actor
Jim Lane
The Neanderthal Man
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★ 4.4
The Neanderthal Man
1953 Actor
Dr. Ross Harkness
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
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★ 5.7
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
1953 Actor
Rocky Jones
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
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★ 5.7
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
1953 Actor
Dick Preston
Winning of the West
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★ 6.0
Winning of the West
1953 Actor
Jack Autry aka Jack Austin
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
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★ 6.5
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
1953 Actor
Richard Dale
Gang Busters
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★ 6.8
Gang Busters
1952 Actor
Homer Van Meter
Leadville Gunslinger
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★ 7.0
Leadville Gunslinger
1952 Actor
Jim Blanchard
Thundering Caravans
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★ 7.2
Thundering Caravans
1952 Actor
Dan Reed
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Baby's Bath and Skin Care
1952 Actor
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Government is Your Business
1952 Actor
Mysterious Island
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★ 5.9
Mysterious Island
1951 Actor
Harding
Dynamite
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★ 5.7
Dynamite
1949 Actor
Johnny Brown
Angel on the Amazon
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★ 5.6
Angel on the Amazon
1948 Actor
Johnny MacMahon
Waterfront at Midnight
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★ 6.6
Waterfront at Midnight
1948 Actor
Denny Hanrohan
Arthur Takes Over
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★ 5.5
Arthur Takes Over
1948 Actor
James Clark
Triple Threat
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★ 5.5
Triple Threat
1948 Actor
Don Whitney
Campus Honeymoon
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★ 6.4
Campus Honeymoon
1948 Actor
Robert Watson
Behind Green Lights
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★ 6.4
Behind Green Lights
1946 Actor
Johnny Williams - Reporter
Johnny Comes Flying Home
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★ 6.4
Johnny Comes Flying Home
1946 Actor
Johnny Martin
Wing and a Prayer
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★ 6.6
Wing and a Prayer
1944 Actor
Ens. Gus Chisholm
None Shall Escape
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★ 7.1
None Shall Escape
1944 Actor
Willie Grimm as a Man
Patrolling the Ether
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★ 5.9
Patrolling the Ether
1944 Actor
Phillip
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Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
1944 Actor
Second Dive-bomber Pilot
Happy Land
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★ 6.7
Happy Land
1943 Actor
Russell 'Rusty' Marsh
Riders of the Deadline
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★ 6.4
Riders of the Deadline
1943 Actor
Tim Mason
Someone to Remember
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★ 7.3
Someone to Remember
1943 Actor
Paul Parker
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Proceed and Report
1943 Actor
Lt. (jg) Lee
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A Scrap of Paper
1943 Actor
This Time for Keeps
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★ 5.9
This Time for Keeps
1942 Actor
Eustace Andrews
The Phantom Plainsmen
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★ 7.2
The Phantom Plainsmen
1942 Actor
Tad Marvin
Army Chaplain
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★ 4.9
Army Chaplain
1942 Actor
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