Richard Crane
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1918-06-06 (51 years old)
Deathday
1969-03-09
Place of Birth
New Castle, Indiana , USA
Also known As
Richard Ollie Crane
Richard Crane
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.
Acting
1948
1955
as Pvt. Archer
1950
as Lt. Maxon, Navy Flyer
1953
as Dr. Ross Harkness
1959
as Paul Webster
1946
as Johnny Williams, Reporter
1957
as Homer Van Meter
1955
as Dick Sawyer
1956
as Rocky Jones
1964
as Sgt. Wayne Neal
1942
as Eustace Andrews
1963
as Joseph Schiller
1948
as Denny Hanrohan
1954
as Rocky Jones
1961
as David Simpson
1954
as Rocky Jones
1953
as Jack Autry aka Jack Austin
1951
as McReady (uncredited)
1961
as Connors
1954
as Rocky Jones
1953
as Richard Dale
1943
as Rusty Marsh
1955
as Lt. Johnson
1954
as Rocky Jones
1949
as Johnny Brown
1951
as Capt. Cyrus Harding
1940
as Bob
1958
as Alvy Webber
1951
as Juke Vird
1948
as Johnny MacMahon
1957
as Captain Jack Nolan
1960
as Loomis
1943
as Tim Mason
1940
as Eddie Lane
1943
as Paul Parker
1948
as Robert Watson
1944
as Phillip
1952
as Jim Blanchard
1942
as Tad Marvin
1952
as Deputy Dan Reed
1940
as Bill--Office Worker
1953
as Yankee Lieutenant (uncredited)
1956
as Rocky Jones
1943
as Medical Orderly
1942
as Griffith
1959
as Dr. Bill Stoddard
1944
as Willie Grimm as a Man
1948
as James Clark
1943
as Leading Torpedo Man
1943
as Man
1943
as Sailor at Dance (uncredited)
1943
as Georgie Larson (Uncredited)
1944
as Second Dive-bomber Pilot
1940
as Savoy-Carlton Bellboy (uncredited)
1941
as Office Boy (uncredited)
1941
as Cadet Stevens (uncredited)
1954
as Rocky Jones
1946
as Hanson, station XOR broadcaster
1946
as Johnny Martin
1953
as Dick Preston
1955
as Police Car Deputy in Car #12 (as Dick Crane)
1958
as Lieutenant j.g. Swanson
1943
as Lt. (jg) Lee
1943
as Sergeant on Field March (uncredited)
Production
1964
as Director
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