Richard Crane

Richard Crane

Рождение : 1918-06-06, New Castle, Indiana , USA

Смерть : 1969-03-09

История

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.

Профиль

Richard Crane

Фильмы

Surf Party
Sgt. Wayne Neal
Arizona youth enjoy sun, surf and music in Malibu, Calif.
Fraternity of Horror
Director
follows some new frat initiates and their girlfriends at the beginning of hell week -- which of course turns into a more ghastly endurance test than originally planned when it turns into a monster movie.
House of the Damned
Joseph Schiller
An architect and his wife are staying in an empty castle in California. They are joined by an unhappily married lawyer and his wife. Things start getting strange when they spot a half man/half beast prowling around the house and keep seeing a headless woman wandering the grounds.
Please Don't Touch Me!
A woman who is unable to have sex with her husband goes to a psychiatrist for help. He sends her to a hypnotist, who finds out she has a deep, dark secret.
Boy Who Caught a Crook
Connors
The Boy Who Caught a Crook is a 1961 childrens film about a young boy who tracks down a gangster.
Devil's Partner
David Simpson
An old man sells his soul to the devil, and turns into a young man. He then uses witchcraft and black magic to win a woman from his rival.
13 Fighting Men
Loomis
A group of Union Army soldiers is charged with protecting a box of gold and getting it to its rightful place within the government coffers.
Battle Flame
Dr. Bill Stoddard
The trials and tribulations of a platoon of U.S. Marines, led by 1st Lt. Frank Davis, during the Korean War.
The Alligator People
Paul Webster
Under therapeutic hypnosis, a seemingly well-adjusted young woman tells a fantastic story, verified by lie detector, of her forgotten marriage to a man who disappeared on the day of their honeymoon, and of her search for him which takes her to a lonely mansion in a remote section of swampland tenanted by snakes, alligators, a drunken one-armed lout, a mysterious doctor, and a cold-hearted elderly woman who lives alone in a brooding manse.
The Deep Six
Lieutenant j.g. Swanson
The conflict between duty and conscience is explored in the WWII drama The Deep Six. Alan Ladd stars as Naval gunnery officer Alec Austin, a Quaker whose sincere pacifist sentiments do not sit well with his crew members. When he refuses to fire upon an unidentified plane, the word spreads that Austin cannot be relied upon in battle (never mind that the plane turns out to be one of ours). To prove that he's worthy of command, Austin volunteers for a dangerous mission: the rescue of a group of US pilots on a Japanese-held island. The ubiquitous William Bendix costars as Frenchy Shapiro (!), Austin's Jewish petty officer and severest critic. If the film has a villain, it is Keenan Wynn as ambitious Lt. Commander Edge, who seems to despise anyone who isn't a mainline WASP.
Bailout at 43,000
Captain Jack Nolan
An Air Force major feels a volatile mixture of relief and anger when he is excused from performing a dangerous test in a new aircraft.
Guns Don't Argue
Homer Van Meter
The actions of various criminals such as Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, Bonnie and Clyde and Baby Face Nelson are reenacted in this film.
Forbidden Moon
Rocky Jones
Rocky Jones is dispatched to investigate an SOS received from a space station. He finds that the station is filled with deadly radiation brought by an evil ruler who is immune to the radiation, and plans to use it to take over the universe.
Manhunt in Space
Rocky Jones
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger fights space pirates over an invisible spaceship.
Beyond the Moon
Rocky Jones
This outer space adventure marked the debut of Rocky Jones and his Space Rangers. Two of Rocky's allies are captured by aliens and brain washed.
Menace from Outer Space
Rocky Jones
A nontheatrical (16mm) film comprise of three contiguous episodes of the TV series "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger".
Женщина без мужчин
Dick Sawyer
В своей квартире найдена убитой Каролин Эллинсон Грант. В ход расследования преступления выясняется, что ее смерти хотели очень многие — и богатый муж, которому она не давала развода, и любовник, потерявший из-зе нее работу, и ее помощница, жениха которой она пыталась соблазнить…
Bobby Ware Is Missing
Police Car Deputy in Car #12 (as Dick Crane)
This suspense film revolves around the crime of child abduction. The parents of the missing child undertake a feverish search for their son. The police are contacted, and a ransom letter is received.
The Eternal Sea
Lt. Johnson
Biography of Admiral John Hoskins' efforts to retain active command despite WW2 injury.
The Gypsy Moon
Rocky Jones
Rocky Jones and his buddies happen upon two strange moons orbiting each other. They soon discover that both are inhabited by civilizations at war with each other. Needless to say, Rocky and his crew do their utmost to bring about peace.
Crash of Moons
Rocky Jones
A three-part episode from the TV series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger edited together and released as a feature for 16mm rental only. Season 1 episodes 21, 22, 23. Episode 21: Rocky saves a space station and his friends when they are trapped between gypsy moons. Episode 22: Cleolanthe tries to destroy one of the gypsy moons with a barrage of missiles. Episode 23: Rocky evacuates the gypsy moon Posetta and stops Cleolanthe's missile barrage.
Silver Needle in the Sky
Rocky Jones
Rocky Jones tries to free the hostages and thwart the plans of the evil Queen Cleolantha.
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
Richard Dale
Two British officers are assigned to collect information to convict Captain Kidd of piracy.
The Neanderthal Man
Dr. Ross Harkness
A scientist develops a formula which will cause animals to regress to the form of their primitive ancestors, and tries it on himself with disastrous results.
Woman They Almost Lynched
Yankee Lieutenant (uncredited)
Laying on the Missouri-Arkansas border, the neutral Border City, its female mayor and city council, take no side in the ongoing Civil War and they're prepared to hang any troublemaker, Yankee or Confederate, who stirs the townsfolk up.
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
Dick Preston
Dangerous climate changes are ravaging Earth and the U.S. government requests an investigation by masked super-scientist Commando Cody. He discovers that the disasters are being caused by space-alien forces from unknown planetary origins.
Winning of the West
Jack Autry aka Jack Austin
A singing territorial ranger (Gene Autry) spots his younger brother in an outlaw gang.
Thundering Caravans
Deputy Dan Reed
Marshal Rocky Lane is sent to help the Sheriff who is under attack from both the miners whose ore wagons are disappearing and the newspaper editor for not catching the outlaws. But the editor is actually the leader of the gang and with the election forthcoming, she has a plan to make the Sheriff look bad so her son will be elected Sheriff thereby making it easy for them to continue with their robberies.
Leadville Gunslinger
Jim Blanchard
Arriving in Leadville, Marshal Rocky Lane finds that his friend Nugget is in financial trouble. Nugget thinks there is oil on his land but the geologist says no. Suspecting a conspiracy, Rocky poses as a crook himself to infiltrate the gang, nab the ringleader and make sure justice takes the day. Harry Keller directs this B Western.
Man in the Saddle
Juke Vird
A small rancher is being harassed by his mighty and powerful neighbor. When the neighbor even hires gunmen to intimidate him he has to defend himself and his property by means of violence.
Mysterious Island
Capt. Cyrus Harding
It is 1865 and Union prisoners use a military balloon to escape a Southern prison camp near the end of the Civil War. The balloon drifts for days and finally lands on a mysterious volcanic island with very unusual inhabitants. Also landing, in a better aircraft, is Rulu, a visitor from Mercury. She seeks a radio-active material that will enable her to manufacture an explosive that will destroy the world or, at least, the portion known as Earth in this 15 Chapter Serial from the 1950s.
The Last Outpost
McReady (uncredited)
The cavalry defend a small town from indians.
A Lady Without Passport
Lt. Maxon, Navy Flyer
A secret service agent falls in love with an illegal immigrant.
Dynamite
Johnny Brown
Two members of a dynamite crew--a rugged veteran and a young college drop-out--finds themselves at odds regarding safety precautions for their co-workers.
Angel on the Amazon
Johnny MacMahon
An expedition exploring the Amazon jungle comes across a jungle goddess who lives among the animals and fears none of them--and apparently has found the secret of eternal youth.
Triple Threat
An arrogant college football player turns professional, taking his bad attitude with him.
Waterfront at Midnight
Denny Hanrohan
Hoping to put the cuffs on criminal mastermind Socks Barstow, detective Mike Hanrohan is stymied by the fact that his younger brother Denny has joined Barstow's gang. Things get worse after a bloody shootout, in which Mike apparently guns down his own brother.
Arthur Takes Over
James Clark
A young woman must find a way to break the news to her parents and a stuffy suitor that she is now married to a sailor.
Campus Honeymoon
Robert Watson
Bob Watson and Ricky Adams, and the Hughes twins, Skipper and Patricia, cannot register at Opalocka University until they find lodgings in the school's overcrowded quarters. They pretend they are married to get the last two units in the married veteran's housing project, with the girls in one unit and the boys in the other. A noisy kid, Junior Ormsbee, the nephew of the landlords, voices his suspicions and nearly gets them evicted. And a U.S. Senator, investigating veteran's projects, adds new complications.
Johnny Comes Flying Home
Johnny Martin
Three World War II fliers face financial obstacles threatening to ground their fledgling air-freight business.
Behind Green Lights
Johnny Williams, Reporter
An unscrupulous private investigator with a penchant for blackmail is found dead in a car and the leading suspect is Janet Bradley, the daughter of a mayoral candidate. With the election just weeks away, shady and ruthless individuals muscle the medical officer into switching the corpse with another body. Lieutenant Sam Carson, one of the few good apples in the bunch must find a way to get to the bottom of it all.
The Flying Serpent
Hanson, station XOR broadcaster
A demented archaeologist discovers a living, breathing serpent creature known to the Aztecs as Quetzalcoatl and accidentally kills his wife by giving her one of the beast's feathers, causing the creature to track her down and slaughter her. Using this knowledge he exacts revenge upon his enemies by placing one of the feathers on his intended victim and letting the beast loose to wreak havoc.
Patrolling the Ether
Phillip
1940. Sixteen year old Phillip is one of a number of amateur radio operators across the US, doing it purely as a fun hobby. He is informed by Bill Beck of the Radio and Intelligence Division (RID) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that amateur international radio communication is now banned due to spying a result of the war in Europe. Beck, on behalf of the RID, asks Phillip, however, to continue to monitor the airwaves for suspicious activity.
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
Second Dive-bomber Pilot
Two young pilot trainees arrive for primary flight training and meet their instructor, Navy pilot Lt. Taylor. Lt. Taylor talks to the men about the necessity of becoming practiced in the way of the aircraft in such a way as to enable them to rely on their senses much of their time in the air, as reliance on instruments can be confusing for beginning pilots. He explains that, at first, flying will be like walking or riding a bicycle were first learned -- by trial and error and following strict instructions. But with practice, eventually the pilot's senses will take over and much of the process of flying will rely more on his feel for the plane and less on rote following of instructions.
None Shall Escape
Willie Grimm as a Man
Through flashbacks, the story of a Nazi war criminal is exposed.
Riders of the Deadline
Tim Mason
When Ranger Hoppy's falsely accused young ranger friend is killed while supposedly trying to escape from jail, Hoppy is blamed and drummed out of the Texas Rangers.
Cry 'Havoc'
Man
The Army nurses on Bataan need help badly, but when it arrives, it sure isn't what they expected. A motley crew, including a Southern belle, a waitress, and a stripper, show up. Many conflicts arise among these women who are thrown together in what is a desperate and ultimately hopeless situation.
Happy Land
Rusty Marsh
An Iowa drugstore owner becomes embittered when his son is killed in World War II. The druggist believes that the boy's life was cut short before he had an opportunity to truly appreciate his existence.
Corvette K-225
Leading Torpedo Man
The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.
Сквозь гордость, тоску и утраты
Georgie Larson (Uncredited)
В начале декабря 1941 года группу медсестер армии США отправляют из Сан-Франциско на военно-морскую базу на Гавайях. Нападение японцев на Перл-Харбор 7 декабря 1941 года изменило адрес их переброски: корабль, на котором они плыли, направляют на полуостров Батан, Филиппины. Туда же посылают группу медсестер во главе с лейтенантом Джанет Дэвидсон. В ее составе медсестры, не имеющие опыта работы и ожидавшие райскую жизнь в Гонолулу. Суровая действительность, с которой они сталкиваются по прибытии на Филиппины быстро позволяет им набраться опыта и, несмотря горечь потерь, утрату близких и тоску по дому, стать профессионалами своего дела. Военно-патриотический фильм США времен Второй мировой войны.
Someone to Remember
Paul Parker
An elderly woman whose son disappeared years before refuses to move when her apartment building is turned into a college dormitory for male students, as she is convinced that he will return one day. She continues to live in the building after it becomes a dorm, and eventually grows attached to a troubled young student whom she comes to believe is her own grandson. When she finds out that the boy's father will be visiting him, she prepares herself to be reunited with the man she has convinced herself is her long-lost son.
For God and Country
Medical Orderly
The story of the U.S. Army Chaplain Service as dramatized in the stories of three chaplains, Father Michael O'Keefe, Arnold Miller, and Tom Manning.
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Sailor at Dance (uncredited)
In this 13th entry to the Dr. Kildare series, the medical staff of Blair General hospital are challenged with further dilemmas, not the least of which includes a prison inmate who Dr. Gillespie believes belongs instead in an insane asylum.
Eagle Squadron
Griffith
An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in love with a beautiful English girl.
The Phantom Plainsmen
Tad Marvin
In 1937 the life in out West has not changed much. The boys are working at the Wyoming ranch of Captain Marvin herding horses which he sells to Kurt Redman. Marvin will not sell any horses to any army, but the boys find out that Redman is a German agent shipping the horses directly to the Third Reich. When Marvin tries to stop Redman, his son Tad, who is studying medicine in Germany, is arrested and held hostage. Marvin must fire the boys as the sneaky German agents take over the ranch, but the boys will not give up their attempt to stop them.
This Time for Keeps
Eustace Andrews
A young newlywed (Robert Sterling) finds working for his nasty father-in-law difficult.
Keep 'Em Flying
Cadet Stevens (uncredited)
When a barnstorming stunt pilot decides to join the air corps, his two goofball assistants decide to go with him. Since the two are Abbott & Costello, the air corps doesn't know what it's in for.
In the Navy
Office Boy (uncredited)
Popular crooner Russ Raymond abandons his career at its peak and joins the Navy using an alias, Tommy Halstead. However, Dorothy Roberts, a reporter, discovers his identity and follows him in the hopes of photographing him and revealing his identity to the world. Aboard the Alabama, Tommy meets up with Smoky and Pomeroy, who help hide him from Dorothy, who hatches numerous schemes in an attempt to photograph Tommy/Russ being a sailor.
Keeping Company
Eddie Lane
Wholesome comedy about newlyweds (and the bride's understanding--but sometimes interfering--parents) discovering married life isn't always bliss.
Meet the Wildcat
Bill--Office Worker
Ralph Bellamy and Margaret Lindsay, stars of Columbia's "Ellery Queen" series, let their hair down and went "screwball" in the Universal comedy-mystery Meet the Wildcat. Bellamy plays a New York gumshoe on the trail of an art thief. His investigation is confounded by the presence of snoopy girl reporter Lindsay.
We Who Are Young
Savoy-Carlton Bellboy (uncredited)
A man violates company policy by getting married.
Сьюзен и бог
Bob
Барри Трэксел вместе с дочерью спешит в морской порт, чтобы встретить жену Сьюзен — светскую львицу, возвращающуюся из Европы. Но у трапа корабля супруг узнаёт, что супруга сошла в нескольких милях от дома, дабы проведать свою подругу Ирен Баррос. Посещение Европы странно подействовало на молодую женщину — она неожиданно уверовала в новое религиозное движение «Ближе к богу» и решила кардинально изменить свою жизнь. Сьюзен решает развестись с мужем, который изрядно пристрастился к алкоголю, отправить дочь в интернат и посвятить всю себя распространению новых истин о всеобъемлющей любви. Но кипучая пропагандистская деятельность не приносит положительных результатов.