Richard Crane

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1918-06-06

Deathday 1969-03-09 (50 years old)

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.

Known For

Actor

1968
Adam-12

as Sergeant

1965
Honey West

as Master of Ceremonies

1964
Surf Party

as Sgt. Wayne Neal

1963
House of the Damned

as Joseph Schiller

1962
The Virginian

as Paul Denning

1961
1961
Devil's Partner

as David Simpson

1960
13 Fighting Men

as Loomis

1959
Battle Flame

as Dr. Bill Stoddard

1959
The Alligator People

as Paul Webster

1958
No Time at All

as Alvy Webber

1958
The Deep Six

as Lieutenant j.g. Swanson

1958
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Paul Cameron

1957
Bailout at 43,000

as Captain Jack Nolan

1957
Guns Don't Argue

as Homer Van Meter

1957
1957
Maverick

as Jedd Ferris

1957
Perry Mason

as George Moore

1957
Perry Mason

as Dr. Douglas Keene

1957
Sugarfoot

as Sheriff Andy Horton

1956
1956
Beyond the Moon

as Rocky Jones

1956
Forbidden Moon

as Rocky Jones

1956
Playhouse 90

as Alvy Webber

1955
No Man's Woman

as Dick Sawyer

1955
Bobby Ware Is Missing

as Police Car Deputy in Car #12 (as Dick Crane)

1955
Day is Done

as Pvt. Archer

1955
The Eternal Sea

as Lt. Johnson

1954
The Gypsy Moon

as Rocky Jones

1954
Crash of Moons

as Rocky Jones

1954
1954
Manhunt in Space

as Rocky Jones

1953
The Neanderthal Man

as Dr. Ross Harkness

1953
Woman They Almost Lynched

as Yankee Lieutenant (uncredited)

1953
Winning of the West

as Jack Autry aka Jack Austin

1953
General Electric Theater

as Dr. Reynolds

1952
Thundering Caravans

as Deputy Dan Reed

1952
Leadville Gunslinger

as Jim Blanchard

1951
Man in the Saddle

as Juke Vird

1951
Mysterious Island

as Capt. Cyrus Harding

1951
The Last Outpost

as McReady (uncredited)

1951
1950
A Lady Without Passport

as Lt. Maxon, Navy Flyer

1949
Dynamite

as Johnny Brown

1948
Angel on the Amazon

as Johnny MacMahon

1948
Waterfront at Midnight

as Denny Hanrohan

1948
Arthur Takes Over

as James Clark

1948
Campus Honeymoon

as Robert Watson

1946
Johnny Comes Flying Home

as Johnny Martin

1946
Behind Green Lights

as Johnny Williams, Reporter

1946
The Flying Serpent

as Hanson, station XOR broadcaster

1944
1944
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense

as Second Dive-bomber Pilot

1944
None Shall Escape

as Willie Grimm as a Man

1943
1943
1943
Happy Land

as Rusty Marsh

1943
Corvette K-225

as Leading Torpedo Man

1943
So Proudly We Hail

as Georgie Larson (Uncredited)

1943
Someone to Remember

as Paul Parker

1943
For God and Country

as Medical Orderly

1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

as Sailor at Dance (uncredited)

1942
The Phantom Plainsmen

as Tad Marvin

1942
Eagle Squadron

as Griffith

1942
This Time for Keeps

as Eustace Andrews

1941
Keep 'Em Flying

as Cadet Stevens (uncredited)

1941
In the Navy

as Office Boy (uncredited)

1940
Keeping Company

as Eddie Lane

1940
Meet the Wildcat

as Bill--Office Worker

1940
We Who Are Young

as Savoy-Carlton Bellboy (uncredited)

1940

Director

1964