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.
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Acting History
1968
Adam-12 as Sergeant
1965Honey West as Master of Ceremonies
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964Surf Party as Sgt. Wayne Neal
1963House of the Damned as Joseph Schiller
1962The Virginian as Paul Denning
1961Boy Who Caught a Crook as Connors
1961Devil's Partner as David Simpson
1960Surfside 6
1960Michael Shayne
196013 Fighting Men as Loomis
1959Hawaiian Eye
1959Philip Marlowe
1959Battle Flame as Dr. Bill Stoddard
1959The Alligator People as Paul Webster
1959Please Don't Touch Me!
195877 Sunset Strip
1958Bronco
1958Wanted: Dead or Alive as Paul Cameron
1958No Time at All as Alvy Webber
1958The Deep Six as Lieutenant j.g. Swanson
195726 Men
1957Trackdown
1957Maverick as Jedd Ferris
1957Perry Mason as George Moore
1957Perry Mason as Dr. Douglas Keene
1957Sugarfoot as Sheriff Andy Horton
1957Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Arnie Baselice
1957Bailout at 43,000 as Captain Jack Nolan
1957Official Detective
1957Guns Don't Argue as Homer Van Meter
1956Playhouse 90 as Alvy Webber
1956State Trooper
1956Menace from Outer Space as Rocky Jones
1956Forbidden Moon as Rocky Jones
1955No Man's Woman as Dick Sawyer
1955Bobby Ware Is Missing as Police Car Deputy in Car #12 (as Dick Crane)
1955Day is Done as Pvt. Archer
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955Navy Log
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe as Dick Preston
1955The Eternal Sea as Lt. Johnson
1954The Gypsy Moon as Rocky Jones
1954Crash of Moons as Rocky Jones
1954Silver Needle in the Sky as Rocky Jones
1954Beyond the Moon as Rocky Jones
1954Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
1954Manhunt in Space as Rocky Jones
1953The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd as Richard Dale
1953The Neanderthal Man as Dr. Ross Harkness
1953Woman They Almost Lynched as Yankee Lieutenant (uncredited)
1953Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe as Dick Preston
1953General Electric Theater as Billy
1953General Electric Theater as Dr. Reynolds
1953Winning of the West as Jack Autry
1952Hopalong Cassidy
1952Thundering Caravans as Deputy Dan Reed
1952Leadville Gunslinger as Jim Blanchard
1952Gang Busters
1951Man in the Saddle as Juke Vird
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Chuck Carmody
1951Mysterious Island as Capt. Cyrus Harding
1951Boston Blackie
1951Racket Squad
1951The Last Outpost as McReady (uncredited)
1950A Lady Without Passport as Lt. Maxon, Navy Flyer
1949Dynamite as Johnny Brown
1948Angel on the Amazon as Johnny MacMahon
1948Triple Threat
1948Waterfront at Midnight as Denny Hanrohan
1948Arthur Takes Over as James Clark
1948Campus Honeymoon as Robert Watson
1946Johnny Comes Flying Home as Johnny Martin
1946Behind Green Lights as Johnny Williams, Reporter
1946The Flying Serpent as Hanson, station XOR broadcaster
1944Follow the Boys as Marine Officer (uncredited)
1944Patrolling the Ether as Phillip
1944Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense as Second Dive-bomber Pilot
1944None Shall Escape as Willie Grimm as a Man
1943Riders of the Deadline as Tim Mason
1943Cry 'Havoc' as Man
1943Happy Land as Rusty Marsh
1943Proceed and Report as Lt. (jg) Lee
1943Corvette K-225 as Leading Torpedo Man
1943So Proudly We Hail as Georgie Larson (Uncredited)
1943Someone to Remember as Paul Parker
1943This Is the Army as Sergeant on Field March (uncredited)
1943For God and Country as Medical Orderly
1943Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case as Sailor at Dance (uncredited)
1942The Phantom Plainsmen as Tad Marvin
1942Eagle Squadron as Griffith
1942This Time for Keeps as Eustace Andrews
1941Keep 'Em Flying as Cadet Stevens (uncredited)
1941In the Navy as Office Boy (uncredited)
1940Keeping Company as Eddie Lane
1940Meet the Wildcat as Bill--Office Worker
1940We Who Are Young as Savoy-Carlton Bellboy (uncredited)
1940Susan and God as Bob