Richard Crane
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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Movies (67)
Lassie: Countdown
1968 · Newscaster
Surf Party
1964 · Sgt. Wayne Neal
Fraternity of Horror
1964 · Director
House of the Damned
1963 · Joseph Schiller
Please Don't Touch Me
1963
Boy Who Caught a Crook
1961 · Connors
Devil's Partner
1961 · David Simpson
13 Fighting Men
1960 · Loomis
Battle Flame
1959 · Dr. Bill Stoddard
The Alligator People
1959 · Paul Webster
No Time at All
1958 · Alvy Webber
The Deep Six
1958 · Lieutenant j.g. Swanson
Guns Don't Argue
1957 · Homer Van Meter
Bailout at 43,000
1957 · Captain Jack Nolan
Menace from Outer Space
1956 · Rocky Jones
Forbidden Moon
1956 · Rocky Jones
No Man's Woman
1955 · Dick Sawyer
Bobby Ware Is Missing
1955 · Police Car Deputy in Car #12 (as Dick Crane)
The Eternal Sea
1955 · Lt. Johnson
The Gypsy Moon
1954 · Rocky Jones
Crash of Moons
1954 · Rocky Jones
Silver Needle in the Sky
1954 · Rocky Jones
Beyond the Moon
1954 · Rocky Jones
Manhunt in Space
1954 · Rocky Jones
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
1953 · Richard Dale
The Neanderthal Man
1953 · Dr. Ross Harkness
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953 · Yankee Lieutenant (uncredited)
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
1953 · Dick Preston
Winning of the West
1953 · Jack Autry
Thundering Caravans
1952 · Deputy Dan Reed
Leadville Gunslinger
1952 · Jim Blanchard
Man in the Saddle
1951 · Juke Vird
Mysterious Island
1951 · Capt. Cyrus Harding
The Last Outpost
1951 · McReady (uncredited)
A Lady Without Passport
1950 · Lt. Maxon, Navy Flyer
Dynamite
1949 · Johnny Brown
Angel on the Amazon
1948 · Johnny MacMahon
Triple Threat
1948
Waterfront at Midnight
1948 · Denny Hanrohan
Arthur Takes Over
1948 · James Clark
Campus Honeymoon
1948 · Robert Watson
Johnny Comes Flying Home
1946 · Johnny Martin
Behind Green Lights
1946 · Johnny Williams
The Flying Serpent
1946 · Hanson, station XOR broadcaster
Follow the Boys
1944 · Marine Officer (uncredited)
Patrolling the Ether
1944 · Phillip
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
1944 · Second Dive-bomber Pilot
None Shall Escape
1944 · Willie Grimm as a Man
Riders of the Deadline
1943 · Tim Mason
Cry 'Havoc'
1943 · Man
Happy Land
1943 · Rusty Marsh
Proceed and Report
1943 · Lt. (jg) Lee
Corvette K-225
1943 · Leading Torpedo Man
So Proudly We Hail
1943 · Georgie Larson (Uncredited)
Someone to Remember
1943 · Paul Parker
This Is the Army
1943 · Sergeant on Field March (uncredited)
For God and Country
1943 · Medical Orderly
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 · Sailor at Dance (uncredited)
The Phantom Plainsmen
1942 · Tad Marvin
Eagle Squadron
1942 · Griffith
This Time for Keeps
1942 · Eustace Andrews
Keep 'Em Flying
1941 · Cadet Stevens (uncredited)
In the Navy
1941 · Office Boy (uncredited)
Keeping Company
1940 · Eddie Lane
Meet the Wildcat
1940 · Bill--Office Worker
We Who Are Young
1940 · Savoy-Carlton Bellboy (uncredited)
Susan and God
1940 · Bob
TV shows (31)
Adam-12
1968 · Sergeant
Honey West
1965 · Master of Ceremonies
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
The Virginian
1962 · Paul Denning
Surfside 6
1960
Michael Shayne
1960
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Philip Marlowe
1959
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Duncan Scott
Bronco
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Paul Cameron
26 Men
1957
Trackdown
1957
Maverick
1957 · Jedd Ferris
Perry Mason
1957 · George Moore, Dr. Douglas Keene
Sugarfoot
1957 · Sheriff Andy Horton
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · Arnie Baselice
Official Detective
1957
Playhouse 90
1956 · Alvy Webber
State Trooper
1956
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Navy Log
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
1955 · Dick Preston
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
1954
General Electric Theater
1953 · Billy, Dr. Reynolds
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Gang Busters
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Chuck Carmody
Boston Blackie
1951
Racket Squad
1951