Richard Crane
Birthday
1918/06/06
Day of death
1969/03/09 (50 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New Castle, Indiana , USA
Also know as
Richard Ollie 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) Triple Threat
as ---
(1955) Day is Done
as Pvt. Archer
(1950) A Lady Without Passport
as Lt. Maxon, Navy Flyer
(1953) The Neanderthal Man
as Dr. Ross Harkness
(1959) The Alligator People
as Paul Webster
(1946) Behind Green Lights
as Johnny Williams, Reporter
(1957) Guns Don't Argue
as Homer Van Meter
(1955) No Man's Woman
as Dick Sawyer
(1956) Menace from Outer Space
as Rocky Jones
(1964) Surf Party
as Sgt. Wayne Neal
(1942) This Time for Keeps
as Eustace Andrews
(1963) House of the Damned
as Joseph Schiller
(1948) Waterfront at Midnight
as Denny Hanrohan
(1954) Crash of Moons
as Rocky Jones
(1961) Devil's Partner
as David Simpson
(1956) Beyond the Moon
as Rocky Jones
(1953) Winning of the West
as Jack Autry aka Jack Austin
(1951) The Last Outpost
as McReady (uncredited)
(1961) Boy Who Caught a Crook
as Connors
(1954) Silver Needle in the Sky
as Rocky Jones
(1953) The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
as Richard Dale
(1943) Happy Land
as Rusty Marsh
(1955) The Eternal Sea
as Lt. Johnson
(1954) Manhunt in Space
as Rocky Jones
(1949) Dynamite
as Johnny Brown
(1951) Mysterious Island
as Capt. Cyrus Harding
(1940) Susan and God
as Bob
(1958) No Time at All
as Alvy Webber
(1951) Man in the Saddle
as Juke Vird
(1948) Angel on the Amazon
as Johnny MacMahon
(1957) Bailout at 43,000
as Captain Jack Nolan
(1960) 13 Fighting Men
as Loomis
(1943) Riders of the Deadline
as Tim Mason
(1940) Keeping Company
as Eddie Lane
(1943) Someone to Remember
as Paul Parker
(1948) Campus Honeymoon
as Robert Watson
(1944) Patrolling the Ether
as Phillip
(1952) Leadville Gunslinger
as Jim Blanchard
(1942) The Phantom Plainsmen
as Tad Marvin
(1952) Thundering Caravans
as Deputy Dan Reed
(1940) Meet the Wildcat
as Bill--Office Worker
(1953) Woman They Almost Lynched
as Yankee Lieutenant (uncredited)
(1956) Forbidden Moon
as Rocky Jones
(1943) For God and Country
as Medical Orderly
(1942) Eagle Squadron
as Griffith
(1959) Battle Flame
as Dr. Bill Stoddard
(1944) None Shall Escape
as Willie Grimm as a Man
(1948) Arthur Takes Over
as James Clark
(1943) Corvette K-225
as Leading Torpedo Man
(1943) Cry 'Havoc'
as Man
(1943) Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Sailor at Dance (uncredited)
(1943) So Proudly We Hail
as Georgie Larson (Uncredited)
(1944) Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
as Second Dive-bomber Pilot
(1940) We Who Are Young
as Savoy-Carlton Bellboy (uncredited)
(1941) In the Navy
as Office Boy (uncredited)
(1941) Keep 'Em Flying
as Cadet Stevens (uncredited)
(1959) Please Don't Touch Me!
as ---
(1954) The Gypsy Moon
as Rocky Jones
(1946) The Flying Serpent
as Hanson, station XOR broadcaster
(1946) Johnny Comes Flying Home
as Johnny Martin
(1953) Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
as Dick Preston
(1955) Bobby Ware Is Missing
as Police Car Deputy in Car #12 (as Dick Crane)
(1958) The Deep Six
as Lieutenant j.g. Swanson
(1943) Proceed and Report
as Lt. (jg) Lee
(1958) 77 Sunset Strip
as ---
(1957) Maverick
as Jedd Ferris
(1957) Trackdown
as ---
(1964) Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as ---
(1960) Surfside 6
as ---
(1957) Perry Mason
as George Moore
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Billy
(1959) Hawaiian Eye
as ---
(1959) Philip Marlowe
as ---
(1962) The Virginian
as Paul Denning
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Chuck Carmody
(1955) The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as ---
(1957) Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Arnie Baselice
(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour
as ---
(1958) Bronco
as ---
(1955) Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
as Dick Preston
(1955) Navy Log
as ---
(1958) Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Paul Cameron
(1954) Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
as ---
(1957) Sugarfoot
as Sheriff Andy Horton
(1951) Racket Squad
as ---
(1965) Honey West
as Master of Ceremonies
(1956) State Trooper
as ---
(1957) 26 Men
as ---
(1957) Official Detective
as ---
(1952) Gang Busters
as ---
(1952) Hopalong Cassidy
as ---
(1960) Michael Shayne
as ---
(1951) The Adventures of Boston Blackie
as ---
(1968) Adam-12
as Sergeant
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Dr. Reynolds
(1957) Perry Mason
as Dr. Douglas Keene
(1956) Playhouse 90
as Alvy Webber