Richard Crane

Personal Info

Birthday

June 6, 1918

Day of Death

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

Perry Mason

Maverick

Wanted: Dead or Alive

The Virginian

Adam-12

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Playhouse 90

Sugarfoot

Filmography

1964
Surf Party
as Sgt. Wayne Neal
1963
House of the Damned
as Joseph Schiller
1961
Boy Who Caught a Crook
as Connors
Devil's Partner
as David Simpson
1960
13 Fighting Men
as Loomis
1959
Battle Flame
as Dr. Bill Stoddard
The Alligator People
as Paul Webster
1958
No Time at All
as Alvy Webber
The Deep Six
as Lieutenant j.g. Swanson
1957
Bailout at 43,000
as Captain Jack Nolan
Guns Don't Argue
as Homer Van Meter
1956
Menace from Outer Space
as Rocky Jones
Forbidden Moon
as Rocky Jones
1955
No Man's Woman
as Dick Sawyer
Bobby Ware Is Missing
as Police Car Deputy in Car #12 (as Dick Crane)
Day is Done
as Pvt. Archer
The Eternal Sea
as Lt. Johnson
1954
The Gypsy Moon
as Rocky Jones
Crash of Moons
as Rocky Jones
Silver Needle in the Sky
as Rocky Jones
Beyond the Moon
as Rocky Jones
Manhunt in Space
as Rocky Jones
1953
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
as Richard Dale
The Neanderthal Man
as Dr. Ross Harkness
Woman They Almost Lynched
as Yankee Lieutenant (uncredited)
Winning of the West
as Jack Autry aka Jack Austin
1952
Thundering Caravans
as Deputy Dan Reed
Leadville Gunslinger
as Jim Blanchard
1951
Man in the Saddle
as Juke Vird
Mysterious Island
as Capt. Cyrus Harding
The Last Outpost
as McReady (uncredited)
1950
A Lady Without Passport
as Lt. Maxon, Navy Flyer
1949
Dynamite
as Johnny Brown
1948
Angel on the Amazon
as Johnny MacMahon
Waterfront at Midnight
as Denny Hanrohan
Arthur Takes Over
as James Clark
Campus Honeymoon
as Robert Watson
1946
Johnny Comes Flying Home
as Johnny Martin
Behind Green Lights
as Johnny Williams, Reporter
The Flying Serpent
as Hanson, station XOR broadcaster
1944
Patrolling the Ether
as Phillip
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
as Second Dive-bomber Pilot
None Shall Escape
as Willie Grimm as a Man
1943
Riders of the Deadline
as Tim Mason
Cry 'Havoc'
as Man
Happy Land
as Rusty Marsh
Proceed and Report
as Lt. (jg) Lee
Corvette K-225
as Leading Torpedo Man
So Proudly We Hail
as Georgie Larson (Uncredited)
Someone to Remember
as Paul Parker
This Is the Army
as Sergeant on Field March (uncredited)
For God and Country
as Medical Orderly
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Sailor at Dance (uncredited)
1942
Eagle Squadron
as Griffith
The Phantom Plainsmen
as Tad Marvin
This Time for Keeps
as Eustace Andrews
1941
Keep 'Em Flying
as Cadet Stevens (uncredited)
In the Navy
as Office Boy (uncredited)
1940
Keeping Company
as Eddie Lane
Meet the Wildcat
as Bill--Office Worker
We Who Are Young
as Savoy-Carlton Bellboy (uncredited)
Susan and God
as Bob