Acting
Richard Crane
EN cinema · 67 credits
Born
6 June 1918
Died
9 March 1969 (aged 50)
Birthplace
New Castle, Indiana , USA
Also known as Richard Ollie 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.
Known for
Filmography
Lassie: Countdown
as Newscaster
Surf Party
as Sgt. Wayne Neal
Fraternity of Horror
Director
House of the Damned
as Joseph Schiller
Devil's Partner
as David Simpson
Boy Who Caught a Crook
as Connors
13 Fighting Men
as Loomis
The Alligator People
as Paul Webster
Battle Flame
as Dr. Bill Stoddard
No Time at All
as Alvy Webber
The Deep Six
as Lieutenant j.g. Swanson
Guns Don't Argue
as Homer Van Meter
Bailout at 43,000
as Captain Jack Nolan
Menace from Outer Space
as Rocky Jones
Forbidden Moon
as Rocky Jones
No Man's Woman
as Dick Sawyer
The Eternal Sea
as Lt. Johnson
Bobby Ware Is Missing
as Police Car Deputy in Car #12 (as Dick Crane)
Crash of Moons
as Rocky Jones
Beyond the Moon
as Rocky Jones
Silver Needle in the Sky
as Rocky Jones
Manhunt in Space
as Rocky Jones
The Gypsy Moon
as Rocky Jones
The Neanderthal Man
as Dr. Ross Harkness
Winning of the West
as Jack Autry
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
as Richard Dale
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
as Dick Preston
Woman They Almost Lynched
as Yankee Lieutenant (uncredited)
Leadville Gunslinger
as Jim Blanchard
Thundering Caravans
as Deputy Dan Reed
The Last Outpost
as McReady (uncredited)
Mysterious Island
as Capt. Cyrus Harding
Man in the Saddle
as Juke Vird
A Lady Without Passport
as Lt. Maxon, Navy Flyer
Dynamite
as Johnny Brown
Waterfront at Midnight
as Denny Hanrohan
Angel on the Amazon
as Johnny MacMahon
Campus Honeymoon
as Robert Watson
Arthur Takes Over
as James Clark
Behind Green Lights
as Johnny Williams
The Flying Serpent
as Hanson, station XOR broadcaster
Johnny Comes Flying Home
as Johnny Martin
Patrolling the Ether
as Phillip
None Shall Escape
as Willie Grimm as a Man
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
1944
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
as Second Dive-bomber Pilot
Follow the Boys
as Marine Officer (uncredited)
Happy Land
as Rusty Marsh
Riders of the Deadline
as Tim Mason
Someone to Remember
as Paul Parker
For God and Country
as Medical Orderly
Corvette K-225
as Leading Torpedo Man
Cry 'Havoc'
as Man
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Sailor at Dance (uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail
as Georgie Larson (Uncredited)
Proceed and Report
1943
Proceed and Report
as Lt. (jg) Lee
This Is the Army
as Sergeant on Field March (uncredited)
This Time for Keeps
as Eustace Andrews
The Phantom Plainsmen
as Tad Marvin
Eagle Squadron
as Griffith
In the Navy
as Office Boy (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Flying
as Cadet Stevens (uncredited)
Keeping Company
as Eddie Lane
Meet the Wildcat
as Bill--Office Worker
We Who Are Young
as Savoy-Carlton Bellboy (uncredited)