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.

Known For: Acting

Born: New Castle, Indiana , USA, 1918-06-06

Died: 1969-03-09

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1940	Susan and God	Bob	65
2	1940	We Who Are Young	Savoy-Carlton Bellboy (uncredited)	58
3	1940	Meet the Wildcat	Bill--Office Worker	0
4	1940	Keeping Company	Eddie Lane	64
5	1941	In the Navy	Office Boy (uncredited)	63
6	1941	Keep 'Em Flying	Cadet Stevens (uncredited)	59
7	1942	This Time for Keeps	Eustace Andrews	60
8	1942	The Phantom Plainsmen	Tad Marvin	60
9	1942	Eagle Squadron	Griffith	0
10	1943	Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case	Sailor at Dance (uncredited)	55
11	1943	For God and Country	Medical Orderly	0
12	1943	Someone to Remember	Paul Parker	70
13	1943	So Proudly We Hail	Georgie Larson (Uncredited)	55
14	1943	Corvette K-225	Leading Torpedo Man	62
15	1943	Proceed and Report	Lt. (jg) Lee	0
16	1943	Happy Land	Rusty Marsh	62
17	1943	Cry 'Havoc'	Man	63
18	1943	Riders of the Deadline	Tim Mason	37
19	1944	None Shall Escape	Willie Grimm as a Man	62
20	1944	Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense	Second Dive-bomber Pilot	0
21	1944	Patrolling the Ether	Phillip	0
22	1946	The Flying Serpent	Hanson, station XOR broadcaster	46
23	1946	Behind Green Lights	Johnny Williams, Reporter	56
24	1946	Johnny Comes Flying Home	Johnny Martin	0
25	1948	Campus Honeymoon	Robert Watson	0
26	1948	Arthur Takes Over	James Clark	20
27	1948	Waterfront at Midnight	Denny Hanrohan	40
28	1948	Triple Threat		0
29	1948	Angel on the Amazon	Johnny MacMahon	48
30	1949	Dynamite	Johnny Brown	40
31	1950	A Lady Without Passport	Lt. Maxon, Navy Flyer	51
32	1951	The Last Outpost	McReady (uncredited)	55
33	1951	Mysterious Island	Capt. Cyrus Harding	53
34	1951	Man in the Saddle	Juke Vird	65
35	1952	Leadville Gunslinger	Jim Blanchard	0
36	1952	Thundering Caravans	Deputy Dan Reed	0
37	1953	Winning of the West	Jack Autry aka Jack Austin	55
38	1953	Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe	Dick Preston	50
39	1953	Woman They Almost Lynched	Yankee Lieutenant (uncredited)	62
40	1953	The Neanderthal Man	Dr. Ross Harkness	41
41	1953	The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd	Richard Dale	40
42	1954	Manhunt in Space	Rocky Jones	26
43	1954	Silver Needle in the Sky	Rocky Jones	45
44	1954	Crash of Moons	Rocky Jones	32
45	1954	The Gypsy Moon	Rocky Jones	20
46	1955	The Eternal Sea	Lt. Johnson	64
47	1955	Day is Done	Pvt. Archer	60
48	1955	Bobby Ware Is Missing	Police Car Deputy in Car #12 (as Dick Crane)	70
49	1955	No Man's Woman	Dick Sawyer	47
50	1956	Menace from Outer Space	Rocky Jones	33
51	1956	Beyond the Moon	Rocky Jones	40
52	1956	Forbidden Moon	Rocky Jones	0
53	1957	Guns Don't Argue	Homer Van Meter	60
54	1957	Bailout at 43,000	Captain Jack Nolan	46
55	1958	The Deep Six	Lieutenant j.g. Swanson	54
56	1958	No Time at All	Alvy Webber	0
57	1959	Please Don't Touch Me!		60
58	1959	The Alligator People	Paul Webster	56
59	1959	Battle Flame	Dr. Bill Stoddard	60
60	1960	13 Fighting Men	Loomis	30
61	1961	Devil's Partner	David Simpson	51
62	1961	Boy Who Caught a Crook	Connors	50
63	1963	House of the Damned	Joseph Schiller	47
64	1964	Surf Party	Sgt. Wayne Neal	38

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1951	Racket Squad		60
2	1951	The Adventures of Boston Blackie		40
3	1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars	Chuck Carmody	70
4	1952	Gang Busters		0
5	1952	Hopalong Cassidy		60
6	1953	General Electric Theater	Billy	60
7	1953	General Electric Theater	Dr. Reynolds	60
8	1954	Rocky Jones, Space Ranger		53
9	1955	Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe	Dick Preston	50
10	1955	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp		67
11	1955	Navy Log		45
12	1955	The 20th Century Fox Hour		52
13	1956	State Trooper		50
14	1956	Playhouse 90	Alvy Webber	75
15	1957	Official Detective		0
16	1957	Richard Diamond, Private Detective	Arnie Baselice	62
17	1957	Sugarfoot	Sheriff Andy Horton	48
18	1957	Perry Mason	George Moore	77
19	1957	Perry Mason	Dr. Douglas Keene	77
20	1957	Maverick	Jedd Ferris	68
21	1957	Trackdown		64
22	1957	26 Men		42
23	1958	Wanted: Dead or Alive	Paul Cameron	69
24	1958	Bronco		48
25	1958	77 Sunset Strip		67
26	1959	Philip Marlowe		50
27	1959	Hawaiian Eye		52
28	1960	Michael Shayne		50
29	1960	Surfside 6		50
30	1962	The Virginian	Paul Denning	64
31	1964	Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.		71
32	1965	Honey West	Master of Ceremonies	70
33	1968	Adam-12	Sergeant	71