Richard Crane(1918-1969)
- Actor
- Director
- Soundtrack
Dark haired, athletic American leading man of '40s B-movies. Richard
Crane was at his most successful at a time when Hollywood was somewhat
denuded of its male stars, most of whom were doing wartime military
service. Upon their return to the ranks, Crane's career went into
decline. He did, however, have a brief resurgence in the 1950s as the
square-jawed, muscular hero of several space-borne serials, notably as
the titular star of
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (1954).
The next fifteen years he spent guesting in TV westerns and crime
dramas, frequently appearing on
The Lone Ranger (1949) and
Lassie (1954). His final recurring
role was as a police lieutenant in
Surfside 6 (1960), a detective
series aimed at the teenage market. At the time of Crane's death, he
was President of Film Trend Productions.
