Richard Crane
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
The Alligator People
as Paul Webster 1959
In the Navy
as Office Boy (uncredited) 1941
None Shall Escape
as Willie Grimm as a Man 1944
Behind Green Lights
as Johnny Williams, Reporter 1946
So Proudly We Hail
as Georgie Larson (Uncredited) 1943
This Is the Army
as Sergeant on Field March (uncredited) 1943
Man in the Saddle
as Juke Vird 1951
A Lady Without Passport
as Lt. Maxon, Navy Flyer 1950
The Neanderthal Man
as Dr. Ross Harkness 1953
Keep 'Em Flying
as Cadet Stevens (uncredited) 1941
No Man's Woman
as Dick Sawyer 1955
Woman They Almost Lynched
as Yankee Lieutenant (uncredited) 1953
House of the Damned
as Joseph Schiller 1963
Devil's Partner
as David Simpson 1961
The Flying Serpent
as Hanson, station XOR broadcaster 1946
Crash of Moons
as Rocky Jones 1954
Menace from Outer Space
as Rocky Jones 1956