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 |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 3.301 |
| Birthday | 1918-06-06 |
| Place of Birth | New Castle, Indiana , USA |
| Also Known As | Richard Ollie Crane, |
1948
Triple Threat
0/0
An arrogant college football player turns professional, taking his bad attitude with him.
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Triple Threat
1955
Day is Done
0/0
During the 1951 rout of the American army in Korea, a battle-hardened sergeant tries to reinvigorate his men with a bugle picked up by the side of the...
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Day is Done
1950
A Lady Without Passport
5/20
An undercover U.S. Immigration agent falls in love with an immigrant attempting to enter the United States through Havana, Cuba in an illegal smugglin...
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A Lady Without Passport
1953
The Neanderthal Man
4.1/17
A scientist develops a formula which will cause animals to regress to the form of their primitive ancestors, and tries it on himself with disastrous r...
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The Neanderthal Man
1959
The Alligator People
5.6/52
Under therapeutic hypnosis, a seemingly well-adjusted young woman tells a fantastic story, verified by lie detector, of her forgotten marriage to a ma...
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The Alligator People
1946
Behind Green Lights
5.6/22
An unscrupulous private investigator with a penchant for blackmail is found dead in a car and the leading suspect is Janet Bradley, the daughter of a...
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Behind Green Lights
1957
Guns Don't Argue
6/0
The actions of various criminals such as Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, Bonnie and Clyde and Baby Face Nelson are reenacted in this film.
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Guns Don't Argue
1955
No Man's Woman
4.7/15
A greedy, scheming woman is found murdered in her studio, and the police find that there is no shortage of suspects who wanted to see her dead--among...
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No Man's Woman
1956
Menace from Outer Space
3.3/11
A nontheatrical (16mm) film comprise of three contiguous episodes of the TV series "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger".
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Menace from Outer Space
1964
Surf Party
3.8/5
Arizona youth enjoy sun, surf and music in Malibu, Calif.
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Surf Party
1942
This Time for Keeps
6/1
A young newlywed (Robert Sterling) finds working for his nasty father-in-law difficult.
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This Time for Keeps
1963
House of the Damned
4.6/18
An architect and his wife are staying in an empty castle in California. They are joined by an unhappily married lawyer and his wife. Things start gett...
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House of the Damned
1948
Waterfront at Midnight
4/1
Hoping to put the cuffs on criminal mastermind Socks Barstow, detective Mike Hanrohan is stymied by the fact that his younger brother Denny has joined...
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Waterfront at Midnight
1954
Crash of Moons
3.2/14
A three-part episode from the TV series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger edited together and released as a feature for 16mm rental only. Season 1 episodes 21...
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Crash of Moons
1961
Devil's Partner
5.1/15
An old man sells his soul to the devil, and turns into a young man. He then uses witchcraft and black magic to win a woman from his rival.
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Devil's Partner
1956
Beyond the Moon
4/1
This outer space adventure marked the debut of Rocky Jones and his Space Rangers. Two of Rocky's allies are captured by aliens and brain washed.
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Beyond the Moon
1953
Winning of the West
5.5/2
A singing territorial ranger (Gene Autry) spots his younger brother in an outlaw gang.
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Winning of the West
1951
The Last Outpost
5.5/6
The cavalry defend a small town from indians.
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The Last Outpost
1961
Boy Who Caught a Crook
5/3
The Boy Who Caught a Crook is a 1961 childrens film about a young boy who tracks down a gangster.
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Boy Who Caught a Crook
1954
Silver Needle in the Sky
4.5/2
Rocky Jones tries to free the hostages and thwart the plans of the evil Queen Cleolantha.
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Silver Needle in the Sky
1953
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
4/3
Two British officers are assigned to collect information to convict Captain Kidd of piracy.
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The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
1943
Happy Land
6.2/3
An Iowa drugstore owner becomes embittered when his son is killed in World War II. The druggist believes that the boy's life was cut short before he h...
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Happy Land
1955
The Eternal Sea
6.4/7
Biography of Admiral John Hoskins' efforts to retain active command despite WW2 injury.
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The Eternal Sea
1954
Manhunt in Space
2.6/10
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger fights space pirates over an invisible spaceship.
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Manhunt in Space
1949
Dynamite
4/1
Two members of a dynamite crew--a rugged veteran and a young college drop-out--finds themselves at odds regarding safety precautions for their co-work...
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Dynamite
1951
Mysterious Island
5.3/3
It is 1865 and Union prisoners use a military balloon to escape a Southern prison camp near the end of the Civil War. The balloon drifts for days and...
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Mysterious Island
1940
Susan and God
6.5/14
A flighty socialite neglects her family to promote a new religious group.
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Susan and God
1958
No Time at All
0/0
An airliner flying nonstop at night from Miami to New York fails to check in, then disappears from radar. We see how its disappearance affects people...
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No Time at All
1951
Man in the Saddle
6.5/20
A small rancher is being harassed by his mighty and powerful neighbor. When the neighbor even hires gunmen to intimidate him he has to defend himself...
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Man in the Saddle
1948
Angel on the Amazon
4.8/5
An expedition exploring the Amazon jungle comes across a jungle goddess who lives among the animals and fears none of them--and apparently has found t...
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Angel on the Amazon
1957
Bailout at 43,000
4.6/5
An Air Force major feels a volatile mixture of relief and anger when he is excused from performing a dangerous test in a new aircraft.
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Bailout at 43,000
1960
13 Fighting Men
3/2
A group of Union Army soldiers is charged with protecting a box of gold and getting it to its rightful place within the government coffers.
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13 Fighting Men
1943
Riders of the Deadline
3.7/2
When Ranger Hoppy's falsely accused young ranger friend is killed while supposedly trying to escape from jail, Hoppy is blamed and drummed out of the...
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Riders of the Deadline
1940
Keeping Company
6.4/4
Wholesome comedy about newlyweds (and the bride's understanding--but sometimes interfering--parents) discovering married life isn't always bliss.
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Keeping Company
1943
Someone to Remember
7/1
An elderly woman whose son disappeared years before refuses to move when her apartment building is turned into a college dormitory for male students,...
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Someone to Remember
1948
Campus Honeymoon
0/0
Bob Watson and Ricky Adams, and the Hughes twins, Skipper and Patricia, cannot register at Opalocka University until they find lodgings in the school'...
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Campus Honeymoon
1944
Patrolling the Ether
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1940. Sixteen year old Phillip is one of a number of amateur radio operators across the US, doing it purely as a fun hobby. He is informed by Bill Bec...
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Patrolling the Ether
1952
Leadville Gunslinger
0/0
Arriving in Leadville, Marshal Rocky Lane finds that his friend Nugget is in financial trouble. Nugget thinks there is oil on his land but the geologi...
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Leadville Gunslinger
1942
The Phantom Plainsmen
6/1
In 1937 the life in out West has not changed much. The boys are working at the Wyoming ranch of Captain Marvin herding horses which he sells to Kurt R...
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The Phantom Plainsmen
1952
Thundering Caravans
0/0
Marshal Rocky Lane is sent to help the Sheriff who is under attack from both the miners whose ore wagons are disappearing and the newspaper editor for...
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Thundering Caravans
1940
Meet the Wildcat
0/0
Magazine photographer Ann Larkin is snapping photos at Mexico's National Museum when she sees Brod Williams steal a painting from its frame. Convinced...
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Meet the Wildcat
1953
Woman They Almost Lynched
6.2/19
Laying on the Missouri-Arkansas border, the neutral Border City, its female mayor and city council, take no side in the ongoing Civil War and they're...
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Woman They Almost Lynched
1956
Forbidden Moon
0/0
Rocky Jones is dispatched to investigate an SOS received from a space station. He finds that the station is filled with deadly radiation brought by an...
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Forbidden Moon
1943
For God and Country
0/0
The story of the U.S. Army Chaplain Service as dramatized in the stories of three chaplains, Father Michael O'Keefe, Arnold Miller, and Tom Manning.
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For God and Country
1942
Eagle Squadron
0/0
An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in love with a beautiful English girl.
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Eagle Squadron
1959
Battle Flame
6/1
The trials and tribulations of a platoon of U.S. Marines, led by 1st Lt. Frank Davis, during the Korean War.
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Battle Flame
1944
None Shall Escape
6.2/25
Through flashbacks, the story of a Nazi war criminal is exposed.
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None Shall Escape
1948
Arthur Takes Over
2/1
A young woman must find a way to break the news to her parents and a stuffy suitor that she is now married to a sailor.
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Arthur Takes Over
1943
Corvette K-225
6.2/11
The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.
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Corvette K-225
1943
Cry 'Havoc'
6.3/13
The Army nurses on Bataan need help badly, but when it arrives, it sure isn't what they expected. A motley crew, including a Southern belle, a waitres...
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Cry 'Havoc'
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
5.5/4
In this 13th entry to the Dr. Kildare series, the medical staff of Blair General hospital are challenged with further dilemmas, not the least of which...
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Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
So Proudly We Hail
5.5/21
During the start of the Pacific campaign in World War II, Lieutenant Janet Davidson is the head of a group of U.S. military nurses who are trapped beh...
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So Proudly We Hail
1944
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
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Two young pilot trainees arrive for primary flight training and meet their instructor, Navy pilot Lt. Taylor. Lt. Taylor talks to the men about the ne...
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Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
1940
We Who Are Young
5.8/5
A man violates company policy by getting married.
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We Who Are Young
1941
In the Navy
6.3/32
Popular crooner Russ Raymond abandons his career at its peak and joins the Navy using an alias, Tommy Halstead. However, Dorothy Roberts, a reporter,...
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In the Navy
1941
Keep 'Em Flying
5.9/18
When a barnstorming stunt pilot decides to join the air corps, his two goofball assistants decide to go with him. Since the two are Abbott & Costello,...
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Keep 'Em Flying
1959
Please Don't Touch Me!
5/2
A woman who is unable to have sex with her husband goes to a psychiatrist for help. He sends her to a hypnotist, who finds out she has a deep, dark se...
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Please Don't Touch Me!
1954
The Gypsy Moon
2/3
Rocky Jones and his buddies happen upon two strange moons orbiting each other. They soon discover that both are inhabited by civilizations at war with...
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The Gypsy Moon
1946
The Flying Serpent
4.6/16
A demented archaeologist discovers a living, breathing serpent creature known to the Aztecs as Quetzalcoatl and accidentally kills his wife by giving...
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The Flying Serpent
1946
Johnny Comes Flying Home
0/0
Three World War II fliers face financial obstacles threatening to ground their fledgling air-freight business.
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Johnny Comes Flying Home
1953
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
5/1
Dangerous climate changes are ravaging Earth and the U.S. government requests an investigation by masked super-scientist Commando Cody. He discovers t...
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Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
1955
Bobby Ware Is Missing
7/1
This suspense film revolves around the crime of child abduction. The parents of the missing child undertake a feverish search for their son. The polic...
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Bobby Ware Is Missing
1958
The Deep Six
5.4/11
The conflict between duty and conscience is explored in the WWII drama The Deep Six. Alan Ladd stars as Naval gunnery officer Alec Austin, a Quaker wh...
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The Deep Six
1943
Proceed and Report
0/0
Ensign Murphy is ordered to his first duty in the U.S. Navy. He learns (often the hard way) the means of transporting himself properly from one assign...
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