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.
Movies
Surf Party
Sgt. Wayne Neal
House of the Damned
Joseph Schiller
Boy Who Caught a Crook
Connors
Devil's Partner
David Simpson
13 Fighting Men
Loomis
Battle Flame
Dr. Bill Stoddard
The Alligator People
Paul Webster
Please Don't Touch Me!
No Time at All
Alvy Webber
The Deep Six
Lieutenant j.g. Swanson
Bailout at 43,000
Captain Jack Nolan
Guns Don't Argue
Homer Van Meter
Menace from Outer Space
Rocky Jones
Forbidden Moon
Rocky Jones
No Man's Woman
Dick Sawyer
Bobby Ware Is Missing
Police Car Deputy in Car #12 (as Dick Crane)
Day is Done
Pvt. Archer
The Eternal Sea
Lt. Johnson
The Gypsy Moon
Rocky Jones
Crash of Moons
Rocky Jones
Silver Needle in the Sky
Rocky Jones
Beyond the Moon
Rocky Jones
Manhunt in Space
Rocky Jones
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
Richard Dale
The Neanderthal Man
Dr. Ross Harkness
Woman They Almost Lynched
Yankee Lieutenant (uncredited)
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
Dick Preston
Winning of the West
Jack Autry
Thundering Caravans
Deputy Dan Reed
Leadville Gunslinger
Jim Blanchard
Man in the Saddle
Juke Vird
Mysterious Island
Capt. Cyrus Harding
The Last Outpost
McReady (uncredited)
A Lady Without Passport
Lt. Maxon, Navy Flyer
Dynamite
Johnny Brown
Angel on the Amazon
Johnny MacMahon
Triple Threat
Waterfront at Midnight
Denny Hanrohan
Arthur Takes Over
James Clark
Campus Honeymoon
Robert Watson
Johnny Comes Flying Home
Johnny Martin
Behind Green Lights
Johnny Williams, Reporter
The Flying Serpent
Hanson, station XOR broadcaster
Follow the Boys
Marine Officer (uncredited)
Patrolling the Ether
Phillip
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
Second Dive-bomber Pilot
None Shall Escape
Willie Grimm as a Man
Riders of the Deadline
Tim Mason
Cry 'Havoc'
Man
Happy Land
Rusty Marsh
Proceed and Report
Lt. (jg) Lee
Corvette K-225
Leading Torpedo Man
So Proudly We Hail
Georgie Larson (Uncredited)
Someone to Remember
Paul Parker
This Is the Army
Sergeant on Field March (uncredited)
For God and Country
Medical Orderly
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Sailor at Dance (uncredited)
The Phantom Plainsmen
Tad Marvin
Eagle Squadron
Griffith
This Time for Keeps
Eustace Andrews
Keep 'Em Flying
Cadet Stevens (uncredited)
In the Navy
Office Boy (uncredited)
Keeping Company
Eddie Lane
Meet the Wildcat
Bill--Office Worker
We Who Are Young
Savoy-Carlton Bellboy (uncredited)
Susan and God
Bob
TV Series
Adam-12
Sergeant
1 Episode
Honey West
Master of Ceremonies
1 Episode
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1 Episode
The Virginian
Paul Denning
1 Episode
Surfside 6
1 Episode
Michael Shayne
1 Episode
Hawaiian Eye
1 Episode
Philip Marlowe
1 Episode
77 Sunset Strip
2 Episodes
Bronco
1 Episode
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Paul Cameron
1 Episode
26 Men
2 Episodes
Trackdown
1 Episode
Maverick
Jedd Ferris
1 Episode
Perry Mason
George Moore
1 Episode
Sugarfoot
Sheriff Andy Horton
1 Episode
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Arnie Baselice
1 Episode
Official Detective
1 Episode
Playhouse 90
Alvy Webber
1 Episode
State Trooper
2 Episodes
The 20th Century Fox Hour
2 Episodes
Navy Log
1 Episode
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1 Episode
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
Dick Preston
12 Episodes
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
52 Episodes
General Electric Theater
Billy
1 Episode
Hopalong Cassidy
1 Episode
Gang Busters
3 Episodes
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Chuck Carmody
1 Episode
Boston Blackie
2 Episodes
Racket Squad
1 Episode