
Richard Crane
Department: Acting
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.
Known For

Triple Threat
1948

Day is Done
1955

A Lady Without Passport
1950

The Neanderthal Man
1953

The Alligator People
1959

Behind Green Lights
1946

Guns Don't Argue
1957

No Man's Woman
1955

Menace from Outer Space
1956

Surf Party
1964

This Time for Keeps
1942

House of the Damned
1963

Waterfront at Midnight
1948

Crash of Moons
1954

Devil's Partner
1961

Beyond the Moon
1954

Winning of the West
1953

The Last Outpost
1951

Boy Who Caught a Crook
1961

Silver Needle in the Sky
1954

The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
1953

Happy Land
1943

The Eternal Sea
1955

Manhunt in Space
1954

Dynamite
1949

Mysterious Island
1951

Susan and God
1940

No Time at All
1958

Man in the Saddle
1951

Angel on the Amazon
1948

Bailout at 43,000
1957

13 Fighting Men
1960

Riders of the Deadline
1943

Keeping Company
1940

Someone to Remember
1943

Campus Honeymoon
1948

Patrolling the Ether
1944

Leadville Gunslinger
1952

The Phantom Plainsmen
1942

Thundering Caravans
1952

Meet the Wildcat
1940

Woman They Almost Lynched
1953

Forbidden Moon
1956

For God and Country
1943

Eagle Squadron
1942

Battle Flame
1959

None Shall Escape
1944

Arthur Takes Over
1948

Corvette K-225
1943

Cry 'Havoc'
1943

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943

So Proudly We Hail
1943

Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
1944

We Who Are Young
1940

In the Navy
1941

Keep 'Em Flying
1941

Please Don't Touch Me!
1959

The Gypsy Moon
1954

The Flying Serpent
1946

Johnny Comes Flying Home
1946

Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
1953

Bobby Ware Is Missing
1955

The Deep Six
1958

Proceed and Report
1943

This Is the Army
1943

Follow the Boys
1944

77 Sunset Strip
1958

Maverick
1957

Trackdown
1957

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964

Surfside 6
1960

Perry Mason
1957

General Electric Theater
1953

Hawaiian Eye
1959

Philip Marlowe
1959

The Virginian
1962

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957

Bronco
1958

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955

Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
1955

Navy Log
1955

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958

Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
1954

Sugarfoot
1957

Racket Squad
1951

Honey West
1965

State Trooper
1956

26 Men
1957

Official Detective
1957

Gang Busters
1952

Hopalong Cassidy
1952

Michael Shayne
1960

Boston Blackie
1951

Adam-12
1968

General Electric Theater
1953

Perry Mason
1957

Playhouse 90
1956