From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Richard Lane May 28 1899 September 5 1982 was an American television announcer and actor who made his mark broadcasting wrestling and roller derby shows on KTLATV mainly from the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles Lane was born in 1899 in Rice Lake Wisconsin to a farm family Early in life he developed talents for reciting poetry and doing various songanddance acts By his teenage years he was doing an iron jaw routine in circuses around Europe and worked as a drummer touring with a band in Australia After the decline of vaudeville Lane obtained extensive work in motion pictures and was best known at the time for playing Inspector John or William Faraday or Farraday depending on the film in all fourteen Boston Blackie Columbia Pictures features starring Chester Morris starting with Meet Boston Blackie in 1941 During World War II he appeared as emcee with USO troops entertaining GIs His unit appeared at Fort MacArthur in September 1944 Lane also announced for the Jalopy Derby and Destruction Derby at Ascot Park Gardena California Lane also played Faraday in the first radio version of Boston Blackie which ran on NBC from June 23 1944 to September 15 1944
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