Richard Ollie Crane (June 6, 1918 â€" 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.Crane was born in New Castle,
Indiana.Crane may be best remembered for his portrayal of the title
role in the TV science fiction series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger,:905
which ran for two seasons starting in 1954. In 1952, he signed a
seven-year contract that specified he was to make annual tours of the
United States, appearing as Jones in presentations to school groups.In
1949â€"1950, he portrayed Lieutenant Cummings in Mysteries of
Chinatown a crime drama on ABC television.:738 Crane also appeared in
the outer-space adventure serial Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the
Universe in 1953, as Dick Preston, Cody's semi-comical sidekick, and
was the hero of the 1951 serial based loosely on Jules Verne's
Mysterious Island.
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.Crane was born in New Castle,
Indiana.Crane may be best remembered for his portrayal of the title
role in the TV science fiction series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger,:905
which ran for two seasons starting in 1954. In 1952, he signed a
seven-year contract that specified he was to make annual tours of the
United States, appearing as Jones in presentations to school groups.In
1949â€"1950, he portrayed Lieutenant Cummings in Mysteries of
Chinatown a crime drama on ABC television.:738 Crane also appeared in
the outer-space adventure serial Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the
Universe in 1953, as Dick Preston, Cody's semi-comical sidekick, and
was the hero of the 1951 serial based loosely on Jules Verne's
Mysterious Island.
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