Acting
Richard Lane
- Born
- May 27, 1899 · Aged 83
- Died
- Sep 5, 1982
- Place of birth
- Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 150
- TV credits
- 0
Also known as (1)
- Dick Lane
Biography
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 KTLA-TV, 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 song-and-dance 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…
