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Richard Crane

Richard Crane

Actor · Died March 9, 1969, aged 50 · New Castle, Indiana , USA

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 6, 1918
Died
March 9, 1969 (aged 50)
From
New Castle, Indiana , USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 98 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Richard Crane's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
42%
Bonds
23%
Self
19%
Survival
8%
Society
5%
Power
3%
Justice7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 8 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6
Shapeshifter
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Hopeful
7
Dread
4
Melancholic
5
Warm
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Richard Crane's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Crane's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

98 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • Adam-12(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Honey West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Master of Ceremonies

  • Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Surf Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Sgt. Wayne Neal

  • Fraternity of Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • House of the Damned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Joseph Schiller

  • Please Don't Touch Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Denning

  • Boy Who Caught a Crook(1961)

    as Connors

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Devil's Partner(1960)

    as David Simpson

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Surfside 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Michael Shayne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 13 Fighting Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Loomis

  • Hawaiian Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Philip Marlowe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Battle Flame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Dr. Bill Stoddard

  • The Alligator People(1959)

    as Paul Webster

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Duncan Scott

  • Bronco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Cameron

  • No Time at All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Alvy Webber

  • The Deep Six (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Lieutenant j.g. Swanson

  • 26 Men(1957)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Trackdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Jedd Ferris

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Douglas Keene · as George Moore

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Sugarfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Andy Horton

  • Guns Don't Argue!(1957)

    as Homer Van Meter

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Arnie Baselice

  • Bailout at 43,000(1957)

    as Captain Jack Nolan

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Official Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Playhouse 90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Alvy Webber

  • State Trooper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Forbidden Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Rocky Jones

  • Menace from Outer Space(1956)

    as Rocky Jones

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • No Man's Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Dick Sawyer

  • Bobby Ware Is Missing(1955)

    as Police Car Deputy in Car #12 (as Dick Crane)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Navy Log (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 12 episodes · as Dick Preston

  • The Eternal Sea(1955)

    as Lt. Johnson

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Gypsy Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Rocky Jones

  • Crash of Moons(1954)

    as Rocky Jones

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Silver Needle in the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Rocky Jones

  • Beyond the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Rocky Jones

  • Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 52 episodes · Actor

  • Manhunt in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Rocky Jones

  • The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Richard Dale

  • The Neanderthal Man(1953)

    as Dr. Ross Harkness

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Woman They Almost Lynched(1953)

    as Yankee Lieutenant (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Dick Preston

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy · as Dr. Reynolds

  • Winning of the West(1953)

    as Jack Autry

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Hopalong Cassidy(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Thundering Caravans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Deputy Dan Reed

  • Leadville Gunslinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Jim Blanchard

  • Gang Busters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Man in the Saddle(1951)

    as Juke Vird

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Chuck Carmody

  • Mysterious Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Capt. Cyrus Harding

  • Boston Blackie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Racket Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Last Outpost(1951)

    as McReady (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Lady Without Passport(1950)

    as Lt. Maxon, Navy Flyer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Dynamite(1949)

    as Johnny Brown

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Angel on the Amazon(1948)

    as Johnny MacMahon

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Triple Threat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • Waterfront at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Denny Hanrohan

  • Arthur Takes Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as James Clark

  • Campus Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Robert Watson

  • Johnny Comes Flying Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Johnny Martin

  • Behind Green Lights(1946)

    as Johnny Williams

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Flying Serpent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Hanson, station XOR broadcaster

  • Follow the Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Marine Officer (uncredited)

  • Patrolling the Ether (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Phillip

  • Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Second Dive-bomber Pilot

  • None Shall Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Willie Grimm as a Man

  • Riders of the Deadline(1943)

    as Tim Mason

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Cry 'Havoc'(1943)

    as Man

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Happy Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Rusty Marsh

  • Proceed and Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Lt. (jg) Lee

  • Corvette K-225(1943)

    as Leading Torpedo Man

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • So Proudly We Hail!(1943)

    as Georgie Larson (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Someone to Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Paul Parker

  • This Is the Army(1943)

    as Sergeant on Field March (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • For God and Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Medical Orderly

  • Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case(1943)

    as Sailor at Dance (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Eagle Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Griffith

  • The Phantom Plainsmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Tad Marvin

  • This Time for Keeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Eustace Andrews

  • Keep 'Em Flying(1941)

    as Cadet Stevens (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • In the Navy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Office Boy (uncredited)

  • Keeping Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Eddie Lane

  • Meet the Wildcat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Bill--Office Worker

  • We Who Are Young(1940)

    as Savoy-Carlton Bellboy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Susan and God(1940)

    as Bob

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Lassie: Countdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Newscaster

Career shape

Star power in the 76th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 98 titles, 97 of them dated from 1940 to 1968.

Highest rated

Behind Green Lights (1946)

Midcredits 50th

Most popular right now

Bobby Ware Is Missing (1955)

Film career

  • 1941Screen debut· In the Navy

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting97 of 98: 97 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thDirecting1 of 98: 1 only directing, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s32 · acting1950s52 · acting1960s13 · 12 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Richard Crane's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Susan and God (1940)

63rd percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

So Proudly We Hail! (1943)

Midcredits 82nd · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Richard Crane work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Crane's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hollingsworth Morse shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers