Lane Chandler
Lane Chandler (1899–1972) was an American actor specializing in Westerns.
In the early 1920s he moved to Los Angeles, California, and started working as an auto mechanic. His real-life experiences growing up on a horse ranch landed him bit parts in westerns from 1925, for Paramount Pictures. Studio executives suggested changing his name to Lane Chandler, and as such he began achieving leading roles, the first being The Legion of the Condemned.
As a silent film star Chandler performed well, but when talkies arrived he was cast more in supporting roles, as in The Great Mike of 1944. He starred in a few low-budget westerns in the 1930s, but was more often cast as the leading man's partner, or saddle pal, or a sheriff or army officer. With the advent of television Chandler began making appearance on numerous series, often in Westerns such as The Lone Ranger, The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, Lawman, Have Gun – Will Travel, Rawhide, Maverick, Cheyenne, and Gunsmoke. He continued acting on TV and in films through 1966.
He died in Los Angeles of heart disease in 1972, aged 73.
Acted in
Requiem for a Gunfighter
1965
as Bryan Comer
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
1961
as Sheriff
Noose for a Gunman
1960
as Ed Folsey
Rawhide
1959
as Sheriff
Lawman
1958
Quantrill's Raiders
1958
as Sheriff
The Californians
1957
Maverick
1957
as Lawson (uncredited)
Sugarfoot
1957
as Sheriff Jim Harkness
Sugarfoot
1957
as Marshal
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
The First Texan
1956
as Col. James Fannin (uncredited)
Great Day in the Morning
1956
as Northern Loyalist (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
1956
as Chip Walker
The Indian Fighter
1955
as Head Settler (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Sheriff
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
Cheyenne
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Sam
Gunsmoke
1955
as Trumbull
Gunsmoke
1955
as Luke
Gunsmoke
1955
as Warden
Gunsmoke
1955
as Morgan
Gunsmoke
1955
as Guard
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Apache Ambush
1955
Creature with the Atom Brain
1955
as Gen. Saunders (uncredited)
Tall Man Riding
1955
as Hap Sutton
Shotgun
1955
as Fletcher
The Man from Bitter Ridge
1955
as Crow's Nester (uncredited)
Return to Treasure Island
1954
as Capt. Cardigan
Border River
1954
as Anderson
Calamity Jane
1953
as Prospector (uncredited)
Thunder Over the Plains
1953
as Mike Faraday
The Lusty Men
1952
as 4th Rodeo Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
The Lion and the Horse
1952
as Sheriff
The San Francisco Story
1952
as Morton
Gang Busters
1952
Rancho Notorious
1952
as Sheriff Hardy (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Dave (uncredited)
The Big Trees
1952
as Brother Dorn (uncredited)
Cattle Queen
1951
as Marshal Houston
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Earl Samson
The Well
1951
as Deputy Stan
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Prairie Roundup
1951
as Red Dawson (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid
1950
as Sheriff
Outcasts of Black Mesa
1950
as Ted Thorp
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Teresh
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Flynn
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
1949
as Policeman Detaining Marta and Jamison
Riders of the Whistling Pines
1949
as Forest Ranger (uncredited)
Dynamite
1949
as Aggressive Motorist (uncredited)
Belle Starr's Daughter
1948
as Marshal Evans
Red River
1948
as Colonel (uncredited)
Northwest Stampede
1948
as Scrivner
The Street with No Name
1948
as Policeman at Arcade (Uncredited)
Big Town Scandal
1948
as Irate Store Owner (uncredited)
Campus Sleuth
1948
as Police Officer
Money Madness
1948
as Policeman
Caged Fury
1948
as Policeman (uncredited)
Albuquerque
1948
as Mr. Clark (uncredited)
Song of My Heart
1948
as Policeman
California's Golden Beginning
1948
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947
as Prison Guard
The Vigilantes Return
1947
as Messenger
Pursued
1947
as A Callum
Duel in the Sun
1946
as Cavalry Captain (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Dark Mirror
1946
as Intern (uncredited)
Two-Fisted Stranger
1946
as Brady (uncredited)
Gunning for Vengeance
1946
as Jim Clayburn (uncredited)
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Policeman #2 (Uncredited)
Little Giant
1946
as Lost Motorist (uncredited)
Tomorrow Is Forever
1946
as Hamilton Lab Technician
A Guy Could Change
1946
as Mr. Schroeder
Saratoga Trunk
1945
as Al (uncredited)
Senorita from the West
1945
as Cop (uncredited)
Rustlers' Hideout
1945
as Hammond - Gambler
Incendiary Blonde
1945
as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Along Came Jones
1945
as Boone
Manhunt of Mystery Island
1945
as Police Insp. Reed
Sagebrush Heroes
1945
as Colton
The Great Mike
1944
as Sam Hildur
Laura
1944
as Detective (uncredited)
Strange Affair
1944
as Mounted Officer (Uncredited)
Trigger Law
1944
as Tex
Silver City Kid
1944
as Steve Clayton
Trigger Trail
1944
as Slade
The Lady and the Monster
1944
as Ranger White (Uncredited)
Men on Her Mind
1944
as Frank Tuttle
Crazy House
1943
as Policeman
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943
as Slim
Phantom of the Opera
1943
as Officer (uncredited)
Law of the Saddle
1943
as Steve Kinney
Riders of the Rio Grande
1943
as Townsman
Wild Horse Rustlers
1943
as Smoky Moore / Hans Beckmann
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
1943
as Duke Merrick
The Valley of Vanishing Men
1942
as Major Stacy Roberts
Invisible Agent
1942
as German Sentry (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Mark - Player in Locker Room (uncredited)
Sundown Jim
1942
as Nat Oldroyd
Reap the Wild Wind
1942
as Sam
Don Winslow of the Navy
1942
as Henchman Corley
Among the Living
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Sentry (uncredited)
Sergeant York
1941
as Corporal Savage (uncredited)
Six-Gun Gold
1941
as Brad Cardigan
The Spider Returns
1941
as Police Lab Fingerprint Man
Lady from Louisiana
1941
as Courtroom Police Officer
The Roundup
1941
as Taggert
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940
as Cop Car-Chasing Foranti
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Adjutant (uncredited)
The Great Plane Robbery
1940
as Jill Whitcomb
Pony Post
1940
as Ed Fairweather, Pony Express Rider
Junior G-Men
1940
as Second Cop at Building Collapse (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
1940
as Constable Fyffe
The Howards of Virginia
1940
as Major
Deadwood Dick
1940
as Wild Bill Hickok
Hi-Yo Silver
1940
as Dick Forrest
Virginia City
1940
as Irby's Orderly at Libby (uncredited)
Midnight Limited
1940
as Inspector in Montreal (Uncredited)
Pioneers of the West
1940
as Steve Carson
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
as Ming's Soldier (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Panama
1940
as Powerhouse Search Officer
My Little Chickadee
1940
as Porter (uncredited)
The Green Hornet
1940
as Acme Driver Bill (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Detective (uncredited)
The Man from Montreal
1939
as Constable Rankin
Saga of Death Valley
1939
as Roy's Father
Oklahoma Frontier
1939
as Sergeant
Outpost of the Mounties
1939
as Mountie Cooper
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939
as Captain of Fouquet's Guards
The Oregon Trail
1939
as Corporal in Sherman's Office
Union Pacific
1939
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Code of the Streets
1939
as Policeman
Buck Rogers
1939
as Army Official at Wade's Lab
Southward Ho!
1939
as Jim Crawford
Secret Service of the Air
1939
as U.S. Border Patrol Officer
Made for Each Other
1939
as Ranger on Telephone (uncredited)
Blackwell's Island
1939
as Policeman at Ballinger's (uncredited)
The Phantom Creeps
1939
as Henchman with Rankin
Three Little Sew and Sews
1939
as Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
Heart of the North
1938
as Frank (uncredited)
Come On, Rangers
1938
as Ken Rogers
Land of Fighting Men
1938
as Cliff - Henchman
Girls on Probation
1938
as Second Detective
Mutts to You
1938
as Doug Manning (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Revolutionary Officer (uncredited)
Two Gun Justice
1938
as Butch - Henchman
Heart of Arizona
1938
as Trimmer Winkler
Over the Wall
1938
as Boiler Room Guard
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
1938
as Flight Commander
The First Hundred Years
1938
as Doorman (uncredited)
Start Cheering
1938
as Field Judge
The Lone Ranger
1938
as Dick Forrest
The Daredevil Drivers
1938
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Jury's Secret
1938
as Spectator
Wells Fargo
1937
as Tom - Wells Fargo Messenger
Tim Tyler's Luck
1937
as Patrolman Kelly
Rosalie
1937
as Army Assistant Football Coach (uncredited)
She Loved a Fireman
1937
as Bill Patton
Missing Witnesses
1937
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
The Firefly
1937
as Captain of Guards (uncredited)
Alcatraz Island
1937
as Federal Officer (uncredited)
The Wrong Road
1937
as Detective (uncredited)
Sea Racketeers
1937
as Lt. Hays (radio voice) / Insp. L. McGrath
Confession
1937
as Actor (uncredited)
Heroes of the Alamo
1937
as Davy Crockett
Public Wedding
1937
as Reporter
Fly Away Baby
1937
as Policeman Announcing Miss Sayre (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
1937
as (uncredited)
Law of the Ranger
1937
as ? (unconfirmed - pressbook name, Cal Williams)
Sea Devils
1937
as Coast Guard Officer (uncredited)
Stormy Trails
1936
as Foreman Dunn
Law and Lead
1936
as Cattleman Detective Ned
The Idaho Kid
1936
as Jess Peters
Crash Donovan
1936
as Henchman (uncredited)
Winds of the Wasteland
1936
as Larry Adams
The Stagecoach Race
1936
as Larry Adams
Sharad of Atlantis
1936
as Darius
The Lawless Nineties
1936
as Bridger
A Face in the Fog
1936
as Policeman (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1
1935
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Outlaw Tamer
1935
as 'Tex' Broderick
North of Arizona
1935
as Ray - Express agent
The Merry Widow
1934
as Soldier Reporting to Popoff (uncredited)
The Affairs of Cellini
1934
as Jailer (uncredited)
Sagebrush Trail
1933
as Joseph Conlon
War of the Range
1933
as Henchman Bull Harris
Deluge
1933
as Jack
Fighting With Kit Carson
1933
as Army Sergeant
Corruption
1933
as Assistant District Attorney King
Trouble Busters
1933
as Jim Perkins
The Eagle and the Hawk
1933
as Flier (uncredited)
The Devil's Brother
1933
as Lorenzo's Lieutenant
The Wyoming Whirlwind
1932
as Keene Wallace "The Wolf"
The Devil Horse
1932
as Elliott Norton [Chs. 1, 9, 11] (uncredited)
The Reckless Rider
1932
as 'Tex' Wilkins
Texas Tornado
1932
as Tex Robbins - Posing as Wolf Cassidy
Lawless Valley
1932
as Bob Rand
The Hurricane Horseman
1931
as 'Gun' Smith
The Primrose Path
1931
as Danny McGann
Under Texas Skies
1930
as Singer Martin - Secret Service Agent
Beyond the Law
1930
Rough Waters
1930
as Cal Morton
Firebrand Jordan
1930
as Firebrand Jordan
The Forward Pass
1929
as Assistant Coach Kane
The Single Standard
1929
as Ding Stuart
The First Kiss
1928
as William Talbot
The Big Killing
1928
as George Hicks
The Legion of the Condemned
1928
as Charles Holabird
Red Hair
1928
as Robert Lennon
Love and Learn
1928
as Anthony Cowles
Open Range
1927
as Tex Smith
The Last Outlaw
1927
as Rancher