Biography
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 230
1970s
- 1971
One More Train to Rob
Party Guest (uncredited)
1960s
- 1965
Requiem for a Gunfighter
Bryan Comer
- 1961
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
Sheriff
Gunslinger
Town Marshal · 1 episode
- 1960
Noose for a Gunman
Ed Folsey
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Quantrill's Raiders
Sheriff
- 1957
- 1956
The First Texan
Col. James Fannin (uncredited)
Great Day in the Morning
Northern Loyalist (uncredited)
- 1955
Apache Ambush
Movie
The Man from Bitter Ridge
Crow's Nester (uncredited)
- 1954
Living It Up
Policeman (uncredited)
Return to Treasure Island
Capt. Cardigan
Border River
Anderson
- 1953
- 1952
The Lusty Men
4th Rodeo Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Lion and the Horse
Sheriff
The San Francisco Story
Morton
The Hawk of Wild River
George/Storekeeper
- 1951
Cattle Queen
Marshal Houston
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Earl Samson · 1 episode
The Well
Deputy Stan
Along the Great Divide
Sheriff (uncredited)
Prairie Roundup
Red Dawson (uncredited)
- 1950
Outcast of Black Mesa
Ted Thorp
1940s
- 1949
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
Policeman Detaining Marta and Jamison
- 1948
The Street with No Name
Policeman at Arcade (Uncredited)
Big Town Scandal
Irate Store Owner (uncredited)
Campus Sleuth
Police Officer
Caged Fury
Policeman (uncredited)
Song of My Heart
Policeman
California's Golden Beginning
Movie
- 1947
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
Prison Guard
- 1946
Two-Fisted Stranger
Brady (uncredited)
Gunning for Vengeance
Jim Clayburn (uncredited)
Blonde Alibi
Policeman #2 (Uncredited)
Little Giant
Lost Motorist (uncredited)
A Guy Could Change
Mr. Schroeder
- 1945
Senorita from the West
Cop (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde
Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Sagebrush Heroes
Colton
- 1944
The Great Mike
Sam Hildur
Heavenly Days
Minute Man
Strange Affair
Mounted Officer (uncredited)
Trigger Law
Tex
Silver City Kid
Steve Clayton
The Lady and the Monster
Ranger White (Uncredited)
Men on Her Mind
Frank Tuttle
- 1943
Crazy House
Policeman (uncredited)
Law of the Saddle
Steve Kinney
Riders of the Rio Grande
Townsman
Wild Horse Rustlers
Smoky Moore / Hans Beckmann
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
Duke Merrick
- 1942
The Valley of Vanishing Men
Major Stacy Roberts
Sundown Jim
Nat Oldroyd
Don Winslow of the Navy
Henchman Corley
- 1941
Among the Living
Movie
Six-Gun Gold
Brad Cardigan
The Spider Returns
Police Lab Fingerprint Man
The Roundup
Taggert
- 1940
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Cop Car-Chasing Foranti
The Great Plane Robbery
Jill Whitcomb
Pony Post
Ed Fairweather, Pony Express Rider
Junior G-Men
Second Cop at Building Collapse (uncredited)
The Howards of Virginia
Major
Deadwood Dick
Wild Bill Hickok
Hi-Yo Silver
Dick Forrest
Pioneers of the West
Steve Carson
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Ming's Soldier (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Panama
Powerhouse Search Officer
My Little Chickadee
Porter (uncredited)
1930s
- 1939
The Man from Montreal
Constable Rankin
Saga of Death Valley
Roy's Father
Oklahoma Frontier
Sergeant
Outpost of the Mounties
Mountie Cooper
The Oregon Trail
Corporal in Sherman's Office
Code of the Streets
Policeman
Buck Rogers
Army Official at Wade's Lab
Southward Ho!
Jim Crawford
Secret Service of the Air
U.S. Border Patrol Officer
Blackwell's Island
Policeman at Ballinger's (uncredited)
Three Little Sew and Sews
Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
- 1938
Heart of the North
Frank (uncredited)
Come On, Rangers
Ken Rogers
Land of Fighting Men
Cliff - Henchman
Girls on Probation
Second Detective
Mutts to You
Doug Manning (uncredited)
Two Gun Justice
Butch - Henchman
Heart of Arizona
Trimmer Winkler
Over the Wall
Boiler Room Guard
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
Flight Commander
The First Hundred Years
Doorman (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
Dick Forrest
The Daredevil Drivers
Policeman (uncredited)
The Jury's Secret
Spectator
- 1937
Tim Tyler's Luck
Patrolman Kelly
Rosalie
Army Assistant Football Coach (uncredited)
She Loved a Fireman
Bill Patton
Missing Witnesses
Prison Guard (uncredited)
The Firefly
Captain of Guards (uncredited)
Alcatraz Island
Federal Officer (uncredited)
The Wrong Road
Detective (uncredited)
Sea Racketeers
Lt. Hays (radio voice) / Insp. L. McGrath
Confession
Actor (uncredited)
Public Wedding
Reporter
Fly Away Baby
Policeman Announcing Miss Sayre (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
Title Fight Knockdown Timekeeper (uncredited)
Law of the Ranger
? (unconfirmed - pressbook name, Cal Williams)
Sea Devils
Coast Guard Officer (uncredited)
- 1936
Stormy Trails
Foreman Dunn
Law and Lead
Cattleman Detective Ned
The Idaho Kid
Jess Peters
Crash Donovan
Henchman (uncredited)
The Stagecoach Race
Larry Adams
Flash Gordon
Ming's Soldier
The Lawless Nineties
Bridger
A Face in the Fog
Policeman (uncredited)
- 1935
Public Hero Number 1
Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Outlaw Tamer
'Tex' Broderick
North of Arizona
Ray - Express agent
The Lone Bandit
Lane Cartwright
- 1934
The Merry Widow
Soldier Reporting to Popoff (uncredited)
The Affairs of Cellini
Jailer (uncredited)
- 1933
Fugitive
Joseph
War of the Range
Henchman Bull Harris
Deluge
Jack
Fighting With Kit Carson
Army Sergeant
Trouble Busters
Jim Perkins
The Eagle and the Hawk
Flier (uncredited)
The Devil's Brother
Lorenzo's Lieutenant
Via Pony Express
Lieutenant Bob Grey
- 1932
The Wyoming Whirlwind
Keene Wallace "The Wolf"
The Devil Horse
Elliott Norton [Chs. 1, 9, 11] (uncredited)
Guns for Hire
Flip LaRue
The Reckless Rider
'Tex' Wilkins
Texas Tornado
Tex Robbins - Posing as Wolf Cassidy
Lawless Valley
Bob Rand
- 1931
Riders of the Rio
Bob Lane
The Cheyenne Cyclone
Bob Carleton
The Hurricane Horseman
'Gun' Smith
The Primrose Path
Danny McGann
- 1930
Under Texas Skies
Singer Martin - Secret Service Agent
Beyond the Law
Jack-Knife
Rough Waters
Cal Morton
Firebrand Jordan
Firebrand Jordan
1920s
- 1929
The Forward Pass
Assistant Coach Kane
The Single Standard
Ding Stuart
- 1928
The First Kiss
William Talbot
The Big Killing
George Hicks
The Legion of the Condemned
Charles Holabird
Red Hair
Robert Lennon
Love and Learn
Anthony Cowles
- 1927
Open Range
Tex Smith
The Last Outlaw
Rancher