Lane Chandler

from South Dakota, USA

Artwork for The Greatest Show on EarthImage of Lane Chandler

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.

Timeline

1971Aged 72

  • Poster for One More Train to Rob

    Party Guest (uncredited)

1965Aged 66

  • Poster for Requiem for a Gunfighter

    Bryan Comer

1961Aged 62

  • Poster for The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come

    Sheriff

1960Aged 61

  • Poster for Noose for a Gunman

    Ed Folsey

1958Aged 59

  • Poster for Quantrill's Raiders

    Sheriff

  • Poster for The Left Handed Gun

    Townsman on Street with Mason (uncredited)

1956Aged 57

  • Poster for The Lone Ranger

    Chip Walker

  • Poster for Great Day in the Morning

    Northern Loyalist (uncredited)

  • Poster for The First Texan

    Col. James Fannin (uncredited)

1955Aged 56

  • Poster for The Man from Bitter Ridge

    Crow's Nester (uncredited)

  • Poster for Shotgun

    Fletcher

  • Poster for Tall Man Riding

    Hap Sutton

  • Poster for Creature with the Atom Brain

    Gen. Saunders (uncredited)

  • Poster for Apache Ambush

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Indian Fighter

    Head Settler (uncredited)

1954Aged 55

  • Poster for Border River

    Anderson

  • Poster for Return to Treasure Island

    Capt. Cardigan

  • Poster for Living It Up

    Policeman (uncredited)

1953Aged 54

  • Poster for Thunder Over the Plains

    Mike Faraday

  • Poster for Calamity Jane

    Prospector (uncredited)

1952Aged 53

  • Poster for The Big Trees

    Brother Dorn (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Greatest Show on Earth

    Dave (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Hawk of Wild River

    George/Storekeeper

  • Poster for Rancho Notorious

    Sheriff Hardy (uncredited)

  • Poster for The San Francisco Story

    Morton

  • Poster for The Lion and the Horse

    Sheriff

  • Poster for The Lusty Men

    4th Rodeo Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

1951Aged 52

  • Poster for Prairie Roundup

    Red Dawson (uncredited)

  • Poster for Along the Great Divide

    Sheriff (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Well

    Deputy Stan

  • Poster for Cattle Queen

    Marshal Houston

1950Aged 51

  • Poster for Outcasts of Black Mesa

    Ted Thorp

1949Aged 50

  • Poster for Dynamite

    Aggressive Motorist (uncredited)

  • Poster for Riders of the Whistling Pines

    Forest Ranger (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Lone Wolf and His Lady

    Policeman Detaining Marta and Jamison

  • Poster for Samson and Delilah

    Teresh

1948Aged 49

  • Poster for California's Golden Beginning

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Song of My Heart

    Policeman

  • Poster for Albuquerque

    Mr. Clark (uncredited)

  • Poster for Caged Fury

    Policeman (uncredited)

  • Poster for Money Madness

    Policeman

  • Poster for Campus Sleuth

    Police Officer

  • Poster for Big Town Scandal

    Irate Store Owner (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Street with No Name

    Policeman at Arcade (Uncredited)

  • Poster for Northwest Stampede

    Scrivner

  • Poster for Red River

    Colonel (uncredited)

  • Poster for Belle Starr's Daughter

    Marshal Evans

1947Aged 48

  • Poster for Pursued

    A Callum

  • Poster for The Vigilantes Return

    Messenger

  • Poster for The Corpse Came C.O.D.

    Prison Guard

1946Aged 47

  • Poster for A Guy Could Change

    Mr. Schroeder

  • Poster for Tomorrow Is Forever

    Hamilton Lab Technician

  • Poster for Little Giant

    Lost Motorist (uncredited)

  • Poster for Blonde Alibi

    Policeman #2 (Uncredited)

  • Poster for Gunning for Vengeance

    Jim Clayburn (uncredited)

  • Poster for Two-Fisted Stranger

    Brady (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Dark Mirror

    Intern (uncredited)

  • Poster for It's a Wonderful Life

    Policeman (uncredited)

  • Poster for Duel in the Sun

    Cavalry Captain (uncredited)

1945Aged 46

  • Poster for Sagebrush Heroes

    Colton

  • Poster for Manhunt of Mystery Island

    Police Insp. Reed

  • Poster for Along Came Jones

    Boone

  • Poster for Incendiary Blonde

    Mounted Policeman (uncredited)

  • Poster for Rustlers' Hideout

    Hammond - Gambler

  • Poster for Senorita from the West

    Cop (uncredited)

  • Poster for Saratoga Trunk

    Al (uncredited)

1944Aged 45

  • Poster for Men on Her Mind

    Frank Tuttle

  • Poster for The Lady and the Monster

    Ranger White (Uncredited)

  • Poster for Follow the Boys

    Ship Officer (uncredited)

  • Poster for Trigger Trail

    Slade

  • Poster for Silver City Kid

    Steve Clayton

  • Poster for Trigger Law

    Tex

  • Poster for Strange Affair

    Mounted Officer (uncredited)

  • Poster for Laura

    Detective (uncredited)

  • Poster for Heavenly Days

    Minute Man

  • Poster for The Great Mike

    Sam Hildur

1943Aged 44

  • Poster for Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

    Duke Merrick

  • Poster for Wild Horse Rustlers

    Smoky Moore / Hans Beckmann

  • Poster for Riders of the Rio Grande

    Townsman

  • Poster for Law of the Saddle

    Steve Kinney

  • Poster for Phantom of the Opera

    Officer (uncredited)

  • Poster for A Lady Takes a Chance

    Slim

  • Poster for Crazy House

    Policeman (uncredited)

1942Aged 43

  • Poster for Don Winslow of the Navy

    Henchman Corley

  • Poster for Reap the Wild Wind

    Sam

  • Poster for Sundown Jim

    Nat Oldroyd

  • Poster for The Pride of the Yankees

    Mark - Player in Locker Room (uncredited)

  • Poster for Invisible Agent

    German Sentry (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Valley of Vanishing Men

    Major Stacy Roberts

1941Aged 42

  • Poster for The Roundup

    Taggert

  • Poster for Lady from Louisiana

    Courtroom Police Officer

  • Poster for The Spider Returns

    Police Lab Fingerprint Man

  • Poster for Six-Gun Gold

    Brad Cardigan

  • Poster for Sergeant York

    Corporal Savage (uncredited)

  • Poster for They Died with Their Boots On

    Sentry (uncredited)

  • Poster for Among the Living

    (Unknown)

1940Aged 41

  • Poster for The Green Hornet

    Acme Driver Bill (uncredited)

  • Poster for My Little Chickadee

    Porter (uncredited)

  • Poster for Charlie Chan in Panama

    Powerhouse Search Officer

  • Poster for Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

    Ming's Soldier (uncredited)

  • Poster for Pioneers of the West

    Steve Carson

  • Poster for Midnight Limited

    Inspector in Montreal (Uncredited)

  • Poster for Virginia City

    Irby's Orderly at Libby (uncredited)

  • Poster for Hi-Yo Silver

    Dick Forrest

  • Poster for Deadwood Dick

    Wild Bill Hickok

  • Poster for The Howards of Virginia

    Major

  • Poster for North West Mounted Police

    Constable Fyffe

  • Poster for Junior G-Men

    Second Cop at Building Collapse (uncredited)

  • Poster for Pony Post

    Ed Fairweather, Pony Express Rider

  • Poster for The Great Plane Robbery

    Jill Whitcomb

  • Poster for Santa Fe Trail

    Adjutant (uncredited)

  • Poster for A Volta do Besouro Verde

    Cop Car-Chasing Foranti

1939Aged 40

  • Poster for Three Little Sew and Sews

    Shore Patrolman (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Phantom Creeps

    Henchman with Rankin

  • Poster for Blackwell's Island

    Policeman at Ballinger's (uncredited)

  • Poster for Made for Each Other

    Ranger on Telephone (uncredited)

  • Poster for Secret Service of the Air

    U.S. Border Patrol Officer

  • Poster for Southward Ho!

    Jim Crawford

  • Poster for Buck Rogers

    Army Official at Wade's Lab

  • Poster for Code of the Streets

    Policeman

  • Poster for Union Pacific

    Train Conductor (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Oregon Trail

    Corporal in Sherman's Office

  • Poster for The Man in the Iron Mask

    Captain of Fouquet's Guards

  • Poster for Outpost of the Mounties

    Mountie Cooper

  • Poster for Oklahoma Frontier

    Sergeant

  • Poster for Saga of Death Valley

    Roy's Father

  • Poster for The Man from Montreal

    Constable Rankin

  • Poster for Invisible Stripes

    Detective (uncredited)

1938Aged 39

  • Poster for The Jury's Secret

    Spectator

  • Poster for The Daredevil Drivers

    Policeman (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Lone Ranger

    Dick Forrest

  • Poster for Start Cheering

    Field Judge

  • Poster for The First Hundred Years

    Doorman (uncredited)

  • Poster for Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars

    Flight Commander

  • Poster for Over the Wall

    Boiler Room Guard

  • Poster for Heart of Arizona

    Trimmer Winkler

  • Poster for Two Gun Justice

    Butch - Henchman

  • Poster for Marie Antoinette

    Revolutionary Officer (uncredited)

  • Poster for Too Hot to Handle

    Cameraman (uncredited)

  • Poster for Mutts to You

    Doug Manning (uncredited)

  • Poster for Girls on Probation

    Second Detective

  • Poster for Land of Fighting Men

    Cliff - Henchman

  • Poster for Come On, Rangers

    Ken Rogers

  • Poster for Heart of the North

    Frank (uncredited)

1937Aged 38

  • Poster for Sea Devils

    Coast Guard Officer (uncredited)

  • Poster for Law of the Ranger

    ? (unconfirmed - pressbook name, Cal Williams)

  • Poster for Kid Galahad

    Title Fight Knockdown Timekeeper (uncredited)

  • Poster for Fly Away Baby

    Policeman Announcing Miss Sayre (uncredited)

  • Poster for Public Wedding

    Reporter

  • Poster for Heroes of the Alamo

    Davy Crockett

  • Poster for Confession

    Actor (uncredited)

  • Poster for Sea Racketeers

    Lt. Hays (radio voice) / Insp. L. McGrath

  • Poster for The Wrong Road

    Detective (uncredited)

  • Poster for Alcatraz Island

    Federal Officer (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Firefly

    Captain of Guards (uncredited)

  • Poster for Missing Witnesses

    Prison Guard (uncredited)

  • Poster for She Loved a Fireman

    Bill Patton

  • Poster for Rosalie

    Army Assistant Football Coach (uncredited)

  • Poster for Tim Tyler's Luck

    Patrolman Kelly

  • Poster for Wells Fargo

    Tom - Wells Fargo Messenger

1936Aged 37

  • Poster for A Face in the Fog

    Policeman (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Lawless Nineties

    Bridger

  • Poster for Flash Gordon

    Ming's Soldier

  • Poster for Sharad of Atlantis

    Darius

  • Poster for The Stagecoach Race

    Larry Adams

  • Poster for Winds of the Wasteland

    Larry Adams

  • Poster for Crash Donovan

    Henchman (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Idaho Kid

    Jess Peters

  • Poster for Law and Lead

    Cattleman Detective Ned

  • Poster for Stormy Trails

    Foreman Dunn

1935Aged 36

  • Poster for North of Arizona

    Ray - Express agent

  • Poster for The Outlaw Tamer

    'Tex' Broderick

  • Poster for Public Hero Number 1

    Train Conductor (uncredited)

1934Aged 35

  • Poster for The Affairs of Cellini

    Jailer (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Merry Widow

    Soldier Reporting to Popoff (uncredited)

1933Aged 34

  • Poster for Via Pony Express

    Lieutenant Bob Grey

  • Poster for The Devil's Brother

    Lorenzo's Lieutenant

  • Poster for The Eagle and the Hawk

    Flier (uncredited)

  • Poster for Trouble Busters

    Jim Perkins

  • Poster for Corruption

    Assistant District Attorney King

  • Poster for Fighting With Kit Carson

    Army Sergeant

  • Poster for Deluge

    Jack

  • Poster for War of the Range

    Henchman Bull Harris

  • Poster for Fugitive

    Joseph

  • Poster for Sagebrush Trail

    Joseph Conlon

1932Aged 33

  • Poster for Lawless Valley

    Bob Rand

  • Poster for Texas Tornado

    Tex Robbins - Posing as Wolf Cassidy

  • Poster for The Reckless Rider

    'Tex' Wilkins

  • Guns for Hire

    Flip LaRue

  • Poster for The Devil Horse

    Elliott Norton [Chs. 1, 9, 11] (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Wyoming Whirlwind

    Keene Wallace "The Wolf"

1931Aged 32

  • Poster for The Primrose Path

    Danny McGann

  • Poster for The Hurricane Horseman

    'Gun' Smith

  • Poster for The Cheyenne Cyclone

    Bob Carleton

  • Poster for Riders of the Rio

    Bob Lane

1930Aged 31

  • Poster for Firebrand Jordan

    Firebrand Jordan

  • Poster for Rough Waters

    Cal Morton

  • Beyond the Law

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Under Texas Skies

    Singer Martin - Secret Service Agent

1929Aged 30

  • Poster for The Single Standard

    Ding Stuart

  • Poster for The Forward Pass

    Assistant Coach Kane

1928Aged 29

  • Poster for Love and Learn

    Anthony Cowles

  • Poster for Red Hair

    Robert Lennon

  • Poster for The Legion of the Condemned

    Charles Holabird

  • Poster for The Big Killing

    George Hicks

  • Poster for The First Kiss

    William Talbot

1927Aged 28

  • Poster for The Last Outlaw

    Rancher

  • Poster for Open Range

    Tex Smith