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Lane Chandler

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJun 2, 1899 (Died at 73)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Career Span1927 – 1972
Known Credits230 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 1.1

Lane Chandler

Also known as:Robert Chandler OakesLane R. ChandlerLane ArnoldRobert C. Oakes
Total Works

230

211 movies • 19 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3
as Policeman (uncredited)
Laura
7.6
Laura
1944•movie
as Detective (uncredited)
Red River
7.3
Red River
1948•movie
as Colonel (uncredited)
Get Smart
8.0
Get Smart
1965•series
as Gate Guard (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 230 titles featuring Lane Chandler

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3

as Policeman (uncredited)

Laura
7.6
Laura
1944•movie

as Detective (uncredited)

Red River
7.3
Red River
1948•movie

as Colonel (uncredited)

Get Smart
8.0
1 eps
Get Smart
1965•series

as Gate Guard (uncredited)

The Greatest Show on Earth
6.3

as Dave (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
1 eps

as Sheriff

Samson and Delilah
6.6
Samson and Delilah
1949•movie

as Teresh

Sergeant York
7.2
Sergeant York
1941•movie

as Corporal Savage (uncredited)

Phantom of the Opera
6.2

as Officer (uncredited)

Duel in the Sun
6.4
Duel in the Sun
1946•movie

as Cavalry Captain (uncredited)

Calamity Jane
7.0
Calamity Jane
1953•movie

as Prospector (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees
7.3

as Mark - Player in Locker Room (uncredited)

Rancho Notorious
6.5
Rancho Notorious
1952•movie

as Sheriff Hardy (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On
6.7

as Sentry (uncredited)

The Dark Mirror
7.0
The Dark Mirror
1946•movie

as Intern (uncredited)

The Left Handed Gun
6.0

as Townsman on Street with Mason (uncredited)

Gunsmoke
6.7
1 eps
Gunsmoke
1955•series

as Sam

Pursued
6.5
Pursued
1947•movie

as A Callum

The Lusty Men
6.7
The Lusty Men
1952•movie

as 4th Rodeo Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

The Indian Fighter
6.3
The Indian Fighter
1955•movie

as Head Settler (uncredited)

Union Pacific
6.7
Union Pacific
1939•movie

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

The Devil's Brother
6.8

as Lorenzo's Lieutenant

The Merry Widow
6.8
The Merry Widow
1934•movie

as Soldier Reporting to Popoff (uncredited)

Reap the Wild Wind
6.3
Reap the Wild Wind
1942•movie

as Sam

Santa Fe Trail
5.8
Santa Fe Trail
1940•movie

as Adjutant (uncredited)

Invisible Agent
5.8
Invisible Agent
1942•movie

as German Sentry (uncredited)

Kid Galahad
7.1
Kid Galahad
1937•movie

as Title Fight Knockdown Timekeeper (uncredited)

Made for Each Other
6.1

as Ranger on Telephone (uncredited)

The Street with No Name
6.4

as Policeman at Arcade (Uncredited)

Along the Great Divide
7.4

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Rawhide
7.3
1 eps
Rawhide
1959•series

as Sheriff

Flash Gordon
6.4
Flash Gordon
1936•movie

as Ming's Soldier

North West Mounted Police
6.4

as Constable Fyffe

Tomorrow Is Forever
6.4

as Hamilton Lab Technician

Sagebrush Trail
5.3
Sagebrush Trail
1933•movie

as Joseph Conlon

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3
4 eps
Maverick
7.0
5 eps
Maverick
1957•series

as Lawson (uncredited)

Creature with the Atom Brain
5.1

as Gen. Saunders (uncredited)

Virginia City
6.3
Virginia City
1940•movie

as Irby's Orderly at Libby (uncredited)

The Big Trees
5.6
The Big Trees
1952•movie

as Brother Dorn (uncredited)

The Man in the Iron Mask
7.0

as Captain of Fouquet's Guards

Along Came Jones
5.8
Along Came Jones
1945•movie

as Boone

My Little Chickadee
6.4

as Porter (uncredited)

Marie Antoinette
6.6
Marie Antoinette
1938•movie

as Revolutionary Officer (uncredited)

The Lone Ranger
6.7
1 eps
The Lone Ranger
1949•series

as Flynn

Living It Up
6.5
Living It Up
1954•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

Winds of the Wasteland
5.2

as Larry Adams

Among the Living
6.1
Among the Living
1941•movie
Great Day in the Morning
6.0

as Northern Loyalist (uncredited)

The Eagle and the Hawk
6.6

as Flier (uncredited)

Invisible Stripes
6.2
Invisible Stripes
1939•movie

as Detective (uncredited)

The Lone Ranger
6.2
The Lone Ranger
1956•movie

as Chip Walker

Cheyenne
6.2
4 eps
Cheyenne
1955•series
The Phantom Creeps
4.5
The Phantom Creeps
1939•movie

as Henchman with Rankin

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
5.8

as Ming's Soldier (uncredited)

A Lady Takes a Chance
5.9

as Slim

Little Giant
5.3
Little Giant
1946•movie

as Lost Motorist (uncredited)

Charlie Chan in Panama
6.8

as Powerhouse Search Officer

Border River
6.2
Border River
1954•movie

as Anderson

The Lady and the Monster
6.0

as Ranger White (Uncredited)

Albuquerque
6.5
Albuquerque
1948•movie

as Mr. Clark (uncredited)

Deluge
6.0
Deluge
1933•movie

as Jack

Too Hot to Handle
6.1
Too Hot to Handle
1938•movie

as Cameraman (uncredited)

Shotgun
5.6
Shotgun
1955•movie

as Fletcher

Saratoga Trunk
6.1
Saratoga Trunk
1945•movie

as Al (uncredited)

Sharad of Atlantis
4.4
Sharad of Atlantis
1936•movie

as Darius

One More Train to Rob
5.4

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Tall Man Riding
5.8
Tall Man Riding
1955•movie

as Hap Sutton

Confession
6.2
Confession
1937•movie

as Actor (uncredited)

Montana
5.6
Montana
1950•movie

as Sheriff Jake Overby (uncredited)

The Well
7.3
The Well
1951•movie

as Deputy Stan

The Man from Bitter Ridge
5.9

as Crow's Nester (uncredited)

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
6.3

as Flight Commander

Thunder Over the Plains
5.6

as Mike Faraday

The Howards of Virginia
6.6

as Major

Lady from Louisiana
5.4

as Courtroom Police Officer

Wells Fargo
5.5
Wells Fargo
1937•movie

as Tom - Wells Fargo Messenger

Buck Rogers
6.1
Buck Rogers
1939•movie

as Army Official at Wade's Lab

The Affairs of Cellini
5.2

as Jailer (uncredited)

Money Madness
4.7
Money Madness
1948•movie

as Policeman

Mutts to You
6.7
Mutts to You
1938•movie

as Doug Manning (uncredited)

Three Little Sew and Sews
7.0

as Shore Patrolman (uncredited)

Apache Ambush
6.3
Apache Ambush
1955•movie
Lawman
6.0
4 eps
Lawman
1958•series
Belle Starr's Daughter
5.1

as Marshal Evans

The Lawless Nineties
5.5

as Bridger

Alcatraz Island
5.1
Alcatraz Island
1937•movie

as Federal Officer (uncredited)

The Green Hornet
6.0
The Green Hornet
1940•movie

as Acme Driver Bill (uncredited)

Follow the Boys
5.7
Follow the Boys
1944•movie

as Ship Officer (uncredited)

The Cisco Kid
6.2
2 eps
The Cisco Kid
1950•series

as Sheriff

The First Texan
6.7
The First Texan
1956•movie

as Col. James Fannin (uncredited)

Fly Away Baby
6.3
Fly Away Baby
1937•movie

as Policeman Announcing Miss Sayre (uncredited)

Destiny
5.2
Destiny
1944•movie

as Patrolman (uncredited)

Girls on Probation
6.2
Girls on Probation
1938•movie

as Second Detective

Incendiary Blonde
5.1
Incendiary Blonde
1945•movie

as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)

Public Hero Number 1
6.3

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

The Single Standard
5.8

as Ding Stuart

Start Cheering
6.9
Start Cheering
1938•movie

as Field Judge

Blackwell's Island
5.5
Blackwell's Island
1939•movie

as Policeman at Ballinger's (uncredited)

The San Francisco Story
4.9

as Morton

Corruption
6.0
Corruption
1933•movie

as Assistant District Attorney King

The Wrong Road
4.8
The Wrong Road
1937•movie

as Detective (uncredited)

Sugarfoot
5.1
1 eps
Sugarfoot
1957•series

as Sheriff Jim Harkness

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
6.8
1 eps
Big Town Scandal
5.3
Big Town Scandal
1948•movie

as Irate Store Owner (uncredited)

Riders of the Whistling Pines
5.7

as Forest Ranger (uncredited)

Rosalie
6.0
Rosalie
1937•movie

as Army Assistant Football Coach (uncredited)

Return to Treasure Island
5.6

as Capt. Cardigan

The Lion and the Horse
5.9

as Sheriff

Noose for a Gunman
6.0
Noose for a Gunman
1960•movie

as Ed Folsey

Mr. & Mrs. North
5.0
2 eps
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952•series
The Firefly
6.5
The Firefly
1937•movie

as Captain of Guards (uncredited)

Saga of Death Valley
6.7

as Roy's Father

Secret Service of the Air
6.1

as U.S. Border Patrol Officer

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
6.8

as Cop Car-Chasing Foranti

Blonde Alibi
4.8
Blonde Alibi
1946•movie

as Policeman #2 (Uncredited)

Strange Affair
6.2
Strange Affair
1944•movie

as Mounted Officer (uncredited)

Sea Devils
6.0
Sea Devils
1937•movie

as Coast Guard Officer (uncredited)

A Face in the Fog
6.0
A Face in the Fog
1936•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

Heart of the North
5.2
Heart of the North
1938•movie

as Frank (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf and His Lady
6.0

as Policeman Detaining Marta and Jamison

Junior G-Men
6.5
Junior G-Men
1940•movie

as Second Cop at Building Collapse (uncredited)

The Hawk of Wild River
6.1

as George/Storekeeper

The Californians
5.8
1 eps
The Californians
1957•series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps

as Earl Samson

The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
4.2
Southward Ho!
5.5
Southward Ho!
1939•movie

as Jim Crawford

Quantrill's Raiders
6.8

as Sheriff

Manhunt of Mystery Island
5.5

as Police Insp. Reed

North of Arizona
5.4
North of Arizona
1935•movie

as Ray - Express agent

Public Wedding
6.0
Public Wedding
1937•movie

as Reporter

Heart of Arizona
5.5
Heart of Arizona
1938•movie

as Trimmer Winkler

The Spider Returns
8.5
The Spider Returns
1941•movie

as Police Lab Fingerprint Man

The Corpse Came C.O.D.
6.5

as Prison Guard

Crazy House
6.0
Crazy House
1943•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

The Jury's Secret
5.0
The Jury's Secret
1938•movie

as Spectator

The Man from Montreal
4.9

as Constable Rankin

The Adventures of Kit Carson
6.0
3 eps
Dynamite
4.7
Dynamite
1949•movie

as Aggressive Motorist (uncredited)

The Idaho Kid
7.3
The Idaho Kid
1936•movie

as Jess Peters

Sea Racketeers
4.7
Sea Racketeers
1937•movie

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

Heroes of the Alamo
5.3

as Davy Crockett

Lawless Valley
4.5
Lawless Valley
1932•movie

as Bob Rand

The Lone Ranger
7.0
The Lone Ranger
1938•movie

as Dick Forrest

The Wyoming Whirlwind
5.0

as Keene Wallace "The Wolf"

Trouble Busters
7.0
Trouble Busters
1933•movie

as Jim Perkins

Missing Witnesses
7.0
Missing Witnesses
1937•movie

as Prison Guard (uncredited)

The Devil Horse
5.7
The Devil Horse
1932•movie

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

Six-Gun Gold
6.3
Six-Gun Gold
1941•movie

as Brad Cardigan

Code of the Streets
7.7

as Policeman

Midnight Limited
6.3
Midnight Limited
1940•movie

as Inspector in Montreal (Uncredited)

Over the Wall
5.7
Over the Wall
1938•movie

as Boiler Room Guard

Rustlers' Hideout
6.3
Rustlers' Hideout
1945•movie

as Hammond - Gambler

Northwest Stampede
3.3
Northwest Stampede
1948•movie

as Scrivner

The First Hundred Years
7.3

as Doorman (uncredited)

The Vigilantes Return
3.8

as Messenger

Gunslinger
6.3
1 eps
Gunslinger
1961•series

as Town Marshal

Under Texas Skies
6.5
Under Texas Skies
1930•movie

as Singer Martin - Secret Service Agent

Two Gun Justice
7.5
Two Gun Justice
1938•movie

as Butch - Henchman

Fighting With Kit Carson
6.5

as Army Sergeant

Come On, Rangers
8.0
Come On, Rangers
1938•movie

as Ken Rogers

Stormy Trails
6.5
Stormy Trails
1936•movie

as Foreman Dunn

The Oregon Trail
7.5
The Oregon Trail
1939•movie

as Corporal in Sherman's Office

The Daredevil Drivers
6.0

as Policeman (uncredited)

She Loved a Fireman
7.5

as Bill Patton

Wild Horse Rustlers
7.5

as Smoky Moore / Hans Beckmann

Oklahoma Frontier
6.0
Oklahoma Frontier
1939•movie

as Sergeant

Deadwood Dick
7.0
Deadwood Dick
1940•movie

as Wild Bill Hickok

Two-Fisted Stranger
6.0

as Brady (uncredited)

Gunning for Vengeance
6.5

as Jim Clayburn (uncredited)

Requiem for a Gunfighter
7.5

as Bryan Comer

Red Hair
8.5
Red Hair
1928•movie

as Robert Lennon

The Roundup
9.0
The Roundup
1941•movie

as Taggert

Hi-Yo Silver
7.0
Hi-Yo Silver
1940•movie

as Dick Forrest

Senorita from the West
6.0

as Cop (uncredited)

Trigger Trail
7.0
Trigger Trail
1944•movie

as Slade

The Last Outlaw
7.5
The Last Outlaw
1927•movie

as Rancher

Song of My Heart
7.0
Song of My Heart
1948•movie

as Policeman

Men on Her Mind
6.5
Men on Her Mind
1944•movie

as Frank Tuttle

Caged Fury
6.0
Caged Fury
1948•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

Firebrand Jordan
9.0
Firebrand Jordan
1930•movie

as Firebrand Jordan

War of the Range
8.0
War of the Range
1933•movie

as Henchman Bull Harris

Land of Fighting Men
7.0

as Cliff - Henchman

Open Range
10.0
Open Range
1927•movie

as Tex Smith

Law and Lead
8.0
Law and Lead
1936•movie

as Cattleman Detective Ned

The Legion of the Condemned
10.0

as Charles Holabird

Law of the Ranger
7.0
Law of the Ranger
1937•movie

as ? (unconfirmed - pressbook name, Cal Williams)

The Valley of Vanishing Men
9.0

as Major Stacy Roberts

The Primrose Path
9.0
The Primrose Path
1931•movie

as Danny McGann

The Hurricane Horseman
9.0

as 'Gun' Smith

Pioneers of the West
7.0

as Steve Carson

The Great Mike
9.0
The Great Mike
1944•movie

as Sam Hildur

Texas Tornado
8.0
Texas Tornado
1932•movie

as Tex Robbins - Posing as Wolf Cassidy

The Reckless Rider
10.0
The Reckless Rider
1932•movie

as 'Tex' Wilkins

The Outlaw Tamer
9.0
The Outlaw Tamer
1935•movie

as 'Tex' Broderick

Beyond the Law
10.0
Beyond the Law
1930•movie

as Jack-Knife

Pony Post
8.0
Pony Post
1940•movie

as Ed Fairweather, Pony Express Rider

Prairie Roundup
8.0
Prairie Roundup
1951•movie

as Red Dawson (uncredited)

Outpost of the Mounties
10.0

as Mountie Cooper

Rough Waters
9.0
Rough Waters
1930•movie

as Cal Morton

A Guy Could Change
7.0
A Guy Could Change
1946•movie

as Mr. Schroeder

Tim Tyler's Luck
7.0
Tim Tyler's Luck
1937•movie

as Patrolman Kelly

Campus Sleuth
8.0
Campus Sleuth
1948•movie

as Police Officer

Outcasts of Black Mesa
9.0

as Ted Thorp

Sundown Jim
10.0
Sundown Jim
1942•movie

as Nat Oldroyd

Law of the Saddle
9.0
Law of the Saddle
1943•movie

as Steve Kinney

The First Kiss
9.0
The First Kiss
1928•movie

as William Talbot

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
9.0

as Duke Merrick

Silver City Kid
7.0
Silver City Kid
1944•movie

as Steve Clayton

Trigger Law
10.0
Trigger Law
1944•movie

as Tex

Sagebrush Heroes
9.0
Sagebrush Heroes
1945•movie

as Colton

Cattle Queen
9.0
Cattle Queen
1951•movie

as Marshal Houston

Don Winslow of the Navy
10.0

as Henchman Corley

Riders of the Rio Grande
10.0

as Townsman

Crash Donovan
8.0
Crash Donovan
1936•movie

as Henchman (uncredited)

The Big Killing
7.0
The Big Killing
1928•movie

as George Hicks

The Great Plane Robbery
9.0

as Jill Whitcomb

The Forward Pass
9.0
The Forward Pass
1929•movie

as Assistant Coach Kane

Love and Learn
10.0
Love and Learn
1928•movie

as Anthony Cowles

Heavenly Days
8.0
Heavenly Days
1944•movie

as Minute Man

Riders of the Rio
10.0
Riders of the Rio
1931•movie

as Bob Lane

Via Pony Express
9.0
Via Pony Express
1933•movie

as Lieutenant Bob Grey

The Cheyenne Cyclone
8.0

as Bob Carleton

The Stagecoach Race

as Larry Adams

Fugitive
Fugitive
1933•movie

as Joseph

Guns for Hire
Guns for Hire
1932•movie

as Flip LaRue

The Lone Bandit
The Lone Bandit
1935•movie

as Lane Cartwright