🎬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.

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	The Left Handed Gun (1958)	Townsman on Street with Mason (uncredited)		6.2
2	Great Day in the Morning (1956)	Northern Loyalist (uncredited)		6
3	Calamity Jane (1953)	Prospector (uncredited)		7
4	The San Francisco Story (1952)	Morton	-	-
5	The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)	Dave (uncredited)		4
6	The Well (1951)	Deputy Stan		6
7	Samson and Delilah (1949)	Teresh		5
8	The Street with No Name (1948)	Policeman at Arcade (Uncredited)		6
9	Red River (1948)	Colonel (uncredited)		6.4
10	Money Madness (1948)	Policeman		4
11	The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947)	Prison Guard	-	-
12	Pursued (1947)	A Callum		7
13	The Dark Mirror (1946)	Intern (uncredited)		4
14	Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)	Hamilton Lab Technician		3
15	Little Giant (1946)	Lost Motorist (uncredited)	-	-
16	It's a Wonderful Life (1946)	Policeman (uncredited)		8.2
17	Duel in the Sun (1946)	Cavalry Captain (uncredited)		6
18	Laura (1944)	Detective (uncredited)		7.1
19	Follow the Boys (1944)	Ship Officer (uncredited)		2
20	Phantom of the Opera (1943)	Officer (uncredited)		3.5
21	Crazy House (1943)	Policeman (uncredited)	-	-
22	The Pride of the Yankees (1942)	Mark - Player in Locker Room (uncredited)		6.5
23	Invisible Agent (1942)	German Sentry (uncredited)		6
24	Reap the Wild Wind (1942)	Sam		2
25	They Died with Their Boots On (1941)	Sentry (uncredited)		7
26	Sergeant York (1941)	Corporal Savage (uncredited)		4
27	Among the Living (1941)	-		6
28	North West Mounted Police (1940)	Constable Fyffe	-	-
29	The Phantom Creeps (1939)	Henchman with Rankin		5
30	Saga of Death Valley (1939)	Roy's Father	-	-
31	Invisible Stripes (1939)	Detective (uncredited)	-	-
32	Union Pacific (1939)	Train Conductor (uncredited)		7
33	Marie Antoinette (1938)	Revolutionary Officer (uncredited)	-	-
34	Wells Fargo (1937)	Tom - Wells Fargo Messenger	-	-
35	Flash Gordon (1936)	Ming's Soldier		4
36	The Merry Widow (1934)	Soldier Reporting to Popoff (uncredited)		8
37	Deluge (1933)	Jack	-	-
38	The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)	Flier (uncredited)	-	-