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