Allan Lane
Allan "Rocky" Lane (actually Harry Leonard Albert Hart, born September 22, 1909 in Mishawaka, Indiana, † October 27, 1973 in Woodland Hills, California ) was an American actor.
Life
Lanes family moved from his birthplace to Grand Rapids, where he grew up. After high school he played at Notre Dame football, then he joined a troupe of Cincinnati, which also occurred in New York - at this time he lay down his stage name - and played 1929-1932 in nineteen films. In 1936 he returned to the canvas and began his career as a Western performer, where he appeared in the first plant of this genre until two years later. From 1940 he played for the Republic Pictures in successful serial. King of the Royal Mounted, Daredevils of the West and The Tiger Woman. This was followed by a series of six films, in which he played a deterministic character; In 1946, he became the new Red Ryder of the studio, which he embodied in seven films. This was followed by his most famous series, which was named after him Rocky Lane films, eight of which appeared until 1953. Beside him played since the start of the series 1937 Eddy Waller as Sidekick " Nugget Clark " in the increasingly cheaper produced consequences.
Lane continued his career in television series as a guest star and played small roles on the big screen. In 1961, he finished his career in front of the camera; his voice could be heard until 1966 that he was the title character, a talking horse, borrowed in the series Mr. Ed in all six seasons. Lanes name ( and pictures of him ) were also used for a successful comic series.
Lane was married three times, inter alia, with the spectacle of fellow Sheila Ryan and Pat Buttram. His death from bone cancer was hardly noticed at the time.