Lane Chandler-Nancy Shubert in Sagebrush Trail

Lane Chandler (born Robert Clinton Oakes, June 4, 1899 – September 14, 1972) was an American actor specializing mainly in

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Biography

Early life

Chandler was raised on a ranch near Culbertson, Montana, the son of a horse rancher. The family relocated to

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, when he was a youngster, and he graduated from high school there. He briefly attended Montana Wesleyan College, but quit to drive a

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Career

In the early 1920s, he moved to

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, and started working as an auto mechanic. His real-life experiences growing up on a horse ranch landed

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s for him in westerns from 1925, for

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. Studio executives suggested changing his name to Lane Chandler, and as such he began achieving leading roles opposite stars like

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and

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. His first lead role was in '' The Legion of the Condemned''. As a

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star, Chandler performed well, but when

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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. Many of his films featured alliterative titles such as '' Riders of the Rio'' (1931), '' Primrose Path'' (1931), '' The Cheyenne Cyclone'' (1931), '' The Hurricane Horseman'' (1931), '' Battling Buckaroo'' (1932), '' The Wyoming Whirlwind'' (1932), '' The Reckless Rider'' (1932), '' The Texas Tornado'' (1932), and '' Sagebrush Trail'' with John Wayne; all but two of these films starred Chandler top-billed with his name above the title. With the advent of

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Chandler began making appearance on numerous series, often in Westerns such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Lawman'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Maverick'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' (as "Trumbull" in the S7E10 titled "Indian Ford" in 1961 & as "Luke" in the S8E8's "The Trappers" in 1962); many of these TV series appearances were bit parts with no billing at all. He continued acting on TV and in films through 1966, retiring comfortably due to his holdings in both residential and commercial properties. He died in Los Angeles of

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in 1972, aged 73.

Selected filmography

*'' The Last Outlaw'' (1927) – Rancher (uncredited) *''

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'' (1927) – Tex Smith *'' Love and Learn'' (1928) – Anthony Cowles *''

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'' (1928) (with

) – Robert Lennon *'' The Legion of the Condemned'' (1928) (with

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) – Charles Holabird *'' The Big Killing'' (1928) – George Hicks *'' The First Kiss'' (1928) (with Fay Wray and Gary Cooper) – William Talbot *'' The Wolf of Wall Street'' (1929) – (uncredited) *'' The Studio Murder Mystery'' (1929) – Bill Martin (uncredited) *''

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'' (1929) (with

) – Ding Stuart *'' The Forward Pass'' (1929) – "Assistant Coach Kane" *'' Firebrand Jordan'' (1930) – Firebrand Jordan *'' The Lightning Express'' (1930, Serial) – Jack Venable *'' Rough Waters'' (1930) – Cal Morton * '' Beyond the Law'' (1930) – Jack-Knife *'' Under Texas Skies'' (1930) – Singer Martin, Secret Service Agent *'' Riders of the Rio'' (1931) - Bob Lane *'' Primrose Path'' (1931) - Danny McGann *'' The Cheyenne Cyclone'' (1931) - Bob Carleton *'' The Hurricane Horseman'' (1931) - 'Gun' Smith *'' Guns for Hire'' (1932) - Flip LaRue, aka Ken Wayne *'' Battling Buckaroo'' (1932) - Jack Winslow *'' The Reckless Rider'' (1932) - 'Tex' Wilkins *'' The Wyoming Whirlwind'' (1932) - Keene Wallace *'' Lawless Valley'' (1932) - Bob Rand *'' The Texas Tornado'' (1932) - Tex Robbins *'' Sagebrush Trail'' (1933) (with

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) - Joseph Conlon, aka Bob Jones *'' Via Pony Express'' (1933) - Lieutenant Bob Grey *'' War of the Range'' (1933) - Bull Harris, Henchman *'' Trouble Busters'' (1933) - Jim Perkins *'' The Outlaw Tamer'' (1935) - 'Tex' Broderick *'' Idaho Kid'' (1936) - Jess Peters *'' The Magnificent Brute'' (1936) - Steelworker (uncredited) *'' Winds of the Wasteland'' (1936) (with

) - Larry Adams *'' Heroes of the Alamo'' (1937) –

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*'' Come On, Rangers'' (1938) - Ken Rogers *'' Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars'' (1938, Serial) – Flight Commander

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'' (1938) - Butch, Henchman *'' The Man in the Iron Mask'' (1939) - Captain of Fouquet's Guards *'' The Taming of the West'' (1939) - Turkey (uncredited) *'' Hi-Yo Silver'' (1940) *''

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'' (1942) – Majordomo (uncredited) *''

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'' (1943) - Smoky Moore / Hans Beckmann *'' Law of the Saddle'' (1943) - Steve Kinney *'' Rustlers' Hideout'' (1944) - Hammond *'' Terror Trail'' (1946) - Duke Catlett (uncredited) *'' Behind Prison Walls'' (1946) *'' Gunning for Vengeance'' (1946) - Jim Clayburn (uncredited) *'' The Vigilantes Return'' (1947) - Messenger *'' Cattle Queen'' (1951) - Marshal Houston *'' The Hawk of Wild River'' (1952) - George, Storekeeper (uncredited) *'' Thunder Over the Plains'' (1953) (with

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) - Mike Faraday *'' Border River'' (1954) (with

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'' (1958) - Sheriff Alden

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandler, Lane 1899 births 1972 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male film actors American male silent film actors Male Western (genre) film actors Male actors from Montana Male actors from South Dakota People from Helena, Montana People from Roosevelt County, Montana Rocky Mountain College alumni