Lane Chandler

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Lane Chandler
Chandler in Open Range (1927)
Born
Robert Clinton Oakes

(1899-06-04)June 4, 1899
DiedSeptember 14, 1972(1972-09-14) (aged 73)
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery Hollywood,California
Years active1921–1971
Leslie Fenton, Chandler, Gary Cooper and director Rowland V. Lee during The First Kiss (1928)
Chandler and Clara Bow in Red Hair (1928)
Battling Buckaroo (1932) lobby card with Lafe McKee, Doris Hill and Chandler
Chandler and Nancy Schubert in Sagebrush Trail (1933)
Chandler and John Wayne in Winds of the Wasteland (1936)
Chandler later in career

Lane Chandler (born Robert Clinton Oakes,[1] June 4, 1899 – September 14, 1972)[1] was an American actor specializing mainly in Westerns.

Biography

Early life

Chandler was raised on a ranch near

.

Career

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 bit parts for him in westerns from 1925, for Paramount Pictures. Studio executives suggested changing his name to Lane Chandler, and as such he began achieving leading roles opposite stars like Clara Bow, Greta Garbo, Betty Bronson and Esther Ralston. His first lead role was in The Legion of the Condemned
.

As a

(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 heart disease in 1972, aged 73.

Selected filmography

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