Occupation Actor, wrestler Name Mike Lane Weight 275 lb (125 kg) | Height 6'8" (2.03 m) Years active 1957–1994 | |
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Full Name Michael Michael Lane Born January 6, 1933 ( 1933-01-06 ) Washington D.C., United States Died June 1, 2015(2015-06-01) (aged 82)Palmdale, California, U.S. | ||
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Michael V. Lane (January 6, 1933 – June 1, 2015) was an American professional wrestler and actor.
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Biography
Lane's formidable size (height 6'8" or 2.03 m, weight 275 lbs or 125 kg) led him to work in the King Bros. Circus boxing tent and wrestling tent where he would take on all comers. He also wrestled professionally under the name "Tarzan Mike" in 1952–1959.
Lane was discovered by Columbia Pictures and made his acting debut in The Harder They Fall.
Lane was given dramatic and boxing lessons to appear as the giant Toro Moreno, an outclassed boxer based on Primo Carnera.
Lane made numerous television appearances including a regular role as Frank N. Stein in Monster Squad.
On November 25, 1958, in the episode "The Hunted" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Sugarfoot, starring Will Hutchins in the title role, Lane plays a former soldier, John Allman, who has become mentally unbalanced as a result of the terror of an Apache attack on his United States Army unit. Despite the efforts of a sympathetic Sugarfoot, Allman engages in bank robbery and murder and is tracked down by an impatient posse led by Clay Calhoun (R.G. Armstrong). Francis De Sales appears as Major Sterling in the episode, which is based on a story in True West Magazine.
•Cheyenne "Decision at Gunsight" S2/Ep17 (1957) as Chuck Welch
Filmography
Actor
1994
Demon Keeper as
Asmodeus (The Demon)
1991
Curse of the Crystal Eye as
Hashim
1988
Grotesque as
Frank N. Stien
1987
Code Name Zebra as
Carmine Longo
1986
Cold War Killers (TV Movie) as
Foreman
1983
Simon & Simon (TV Series) as
Bodyguard #1
- Bail Out (1983) - Bodyguard #1 (as Michael Lane)
1983
Stryker as
Kardis (as Michael Lane)
1982
Knight Rider (TV Series) as
Jerry
- Forget Me Not (1982) - Jerry (as Michael Lane)
1982
Matt Houston (TV Series) as
Reject
- X-22 (1982) - Reject (as Michael Lane)
1977
Starsky and Hutch (TV Series) as
Eddie Mayer
- The Crying Child (1977) - Eddie Mayer (as Michael Lane)
1977
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
Rossi
- A Question of Time (1977) - Rossi (as Michael Lane)
1977
Kojak (TV Series) as
Curly
- The Queen of Hearts Is Wild (1977) - Curly (as Michael Lane)
1976
The Rockford Files (TV Series) as
Tony / Fred
- Dirty Money, Black Light (1977) - Tony (as Michael Lane)
- Joey Blue Eyes (1976) - Fred (as Michael Lane)
1976
Monster Squad (TV Series) as
Frank N. Stein
- Albert/Alberta (1976) - Frank N. Stein
- Lawrence of Moravia (1976) - Frank N. Stein
- The Weatherman (1976) - Frank N. Stein
- The Skull (1976) - Frank N. Stein
- The Wizard (1976) - Frank N. Stein
- Ultra Witch (1976) - Frank N. Stein
- The Astrologer (1976) - Frank N. Stein
- No Face (1976) - Frank N. Stein
- Music Man (1976) - Frank N. Stein
- The Ringmaster (1976) - Frank N. Stein
- The Tickler (1976) - Frank N. Stein
- Mr. Mephisto (1976) - Frank N. Stein
- Queen Bee (1976) - Frank N. Stein
1976
Gemini Man (TV Series) as
Guard
- Pilot (1976) - Guard (as Michael Lane)
1976
The Zebra Force as
Carmine Longo
1975
The Master Gunfighter as
Frewen
1974
Gone with the West as
Shark
1973
Emergency! (TV Series) as
Tall Biker
- Frequency (1973) - Tall Biker (as Michael Lane)
1973
A Name for Evil as
Fats
1973
The No Mercy Man as
Big Jack (as Michael Lane)
1972
The Sixth Sense (TV Series) as
Sam Fenwick
- If I Should Die Before I Wake (1972) - Sam Fenwick (as Michael Lane)
1972
Ironside (TV Series) as
Nick Marcatti
- Buddy, Can You Spare a Life? (1972) - Nick Marcatti (as Michael Lane)
1972
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Digby
- Sarah (1972) - Digby
1972
The New Centurions as
Lumberjack (as Michael Lane)
1972
Adam-12 (TV Series) as
Art Moss
- Citizens All (1972) - Art Moss (as Michael Lane)
1971
Mission: Impossible (TV Series) as
Lew Bates
- The Connection (1971) - Lew Bates (as Michael Lane)
1971
The Partners (TV Series) as
Big Lou
- The Prisoner of Fender (1971) - Big Lou
1970
Get Smart (TV Series) as
Centurion
- Smartacus (1970) - Centurion (as Michael Lane)
1969
Love, American Style (TV Series) as
Roger (segment "Love and the Positive Man")
- Love and the Positive Man/Love and the Other Love/Love and the Bachelor (1969) - Roger (segment "Love and the Positive Man") (as Michael Lane)
1966
Daniel Boone (TV Series) as
Bear Barnett / Ike
- Jonah (1969) - Bear Barnett (as Michael Lane)
- The Trap (1966) - Ike (as Michael Lane)
1968
Stay Away, Joe as
Frank Hawk (as Michael Lane)
1968
The Monkees (TV Series) as
Frankenstein
- Monstrous Monkee Mash (1968) - Frankenstein (uncredited)
1967
Hondo (TV Series) as
Moon Dog
- Hondo and the Superstition Massacre (1967) - Moon Dog (as Michael Lane)
1967
The Way West as
Sioux Chief (as Michael Lane)
1967
Batman (TV Series) as
Daddy Longlegs
- Caught in the Spider's Den (1967) - Daddy Longlegs (as Michael Lane)
- Black Widow Strikes Again (1967) - Daddy Longlegs (as Michael Lane)
1965
Branded (TV Series) as
Trask - Henchman
- Mightier Than the Sword (1965) - Trask - Henchman (as Michael Lane)
1964
The Outer Limits (TV Series) as
The Megasoid
- The Duplicate Man (1964) - The Megasoid
1962
Ulisse contro Ercole as
Ercole (as Michael Lane)
1961
Valley of the Dragons as
Anoka
1961
The Tab Hunter Show (TV Series) as
Carlos
- Personal Appearance (1961) - Carlos (as Michael Lane)
1960
Bourbon Street Beat (TV Series) as
Monito
- Green Hell (1960) - Monito (as Michael St. John)
1960
Who Was That Lady? as
Glinka (as Michael Lane)
1960
The Man from Blackhawk (TV Series) as
Lembrick
- The Hundred Thousand Dollar Policy (1960) - Lembrick
1960
Hotel de Paree (TV Series) as
Jackson
- Sundance and the Bare-Knuckled Fighters (1960) - Jackson
1960
The Untouchables (TV Series) as
James Stenbeck
- Syndicate Sanctuary (1960) - James Stenbeck (uncredited)
1959
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) as
Waller
- The Black Handkerchief (1959) - Waller
1959
Man Without a Gun (TV Series)
- The Giant (1959)
1959
The Rough Riders (TV Series) as
Carl
- The Last Rebel (1959) - Carl (as Michael Lane)
1959
Steve Canyon (TV Series) as
Bartender
- The Sergeant (1959) - Bartender
1957
Maverick (TV Series) as
Horace Cusack / Noah Perkins
- Yellow River (1959) - Horace Cusack
- Stampede (1957) - Noah Perkins
1958
Sugarfoot (TV Series) as
John Allman
- The Hunted (1958) - John Allman (as Michael Lane)
1958
Decision (TV Series)
- Night of the Stranger (1958)
1958
Frankenstein 1970 as
Hans Himmler / The Monster
1958
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) as
Chief Red Cloud
- The Daughter of Casey O'Grady (1958) - Chief Red Cloud
1957
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as
Patient
- Night of the Stranger (1958) - Patient
- The Sword (1957)
1958
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Big Bat Pourier
- The Greatest Scout of All (1958) - Big Bat Pourier
1957
Hell Canyon Outlaws as
Henchman Nels
1957
Cheyenne (TV Series) as
Chuck Welch
- Decision at Gunsight (1957) - Chuck Welch
1957
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (TV Series)
- Test of a Titan (1957)
1956
The Harder They Fall as
Toro Moreno
Producer
2001
The Princess and the Pea (Short) (producer)
1988
Grotesque (producer)
Self
2004
Knight Rider: Under the Hood - 'Knight Rider' Season 1 DVD (Video documentary short)
References
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