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22 march 1973 corona del mar , california , u.s. fred bowditch minneapolis , minnesota , u.s. 175 . px 6 ' -lrb- 1.83 m -rrb- 23 december 1906 marion 2 children burns -lrb- 1934-1973 -rrb- -lrb- his death -rrb- 1929-1948 kane richmond.jpg kane richmond
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kane richmond

kane richmond -lrb- december 23 , 1906 -- march 22 , 1973 -rrb- was an american film actor of the 1930s and 1940s , mostly appearing in cliffhangers and serials .
he is best known today for his portrayal of the character lamont cranston in `` the shadow '' films in addition to his leading role in the successful serials `` spy smasher '' and `` brick bradford '' .
richmond was born fred bowditch in minneapolis , minnesota , and moved to hollywood in the late 1920s to pursue a career in acting .
he received his first film roles in 1929 , appearing in `` song of love '' , followed by `` their own desire '' , both of which were uncredited .
in 1930 he had two more uncredited roles , then landed the lead role in the boxing serial `` the leather pushers '' , an eleven film series that ran into 1931 .
from the remainder of 1931 through 1939 richmond appeared in fifty films , many of which were cliffhangers , serials , and b-movies .
he was married in 1934 to actress marion burns .
the marriage lasted until his death .
they had 2 children .
in `` the devil tiger '' -lrb- 1934 -rrb- , director clyde e. elliott allowed his star , richmond , to fight a 25 foot python .
richmond hated doubles and had insisted on playing the scene himself .
the actor succeeded in holding the snake 's snapping mouth away from his face while struggling to free himself from the triple coils around his body .
at the height of the struggle , the heroine , marion burns , runs in and saves the hero from the python .
burns had to fight the snake too , in order to get at richmond 's pistol , with which she was supposed to shoot the python .
in the serial `` spy smasher '' for republic studios richmond played not only the title character , but his twin brother -lrb- a character not present in the comic book -rrb- .
richmond appeared in several `` charlie chan '' films , and in 1940 landed a main supporting role in `` knute rockne all american '' , which starred pat o'brien , gale page , and ronald reagan .
from 1940 through 1946 he appeared in thirty films , including his best known roles today , three films in `` the shadow '' series , starring opposite barbara read .
following these films , his movie career declined considerably , with only three film roles in 1947 and 1948 .
during the 1950s and 1960s he appeared on several television series ' up until 1966 when he retired .
richmond was residing in corona del mar , california , at the time of his death at the age of 66 .
