Mike Lane

Mike Lane was a big screen film actor known for powerful performances. Lane began his acting career in film, appearing in such titles as the Humphrey Bogart drama "The Harder They Fall" (1956), the Boris Karloff horror film "Frankenstein - 1970" (1958) and "Who Was That Lady?" (1960) with Tony Curtis. He also appeared in the dramatic adaptation "The Way West" (1967) with Kirk Douglas, "Stay Away, Joe" (1968) and the crime picture "The New Centurions" (1972) with George C Scott. He also appeared in the TV movie "Gemini Man" (NBC, 1975-76). His film career continued throughout the seventies and the eighties in productions like the action movie "The Master Gunfighter" (1975) with Tom Laughlin, "The Zebra Force" (1976) and the Steve Sandor action film "Stryker" (1983). He also appeared in "Code Name: Zebra" (1987). He also worked in television during these years, including a part on "The Monster Squad" (NBC, 1976-77). During the latter part of his career, he was in Linda Blair's horror feature "Grotesque" (1990) and the horror movie "Demon Keeper" (1994) with Dirk Benedict. Mike Lane died on June 1, 2015 in Palmdale, CA at the age of 82.