Actor, Makeup Artist. He was best known for playing the character roles of barflies, townsmen, ranchhands, first lieutenants, ring photographers, posse members, truck operators, messengers, deputies, army captains, cops, thugs, army corporals, police officers, sheriffs. roman soldiers, prison guards, miners, comrades, butchers, hotel doorman, tank commanders, railroad workmen, gunners mate, troopers, diner patrons, patients, waiters, chauffeurs, cowhands, stagecoach drivers, and bounty hunters, usually in crime films, classic western films, and classic western television series, but some were uncredited. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Butch Keeler' in the classic western film, "Brand Of Fear" (1949). The film which was directed by Oliver Drake, which was written for the screen by Basil Dickey, and which also starred Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, and Tom London, tells the story of two cowboys who escort Anne Lamont, the new school teacher, to Oreville, where she is molested by two outlaws, Tom Slade and Cal Derringer. Marshal Blackjack Flint wounds Tom Slade, who tells Cal Derringer that lawman Marshal Blackjack Flint is wanted by the law and, unknown to Anne, is also her father. Derringer then kills Slade and begins to blackmail Marshal Blackjack Flint. Jimmy and Cannonball join the fray on the side of Marshal Blackjack Flint, the reformed outlaw. He will also be best remembered for playing the recurring roles of 'Sloat,' 'Slim Wiley,' 'Dave,' 'Jeff Durbin,' Chad Hackett,' 'Al,' 'Crane,' 'Pike Lane,' and 'Curly,' in nine episodes of the western television series, "The Lone Ranger," which originally aired from 1950 to 1956, and which also starred Jay Silverheels, Clayton Moore, and John Hart, which tells the adventures of the masked hero, The Lone Ranger and his Native American partner, Tonto. He was born as Holly Alan Bane in Fillmore, California, to John Bentley Bane (1899-1961), and his wife Gladys Opal Turnmire Bane (1898-1966), on February 18, 1918. He was raised in Los Angeles, California, and San Francisco, California, he eventually returned and initially wanted to be a big-band musician but instead got his first studio job working as an office boy at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios in Beverly Hills, California. He made his actual film debut playing the role of 'Child in Circus Audience' in the romantic thriller film drama, "He Who Gets Slapped" (1924). The film which was directed and written for the screen by Victor Sjöström, which was also written for the screen by Carey Wilson, which was based on a play by Leonid Andreyev, and which also starred Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, and John Gilbert, tells the story of a bitter clown who endeavors to rescue the young woman he loves from the lecherous count who once betrayed him. Besides, playing the role of 'Child in Circus Audience' in the romantic thriller film drama, "He Who Gets Slapped" (1924), and playing the role of 'Butch Keeler' in the classic western film, "Brand Of Fear" (1949), his many other film credits include, "Go West, Young Lady" (1941), "Wake Island" (1942), "Fuzzy Settles Down" (1944), "Wild West" (1946), "Ramrod" (1947), "Buffalo Bill Rides Again" (1947), 'Song Of The Wasteland" (1947), "Hoppy's Holiday" (1947), "Jesse James Rides Again" (1947), "Christmas Eve" (1947), "Body And Soul" (1947), "Overland Trails" (1948), "Dangers Of The Canadian Mounted" (1948), "Carson City Raiders" (1948), "The Return Of Wildfire" (1948), "Nighttime In Nevada" (1948), "Harpoon" (1948), "Renegades Of Sonora" (1948), "The Far Frontier" (1948), "Ghost Of Zorro" (1949), "Prince Of The Plains" (1949), "Big Jack" (1949), "Grand Canyon" (1949), "Roaring Westward" (1949), "Riders Of The Dusk" (1949), "Red Desert" (1949), "Fence Riders" (1950), "Radar Secret Service" (1950), "Riders Of The Range" (1950), "West Of Wyoming" (1950), "Over The Border" (1950), "Storm Over Wyoming" (1950), "Six Gun Mesa" (1950), "Lucky Losers" (1950), "Cow Town" (1950), "Desperadoes Of The West" (1950), "Ready To Ride" (1950), "North Of The Great Divide" (1950), "Texans Never Cry" (1951), "Don Daredevil Rides Again" (1951), "The Dakota Kid" (1951), "Jim Thorpe -- All American" (1951), "The Day The Earth Stood Still" (1951), "Flesh And Fury" (1952), "The Ghost Of Crossbone Canyon" (1952), "Target" (1952), "Loan Shark" (1952), "Hellgate" (1952), "Springfield Rifle" (1952), "Back At The Front" (1952), "Montana Belle" (1952), "Gunsmoke" (1953), "Law And Order" (1953), "Son of Belle Starr" (1953), "Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders" (1953), "Arrowhead" (19530, "Ride Clear Of Diablo" (1954), "Bitter Creek" (1954), "Two Guns And A Badge" (1954), "The Bounty Hunter" (1954), "Superman In Scotland Yard" (1954), "The Yellow Mountain" (1954), "Panther Girl of The Kongo" (1955), "Dial red O" (1955), "Rage At Dawn" (1955), "Tall Man Riding" (1955), "One Desire" (1955), "The Night Of The Hunter" (1955), "Headline Hunters" (1955), "Bobby Ware Is Missing" (1955), "Gang Busters" (1955), "Last of The Desperados" (1955), "The Spoilers" (1955), "Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado" (1956), "The Bold And The Brave" (1956), "The Rawhide Years" (1956), "Earth vs. The Flying Saucers" (1956), "Attack" (1956), "The Man Is Armed" (1956), "Ride The High Iron" (1956), "Hear Me Good" (1957), "Darby's Rangers" (1958), "Frontier Gun" (1958), "Ghost of Zorro" (1959), "Hell Bent For Leather" (1960), "Stagecoach To Dancers' Rock" (1962), "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1962), "4 For Texas" (1963), "Viva Las Vegas" (1964), "Dark Intruder" (1965), "The Rare Breed" (1966), "Gunpoint" (1966), "The Claw Monsters" (1966), "R.C.M.P. And The Treasure Of Genghis Khan" (1966), "Missile Base At Taniak" (1966), "Nevada Smith" (1966), "Dead Heat On A Merry-Go-Round" (1966), "Good Times" (1967), "Three Guns For Texas" (1968), and "Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch" (1976). Besides, playing the recurring roles of 'Sloat,' 'Slim Wiley,' 'Dave,' 'Jeff Durbin,' Chad Hackett,' 'Al,' 'Crane,' 'Pike Lane,' and 'Curly,' in nine episodes of the western television series, "The Lone Ranger," which originally aired from 1950 to 1956, and which also starred Jay Silverheels, Clayton Moore, and John Hart, which tells the adventures of the masked hero, The Lone Ranger and his Native American partner, Tonto, his many other television credits include, "Dick Tracy," "Front Page Detective," "Sky King," "The Range Rider," "The Living Bible," "Gang Busters," "Fireside Theatre," "Adventures Of Wild Bill Hickok," "The Cisco Kid," "Adventures Of Superman," "The Roy Rogers Show," "Stories Of The Century," "Public Defender," "Captain Midnight," "The Adventures Of Kit Carson," "The Gene Autry Show," "The Lineup," "You Are There," "I Led 3 Lives," "The Adventures Of Champion," "Buffalo Bill, Jr." "Screen Directors Playhouse," "Soldiers Of Fortune," "Annie Oakley," "Dr. Christian," 'Studio 57," "Men of Annapolis," "Highway Patrol," "The Sheriff Of Cochise," "Climax!" 'The 20th Century-Fox Hour," "Whirlybirds," "The Silent Service," "Cheyenne," "Playhouse 90," "Official Detective," "Schlitz Playhouse," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Trackdown," "Tombstone Territory," "Wagon Train," "Navy Log," "Zane Grey Theatre," "The Walter Winchell File," "Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon," "How To Marry A Millionaire," "The Restless Gun," "Suspicion," "Target," "State Trooper," "The Magical World Of Disney," "Frontier," 'Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse," "Special Agent 7," "Death Valley Days," "Cimarron City," "General Electric Theater," "M Squad," "Bat Masterson," "Markham," "The Texan," "Fury," "Man With A Camera," 'Lock Up," "Wanted: Dead Or Alive," "The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp," "Sugarfoot," "Colt .45," "Bourbon Street Beat," "Laramie," "Riverboat," "Surfside 6," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "The Brothers Brannagan," "Stagecoach West," "Maverick," "Two Faces West," "Frontier Circus," "The Dick Powell Theatre," "Ben Casey" "Bronco," "Saints And Sinners," "Going My Way," "Ripcord," "Hopalong Cassidy," "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour," "Rawhide," "Gunsmoke," "The Munsters," "Combat!" "A Man Called Shenandoah," "The Legend Of Jesse James," "Batman," "The Monroes," 'Laredo," "The Virginian," "Daniel Boone," "Bonanza," "Peyton Place," 'Iron Horse," and "The Wild Wild West." His last film was playing the role of the 'Hotel Doorman' in the crime thriller film drama, 'The Outfit" (1973). The film which was directed and written for the screen by John Flynn, which was based on the novel, "The Outfit," by Donald E. Westlake, and which also starred Robert Duvall, Karen Black, and Joe Don Baker, tells the story of Earl who robs a bank owned by the mob, serves his prison time and is released, only to start a private war against the crime outfit that owned the bank. He retired from acting shortly thereafter. During his acting career, he also used the name Hollis Bane, Michael Ragan, Mike Ragen, | and Mike Regan. Besides, acting he was also a makeup director and he worked on the films, "The Good Earth" (1937), "The Wizard Of Oz" (1939), "Harpoon" (1948), "When The West Was Fun: A Western Reunion" (1979), and the television series, "General Hospital" in 1976, "Family Feud" in 1976, "Welcome Back, Kotter" from 1976 to 1977, Fish" in 1977, "Barney Miller" from 1976 to 1981, "Joanie Loves Chachi" in 1982, and "The New Odd Couple" from 1982 to 1983. On an interesting note, he served his country in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, but this inconvenience put the brakes on his acting career. Upon his return to civilian life at the war's end he went back to his make-up job but eventually decided to trade it for work as a full-time actor. His stocky build and somewhat menacing attitude got him a lot of work in westerns as a heavy, usually a gunfighter or henchman, often at Republic Pictures. He passed away from emphysema in Los Angeles, California, on August 25, 1995, at the age of 77. Following his death, he was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea. He was married to Marjorie Louise Wilcox Bane from December 31, 1941, until they divorced on February 17, 1943, Jean Catherine Miner Bane from May 4, 1944, until they divorced on October 20, 1948, and Ruth Rita Traut Stanford Bane from February 15, 1953, until her death on September 15, 1962, and to actress Dorothy Ford from November 6, 1965, until his death on August 25, 1995. He was the father of one child with his wife Jean. He once said, "If you do not have that within you that is above you, you will soon yield to that which is around you."