KANE RICHMOND (BORN FREDERICK WILLIAM BOWDITCH), 1906-1973, WAS AN AMERICAN FILM AND TELEVISION ACTOR. WHEN HE WAS STILL FILM SALESMAN FRED BOWDITCH, A UNIVERSAL STUDIOS EXECUTIVE ASKED HIM TO TEST FOR THE LEAD ROLE (A BOXER) IN THE LEATHER PUSHERS, A TWO-REEL ACTION SERIES. HE GOT THE PART.