Actor. Born in Los Angeles, California, he sometimes billed himself as Mike Ragan and was best known for specializing in playing a bad guy in B Western movies. He made his first film appearance in “Wake Island” (1942), then went on to be in many classic westerns. His western credits included “Song of the Wasteland” (1947), “Overland Trials” (1948), “West of Wyoming” (1950), “Storm Over Wyoming” (1950), “Target” (1952), plus many short reel serial features. After he left films he became a makeup director and worked on the 1970s, television series “Barney Miller” and “Welcome Back Kotter”. (bio by: John “J-Cat” Griffith)  Family links:  Parents:  John Bentley Bane (1899 – 1961)  Gladys Opal Turnmire Bane (1898 – 1966)