Name
Clayton Moore
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1914-09-14
Deathday
1999-12-28 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Clayton Moore (born Jack Carlton Moore, September 14, 1914 – December 28, 1999) was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character the Lone Ranger from 1949–1951 and 1954–1957 on the television series of the same name and two related movies from the same producers.
In 1949, Moore's work in the Ghost of Zorro serial drew the attention of George Trendle, co-creator and producer of a popular radio series titled The Lone Ranger. The series' running plot involved the exploits of a mysterious former Texas Ranger, the sole survivor of a six-Ranger posse ambushed by a gang of outlaws, who roamed the West with his Indian companion Tonto to battle evil and help the downtrodden. When Trendle brought the radio program to television, Moore landed the title role. With the "March of the Swiss Soldiers" finale from Rossini's William Tell overture as their theme music, Moore and co-star Jay Silverheels made history as the stars of the first Western written specifically for television. The Lone Ranger soon became the highest-rated program to that point on the fledgling ABC network and its first true hit. It earned an Emmy Award nomination in 1950.
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- 1941 Tuxedo Junction as Bill Bennett
- 1968 The Movie Orgy as The Lone Ranger (archive footage)
- 1942 Black Dragons as FBI Agent Richard ‘Dick’ Martin
- 1949 Riders of the Whistling Pines as Henchman Pete
- 1938 Crime School as Reporter
- 1940 The Son of Monte Cristo as Lt. Fritz Dorner
- 1979 When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion as Self
- 1958 The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold as The Lone Ranger
- 1956 The Lone Ranger as The Lone Ranger
- 1953 The Bandits of Corsica as Ricardo
- 1948 The Far Frontier as Tom Sharper
- 1948 Marshal of Amarillo as Art Crandall
- 1940 Kit Carson as Paul Terry
- 1946 The Crimson Ghost as Louis Ashe
- 1955 Apache Ambush
- 1949 The Cowboy and the Indians as Henchman Luke
- 1938 When Were You Born as Assistant District Attorney
- 1952 Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory as Buffalo Bill Cody
- 1948 G-Men Never Forget as Agent Ted O'Hara
- 1947 Jesse James Rides Again as Jesse James
- 1952 Radar Men from the Moon as Graber
- 1942 Perils of Nyoka as Dr. Larry Grayson
- 1949 Sheriff of Wichita as Raymond D'Arcy
- 1939 Tell No Tales as Wilson
- 1938 Cowboy from Brooklyn as Rodeo Timekeeper
- 1939 Four Girls in White as Intern
- 1948 Adventures of Frank and Jesse James as Jesse James, aka John Howard
- 1938 Spring Madness as Dartmouth College Student
- 1952 Captive of Billy the Kid as Paul Howard
- 1939 Zorro's Fighting Legion as Fernando
- 1939 Broadway Serenade as Cameraman (uncredited)
- 1953 Kansas Pacific as Henchman Stone
- 1939 Sergeant Madden as Intern
- 1952 The Legend Of The Lone Ranger as The Lone Ranger
- 1955 The Tilted Tenderfoot as Judd Larson
- 1949 Sons of New Mexico as Henchman Rufe Burns
- 1953 Down Laredo Way as Chip Wells
- 1939 Burn 'Em Up O'Connor as Hospital Interne (as Jack Carlton)
- 1949 The Gay Amigo as Lieutenant
- 1939 Radio Hams as Ship Radio Operator
- 1941 International Lady as Sewell
- 1949 Masked Raiders as Matt Trevett
- 1952 The Hawk of Wild River as The Hawk
- 1949 South of Death Valley as Henchman Brad
- 1949 Bandits of El Dorado as B. F. Morgan
- 1951 Cyclone Fury as Grat Hanlon
- 1938 Secrets of an Actress as Theater Usher (uncredited)
- 1942 Hello, Annapolis as Charles
- 1952 Montana Territory as Deputy George Ives
- 1952 Son of Geronimo as Jim Scott
- 1942 Outlaws of Pine Ridge as Lane Hollister
- 1958 Missile Monsters as Ashe (extra)
- 1947 Along the Oregon Trail as Gregg Thurston
- 1949 Ghost of Zorro as Ken Mason
- 1948 The Plunderers as Wounded Night Rider (uncredited)
- 1949 Frontier Investigator as Scott Garnett
- 1954 Gunfighters of the Northwest as Bram Nevin
- 2001 Lone Ranger: Lost Episodes as Lone Ranger
- 1976 It's Showtime as Self (archive footage)
- 1945 Target - Invisible as Radar Operator
- 1953 Jungle Drums of Africa as Alan King
- 2013 The Lone Ranger: Who Was That Masked Man as The Lone Ranger
- 1958 The Western: A Lost TV Special as The Lone Ranger
- 1938 Go Chase Yourself as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1966 U-238 and the Witch Doctor as Alan King
- 1993 Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory as Himself
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1951 The Adventures of Kit Carson ( 1 episode )
- 1952 Hopalong Cassidy ( 1 episode )
- 1954 Annie Oakley ( 1 episode ) as Henchman
- 1949 The Lone Ranger ( 169 episodes ) as The Lone Ranger
- 1954 Lassie ( 1 episode ) as The Lone Ranger
- 1950 The Gene Autry Show ( 1 episode ) as Slim Edwards - Conquistador
- 1950 The Gene Autry Show ( 1 episode ) as Bud, Kidnap Henchman
- 1950 What's My Line? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1951 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok ( 1 episode ) as Larson
