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Clayton Moore

Acting Born Sep 14, 1914 Chicago, Illinois, USA 24 credits

Biography

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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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Known for

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

What's My Line?

as Self
Film

Tim

as The Lone Ranger
Film

Herbie Fully Loaded

as Slim Edwards - Conquistador
Film

Herbie Fully Loaded

as Bud, Kidnap Henchman
Film

The Movie Orgy

as The Lone Ranger (archive footage)

Two Captains

as Lt. Fritz Dorner

Full filmography

  • Lassie (1954) as The Lone Ranger
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • What's My Line? (1950) as Self
  • The Lone Ranger (1949) as The Lone Ranger
  • The Gene Autry Show (1950) as Slim Edwards - Conquistador
  • The Gene Autry Show (1950) as Bud, Kidnap Henchman
  • Annie Oakley (1954) as Henchman
  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951) as Larson
  • Hopalong Cassidy (1952)
  • The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951)
  • The Movie Orgy (1968) as The Lone Ranger (archive footage)
  • The Lone Ranger (1956) as The Lone Ranger
  • Crime School (1938) as Reporter
  • Black Dragons (1942) as FBI Agent Richard ‘Dick’ Martin
  • International Lady (1941) as Sewell
  • The Crimson Ghost (1946) as Louis Ashe
  • Kansas Pacific (1953) as Henchman Stone
  • The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) as Lt. Fritz Dorner
  • Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949) as Henchman Pete
  • It's Showtime (1976) as Self (archive footage)
  • Radio Hams (1939) as Ship Radio Operator
  • Kit Carson (1940) as Paul Terry
  • Apache Ambush (1955)
  • Hello, Annapolis (1942) as Charles