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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 14, 1914
Place of Birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Clayton Moore
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Lone Ranger: Who Was That Masked Man | The Lone Ranger |
| 2001 | Lone Ranger: Lost Episodes | Lone Ranger |
| 1979 | When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion | Self |
| 1976 | It's Showtime | Self (archive footage) |
| 1968 | The Movie Orgy | The Lone Ranger (archive footage) |
| 1958 | The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold | The Lone Ranger |
| 1958 | Missile Monsters | Ashe (extra) |
| 1956 | The Lone Ranger | The Lone Ranger |
| 1955 | Apache Ambush | |
| 1955 | The Tilted Tenderfoot | Judd Larson |
| 1954 | Gunfighters of the Northwest | Bram Nevin |
| 1953 | The Bandits of Corsica | Ricardo |
| 1953 | Kansas Pacific | Henchman Stone |
| 1953 | Down Laredo Way | Chip Wells |
| 1953 | Jungle Drums of Africa | Alan King |
| 1952 | Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory | Buffalo Bill Cody |
| 1952 | Radar Men from the Moon | Graber |
| 1952 | Captive of Billy the Kid | Paul Howard |
| 1952 | The Legend Of The Lone Ranger | The Lone Ranger |
| 1952 | The Hawk of Wild River | The Hawk |
| 1952 | Montana Territory | Deputy George Ives |
| 1952 | Son of Geronimo | Jim Scott |
| 1951 | Cyclone Fury | Grat Hanlon |
| 1949 | Riders of the Whistling Pines | Henchman Pete |
| 1949 | The Cowboy and the Indians | Henchman Luke |
| 1949 | Sheriff of Wichita | Raymond D'Arcy |
| 1949 | Sons of New Mexico | Henchman Rufe Burns |
| 1949 | The Gay Amigo | Lieutenant |
| 1949 | Masked Raiders | Matt Trevett |
| 1949 | South of Death Valley | Henchman Brad |
| 1949 | Bandits of El Dorado | B. F. Morgan |
| 1949 | Ghost of Zorro | Ken Mason |
| 1949 | Frontier Investigator | Scott Garnett |
| 1948 | The Far Frontier | Tom Sharper |
| 1948 | Marshal of Amarillo | Art Crandall |
| 1948 | G-Men Never Forget | Agent Ted O'Hara |
| 1948 | Adventures of Frank and Jesse James | Jesse James, aka John Howard |
| 1948 | The Plunderers | Wounded Night Rider (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Jesse James Rides Again | Jesse James |
| 1947 | Along the Oregon Trail | Gregg Thurston |
| 1946 | The Crimson Ghost | Louis Ashe |
| 1945 | Target - Invisible | Radar Operator |
| 1942 | Black Dragons | FBI Agent Richard ‘Dick’ Martin |
| 1942 | Perils of Nyoka | Dr. Larry Grayson |
| 1942 | Hello, Annapolis | Charles |
| 1942 | Outlaws of Pine Ridge | Lane Hollister |
| 1941 | Tuxedo Junction | Bill Bennett |
| 1941 | International Lady | Sewell |
| 1940 | The Son of Monte Cristo | Lt. Fritz Dorner |
| 1940 | Kit Carson | Paul Terry |
| 1939 | Tell No Tales | Wilson |
| 1939 | Four Girls in White | Intern |
| 1939 | Zorro's Fighting Legion | Fernando |
| 1939 | Broadway Serenade | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Sergeant Madden | Intern |
| 1939 | Burn 'Em Up O'Connor | Hospital Interne (as Jack Carlton) |
| 1939 | Radio Hams | Ship Radio Operator |
| 1938 | Crime School | Reporter |
| 1938 | When Were You Born | Assistant District Attorney |
| 1938 | Cowboy from Brooklyn | Rodeo Timekeeper |
| 1938 | Spring Madness | Dartmouth College Student |
| 1938 | Secrets of an Actress | Theater Usher (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Annie Oakley | Henchman |
| 1954 | Lassie | The Lone Ranger |
| 1952 | Hopalong Cassidy | |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit Carson | |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Larson |
| 1950 | The Gene Autry Show | Slim Edwards - Conquistador |
| 1950 | The Gene Autry Show | Bud, Kidnap Henchman |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger | The Lone Ranger |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |