Clayton Moore
Acting
Born 1914-09-14
Died 1999-12-28
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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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Acting
57 credits
Lassie
What's My Line?
The Lone Ranger
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Gene Autry Show
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Annie Oakley
The Lone Ranger
The Movie Orgy
Radar Men from the Moon
Black Dragons
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
It's Showtime
International Lady
The Son of Monte Cristo
Hello, Annapolis
The Crimson Ghost
Broadway Serenade
Radio Hams
Crime School
The Plunderers
Kit Carson
Go Chase Yourself
When Were You Born
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
The Gay Amigo
Kansas Pacific
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
Ghost of Zorro
The Cowboy and the Indians
Four Girls in White
Sergeant Madden
Tell No Tales
Zorro's Fighting Legion
Cowboy from Brooklyn
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
The Bandits of Corsica
Riders of the Whistling Pines
Masked Raiders
Along the Oregon Trail
G-Men Never Forget
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
Spring Madness
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Son of Geronimo
Missile Monsters
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Jungle Drums of Africa
Gunfighters of the Northwest
Jesse James Rides Again
Sheriff of Wichita
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
Perils of Nyoka
Tuxedo Junction
The Tilted Tenderfoot
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Sons of New Mexico
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