Bob Crane
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 13, 1928
- Died
- June 29, 1978 (aged 49)
- Birthplace
- Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Biography
Bob Crane (July 13, 1928 – June 29, 1978) as an American actor, drummer, radio personality, and disc jockey best known for starring as Colonel Robert Hogan in the CBS sitcom Hogan's Heroes from 1965 to 1971. Born Robert Edward Crane in Waterbury, Connecticut, he began drumming at age 11 and started his career in radio in Hornell, New York, before hosting a top-rated morning show in Los Angeles. Crane transitioned to acting in the early 1960s with guest roles on shows like The Twilight Zone, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and The Donna Reed Show, where he played Dr. Dave Kelsey for 62 episodes. His big break came with Hogan's Heroes, earning two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 1966 and 1967. Post-Hogan's Heroes, Crane appeared in films like Superdad (1973) and Gus (1976), guest-starred on shows such as Police Woman and The Love Boat, and briefly led The Bob Crane Show in 1975. He was found murdered on June 29, 1978, in Scottsdale, Arizona, in an unsolved case involving blunt force trauma.
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Filmography
The Last Laugh
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Murder in Scottsdale
Movie · as Self
Death In Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Love Boat
TV · as Edward Anderson · 1 ep
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TV · 1 ep
Gus
Movie · as Pepper
Quincy, M.E.
TV · as Dr. Jamison · 1 ep
Spencer's Pilots
TV · 1 ep
Gibbsville
TV · as Lawyer · 1 ep
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Movie · as Self
The Bob Crane Show
TV · as Bob Wilcox · 14 eps
Joe Forrester
TV · 1 ep
Ellery Queen
TV · as Jerry Crabtree · 1 ep
Police Woman
TV · as Larry Brooks · 1 ep
Superdad
Movie · as Charlie McCready
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
Movie · as Charlie Taggert
Patriotism
Movie · as Self
The Pet Set
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Night Gallery
TV · as Ellis Travers · 1 ep
Arsenic and Old Lace
Movie · as Mortimer Brewster
The Barbara McNair Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Love, American Style
TV · as Howard · 1 ep
The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz
Movie · as Bill Mason
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Doris Day Show
TV · as Bob Carter · 1 ep
Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show
Movie · as Self/Col. Hogan
Hogan's Heroes
TV · as Robert Hogan · 168 eps
The New Interns
Movie · as Drunken Prankster at Baby Shower (uncredited)
The Danny Kaye Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Lucy Show
TV · as Bob Crane · 1 ep
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · as Charlie Lessing · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Man-Trap
Movie · as Ralph Turner
Return to Peyton Place
Movie · as Peter White (uncredited)
The Dick Van Dyke Show
TV · as Harry Rogers · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Disc Jockey (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Donna Reed Show
TV · as Dr. Dave Kelsey · 1 ep
General Electric Theater
TV · as Harry · 1 ep
The Red Skelton Show
TV · as Col. Hogan · 1 ep