Bob Crane
Acting
Born: 1928-07-13 in 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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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The Mike Douglas Show
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The Love Boat
Edward Anderson
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Charlie Lessing
The Merv Griffin Show
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The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show
Dr. Dave Kelsey
Hogan's Heroes
Robert Hogan
The Twilight Zone
Disc Jockey (uncredited)
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Harry Rogers
The Red Skelton Show
Col. Hogan
Love, American Style
Howard
Love, American Style
The Lucy Show
Bob Crane
Quincy, M.E.
Dr. Jamison
Police Woman
Larry Brooks
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
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Night Gallery
Ellis Travers
Death In Hollywood
The Doris Day Show
Bob Carter
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Ellery Queen
Jerry Crabtree
Hollywood Squares
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The Danny Kaye Show
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Joe Forrester
The Pet Set
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Gibbsville
Lawyer
The Barbara McNair Show
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Superdad
Charlie McCready
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
Harry
Spencer's Pilots
The Last Laugh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mitzi & 100 Guys
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Patriotism
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Gus
Pepper
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
Charlie Taggert
Return to Peyton Place
Peter White (uncredited)
Arsenic and Old Lace
Mortimer Brewster