Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 13, 1928
Place of Birth
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Bob Crane
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 - Movies
The Last Laugh
as Self
Gus
as Pepper
Superdad
as Charlie McCready
Return to Peyton Place
as Peter White (uncredited)
The New Interns
as Drunken Prankster at Baby Shower (uncredited)
The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz
as Bill Mason
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
as Charlie Taggert
Man-Trap
as Ralph Turner
Mitzi & 100 Guys
as Self
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Mortimer Brewster
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Red Skelton Show
as Col. Hogan
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Twilight Zone
as Disc Jockey (uncredited)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Charlie Lessing
The Love Boat
as Edward Anderson
Quincy, M.E.
as Dr. Jamison
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Love, American Style
as Howard