Clayton Moore
Born: September 14, 1914 (as John Carlton Moore) (in Chicago, IL)
Died: December 28, 1999
Spouse(s): Mary Francis (married August 19, 1940 - 1942, divorced)
Sally (married April 24, 1943 - February 22, 1986, her death)
Connie (married August 1986 - 1989, divorced)
Clarita (January 18, 1992 - 1999, his death)
Child(ren): Dawn Angela Moore (adopted)
Parents: Sprague C. Moore, Theresa Violet Fisher Moore
Other Family: brothers, Sprague, Howard
Height: 6'1"
Movies/Serials:
1937
Thunder Trail (uncredited)
Forlorn River (uncredited)
1938
Spring Madness (uncredited)
Secrets of an Actress (uncredited)
The Texans (uncredited)
Cowboy from Brooklyn (uncredited)
When Were You Born
Crime School (uncredited)
Go Chase Yourself (uncredited)
1939
Zorro's Fighting Legion (uncredited)
Tell No Tales
Broadway Serenade (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden (uncredited)
Four Girls in White (uncredited)
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
1940
The Son of Monte Cristo
Kit Carson
1941
Tuxedo Junction
International Lady
1942
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
Perils of Nyoka
Hello, Annapolis (uncredited)
Black Dragons
1946
Heldorado (uncredited)
The Crimson Ghost
The Bachelor's Daughters
1947
Along the Oregon Trail
Jesse James Rides Again
1948
The Far Frontier
The Plunderers (uncredited)
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Marshal of Amarillo
G-Men Never Forget
1949
Sons of New Mexico
Bandits of El Dorado
The Cowboy and the Indians
Masked Raiders
South of Death Valley
The Gay Amigo
Frontier Investigator
Bride of Vengeance (uncredited)
Ghost of Zorro
Riders of the Whistling Pines
Sheriff of Wichita
1951
Cyclone Fury
1952
Son of Geronimo: Apache Avenger
The Raiders (uncredited)
Barbed Wire (uncredited)
Montana Territory
Desert Passage
Night Stage to Galveston (uncredited)
Mutiny (uncredited)
The Hawk of Wild River
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
Captive of Billy the Kid
Radar Men from the Moon
1953
Down Laredo Way
Bandits of Corsica
Kansas Pacific
Jungle Drums of Africa
1954
Passion (uncredited)
The Black Dakotas (uncredited)
Gunfighters of the Northwest
1955
Apache Ambush (uncredited)
1956
The Lone Ranger
1958
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
TV Shows:
Annie Oakley
- Annie Gets Her Man (1954)
The Ed Sullivan Show
- Episode #9.16 (1956)
- Episode #9.21 (1956)
The Gene Autry Show
- Ghost Mountain (1953)
- Dry Gulch at Devil's Elbow (1953)
- The Carnival Comes West (1954)
The Greatest American Hero
- The Greatest American Heroine (1986)
Hopalong Cassidy
- Lawless Legacy (1952)
Kit Carson, The Adventures of
- Snake River Trapper (1952)
Lassie
- Peace Patrol (1959)
The Lone Ranger (regular)
The Range Rider
- Ambush in Coyote Canyon (1952)
- Saga of Silver Town (1953)
The Red Skelton Hour
- Deadeye vs. the Lone Ranger (1955)
What's My Line?
- Episode dated 7 October 1951 (1951)
Wide Wide World (TV Series documentary)
- The Western (1958)
Wild Bill Hickok, The Adventures of
- The Trapper Story (1952)
Other Film Work:
1993
ABC's 40th Anniversary (TV Special)
Cliffhangers! Adventures from the Thrill Factory (Video documentary)
1989
The 7th Annual Golden Boot Awards (TV Special)
1979
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion (TV Movie documentary)
1978
ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration (TV Special)
1945
Target - Invisible (Documentary short) (uncredited)
1939
Radio Hams (Short) (uncredited)
Regular Shows:
The Lone Ranger (Sept. 1949 - Sept. 1957, 221 episodes)
A firey horse with the speed of a light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty Hi-Yo Silver! The Lone Ranger.
Television still was in its young years when The Lone Ranger first aired in 1949. Clayton Moore was choosen for the role of the Ranger, and Jay Silverheels was choosen for the role of his faithful Indian companion, Tonto.
Although the show ran for eight years, it is usually counted up as five seasons.
Seasons One and Two -- 78 episodes altogether -- are about the same as far as script and directing go, and these seasons contain some of the most commonly-watched episodes.
Season Three (51 episodes) brought change; a man named John Hart replaced Moore's role as the Ranger, and sets and scripts were done slightly different. But John Hart didn't last long, and Clayton Moore soon returned.
Season Four welcomed the "real" Ranger back. Also, the rights to the Lone Ranger sold (for $3,000,000) and production was now under Jack Wrather.
Season Five grew more elaborate, now being filmed in color, with more location shots and less studio sets.
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