Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 13, 1928
Died
Jun 29, 1978
Place of Birth
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Credits
42 titles
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
Filmography
The Last Laugh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Murder in Scottsdale
Self
Death In Hollywood
The Love Boat
Edward Anderson
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Gibbsville
Lawyer
Quincy, M.E.
Dr. Jamison
Spencer's Pilots
Gus
Pepper
Ellery Queen
Jerry Crabtree
Joe Forrester
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self
The Bob Crane Show
Bob Wilcox
Police Woman
Larry Brooks
Superdad
Charlie McCready
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
Charlie Taggert
Patriotism
Self
The Pet Set
Self
Night Gallery
Ellis Travers
Love, American Style
Howard
The Barbara McNair Show
Self
Arsenic and Old Lace
Mortimer Brewster
The Doris Day Show
Bob Carter
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz
Bill Mason
Hollywood Squares
Self
Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show
Self/Col. Hogan
Hogan's Heroes
Robert Hogan
The New Interns
Drunken Prankster at Baby Shower (uncredited)
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Lucy Show
Bob Crane
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Charlie Lessing
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Harry Rogers
Man-Trap
Ralph Turner
Return to Peyton Place
Peter White (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
Disc Jockey (uncredited)
The Donna Reed Show
General Electric Theater
The Red Skelton Show
Col. Hogan