Bob Crane

Known for ActingBorn 1928-07-13Died 1978-06-29Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Gibbsville

The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment

The Twilight Zone

Hollywood Squares

Night Gallery

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Quincy, M.E.

Hogan's Heroes

Ellery Queen

The Dick Van Dyke Show

The Last Laugh

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Red Skelton Show

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Lucy Show

Joe Forrester

Death In Hollywood

Arsenic and Old Lace

The Danny Kaye Show

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

The Pet Set

General Electric Theater

Spencer's Pilots

Return to Peyton Place

The Merv Griffin Show

Police Woman

The Love Boat

The Donna Reed Show

The Doris Day Show

Love, American Style

The Bob Crane Show

Gus

Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Man-Trap

Superdad

The New Interns

The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz

Murder in Scottsdale

Patriotism

Mitzi & 100 Guys

The Barbara McNair Show