Clayton Moore
Biography
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Clayton Moore (born Jack Carlton Moore, September 14, 1914 – December 28, 1999) was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character the Lone Ranger from 1949–1951 and 1954–1957 on the television series of the same name and two related movies from the same producers.
In 1949, Moore's work in the Ghost of Zorro serial drew the attention of George Trendle, co-creator and producer of a popular radio series titled The Lone Ranger. The series' running plot involved the exploits of a mysterious former Texas Ranger, the sole survivor of a six-Ranger posse ambushed by a gang of outlaws, who roamed the West with his Indian companion Tonto to battle evil and help the downtrodden. When Trendle brought the radio program to television, Moore landed the title role. With the "March of the Swiss Soldiers" finale from Rossini's William Tell overture as their theme music, Moore and co-star Jay Silverheels made history as the stars of the first Western written specifically for television. The Lone Ranger soon became the highest-rated program to that point on the fledgling ABC network and its first true hit. It earned an Emmy Award nomination in 1950.
Acting (62 movies)
Tuxedo Junction
1941
The Movie Orgy
1968
Black Dragons
1942
Riders of the Whistling Pines
1949
Crime School
1938
The Son of Monte Cristo
1940
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
1958
The Lone Ranger
1956
The Bandits of Corsica
1953
The Far Frontier
1948
Marshal of Amarillo
1948
Kit Carson
1940
The Crimson Ghost
1946
Apache Ambush
1955
The Cowboy and the Indians
1949
When Were You Born
1938
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
1952
G-Men Never Forget
1948
Jesse James Rides Again
1947
Radar Men from the Moon
1952
Perils of Nyoka
1942
Sheriff of Wichita
1949
Tell No Tales
1939
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
Four Girls in White
1939
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
1948
Spring Madness
1938
Captive of Billy the Kid
1952
Zorro's Fighting Legion
1939
Broadway Serenade
1939
Kansas Pacific
1953
Sergeant Madden
1939
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
1952
The Tilted Tenderfoot
1955
Sons of New Mexico
1949
Down Laredo Way
1953
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
1939
The Gay Amigo
1949
Radio Hams
1939
International Lady
1941
Masked Raiders
1949
The Hawk of Wild River
1952
South of Death Valley
1949
Bandits of El Dorado
1949
Cyclone Fury
1951
Secrets of an Actress
1938
Hello, Annapolis
1942
Montana Territory
1952
Son of Geronimo
1952
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
1942
Missile Monsters
1958
Along the Oregon Trail
1947
Ghost of Zorro
1949
The Plunderers
1948
Frontier Investigator
1949
Gunfighters of the Northwest
1954
Lone Ranger: Lost Episodes
2001
It's Showtime
1976
Jungle Drums of Africa
1953
The Lone Ranger: Who Was That Masked Man
2013
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
Go Chase Yourself
1938
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