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Short Info
Date Of Birth | September 14, 1914 |
Died | December 28, 1999, West Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States |
Spouse | Clarita Moore (m. 1992–1999), Connie Moore (m. 1986–1989), Sally Allen (m. 1943–1986), Mary Moore (m. 1940–1942) |
Mark | Blue shirt,white cowboy hat, black mask, and red scarf he wore as The Lone Raner |
Fact | Inducted into the Stuntman's Hall of Fame in 1982. |
Payments | Earned $1,500 /week (1954-1957) from The Lone Ranger (1949) |
Clayton Moore was born on September 14, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois. His parents were both vaudeville performers, and his father was also a circus clown. Clayton began performing at a young age, appearing in his parents’ act and also working as a stuntman. He attended high school in Los Angeles and then studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse.
Clayton’s first film role was in the 1938 western The Lone Ranger, and he would go on to appear in over 100 films and television shows. He is best known for playing the title character in the 1950s television series The Lone Ranger. Clayton also did voice work for many animated films and television shows, including The Jetsons and Super Friends.
In addition to his acting career, Clayton was an accomplished pilot and owned his own airplane. He was also an avid photographer and enjoyed fishing and hunting.
Clayton Moore died on December 28, 1999 at the age of 85. His legacy as the Lone Ranger lives on, and he is fondly remembered by fans around the world.
General Info
Full Name | Clayton Moore |
Date Of Birth | September 14, 1914 |
Died | December 28, 1999, West Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States |
Height | 1.85 m |
Profession | Actor, Model |
Nationality | American |
Family
Spouse | Clarita Moore (m. 1992–1999), Connie Moore (m. 1986–1989), Sally Allen (m. 1943–1986), Mary Moore (m. 1940–1942) |
Children | Dawn Angela Moore |
Accomplishments
Nominations | TV Land Favorite Crimestopper Award |
Movies | The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold, Ghost of Zorro, Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory, Jungle Drums of Africa, Kansas Pacific, The Crimson Ghost, Jesse James Rides Again, G-Men Never Forget, Son of Geronimo, The Cowboy and the Indians, The Far Frontier, Adventures of Frank and Jesse James, R... |
TV Shows | The Lone Ranger |
Social profile links
Marks
# | Marks / Signs |
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1 | Deep voice |
2 | Blue shirt,white cowboy hat, black mask, and red scarf he wore as The Lone Raner |
3 | The white Horse Silver he rode as the titular character |
Salary
Title | Salary |
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The Lone Ranger (1949) | $1,500 /week (1954-1957) |
The Lone Ranger (1949) | $500 /week (1949-1951 seasons) |
Quotes
# | Quote |
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1 | [on working with Bela Lugosi in Black Dragons (1942)] [He] seemed like a nice man. He was very courteous, but he generally stayed to himself working on his lines. |
2 | [in 1982] Clayton Moore and The Lone Ranger are one and the same. I'm proud that I decided to wear the white hat for the rest of my life. |
3 | [on 2/4/85, about his Lone Ranger costume] I will continue wearing the white hat and black mask until I ride up into the big ranch in the sky. |
4 | Once I got the Lone Ranger role, I didn't want any other. I was playing the good guy. |
5 | Playing him [the Lone Ranger] made me a better person. |
Facts
# | Fact |
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1 | Is the face of God in L.A. artist Kent Twitchell's mural of "The Holy Trinity" painted on the exterior of Otis Parson's Institute in downtown Los Angeles. |
2 | Appeared as The Lone Ranger welcoming guests to Frontierland on Disneyland's opening day July 17, 1955. |
3 | In 1988 when his pair of Colt 45s were stolen, he was given an unprecedented legal courtesy by the State District judge who allowed Moore to testify in his trademark white hat and dark glasses explaining, "I didn't want to be the one to reveal the identity of the Lone Ranger!". |
4 | Moore's Lone Ranger mask is on permanent display in the Museum of American Popular Culture at the Smithsonian Institution and is considered one of their 101 Greatest Objects, as noted in the book by Dr. Richard Kunin. |
5 | He was born on the 100th anniversary of the writing of the Star Spangled Banner. |
6 | Inducted into the Golden Valley [Minnesota] Hall of Fame in 2013. |
7 | He performed a trifecta with regard to appearing with the contemporary western heroes of the day. In 1948, one year prior to assuming the role of The Lone Ranger, he appeared in the Roy Rogers feature The Far Frontier (1948). During his hiatus from "The Lone Ranger" (1952-53), he appeared in four TV episodes - three times on The Gene Autry Show (1950) and as outlaw Trimmer Lane in Hopalong Cassidy: Lawless Legacy (1952). |
8 | In 1952 when John Hart assumed the role of "The Lone Ranger" for 52 episodes on ABC, CBS began showing reruns of the first 78 episodes (1949-1951) with Moore as "The Lone Ranger", on Saturday afternoons. When Moore returned to the series in 1954, he was seen as the "only Lone Ranger", twice weekly, on ABC and with reruns on CBS. |
9 | Appears as The Lone Ranger, with his horse Silver, on a 44¢ USA commemorative postage stamp in the Early TV Memories issue honoring The Lone Ranger (1949), issued 11 August 2009. |
10 | "Silvercup Bread" was the original sponsor of "The Lone Ranger" on radio. Hence, the use of silver bullets and his horse named "Silver". |
11 | In an earlier "masked" role, he was the title character in Ghost of Zorro (1949). |
12 | During his hiatus from The Lone Ranger (1949) in 1952-1953 he appeared in three serials: Radar Men from the Moon (1952), Son of Geronimo: Apache Avenger (1952) and Jungle Drums of Africa (1953). |
13 | Of the nearly 200 appearances Moore made with co-star Jay Silverheels, they appeared together in just four features where they did NOT play The Lone Ranger and Tonto: Kit Carson (1940), Perils of Nyoka (1942), The Cowboy and the Indians (1949), and The Black Dakotas (1954). |
14 | The Lone Ranger (1949) premiered on September 15, 1949, exactly one day after his 35th birthday. |
15 | Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1990. |
16 | Adopted a baby girl, Dawn Angela, in December of 1958. |
17 | He is the only person to have a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame with both his name AND the character he was famous for playing. His star says, "Clayton Moore, The Lone Ranger". |
18 | Liked to quote and live by "The Lone Ranger Creed" written by Fran Striker around 1940, which began, "I believe that to have a friend, a man must be one" and included moral lessons such as, "God put the firewood there, but every man must gather and light it himself". |
19 | Having a history of heart trouble, he died at 9:20 am PST of a heart attack, at West Hills Regional Medical Center in West Hills, Los Angeles. |
20 | "The Lone Ranger" premiered on WXYZ-AM radio in Detroit, MI, in 1933. The show was created because WXYZ, a small station, could not afford network programs. After getting the role in the TV series The Lone Ranger (1949), Moore had to train his voice to sound more like the radio Lone Ranger, Brace Beemer. Moore's favorite character was "The Ol' Prospector", in which the Lone Ranger would dress up as a crotchety old miner and infiltrate places to gather information. He used the character on his home answering machine in Calabasas, CA, and would greet callers with it. |
21 | Received the Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1990. |
22 | Inducted into the Stuntman's Hall of Fame in 1982. |
23 | Best remembered as TV's "The Lone Ranger." |
Pictures
Movies
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Adventures of Kit Carson | 1952 | TV Series | Outlaw leader |
Barbed Wire | 1952 | Rutledge Henchman (uncredited) | |
Montana Territory | 1952 | Deputy George Ives | |
Desert Passage | 1952 | Dave Warwick | |
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | 1952 | TV Series | Larson |
Night Stage to Galveston | 1952 | Clyde Chambers (uncredited) | |
Mutiny | 1952 | Lt. Peters, USN (uncredited) | |
The Hawk of Wild River | 1952 | The Hawk | |
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory | 1952 | Buffalo Bill Cody | |
Captive of Billy the Kid | 1952 | Paul Howard | |
Radar Men from the Moon | 1952 | Graber | |
Cyclone Fury | 1951 | Grat Hanlon | |
Sons of New Mexico | 1949 | Henchman Rufe Burns | |
Bandits of El Dorado | 1949 | B. F. Morgan | |
The Cowboy and the Indians | 1949 | Henchman Luke | |
Masked Raiders | 1949 | Matt Trevett | |
South of Death Valley | 1949 | Henchman Brad | |
The Gay Amigo | 1949 | Lieutenant | |
Frontier Investigator | 1949 | Scott Garnett | |
Bride of Vengeance | 1949 | Long Bowman (uncredited) | |
Ghost of Zorro | 1949 | Ken Mason | |
Riders of the Whistling Pines | 1949 | Henchman Pete | |
Sheriff of Wichita | 1949 | Raymond D'Arcy | |
The Far Frontier | 1948 | Tom Sharper | |
The Plunderers | 1948 | Wounded Night Rider (uncredited) | |
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James | 1948 | Jesse James, aka John Howard | |
Marshal of Amarillo | 1948 | Art Crandall | |
G-Men Never Forget | 1948 | Agent Ted O'Hara | |
Along the Oregon Trail | 1947 | Gregg Thurston | |
Jesse James Rides Again | 1947 | Jesse James | |
Heldorado | 1946 | Joe (uncredited) | |
The Crimson Ghost | 1946 | Louis Ashe | |
The Bachelor's Daughters | 1946 | Bill Cotter | |
Target - Invisible | 1945 | Documentary short | Radar Operator (uncredited) |
Outlaws of Pine Ridge | 1942 | Lane Hollister | |
Perils of Nyoka | 1942 | Dr. Larry Grayson | |
Hello, Annapolis | 1942 | Charles (uncredited) | |
Black Dragons | 1942 | Dick Martin | |
Tuxedo Junction | 1941 | Bill Bennett | |
International Lady | 1941 | Sewell | |
The Son of Monte Cristo | 1940 | Lt. Fritz Dorner | |
Kit Carson | 1940 | Paul Terry | |
Zorro's Fighting Legion | 1939 | Fernando (uncredited) | |
Radio Hams | 1939 | Short | Ship Radio Operator (uncredited) |
Tell No Tales | 1939 | Wilson (as Jack Carlton) | |
Broadway Serenade | 1939 | Cameraman (uncredited) | |
Sergeant Madden | 1939 | Intern (uncredited) | |
Four Girls in White | 1939 | Intern (uncredited) | |
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor | 1939 | Hospital Interne (as Jack Carlton) | |
Spring Madness | 1938 | Dartmouth College Student (uncredited) | |
Secrets of an Actress | 1938 | Theater Usher (uncredited) | |
The Texans | 1938 | Slim (uncredited) | |
Cowboy from Brooklyn | 1938 | Rodeo Timekeeper (uncredited) | |
When Were You Born | 1938 | Assistant District Attorney (as Jack Moore) | |
Crime School | 1938 | Reporter Covering 'Escape' (uncredited) | |
Go Chase Yourself | 1938 | Reporter (uncredited) | |
Thunder Trail | 1937 | Cowboy (uncredited) | |
Forlorn River | 1937 | Cowboy (uncredited) | |
The Greatest American Hero | 1986 | TV Series | Arm Wrestler |
Lassie | 1959 | TV Series | The Lone Ranger |
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold | 1958 | The Lone Ranger | |
The Lone Ranger | 1949-1957 | TV Series | The Lone Ranger Lone Ranger John Reid |
The Lone Ranger | 1956 | The Lone Ranger | |
The Red Skelton Hour | 1955 | TV Series | The Lone Ranger |
Apache Ambush | 1955 | Jironza Cave Sentry / Townsman (uncredited) | |
The Lone Ranger Rides Again | 1955 | TV Movie | The Lone Ranger |
Passion | 1954 | Lieutenant (uncredited) | |
The Black Dakotas | 1954 | Stone (uncredited) | |
The Gene Autry Show | 1953-1954 | TV Series | Tom Golden, Carnival Owner / Bud, Kidnap Henchman / Slim Edwards - Conquistador |
Gunfighters of the Northwest | 1954 | Constable Bram Nevin | |
Annie Oakley | 1954 | TV Series | Henchman |
Down Laredo Way | 1953 | Chip Wells | |
Bandits of Corsica | 1953 | Ricardo | |
Kansas Pacific | 1953 | Henchman Stone | |
Jungle Drums of Africa | 1953 | Alan King (as Clay Moore) | |
The Range Rider | 1952-1953 | TV Series | Placer Dan Meighan / Martin Wickett |
Hopalong Cassidy | 1952 | TV Series | Trimmer Lane |
The Legend of the Lone Ranger | 1952 | The Lone Ranger | |
Son of Geronimo: Apache Avenger | 1952 | Jim Scott (as Clay Moore) | |
The Raiders | 1952 | Boone Logan (uncredited) |
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Wages of Sin | 2007 | special thanks |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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ABC's 40th Anniversary | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
Cliffhangers! Adventures from the Thrill Factory | 1993 | Video documentary | Himself |
The 7th Annual Golden Boot Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Himself |
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion | 1979 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
Wide Wide World | 1958 | TV Series documentary | The Lone Ranger |
The Ed Sullivan Show | 1956 | TV Series | Himself |
What's My Line? | 1951 | TV Series | Himself - Mystery Guest |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Pioneers of Television | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Lone Ranger - the Lone Ranger |
Kemosabe Version 1.0 | 2007 | Short | Lone Ranger |
The Canadians | 2000 | TV Series | The Lone Ranger |
The Stan Freberg Commercials | 1999 | Video | The Lone Ranger (segment "Show Us Your Pizza Roll Pack") |
Television: The First Fifty Years | 1999 | Video documentary | Lone Ranger |
Action Heroes of Movies & T.V.: A Campy Compilation | 1989 | Video documentary | The Lone Ranger |
Years of Lightning | 1981 | TV Series documentary | The Lone Ranger |
It's Showtime | 1976 | Documentary | Himself - as The Lone Ranger (uncredited) |
Code 645 | 1966 | TV Movie | Ted O'Hara |
Cyclotrode 'X' | 1966 | TV Movie | Louis Ashe |
Nyoka and the Lost Secrets of Hippocrates | 1966 | TV Movie | Dr. Larry Grayson |
Retik, the Moon Menace | 1966 | TV Movie | Graber |
U-238 and the Witch Doctor | 1966 | TV Movie | Alan King (as Clay Moore) |
Ghost of Zorro | 1959 | Ken Mason | |
Missile Monsters | 1958 | Ashe (uncredited) | |
The Titled Tenderfoot | 1955 | Judd Larson | |
Flying Disc Man from Mars | 1950 | Lewis Ashe (Chs. 1-2, 10) (uncredited) |
Awards
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1998 | Founder's Award | Golden Boot Awards | ||
1987 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | On 5 June 1987. At 6914 Hollywood Blvd. |
1983 | Golden Boot | Golden Boot Awards |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2005 | TV Land Award | TV Land Awards | Favorite Crimestopper | The Lone Ranger (1949) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia