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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Mike Douglas Show

The Love Boat

Quincy, M.E.

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

The Twilight Zone

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

All Movies (14)

• The Last Laugh2016 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Murder in Scottsdale2003 · as Self
• Death In Hollywood1990
• Gus1976 · as Pepper
• Mitzi & 100 Guys1975 · as Self
• Superdad1973 · as Charlie McCready
• The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment1972 · as Charlie Taggert
• Patriotism1972 · as Self
• Arsenic and Old Lace1969 · as Mortimer Brewster
• The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz1968 · as Bill Mason
• Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show1965 · as Self/Col. Hogan
• The New Interns1964 · as Drunken Prankster at Baby Shower (uncredited)
• Man-Trap1961 · as Ralph Turner
• Return to Peyton Place1961 · as Peter White (uncredited)

All TV Shows (31)

• The Love Boat1977 · as Edward Anderson
• The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries1977
• Gibbsville1976 · as Lawyer
• Quincy, M.E.1976 · as Dr. Jamison
• Spencer's Pilots1976
• Ellery Queen1975 · as Jerry Crabtree
• Joe Forrester1975
• The Bob Crane Show1975 · as Bob Wilcox
• Police Woman1974 · as Larry Brooks
• The Pet Set1971 · as Self
• Night Gallery1970 · as Ellis Travers
• Love, American Style1969 · as Howard
• Love, American Style1969
• The Barbara McNair Show1969 · as Self
• The Doris Day Show1968 · as Bob Carter
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968 · as Self
• Hollywood Squares1966 · as Self
• Hogan's Heroes1965 · as Robert Hogan
• The Danny Kaye Show1963 · as Self
• The Lucy Show1962 · as Bob Crane
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · as Charlie Lessing
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• The Dick Van Dyke Show1961 · as Harry Rogers
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as Disc Jockey (uncredited)
• The Donna Reed Show1958
• The Donna Reed Show1958 · as Dr. Dave Kelsey
• General Electric Theater1953
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Harry
• The Red Skelton Show1951 · as Col. Hogan