Acting credits
40
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Bob Crane
Acting
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Movies: 14Series: 26
TMDB ID: 108984
IMDb ID: nm0186314
Known for: Acting
Born: July 13, 1928
Died: June 29, 1978
Age: 49
Place of birth: Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2016
Years active: 66
Average TMDB rating: 7
Wikidata: Q138053
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Bob Crane.
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Last Laugh
2016 • Movie
as Self
Murder in Scottsdale
2003 • Movie
Death In Hollywood
1990 • Movie
as Pepper
Gus
1976 • Movie
as Self
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975 • Movie
as Charlie McCready
Superdad
1973 • Movie
as Charlie Taggert
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
1972 • Movie
as Self
Patriotism
1972 • Movie
as Mortimer Brewster
Arsenic and Old Lace
1969 • Movie
as Bill Mason
The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz
1968 • Movie
as Self/Col. Hogan
Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show
1965 • Movie
as Drunken Prankster at Baby Shower (uncredited)
The New Interns
1964 • Movie
as Ralph Turner
Man-Trap
1961 • Movie
as Peter White (uncredited)
Return to Peyton Place
1961 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Bob Crane.
as Edward Anderson • 1 eps
The Love Boat
1977 • Series
1 eps
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977 • Series
as Lawyer • 1 eps
Gibbsville
1976 • Series
as Dr. Jamison • 1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
1976 • Series
1 eps
Spencer's Pilots
1976 • Series
as Jerry Crabtree • 1 eps
Ellery Queen
1975 • Series
1 eps
Joe Forrester
1975 • Series
as Larry Brooks • 1 eps
Police Woman
1974 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Pet Set
1971 • Series
as Ellis Travers • 1 eps
Night Gallery
1970 • Series
as Howard • 1 eps
Love, American Style
1969 • Series
as Bob Carter • 1 eps
The Doris Day Show
1968 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
Hollywood Squares
1966 • Series
as Robert Hogan • 168 eps
Hogan's Heroes
1965 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Danny Kaye Show
1963 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Bob Crane • 1 eps
The Lucy Show
1962 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 • Series
as Charlie Lessing • 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 • Series
as Harry Rogers • 1 eps
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961 • Series
as Disc Jockey (uncredited) • 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
1959 • Series
1 eps
The Donna Reed Show
1958 • Series