Acting credits
39
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Bob Crane
Acting
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Movies: 13Series: 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: 7.14
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.
6.9
The Last Laugh
as Self
2016 Movie
2.0
Murder in Scottsdale
as Self
2003 Movie
5.9
Gus
as Pepper
1976 Movie
Mitzi & 100 Guys
as Self
1975 Movie
4.5
Superdad
as Charlie McCready
1973 Movie
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
as Charlie Taggert
1972 Movie
3.1
Patriotism
as Self
1972 Movie
7.0
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Mortimer Brewster
1969 Movie
3.0
The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz
as Bill Mason
1968 Movie
6.0
Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show
as Self/Col. Hogan
1965 Movie
4.0
The New Interns
as Drunken Prankster at Baby Shower (uncredited)
1964 Movie
5.5
Man-Trap
as Ralph Turner
1961 Movie
6.5
Return to Peyton Place
as Peter White (uncredited)
1961 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Bob Crane.
6.3
The Love Boat
as Edward Anderson • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1 eps
1977 Series
Gibbsville
as Lawyer • 1 eps
1976 Series
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
as Dr. Jamison • 1 eps
1976 Series
5.0
Spencer's Pilots
1 eps
1976 Series
7.5
Ellery Queen
as Jerry Crabtree • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.0
Joe Forrester
1 eps
1975 Series
6.2
Police Woman
as Larry Brooks • 1 eps
1974 Series
5.5
The Pet Set
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.8
Night Gallery
as Ellis Travers • 1 eps
1970 Series
6.1
Love, American Style
as Howard • 1 eps
1969 Series
5.8
The Doris Day Show
as Bob Carter • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.6
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self • 2 eps
1968 Series
7.8
Hollywood Squares
as Self • 1 eps
1966 Series
7.5
Hogan's Heroes
as Robert Hogan • 168 eps
1965 Series
6.3
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.1
The Lucy Show
as Bob Crane • 1 eps
1962 Series
6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Charlie Lessing • 1 eps
1962 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 1 eps
1961 Series
7.5
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Harry Rogers • 1 eps
1961 Series
8.5
The Twilight Zone
as Disc Jockey (uncredited) • 1 eps
1959 Series
6.4
The Donna Reed Show
1 eps
1958 Series