Bob Crane
| Bob Crane | |
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Crane as Col. Hogan on Hogan's Heroes (circa 1969)
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| Born |
Robert Edward Crane July 13, 1928 Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | June 29, 1978 (aged 49) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Homicide |
| Resting place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Stamford High School |
| Occupation | Actor, drummer, radio host disc jockey |
| Years active | 1950–1978 |
| Spouse(s) |
Anne Terzian (m. 1949; div. 1970) Patricia Olson (stage name Sigrid Valdis) (m. 1970–78); his death |
| Children | 5 |
Robert Edward "Bob" Crane (July 13, 1928 – June 29, 1978) was an American actor, drummer, radio host, and disc jockey.
A drummer starting at eleven years of age, Crane began his career as a radio personality, first in New York and then Connecticut before moving to Los Angeles where he hosted the number-one rated morning show. In the early 1960s, he moved into acting. Crane is best known for his performance as Colonel Robert E. Hogan in the CBS sitcom Hogan's Heroes. The series aired from 1965 to 1971, and Crane received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on the series. After Hogan's Heroes ended, Crane's career declined. He became frustrated with the few roles he was being offered and began doing dinner theater. In 1975, he returned to television in the NBC series The Bob Crane Show. The series received poor ratings and was cancelled after 13 weeks. Afterwards, Crane returned to performing in dinner theaters and also appeared in occasional guest spots on television.
While on tour for his play Beginner's Luck in June 1978, Crane was found bludgeoned to death in his Scottsdale apartment, a murder that remains officially unsolved.
Crane was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, and spent his childhood and teenage years in Stamford. He began playing drums and by junior high was organizing local drum and bugle parades with his neighborhood friends. He later joined his high school's marching and jazz bands and the orchestra. He played for the Connecticut and Norwalk Symphony Orchestras as part of their youth orchestra program. He graduated from Stamford High School in 1946. In 1948 Crane enlisted for two years in the Connecticut Army National Guard and was honorably discharged in 1950.
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