Clayton Moore
Acting • Born 1914-09-14 – Died 1999-12-28
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Clayton Moore (born Jack Carlton Moore, September 14, 1914 – December 28, 1999) was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character the Lone Ranger from 1949–1951 and 1954–1957 on the television series of the same name and two related movies from the same producers. In 1949, Moore's work in the Ghost of Zorro serial drew the attention of George Trendle, co-creator and producer of a popular radio series titled The Lone Ranger. The series' running plot involved the exploits of a mysterious former Texas Ranger, the sole survivor of a six-Ranger posse ambushed by a gang of outlaws, who roamed the West with his Indian companion Tonto to battle evil and help the downtrodden. When Trendle brought the radio program to television, Moore landed the title role. With the "March of the Swiss Soldiers" finale from Rossini's William Tell overture as their theme music, Moore and co-star Jay Silverheels made history as the stars of the first Western written specifically for television. The Lone Ranger soon became the highest-rated program to that point on the fledgling ABC network and its first true hit. It earned an Emmy Award nomination in 1950.
Filmography
76 credits
Tuxedo Junction
Movie • 1941
Bill Bennett
The Movie Orgy
Movie • 1968
The Lone Ranger (archive footage)
Black Dragons
Movie • 1942
FBI Agent Richard ‘Dick’ Martin
Riders of the Whistling Pines
Movie • 1949
Henchman Pete
Crime School
Movie • 1938
Reporter
The Son of Monte Cristo
Movie • 1940
Lt. Fritz Dorner
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Movie • 1979
Self
The Lone Ranger
Movie • 1956
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
Movie • 1958
The Lone Ranger
The Bandits of Corsica
Movie • 1953
Ricardo
The Far Frontier
Movie • 1948
Tom Sharper
Marshal of Amarillo
Movie • 1948
Art Crandall
Kit Carson
Movie • 1940
Paul Terry
The Crimson Ghost
Movie • 1946
Louis Ashe
Apache Ambush
Movie • 1955
The Cowboy and the Indians
Movie • 1949
Henchman Luke
When Were You Born
Movie • 1938
Assistant District Attorney
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
Movie • 1952
Buffalo Bill Cody
G-Men Never Forget
Movie • 1948
Agent Ted O'Hara
Jesse James Rides Again
Movie • 1947
Jesse James
Radar Men from the Moon
Movie • 1952
Graber
Perils of Nyoka
Movie • 1942
Dr. Larry Grayson
Sheriff of Wichita
Movie • 1949
Raymond D'Arcy
Tell No Tales
Movie • 1939
Wilson
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Movie • 1938
Rodeo Timekeeper
Four Girls in White
Movie • 1939
Intern
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Movie • 1948
Jesse James, aka John Howard
Spring Madness
Movie • 1938
Dartmouth College Student
Captive of Billy the Kid
Movie • 1952
Paul Howard
Zorro's Fighting Legion
Movie • 1939
Fernando
Broadway Serenade
Movie • 1939
Cameraman (uncredited)
Kansas Pacific
Movie • 1953
Henchman Stone
Sergeant Madden
Movie • 1939
Intern
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
Movie • 1952
The Lone Ranger
The Tilted Tenderfoot
Movie • 1955
Judd Larson
Sons of New Mexico
Movie • 1949
Henchman Rufe Burns
Down Laredo Way
Movie • 1953
Chip Wells
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Movie • 1939
Hospital Interne (as Jack Carlton)
The Gay Amigo
Movie • 1949
Lieutenant
Radio Hams
Movie • 1939
Ship Radio Operator
International Lady
Movie • 1941
Sewell
Masked Raiders
Movie • 1949
Matt Trevett
South of Death Valley
Movie • 1949
Henchman Brad
The Hawk of Wild River
Movie • 1952
The Hawk
Bandits of El Dorado
Movie • 1949
B. F. Morgan
Cyclone Fury
Movie • 1951
Grat Hanlon
Secrets of an Actress
Movie • 1938
Theater Usher (uncredited)
Hello, Annapolis
Movie • 1942
Charles
Montana Territory
Movie • 1952
Deputy George Ives
Son of Geronimo
Movie • 1952
Jim Scott
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
Movie • 1942
Lane Hollister
Missile Monsters
Movie • 1958
Ashe (extra)
Along the Oregon Trail
Movie • 1947
Gregg Thurston
Ghost of Zorro
Movie • 1949
Ken Mason
The Plunderers
Movie • 1948
Wounded Night Rider (uncredited)
Frontier Investigator
Movie • 1949
Scott Garnett
Gunfighters of the Northwest
Movie • 1954
Bram Nevin
Lone Ranger: Lost Episodes
Movie • 2001
Lone Ranger
It's Showtime
Movie • 1976
Self (archive footage)
Target - Invisible
Movie • 1945
Radar Operator
Jungle Drums of Africa
Movie • 1953
Alan King
The Lone Ranger: Who Was That Masked Man
Movie • 2013
The Lone Ranger
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Movie • 1958
The Lone Ranger
Go Chase Yourself
Movie • 1938
Reporter (uncredited)
U-238 and the Witch Doctor
Movie • 1966
Alan King
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
Movie • 1993
Himself
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
The Adventures of Kit Carson
TV • 1951
Hopalong Cassidy
TV • 1952
Annie Oakley
TV • 1954
Henchman
The Lone Ranger
TV • 1949
The Lone Ranger
Lassie
TV • 1954
The Lone Ranger
The Gene Autry Show
TV • 1950
Slim Edwards - Conquistador
The Gene Autry Show
TV • 1950
Bud, Kidnap Henchman
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV • 1951
Larson