Clayton Moore
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.
75 acting credits
Acting · 75
Lassie
1954
What's My Line?
1950
The Lone Ranger
1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The Gene Autry Show
1950
Annie Oakley
1954
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
The Movie Orgy
1968
Crime School
1938
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
1958
The Plunderers
1948
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979
The Lone Ranger
1956
Kit Carson
1940
Broadway Serenade
1939
Black Dragons
1942
It's Showtime
1976
The Son of Monte Cristo
1940
Apache Ambush
1955
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
1948
Four Girls in White
1939
Kansas Pacific
1953
When Were You Born
1938
International Lady
1941
Sergeant Madden
1939
Jesse James Rides Again
1947
The Far Frontier
1948
Riders of the Whistling Pines
1949
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
1952
The Cowboy and the Indians
1949
The Crimson Ghost
1946
Zorro's Fighting Legion
1939
Radar Men from the Moon
1952
Gunfighters of the Northwest
1954
Sheriff of Wichita
1949
Montana Territory
1952
Son of Geronimo
1952
Hello, Annapolis
1942
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
1939
Spring Madness
1938
Ghost of Zorro
1949
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
1942
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
1952
Down Laredo Way
1953
The Tilted Tenderfoot
1955
The Bandits of Corsica
1953
Tell No Tales
1939
Perils of Nyoka
1942
The Hawk of Wild River
1952
The Gay Amigo
1949
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
Marshal of Amarillo
1948
Cyclone Fury
1951
Missile Monsters
1958
Sons of New Mexico
1949
Bandits of El Dorado
1949
South of Death Valley
1949
Secrets of an Actress
1938
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
1993
Captive of Billy the Kid
1952
Along the Oregon Trail
1947
Frontier Investigator
1949
Go Chase Yourself
1938
Tuxedo Junction
1941
Masked Raiders
1949
Radio Hams
1939
Jungle Drums of Africa
1953
The Lone Ranger: Who Was That Masked Man
2013
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
Lone Ranger: Lost Episodes
2001
U-238 and the Witch Doctor
1966
G-Men Never Forget
1948
Target - Invisible
1945