Acting · Waterbury, Connecticut, USA · Born July 13, 1928
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.
MovieThe Last Laugh
2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Murder in Scottsdale
2003
as Self
MovieDeath In Hollywood
1990
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Edward Anderson
TVThe Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
TVGibbsville
1976
as Lawyer
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
as Dr. Jamison
TVSpencer's Pilots
1976
MovieGus
1976
as Pepper
TVEllery Queen
1975
as Jerry Crabtree
TVJoe Forrester
1975
MovieMitzi & 100 Guys
1975
as Self
The Bob Crane Show
1975
as Bob Wilcox
TVPolice Woman
1974
as Larry Brooks
MovieSuperdad
1973
as Charlie McCready
MovieThe Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
1972
as Charlie Taggert
MoviePatriotism
1972
as Self
TVThe Pet Set
1971
as Self
TVNight Gallery
1970
as Ellis Travers
TVLove, American Style
1969
as Howard
The Barbara McNair Show
1969
as Self
MovieArsenic and Old Lace
1969
as Mortimer Brewster
TVThe Doris Day Show
1968
as Bob Carter
TVRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self
MovieThe Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz
1968
as Bill Mason
TVHollywood Squares
1966
as Self
MovieBing Crosby Color Christmas Show
1965
as Self/Col. Hogan
TVHogan's Heroes
1965
as Robert Hogan
MovieThe New Interns
1964
as Drunken Prankster at Baby Shower (uncredited)
TVThe Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
TVThe Lucy Show
1962
as Bob Crane
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Charlie Lessing
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
TVThe Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Harry Rogers
MovieMan-Trap
1961
as Ralph Turner
MovieReturn to Peyton Place
1961
as Peter White (uncredited)
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Disc Jockey (uncredited)
TVThe Donna Reed Show
1958
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
TVThe Red Skelton Show
1951
as Col. Hogan
