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Bob Crane is a Actor American born on 13 july 1928 at Waterbury (USA)
Robert Edward "Bob" Crane (July 13, 1928 – June 29, 1978) was an American actor, drummer, radio host, and disc jockey.
Crane began his career as a disc jockey in New York and 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.
In 1949, Crane married his high school sweetheart Anne Terzian. They had three children: Robert David, Deborah Anne, and Karen Leslie. The couple divorced in 1970.
Later that year, Crane married his Hogan's Heroes co-star Sigrid Valdis on the set of the series.
They had a son, Robert Scott 'Scotty' (June 4, 1971). Valdis and Crane separated in 1977, but reportedly reconciled shortly before his death.
Friendship with John Henry Carpenter
Crane frequently videotaped and photographed his own sexual escapades. During the run of Hogan's Heroes, Richard Dawson introduced Crane to John Henry Carpenter, a regional sales manager for Sony Electronics who often helped famous clients with their video equipment. The two men struck up a friendship and began going to bars together. Crane attracted women due to his celebrity status and introduced Carpenter as his manager. Later, they would videotape their sexual encounters. While Crane's son Robert later insisted that all of the women were aware of the videotaping and consented to it, some, according to one source, had no idea that they had been filmed until informed by Scottsdale police after Crane's murder. Carpenter later became national sales manager at Akai, and arranged his business trips to coincide with Crane's dinner theater touring schedule so that the two could continue seducing and videotaping women. At some point, however, the friendship began to deteriorate.
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Bob Crane
Birth name Robert Edward Crane
Nationality USA
Birth 13 july 1928 at Waterbury (USA)
Death 29 june 1978 (at 49 years) at Scottsdale (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 13 july 1928 at Waterbury (USA)
Death 29 june 1978 (at 49 years) at Scottsdale (USA)
Crane began his career as a disc jockey in New York and 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.
Biography
Marriages and childrenIn 1949, Crane married his high school sweetheart Anne Terzian. They had three children: Robert David, Deborah Anne, and Karen Leslie. The couple divorced in 1970.
Later that year, Crane married his Hogan's Heroes co-star Sigrid Valdis on the set of the series.
They had a son, Robert Scott 'Scotty' (June 4, 1971). Valdis and Crane separated in 1977, but reportedly reconciled shortly before his death.
Friendship with John Henry Carpenter
Crane frequently videotaped and photographed his own sexual escapades. During the run of Hogan's Heroes, Richard Dawson introduced Crane to John Henry Carpenter, a regional sales manager for Sony Electronics who often helped famous clients with their video equipment. The two men struck up a friendship and began going to bars together. Crane attracted women due to his celebrity status and introduced Carpenter as his manager. Later, they would videotape their sexual encounters. While Crane's son Robert later insisted that all of the women were aware of the videotaping and consented to it, some, according to one source, had no idea that they had been filmed until informed by Scottsdale police after Crane's murder. Carpenter later became national sales manager at Akai, and arranged his business trips to coincide with Crane's dinner theater touring schedule so that the two could continue seducing and videotaping women. At some point, however, the friendship began to deteriorate.
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Gus (1976)
, 1h36Directed by Vincent McEveety, Arthur Alsberg, Arthur J. Vitarelli
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, American football films, Children's films
Actors Don Knotts, Edward Asnere, Gary Grimes, Tim Conway, Timothy Brown, Harold Gould
Roles Pepper
Rating57%
Gus is a film about a football-kicking mule ("Gus") and his trainer "Andy" (Gary Grimes).
Superdad (1973)
, 1h36Directed by Vincent McEveety
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Bob Crane, Barbara Rush, Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Johnny Flynn, Kathleen Cody
Roles Charlie McCready
Rating51%
Charlie McCready (Bob Crane) tries to wrest his daughter Wendy (Kathleen Cody) from her childhood friends, whom he believes have no ambition. He especially disapproves of her boyfriend, Bart (Kurt Russell). Initially he makes a few attempts to bridge the generation gap, but he fails. Late in the summer, Wendy receives a letter informing her that she's won a full scholarship to her parents' alma mater, Huttington College. Unbeknownst to her, the letter is fake; her father has paid the first year's tuition himself, and had a friend at the college send the letter to her. He did this so Wendy would not attend City College with Bart and her other friends.
, 1h53Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Political films
Actors Elke Sommer, Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, Joey Forman, John Banner, Leon Askin
Roles Bill Mason
Rating44%
Paula Schultz (Elke Sommer) has been preparing to compete in the Olympic Games, but instead pole-vaults over the Berlin Wall to freedom in West Germany.
The New Interns (1964)
, 2h3Directed by John Rich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Michael Callan, Dean Jones, Telly Savalas, Stefanie Powers, Barbara Eden, Charles Lane
Roles Drunken Prankster at Baby Shower (uncredited)
Rating61%
Return to Peyton Place (1961)
, 2h3Directed by José Ferrer, David S. Hall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Carol Lynley, Tuesday Weld, Jeff Chandler, Eleanor Parker, Mary Astor, Robert Sterling
Roles Peter White
Rating59%
The film takes place some eight to ten years after the events of the original Mark Robson movie.
Man-Trap (1961)
, 1h33Directed by Edmond O'Brien
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Stella Stevens, Elaine Devry, Virginia Gregg, Hugh Sanders
Roles Ralph Turner
Rating60%
Although injured in combat, Matt Jameson returns home from Korea safely and works in California as an engineer. He is unhappily married to Nina, an alcoholic, and is attracted to his boss's secretary, Liz Addams.