Robert Edward Crane (July 13, 1928 – June 29, 1978) was an American actor, drummer, radio personality, and disc jockey best known for Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971), The Bob Crane Show (1975), and The Donna Reed Show (1963-1965).
He was married to Anne Terzian and Sigrid Valdis and had five children, three with Terzian and two with Valdis.
Crane was found murdered in 1978 at the age of 49 and the circumstances of it, including some revelations with his personal life, has remained controversial.
Filmography
- 1953-1961: General Electric Theater as Harry
- 1961: The Twilight Zone (1959) as Disc Jockey
- 1961: Return To Peyton Place as Peter White (Uncredited Role)
- 1961: Man Trap as Ralph Turner
- 1962: The Dick Van Dyke Show as Harry Rogers
- 1963: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Charlie Lessing
- 1963: Channing as Prof. Arlen
- 1963-1965: The Donna Reed Show as Dr. Dave Kelsey/Dr. Dave Blevins
- 1964: The New Interns as Drunken Prankster at Baby Shower (uncredited)
- 1965-1971: Hogan's Heroes as Col. Robert E. Hogan
- 1967: The Red Skelton Hour Col. Hogan
- 1968: The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz as Bill Mason
- 1969: Arsenic and Old Lace as Mortimer Brewster
- 1969-1971: Love, American Style as Howard/various
- 1971: The Doris Day Show as Bob Carter
- 1971: Night Gallery as Ellis Travers
- 1972: The Delphi Bureau as Charlie Taggert
- 1972: Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In as various
- 1973: Superdad as Charlie McCready
- 1974: Tenafly as Sid Pierce
- 1974: Police Woman as Larry Brooks
- 1975: The Bob Crane Show as Bob Wilcox
- 1976: Ellery Queen as Jerry Crabtree
- 1976: Gus as Pepper
- 1976: Spencers Pilots as Joe Cozens
- 1976: Gibbsville as Lawyer
- 1977: Quincy, M.E. as Dr. Jamison
- 1977: The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries as Danny Day
- 1978: The Love Boat as Edward 'Teddy' Anderson
Media
- Auto Focus: Greg Kinnear plays him in the movie as it explores his life before his death.
