Photo: Maury Foldare and Associates, Hollywood. / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Bob Crane is, to me, a haunting emblem of mid-century American showbiz: dazzling on the surface, shadowed underneath. A drummer from age eleven who became a number-one Los Angeles morning radio host before charming audiences as the breezy lead of Hogan's Heroes, he had genuine entertainer's instincts. But his unsolved 1978 death at forty-nine hangs over everything, and I confess I'm drawn to lives where bright talent and private darkness sit this close together. He's remembered as much for the tragedy as the comedy, and the fact that an official site still keeps his flame lit gives the whole story a strangely tender afterglow.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bob Crane
- Name (Japanese)
- ボブ・クレイン
- Reading
- ぼぶ・くれいん
- Born
- July 13, 1928 – June 29, 1978
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
- Origin
- Waterbury, Connecticut, United States
- Occupation
- actor / disc jockey / stage actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- High school
- Stamford High School
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.bobcrane.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Crane
Frequently asked questions
When was Bob Crane born?
July 13, 1928 – June 29, 1978.
Where is Bob Crane from?
Bob Crane is from Waterbury, Connecticut, United States.
What does Bob Crane do?
Bob Crane works as actor, disc jockey, stage actor, television actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.