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My Take
Clayton Moore is fascinating to me because of how completely he merged with a single role. As the Lone Ranger across the early 1950s, he became the moral compass for a generation of American kids, and he never really stepped out of the saddle afterward. Many actors run from typecasting; Moore embraced it, defending the character's integrity for the rest of his life. That kind of devotion strikes me as rare and a little heroic in its own right. The star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame feels almost incidental next to the cultural fingerprint he left. The mask outlived the man, exactly as it should.
Overview
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 September 1949 to September 1952 and then again from September 1954 to September 1957 on the television series of the same name and two related films from the same producers.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Clayton Moore
- Name (Japanese)
- クレイトン・ムーア
- Reading
- くれいとん・むーあ
- Born
- September 14, 1914 – December 28, 1999
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Tiger
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Roger C. Sullivan High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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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 items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.