From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 1949–1951 and 1954–1957 on the television series of the same name and two related movies from the same producers. In 1949, Moore's work in the Ghost of Zorro serial drew the attention of George Trendle, co-creator and producer of a popular radio series titled The Lone Ranger. The series' running plot involved the exploits of a mysterious former Texas Ranger, the sole survivor of a six-Ranger posse ambushed by a gang of outlaws, who roamed the West with his Indian companion Tonto to battle evil and help the downtrodden. When Trendle brought the radio program to television, Moore landed the title role. With the "March of the Swiss Soldiers" finale from Rossini's William Tell overture as their theme music, Moore and co-star Jay Silverheels made history as the stars of the first Western written specifically for television. The Lone Ranger soon became the highest-rated program to that point on the fledgling ABC network and its first true hit. It earned an Emmy Award nomination in 1950.

Filmography

• 2013The Lone Ranger: Who Was That Masked Man — The Lone Ranger
• 2001Lone Ranger: Lost Episodes — Lone Ranger
• 1968The Movie Orgy — The Lone Ranger (archive footage)
• 1966U-238 and the Witch Doctor — Alan King
• 1958Missile Monsters — Ashe (extra)
• 1958The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold — The Lone Ranger
• 1958The Western: A Lost TV Special — The Lone Ranger
• 1956The Lone Ranger — The Lone Ranger
• 1955Apache Ambush
• 1955The Tilted Tenderfoot — Judd Larson
• Annie Oakley — Henchman
• 1954Gunfighters of the Northwest — Bram Nevin
• Lassie — The Lone Ranger
• 1953Down Laredo Way — Chip Wells
• 1953Jungle Drums of Africa — Alan King
• 1953Kansas Pacific — Henchman Stone
• 1953The Bandits of Corsica — Ricardo
• 1952Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory — Buffalo Bill Cody
• 1952Captive of Billy the Kid — Paul Howard
• Hopalong Cassidy
• 1952Montana Territory — Deputy George Ives
• 1952Radar Men from the Moon — Graber
• 1952Son of Geronimo — Jim Scott
• 1952The Hawk of Wild River — The Hawk
• 1952The Legend Of The Lone Ranger — The Lone Ranger
• 1951Cyclone Fury — Grat Hanlon
• The Adventures of Kit Carson
• The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok — Larson
• The Gene Autry Show — Slim Edwards - Conquistador, Bud, Kidnap Henchman
• 1949Bandits of El Dorado — B. F. Morgan
• 1949Frontier Investigator — Scott Garnett
• 1949Ghost of Zorro — Ken Mason
• 1949Masked Raiders — Matt Trevett
• 1949Riders of the Whistling Pines — Henchman Pete
• 1949Sheriff of Wichita — Raymond D'Arcy
• 1949Sons of New Mexico — Henchman Rufe Burns
• 1949South of Death Valley — Henchman Brad
• 1949The Cowboy and the Indians — Henchman Luke
• 1949The Gay Amigo — Lieutenant
• The Lone Ranger — The Lone Ranger
• 1948Adventures of Frank and Jesse James — Jesse James, aka John Howard
• 1948G-Men Never Forget — Agent Ted O'Hara
• 1948Marshal of Amarillo — Art Crandall
• 1948The Far Frontier — Tom Sharper
• 1948The Plunderers — Wounded Night Rider (uncredited)
• 1947Along the Oregon Trail — Gregg Thurston
• 1947Jesse James Rides Again — Jesse James
• 1946The Crimson Ghost — Louis Ashe
• 1945Target - Invisible — Radar Operator
• 1942Black Dragons — FBI Agent Richard ‘Dick’ Martin
• 1942Hello, Annapolis — Charles
• 1942Outlaws of Pine Ridge — Lane Hollister
• 1942Perils of Nyoka — Dr. Larry Grayson
• 1941International Lady — Sewell
• 1941Tuxedo Junction — Bill Bennett
• 1940Kit Carson — Paul Terry
• 1940The Son of Monte Cristo — Lt. Fritz Dorner
• 1939Broadway Serenade — Cameraman (uncredited)
• 1939Burn 'Em Up O'Connor — Hospital Interne (as Jack Carlton)
• 1939Four Girls in White — Intern
• 1939Radio Hams — Ship Radio Operator
• 1939Sergeant Madden — Intern
• 1939Tell No Tales — Wilson
• 1939Zorro's Fighting Legion — Fernando
• 1938Cowboy from Brooklyn — Rodeo Timekeeper
• 1938Crime School — Reporter
• 1938Go Chase Yourself — Reporter (uncredited)
• 1938Secrets of an Actress — Theater Usher (uncredited)
• 1938Spring Madness — Dartmouth College Student
• 1938When Were You Born — Assistant District Attorney

Appearances as themselves (5)

• 1993Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory — Himself
• 1979When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion — Self
• 1976It's Showtime — Self (archive footage)
• What's My Line? — Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self