ACTOR

Bob Crane

1928 - 1978

Photo of Bob Crane

Icon of person Bob Crane

Robert Edward Crane (July 13, 1928 – June 29, 1978) was an American actor, drummer, radio personality and disc jockey known for starring in the CBS sitcom Hogan's Heroes. Crane was a drummer from age 11, and began his entertainment career as a radio personality, beginning in Hornell, New York and later in Connecticut. He then moved to Los Angeles, where he hosted the number-one rated morning radio show. In the early 1960s, Crane moved into acting, eventually landing the lead role of Colonel Robert Hogan in Hogan's Heroes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Crane is the 3,629th most popular actor (down from 3,025th in 2019), the 5,955th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,609th in 2019) and the 1,708th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Bob Crane by language

Loading...

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bob Crane ranks 3,629 out of 13,578. Before him are Linda Fiorentino, Jimmy Fontana, Michael Vartan, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Michael Peña, and Antonio Moreno. After him are David Zayas, Minoru Chiaki, Jennifer Carpenter, Ann Rutherford, Dominic West, and Stanley Baker.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Bob Crane ranks 336. Before him are Luciano De Crescenzo, Károly Sándor, Chaim Kanievsky, Belaid Abdessalam, Eeva Kilpi, and Carl Dahlhaus. After him are Frank Rosenblatt, Yoshiro Nakamatsu, Stanley Baker, André Schwarz-Bart, Sergey Kapitsa, and Kiyoshi Atsumi. Among people deceased in 1978, Bob Crane ranks 151. Before him are John D. Rockefeller III, Robert Menzies, Roman Karmen, Philip K. Hitti, Mary Blair, and Roy Harrod. After him are Leigh Brackett, Eric Frank Russell, Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi, Jānis Daliņš, Leo Ryan, and Artem Alikhanian.

Others Born in 1928

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1978

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Crane ranks 5,955 out of 20,380. Before him are Gary Chapman (1938), Linda Fiorentino (1958), Frank Zamboni (1901), John Mayer (1977), Michael Peña (1976), and Kevin MacLeod (1972). After him are Frank Rosenblatt (1928), Burrill Bernard Crohn (1884), Jason White (1973), Donella Meadows (1941), Bret Harte (1836), and Jennifer Carpenter (1979).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Bob Crane ranks 1,708. Before him are Charles Drake (1917), M. C. Gainey (1948), James McCaffrey (1958), LisaGay Hamilton (1964), Linda Fiorentino (1958), and Michael Peña (1976). After him are Jennifer Carpenter (1979), Lew Ayres (1908), James Arness (1923), Olivia Rodrigo (2003), Dina Meyer (1968), and Julianna Margulies (1966).

American born Actors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous