Clayton Moore

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 19491951 and 19541957 on the television series of the same name and two related movies from the same producers In 1949 Moores work in the Ghost of Zorro serial drew the attention of George Trendle cocreator 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 sixRanger 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 Rossinis William Tell overture as their theme music Moore and costar Jay Silverheels made history as the stars of the first Western written specifically for television The Lone Ranger soon became the highestrated program to that point on the fledgling ABC network and its first true hit It earned an Emmy Award nomination in 1950