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 situation comedy Hogan's Heroes.
Crane was a drummer … 展开

Crane frequently videotaped and photographed his own sexual escapades. During the run of Hogan's Heroes, Dawson introduced him to John Henry Carpenter, a regional sales manager for Sony Electronics who often helped famous clients with their video … 展开

• Lynette Rice (August 26, 2019). "The tragic, unsolved murder of Hogan's Heroes star Bob Crane". MSN.
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Bob Crane was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, the younger of two sons of Rose Mary (née Ksenich) and Alfred Thomas Crane—the original spelling of the family name was Crean. … 展开

Early career
In 1950, Crane began his career in radio broadcasting at WLEA in Hornell, New York. He soon moved to … 展开

Bob Crane's life and murder were the subject of the 2002 feature film Auto Focus directed by Paul Schrader and starring Greg Kinnear as Crane. The film is based on the book by … 展开

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