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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 from age 11, [ 1] and he began his entertainment career as a radio personality, beginning in Hornell, New York and later in Connecticut.
Aug 26, 2019 · The bludgeoned form had once been Bob Crane, a TV star known to millions as the wise-cracking title character on the 1960s sitcom Hogan's Heroes. Crane's grisly...
Feb 23, 2023 · When the series "Hogan's Heroes" debuted on CBS in 1965, it made actor Bob Crane an overnight star. Crane had a quick rise to fame, following a semi-regular role on "The Donna Reed Show" and guest appearances in "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (per IMDb ).
Apr 2, 2023 · On June 29, 1978, actor Bob Crane was found beaten to death inside his Scottsdale, Arizona apartment. To this day, his murder remains unsolved.
In the early morning hours of June 29, 1978, Bob Crane was brutally murdered in his rented apartment room. He was beaten to death while he slept, and strangled with an electrical cord. He was 49 years old.
Jul 8, 2024 · On June 29, 1978, Bob Crane was found brutally murdered in his Scottsdale, Arizona, apartment. The circumstances of his death were both shocking and perplexing. Crane had been bludgeoned to death with a weapon that was never definitively identified, and the crime scene offered few clues.
Jun 29, 2018 · Crane's father was Bob Crane, the handsome, all-American star of "Hogan's Heroes," a campy 1960s TV sitcom about smart-alecky World War II prisoners of war who continually...
Mar 14, 2017 · PHOENIX — The gruesome 1978 murder of ‘60s sitcom star Bob Crane captured the imagination of KSAZ-TV anchor John Hook a couple of years ago. The result is a new book, Who Killed Bob Crane ,...
Bob Crane. Actor: Hogan's Heroes. Bob Crane was born in Waterbury, CT, the youngest of two sons. In school he was known for being a class clown and an intense music lover. His favorites were jazz and big band. Bob's specialty was the drums. After graduating from Stamford High School in 1946, he turned his attention to his love for music.
May 4, 2012 · The murder of Bob Crane remains officially unsolved, technically a cold case, though no other suspect has surfaced, and authorities in Arizona stopped pursuing it after Carpenter's acquittal.