Out of character, even refusing to allow himself photographed withoutĮither his mask or the large dark sunglasses he wore during his courtįight. The Lone Ranger a few years before, but for decades - even during a contentiousĭispute with the owners of the Lone Ranger copyright - Moore never stepped He missed 52 episodes filmedįor the third season when, during an apparent contract dispute, producers Wore the Lone Ranger's mask for 169 episodes.
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Two more played the part in 1930s movie serials.īrought the role to television. ThreeĪctors lent their voice to the Lone Ranger during its radio days, and Silver and with his faithful Indian sidekick, Tonto, alongside him. The exploits of a former Texas Ranger roaming the West atop his steed Lone Ranger character originated on radio in 1933, and the program followed "I Am Spock." But Moore seemed content to play out his part. The role that made them famous Leonard Nimoy, for example, wrote theīook "I Am Not Spock" in 1975 and followed that up 20 years later with In 1957, preferring instead to live out his days as the man behind theĬommonly hampers an actor's career. In 1949, Moore abandoned the profession after the show's cancellation Moderately successful actor before he brought the character to television Clayton Moore, the part of the heroic Lone Ranger was the role of a lifetime.