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Also known as Robert Edward Crane

American actor, drummer, radio host, and disc jockey (1928–1978)

Person · Open Library

Works
3

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  • Sometimes it's O.K. to be afraid!
  • It's O.K. to be different!

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1941-05-24
bluesblues rockclassic rockcontemporary folkcountrycountry rock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
588
Total plays
2,031

Bob Crane (1928-1978) was best known for his role as Colonel Hogan on the hit CBS-TV series "Hogan's Heroes". However, he was also an accomplished drummer. While Hogan's Heroes was running, he recorded and released an album of theme songs of popular TV comedies of the day, such as "Get Smart!" and "F Troop". <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bob+Crane">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Edward
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Waterbury
Place of death
Scottsdale
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Military branch
United States Army
Official website
www.bobcrane.com
Image
Colonel Hogan Bob Crane Hogan's Heroes.jpg
Number of children
5
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Commons category
Bob Crane
date of birth
1928-07-13
date of death
1978-06-29
manner of death
homicide
cause of death
blunt trauma
start of work period
1950-00-00
writing language
English language
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