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Fred Crane (I) (1918–2008)

Actor

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For over 40 years, Fred Crane was an announcer at the classical-music radio station KFAC AM and FM in Los Angeles, until that station was bought and its format changed. He was widely known and praised for his voice and his dramatic reading ability. He had done some stage work, too, or, in his words, "trod the boards.". See more trivia »

Born:

Herman Frederick Crane
in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Died:

(age 90) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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1987 General Hospital (TV series)
Toy Shop Owner
– Episode dated 26 January 1987 (1987) … Toy Shop Owner
 
1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Cyborg Voices
– The Cyborg (1965) … Cyborg Voices (voice) (uncredited)
 
1965 Lost in Space (TV series)
Alpha Control Technician
– The Reluctant Stowaway (1965) … Alpha Control Technician (uncredited)
 
1960-1961 Lawman (TV series)
Defense Atty. Kennedy / Jury Foreman / Larrabee
– The Persecuted (1961) … Jury Foreman
– The Second Son (1960) … Defense Atty. Kennedy
– The Mad Bunch (1960) … Larrabee (as Frederick Crane)
 
1961 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Charlie the Cop
– Race Against Time (1961) … Charlie the Cop
 
1949 The Gay Amigo
Henchman Duke
 
1939 Gone with the Wind
Stuart Tarleton
 
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2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
– George Reeves: The Perils of a Superhero (2000)
 
1987 Our World (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Gone with the Wind: 1939 (1987) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1983 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 February 1983 (1983) … Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Performed many character/voice roles on radio shows, including The Lucky Strike Show, with Jack Benny. See more »

Publicity Listings:

5 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Frederick Crane

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Personal Quote:

I'm just a small shard in a grand mosaic. -- FC, referring to his minor role in Gone With the Wind during a 2007 interview See more »

Trivia:

For over 40 years, Fred Crane was an announcer at the classical-music radio station KFAC AM and FM in Los Angeles, until that station was bought and its format changed. He was widely known and praised for his voice and his dramatic reading ability. He had done some stage work, too, or, in his words, "trod the boards.". See more »

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