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John Hart(1917-2009)

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John Hart
Theatrical trailer for this laugh and love sensation that spawned a TV series
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The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963)
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Tall and athletic, and possessed of "movie star" good looks, John Hart acted on the stage of the renowned Pasadena Playhouse as a young man, before making his screen debut in a supporting role in director Cecil B. DeMille's big-budget The Buccaneer (1938). With these physical assets and early acting credentials, the native Los Angeleno seemed bound for bigger and better things but military service slowed his momentum: Returning to Hollywood after World War II, he found himself back at the proverbial starting line. Hart soon fell into the low-budget Western and serial rut, but he served with distinction in many youth-oriented productions: He was the perfect embodiment of radio-comic strip hero Jack Armstrong in a 1947 serial, rode the Western plains in 52 episodes of TV's The Lone Ranger (1949) (playing the Masked Man) and brought life to James Fenimore Cooper's courageous frontiersman Hawkeye in TV's Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957). In more recent years, he worked behind-the-scenes (as a cameraman, post-production supervisor, dubbing supervisor, etc.).
BornDecember 13, 1917
DiedSeptember 20, 2009(91)
BornDecember 13, 1917
DiedSeptember 20, 2009(91)
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Jim Bannon, Steve Clark, John Hart, Emmett Lynn, Lou Nova, and Marshall Reed in Cowboy and the Prizefighter (1949)
John Hart and Charles Quinlivan in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
Vincent Price, John Eldredge, John Hart, Gabriel Heatter, Art Linkletter, Vici Raaf, and Lyle Talbot in Champagne for Caesar (1950)
Lane Bradford, John Hart, and Whitey Hughes in Stage to Blue River (1951)
Lon Chaney Jr. and John Hart in Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957)
Lon Chaney Jr. and John Hart in Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957)
John Hart and Rick Vallin in Adventures of Captain Africa: Mighty Jungle Avenger! (1955)
John Hart and Paul Marion in Adventures of Captain Africa: Mighty Jungle Avenger! (1955)
John Hart in Adventures of Captain Africa: Mighty Jungle Avenger! (1955)
John Hart in Adventures of Captain Africa: Mighty Jungle Avenger! (1955)
John Hart in Jack Armstrong (1947)
John Hart and Joe Palma in Jack Armstrong (1947)

Known for

Busby Berkeley, Maureen O'Sullivan, Richard Pryor, Edgar Bergen, Pat O'Brien, Dick Clark, Xavier Cugat, Cass Daley, Andy Devine, Fritz Feld, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, John Hart, Louis Hayward, George Jessel, Ruby Keeler, Patsy Kelly, Dorothy Lamour, Guy Lombardo, Joe Louis, Trini López, Marilyn Maxwell, Butterfly McQueen, Martha Raye, Harold Sakata, Harland Sanders, Jay Silverheels, Ed Sullivan, Rudy Vallee, Clint Walker, and Johnny Weissmuller in The Phynx (1970)
The Phynx
4.4
  • The Lone Ranger
  • 1970
Jim Bannon and Don Reynolds in Cowboy and the Prizefighter (1949)
Cowboy and the Prizefighter
6.7
  • Mark Palmer
  • 1949
Terry Frost, John Hart, Rosemary La Planche, Joe Palma, and Pierre Watkin in Jack Armstrong (1947)
Jack Armstrong
6.2
  • Jack Armstrong
  • 1947
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
The Greatest American Hero
7.3
TV Series
  • Lone Ranger

Credits

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Actor

  • Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)
    Happy Days
  • The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
    The Legend of the Lone Ranger
  • Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
    Dallas
    • ...
  • The Greatest American Hero (1981)
    The Greatest American Hero
  • Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox in CHiPs (1977)
    CHiPs
  • The Gift of Love (1978)
    The Gift of Love
  • Cheerleaders Beach Party (1978)
    Cheerleaders Beach Party
  • Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (1978)
    Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
  • Mark Harmon in Sam (1978)
    Sam
  • The Astral Factor (1978)
    The Astral Factor
  • John Hus (1977)
    John Hus
  • Blood Voyage (1976)
    Blood Voyage
  • Gemini Affair (1975)
    Gemini Affair
  • Barbary Coast (1975)
    Barbary Coast
  • Teresa Graves in Get Christie Love! (1974)
    Get Christie Love!

Sound Department

  • My Little Pony (1986)
    My Little Pony
  • The Transformers (1984)
    The Transformers
  • Moon Dreamers (1986)
    Moon Dreamers
  • Potato Head Kids (1986)
    Potato Head Kids
    • (1986)
  • G.I. Joe (1985)
    G.I. Joe
  • My Little Pony (1984)
    My Little Pony
  • The Glo Friends (1986)
    The Glo Friends
    • (1986)

Producer

  • Jack Klugman in Quincy M.E. (1976)
    Quincy M.E.

Videos3

Trailer
Trailer 3:27
Trailer
The Lone Ranger
Trailer 0:38
The Lone Ranger
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Trailer 2:56
The Courtship of Eddie's Father

Personal details

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    • December 13, 1917
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • September 20, 2009
    • Rosarito Beach, Baja California, Mexico(dementia)
    • Beryl BraithwaiteFebruary 22, 1957 - September 20, 2009 (his death, 1 child)
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    • 6 Interviews
    • 2 Articles

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    Met his wife, the former Canadian actress Beryl Braithwaite on the set of his Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957) series. They wed ten days later in February of 1957. The union lasted 52 years, until his death, and produced a daughter, Robyn.
  • Quotes
    I've been the "other" Lone Ranger for 50 years. There are worse things people could call me.

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