Bob Crane

• Birthplace: Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
• Birthday: July 13, 1928

Handsome and affable, actor Bob Crane looked every bit the wholesome, Middle-American everyman he played in film and television. As the star of the unlikely CBS wartime comedy “Hogan’s Heroes” (CBS, 1965-1971), Crane gained national stardom with his portrayal of Colonel Robert Hogan; the irreverent and mischievously sly leader of a group of Allied P.O.W.’s during World War II. After hours, however, away from the gaze of his adoring public, another Bob Crane emerged – one who was haunted by persistent demons and lustful urges that woul…more