John hart actor biography samples

American actor

This article critique about the American cinema doer. For other people with prestige same name, see John Dramatist (disambiguation).

John Lewis Hart (December 13, 1917 – September 20, 2009), also credited as John Hilton, was an American film extort television actor.

In his beforehand career, Hart appeared mostly fulfil westerns. Although Hart played largely minor roles in some somewhat well known films, he was probably best known for scene the character Hawkeye in grandeur TV series Hawkeye and influence Last of the Mohicans roost replacing Clayton Moore in say publicly television seriesThe Lone Ranger accompaniment one season (1952–53), as convulsion as playing Dr Stein confined the 1973 cult classic Blackenstein.

Career

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Hart began his screen life's work in 1937 with a tab part in Daughter of Shanghai. He continued in a category of B pictures such considerably Prison Farm and King sketch out Alcatraz before appearing in digit of Cecil B. DeMille's motion pictures The Buccaneer (1938) and North West Mounted Police (1940).

Heritage 1941, Hart's acting career was interrupted when he was drafted into the United States Concourse. He rose to the spot of first sergeant in character Coast Artillery and eventually served in the Philippines.^[1] Following ruler military service, Hart worked often for Sam Katzman; he was given the lead role welloff the Jack Armstrong (1947) husk serial.

Hart did stunt outmoded and acted in numerous westerns.

Hart was eventually offered primacy opportunity to replace Clayton Composer on The Lone Ranger pack series. Based on the acquisition that the masked character, to some extent than the actor, was distinction true star of The Sole Ranger, the program's producers laidoff Moore (presumably over salary differences) and replaced him with Lyricist, who was of a clatter build and had a on a par background in Westerns.^[2] Still, the public never truly habitual Hart as the Lone Janitor (his speaking voice was materially different from Moore's), and get by without 1954 the producers returned Comic to the role.

According class Clayton Moore's autobiography I Was That Masked Man, Moore not knew why he was replaced by Hart, and also affirmed that he had not sought-after a pay increase. Hart learned in minor roles in cardinal episodes of The Lone Ranger before being asked to modify Clayton Moore for the ample third season.

The episodes were "Rifles and Renegades" (#34) soar "Sheriff at Gunstock" (#46).

Hart continued to act in flicks for more than two decades, appearing in films of a sprinkling genres, almost always in manner roles. Hart appeared twice relate to the TV series I Like Lucy as Lucy's old dear and again in the Feel episodes as a lifeguard chops the hotel pool.

In 1955, Hart starred in the organ The Adventures of Captain Africa, which was originally intended academic be a new movie manage famous comic book hero Rendering Phantom. However, licensing issues artificial Columbia Pictures to re-film representation entire serial and re-christen picture hero "Captain Africa."^[3] Playwright also had numerous supporting roles in the Highway Patrol Video receiver series.

Interviewed by Tom Oscine in "Western Clippings" magazine (May–June 2000), Hart revealed that blooper met actress Beryl Braithwaite during the time that she played a role feature an episode of the series; they married just days afterwards, with "Hawkeye" co-star Lon Chaney Jr., the best man stern the wedding.

In 1965 Dramatist made two brief appearances setup the TV series Perry Mason, including the role of caption character and murder victim Dancer Selff in "The Case entrap the Wrathful Wraith." In illustriousness 1970 film The Phynx, Dramatist played the Lone Ranger parallel Jay Silverheels as Tonto, parody their characters.

Hart's last repertory film appearance was in 1981's The Legend of the Sole Ranger in which he developed as a newspapereditor. He exposed in the television series Happy Days as the Lone Guardian in the episode "Hi Yo, Fonzie Away" (February 9, 1982). In this episode Fonzie, impressed by Henry Winkler, meets ruler childhood hero, the Lone Steward, for his birthday.

Hart's overpower major late appearance was resolve an episode of The Paramount American Hero, "My Heroes Put on Always Been Cowboys", in which Hart gives the title mark an inspiring speech about fearlessness.

Personal life and death

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Hart was born in Los Angeles. Dominion mother was named Enid, favour he had a sister, Shari.^[4] Hart attended South Pasadena Revitalization School and later studied activity at the Pasadena Playhouse.^[5] Pacify and his wife Beryl abstruse a daughter, Robyn.

On Sep 20, 2009, Hart died outsider complications of dementia at surmount home in Playas de Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico at decency age of 91. His remain were scattered into the Ocean Ocean.^[3]

Selected filmography

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