John Hart
John Lewis Hart, also credited as John Hilton was an American film and television actor. In his early career, Hart appeared mostly in Westerns. Although Hart played mostly minor roles in some fairly well known films, he was probably best known for having replaced Clayton Moore in 1952 in the television series, The Lone Ranger for one season from 1952 until 1953.
Hart began his screen career in 1937 with a bit part in Daughter of Shanghai. He continued in a variety of B pictures such as Prison Farm and King of Alcatraz before appearing in two of Cecil B. DeMille's films The Buccaneer and North West Mounted Police. In 1941, Hart's acting career was interrupted when he was drafted into the United States Army. He rose to the rank of first sergeant in the Coast Artillery and eventually served in the Philippines. Following his military service, Hart worked frequently for Sam Katzman; he was given the lead role in the Jack Armstrong film serial. Hart did stunt work and acted in numerous Westerns
Hart was eventually offered the opportunity to replace Clayton Moore on The Lone Ranger television series. Based on the assumption that the masked character, rather than the actor, was the true star of The Lone Ranger, the program's producers fired Moore (presumably over salary differences) and replaced him with Hart, who was of a similar build and had a comparable background in Westerns. However, the public never truly accepted Hart as the Lone Ranger, and by 1954 the producers returned Moore to the role. According to Clayton Moore's autobiography I Was That Masked Man, Moore never knew why he was replaced by Hart, and also stated that he had not sought a pay increase. Hart acted in minor roles in two episodes of The Lone Ranger before being asked to replace Clayton Moore for the entire third season. The episodes were "Rifles and Renegades" (#34) and "Sheriff at Gunstock" (#46).
Hart continued to act in films for more than two decades, appearing in films of several genres, almost always in supporting roles. Hart appeared twice in on the TV series I Love Lucy as Lucy's old boyfriend and again in the Hollywood episodes as a lifeguard at the hotel pool. In 1955, Hart starred in The Adventures of Captain Africa, which was originally intended to be a new movie about famous comic book hero The Phantom. However, licensing issues forced Columbia Pictures re-film the entire serial and re-christen the hero "Captain Africa." Hart also had numerous supporting roles in the Highway Patrol TV series. In 1965 Hart made two brief appearances on the TV series Perry Mason, including the role of title character and murder victim Jamison Selff in "The Case of the Wrathful Wraith." In the 1970 film The Phynx, Hart played the Lone Ranger alongside Jay Silverheels as Tonto, spoofing their characters. Hart's last theatrical film appearance was in 1981's The Legend of the Lone Ranger in which he appeared as a newspaper editor. He appeared in the television series Happy Days as the Lone Ranger in the episode "Hi Yo, Fonzie Away". In this episode Fonzie, played by Henry Winkler, meets his childhood hero, the Lone Ranger, for his birthday. Hart's other major late appearance was in an episode of The Greatest American Hero, My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys, where Hart gives the title character an inspiring speech about heroism.
Fotos
Películas (77)
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
2018 · Self (archive footage)
The Bible According to Hollywood
1994 · Self
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981 · Lucas Striker
The Gift of Love
1978 · Justice of the Peace
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978 · Jake Terry
The Astral Factor
1978 · Harbormaster
Blood Voyage
1976 · Jules
Gemini Affair
1975 · Bob
Only with Married Men
1974 · Minister
The Great Ice Rip-Off
1974 · Klein Salesman
The Centerfold Girls
1974 · Sheriff
Welcome To Arrow Beach
1974 · Doctor
Blackenstein
1973 · Dr. Stein
The Roommates
1973 · Sheriff Sam
Bonnie's Kids
1973 · Sheriff with Sunglasses
The Phynx
1970 · Lone Ranger
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968 · Policeman (uncredited)
Riot on Sunset Strip
1967 · Pritchard
Hold On!
1966 · Detective #2
The Cincinnati Kid
1965 · Poker Player (uncredited)
Day of the Nightmare
1965 · Dr. Philip Crane
The Sandpiper
1965 · Trooper (uncredited)
36 Hours
1964 · Lt. Cmdr. Perkins (uncredited)
Marnie
1964 · Dr. Gilliat (uncredited)
Viva Las Vegas
1964 · Casino Patron (uncredited)
The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk
1964 · Nat 'Hawkeye' Cutler
Mondo Inferno
1964 · Commentator
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963 · State Trooper (uncredited)
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
1962 · Billings / Stage Manager / Milkman (voice)
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
1961 · Nobleman (uncredited)
Go Naked in the World
1961 · Club Doorman (uncredited)
The Subterraneans
1960 · Cop (uncredited)
Noose for a Gunman
1960 · Dave Barker - Avery Gunman (uncredited)
Vice Raid
1959 · Blond Gunman at Office Door
The Diary of a High School Bride
1959 · Policeman
Wolf Dog
1958 · Andy Bates (uncredited)
Along the Mohawk Trail
1957 · Nat 'Hawkeye' Cutler
The Pathfinder and the Mohican
1957 · Nat 'Hawkeye' Cutler
The Redmen and the Renegades
1957 · Nat 'Hawkeye' Cutler
The Ten Commandments
1956 · Cretan Ambassador (uncredited)
The Crooked Web
1955
Last of the Desperados
1955 · ?
Adventures of Captain Africa
1955 · Captain Africa
Dial Red O
1955 · Uniformed Deputy (uncredited)
The Man Who Loved Redheads
1955 · Sergei
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
1953 · Mate Jenkins
Prince of Pirates
1953 · Captain of the Guards (uncredited)
The Pathfinder
1952 · British Sergeant
Caribbean
1952 · Stuart
Kansas Territory
1952 · Matt Furness
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
1952 · Commissioner's Secretary
Stage to Blue River
1951 · Frederick Kingsley
The Longhorn
1951 · Moresby
Warpath
1951 · Sgt. Plennert
Stagecoach Driver
1951 · Slim Cole
Fury of the Congo
1951 · Guard
Revenue Agent
1950 · U.S. Border Patroman
Champagne for Caesar
1950 · Executive No. 4
Cowboy and the Prizefighter
1949 · Mark Palmer
The Fighting Redhead
1949 · Faro Savage
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
1949 · Pedro
Special Agent
1949 · Ranch Foreman Frank Kent (as John Hilton)
El Paso
1949
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948 · Army Sergeant George Malone
Brick Bradford
1947 · Dent
Jack Armstrong
1947 · Jack Armstrong
Vacation Days
1947 · Big Jim
Son of the Guardsman
1946 · Martin, Bullard soldier (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
1940 · Constable Norman
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939 · Buck (uncredited)
Persons in Hiding
1939 · Male Stenographer
Disbarred
1939 · First Reporter
Illegal Traffic
1938 · Davis
King of Alcatraz
1938 · 1st Radio Operator
Prison Farm
1938 · 'Texas' Jack
Hunted Men
1938 · Young Man at Party
Daughter of Shanghai
1937 · Sailor (uncredited)
Series (27)
The Nineties
2017 · Self (archive footage)
The Greatest American Hero
1981 · Lone Ranger
Sam
1978
CHiPs
1977 · Boat Owner
Get Christie Love!
1974 · Sgt. Mallory
Happy Days
1974
The Addams Family
1964 · Scotty
The Lieutenant
1963 · Capt. Adam Quincy
Ben Casey
1961
Gunslinger
1961 · Corporal
Maigret
1960 · Character in Corridor (uncredited)
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
1960 · Pilot
Pete and Gladys
1960
National Velvet
1960
Rawhide
1959 · Narbo, Spence, Nate Johnson, Sheriff, Rep, Harley Lear, Slim, Posseman
Bat Masterson
1958 · Wilson, Jacobs
Leave It to Beaver
1957 · Troop #21 Scoutmaster Norton
Perry Mason
1957 · Dion, Jamison Selff
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
1957 · Hawkeye
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957 · Weaver
Highway Patrol
1955 · Sergeant at Headquarters
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
Gunsmoke
1955 · Crowd member (uncredited)
Gang Busters
1952
I Love Lucy
1951 · Lifeguard, Tom Henderson
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Lone Ranger
1949 · The Lone Ranger, Duke