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. DeMilles films The Buccaneer and North West Mounted Police. In 1941, Harts 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 WesternsHart 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 programs 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 Moores 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 Lucys 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. Harts last theatrical film appearance was in 1981s 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. Harts 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.

Filmek -tól nem elérhető John Hart

Viva Las Vegas

Casino Patron (uncredited)

Film 1964

Bonnie's Kids

Sheriff with Sunglasses

Film 1973

Revenue Agent

U.S. Border Patroman

Film 1950

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Jake Terry

Film 1978

The Crooked Web

Film 1955

Prince of Pirates

Captain of the Guards (uncredited)

Film 1953

Dial Red O

Uniformed Deputy (uncredited)

Film 1955

The Phynx

The Lone Ranger

Film 1970

Wolf Dog

Andy Bates (uncredited)

Film 1958

The Cincinnati Kid

Poker Player (uncredited)

Film 1965

Marnie

Dr. Gilliat (uncredited)

Film 1964

Vacation Days

Big Jim

Film 1947

The Ten Commandments

Cretan Ambassador (uncredited)

Film 1956

Persons in Hiding

Male Stenographer

Film 1939

Only with Married Men

Minister

Film 1974

The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd

Mate Jenkins

Film 1953

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

Billings / Stage Manager / Milkman (voice)

Film 1962

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

Lucas Striker

Film 1981

The Fighting Redhead

Faro Savage

Film 1949

The Centerfold Girls

Sheriff

Film 1974

Blackenstein

Dr. Stein

Film 1973

Day of the Nightmare

Dr. Philip Crane

Film 1965

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

Nobleman (uncredited)

Film 1961

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

State Trooper (uncredited)

Film 1963

Adventures of Captain Africa

Captain Africa

Film 1955

The Living Bible

Matthew

Film 1952

36 Hours

Lt. Cmdr. Perkins (uncredited)

Film 1964

Noose for a Gunman

Dave Barker - Avery Gunman (uncredited)

Film 1960

Brick Bradford

Dent

Film 1947

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Policeman (uncredited)

Film 1968

Jack Armstrong

Jack Armstrong

Film 1947

The Sandpiper

Trooper (uncredited)

Film 1965

Special Agent

Ranch Foreman Frank Kent (as John Hilton)

Film 1949

North West Mounted Police

Constable Norman

Film 1940

Gemini Affair

Bob

Film 1975

Blood Voyage

Jules

Film 1976

The Roommates

Sheriff Sam

Film 1973

El Paso

Film 1949

The Longhorn

Moresby

Film 1951

Stage to Blue River

Frederick Kingsley

Film 1951

Prison Farm

'Texas' Jack

Film 1938

Cowboy and the Prizefighter

Mark Palmer

Film 1949

Kansas Territory

U.S. Marshal Matt Furness

Film 1952

Vice Raid

Blond Gunman at Office Door

Film 1959

Stagecoach Driver

Slim Cole

Film 1951

Welcome to Arrow Beach

Doctor

Film 1974

Along the Mohawk Trail

Nat 'Hawkeye' Cutler

Film 1957

The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk

Nat 'Hawkeye' Cutler

Film 1964

Riot on Sunset Strip

Pritchard

Film 1967

Last of the Desperados

?

Film 1955

Mondo Inferno

Commentator

Film 1964

Champagne for Caesar

Executive No. 4

Film 1950

The Great Ice Rip-Off

Klein Salesman

Film 1974

Disbarred

First Reporter

Film 1939

King of Alcatraz

1st Radio Operator

Film 1938

$1,000 a Touchdown

Buck (uncredited)

Film 1939

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

Self (archive footage)

Film 2018

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

Army Sergeant George Malone

Film 1948

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

Pedro

Film 1949

The Bible According to Hollywood

Self

Film 1994

The Pathfinder

British Sergeant

Film 1952

The Subterraneans

Cop (uncredited)

Film 1960

Illegal Traffic

Davis

Film 1938

The Diary of a High School Bride

Policeman

Film 1959

Caribbean

Stuart

Film 1952

Son of the Guardsman

Martin, Bullard soldier (uncredited)

Film 1946

Go Naked in the World

Club Doorman (uncredited)

Film 1961

Daughter of Shanghai

Sailor (uncredited)

Film 1937

Hunted Men

Young Man at Party

Film 1938

Serie televisive -tól nem elérhető John Hart

Happy Days

Tv 1974

Tales of Wells Fargo

Weaver

Tv 1957

Perry Mason

Dion

Tv 1957

Leave It to Beaver

Troop #21 Scoutmaster Norton

Tv 1957

Highway Patrol

Sergeant at Headquarters

Tv 1955

Rawhide

Narbo

Tv 1959

I Love Lucy

Lifeguard

Tv 1951

Pete and Gladys

Tv 1960

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

Hawkeye

Tv 1957

National Velvet

Tv 1960

Bat Masterson

Wilson

Tv 1958

Ben Casey

Tv 1961

The Addams Family

Scotty

Tv 1964

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

Tv 1955

Sam

Tv 1978

Gang Busters

Tv 1952

The Lieutenant

Capt. Adam Quincy

Tv 1963

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Tv 1949

Rawhide

Spence

Tv 1959

Rawhide

Nate Johnson

Tv 1959

Rawhide

Sheriff

Tv 1959

Rawhide

Rep

Tv 1959

Rawhide

Harley Lear

Tv 1959

The Nineties

Self (archive footage)

Tv 2017

Bat Masterson

Jacobs

Tv 1958

Perry Mason

Jamison Selff

Tv 1957

The Lone Ranger

Duke

Tv 1949

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

Pilot

Tv 1960

Gunsmoke

Crowd member (uncredited)

Tv 1955

Maigret

Character in Corridor (uncredited)

Tv 1960

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Tv 1951

The Greatest American Hero

Lone Ranger

Tv 1981

Rawhide

Slim

Tv 1959

I Love Lucy

Tom Henderson

Tv 1951