Clayton Moore in Ghost of Zorro (1949)
Clayton Moore as The Lone Ranger
(September 14, 1914 – December 28, 1999)
Actor Clayton Moore was best known for playing the fictional western character
The Lone Ranger from 1949–1951 and 1954-1957. Moore had a pay dispute
and left the series. As "Clay Moore," he made a few more westerns and serials, sometimes playing the villain. Moore was replaced for a time by actor John
Hart. The show’s producers eventually came to terms and rehired Moore.The
Lone Ranger was the highest-rated television program on ABC in the early
1950s.