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Since he considered actors playing a masked man were interchangeable, he fired Moore (who, according to Dawn, never would have asked for the merchandising money). Moore’s daughter Dawn, in a 2014 interview available on YouTube, says Trendle believed Moore wanted a share of the merchandising revenue from the show.
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The 1999 New York Times obituary for Moore says he never was told why he was fired, or why he was rehired. (Let’s just forget Klinton Spilsbury and Armie Hammer in the role, OK?) But Moore was indeed replaced for a time by John Hart, and different theories have been offered, including that Moore asked for more money or that there were creative differences between Moore and “Lone Ranger” producer George W. 1982-It-Came-from-Hollywood (Other), 1978-ABC's-Silver-Anniversary-Celebration (in person), 1966-U-238-and-the-Witch-Doctor (Other), 1999-The-Stan-Freberg-Commercials (Other), 1958-Missile-Monsters (Other), 1954-The-Black-Dakotas (Performer), 1954-Gunfighters-of-the-Northwest (Performer), 1953-The-Bandits-of-Corsica (Performer), 1953-Jungle-Drums-of-Africa (Performer), 1952-1953-The-Range-Rider (Performer), 1952-Hopalong-Cassidy (Performer), 1952-Adventures-of-Wild-Bill-Hickok (Performer), 1952-Mutiny (Performer), 1952-Captive-of-Billy-the-Kid (Performer), 1952-Radar-Men-from-the-Moon (Performer), 1949-Bandits-of-El-Dorado (Performer), 1949-Masked-Raiders (Performer), 1948-The-Far-Frontier (Performer), 1947-Along-the-Oregon-Trail (Performer), 1947-Jesse-James-Rides-Again (Performer), 1946-Heldorado (Performer), 1942-Hello,-Annapolis (Performer), 1941-International-Lady (Performer), 1939-Radio-Hams (Performer), 1938-Crime-School (Performer), 1994-ABC's-40th-Anniversary (in person), 1989-The-7th-Annual-Golden-Boot-Awards (in person), 1979-When-the-West-Was-Fun:-A-Western-Reunion (in person), 1951-What's-My-Line (in person), 1966-Cyclotrode-'X' (Other), 1966-Nyoka-and-the-Lost-Secrets-of-Hippocrates (Other), 1993-Cliffhangers!-Adventures-from-the-Thrill-Factory (in person), 1950-Flying-Disc-Man-from-Mars (Other), 1955-The-Lone-Ranger-Rides-Again (Performer), 1954-Passion (Performer), 1953-Down-Laredo-Way (Performer), 1953-Kansas-Pacific (Performer), 1952-The-Raiders (Performer), 1952-Night-Stage-to-Galveston (Performer), 1949-Sons-of-New-Mexico (Performer), 1949-The-Cowboy-and-the-Indians (Performer), 1949-Bride-of-Vengeance (Performer), 1949-Sheriff-of-Wichita (Performer), 1945-Target-Invisible (Performer), 1939-Sergeant-Madden (Performer), 1938-Secrets-of-an-Actress (Performer), 1938-The-Texans (Performer), 1938-Cowboy-from-Brooklyn (Performer), 1938-When-Were-You-Born (Performer), 1938-Go-Chase-Yourself (Performer), 1937-Thunder-Trail (Performer), 1956-The-Ed-Sullivan-Show (in person), 1966-Code-645 (Other), 1986-The-Greatest-American-Hero (Performer), 2007-Kemosabe-Version-1.0 (Other), 1989-Action-Heroes-of-Movies-&-T.V.Q Please, please, please tell me why in the third season of “The Lone Ranger,” Clayton Moore was replaced by John Hart, and then Moore returned for the fourth season.Ī As anyone who grew up watching the show can tell you, Clayton Moore was the one true Lone Ranger.