Les Crane
Actor
3 December 1933 — 13 July 2008 (74 years)
Les Crane was a radio announcer and television talk show host, a pioneer in interactive broadcasting who also scored a spoken word hit with his 1971 recording of the poem Desiderata, winning a "Best Spoken Word" Grammy. He was the first network television personality to compete with Johnny Carson after Carson became a fixture of late-night television.
Filmography
| 1973 | I Love a Mystery · as Jack Packard |
| 1969 | Love, American Style · as Mel |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief · as Cast |
| 1966 | An American Dream · as Nicky |
| 1963 | |
| 1963 | Burke's Law · as Holton Rocket |
| 1962 | The Virginian · as Captain Macdowell |
| 2011 | Sing Your Song · as Self |
| 2008 | The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 1967 | Ironside · as Les Crane |
| 1963 | You Don't Say · as Self |
| 1962 | The Match Game · as Self - Team Captain |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show · as Self |
| 1956 | To Tell the Truth · as Self - Panelist |
| 1952 | American Bandstand · as Self |