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Box office. $12.6 million. The Legend of the Lone Ranger is a 1981 American Western adventure film directed by William A. Fraker and starring Klinton Spilsbury, Michael Horse and Christopher Lloyd. It is based on the story of The Lone Ranger, a Western character created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker. Producers outraged fans by refusing ...
March 4, 1950 (age 74) Chihuahua City, Mexico. Occupation. Actor. Years active. 1978–1981. Glenn Klinton Spilsbury (born March 4, 1950) is an American former actor. His sole major acting credit is the film The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981), in which he played the title role. [2][3]
The Legend of the Lone Ranger was released in 1981, was panned by critics, and earned only $12 million at the box office, two-thirds of the film's budget. The legal proceedings between Moore and Wrather dragged on until 1984, when Wrather suddenly dropped the lawsuit permitting Moore to again make public appearances as the Lone Ranger; Wrather ...
CBS. Release. September 13, 1980. (1980-09-13) –. January 30, 1982. (1982-01-30) The New Adventures of the Lone Ranger is an American animated television series produced by Filmation in 1980. The series ran for 28 episodes over two seasons on CBS as part of The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour.
Horse's film debut came in the role of Tonto in the 1981 film The Legend of the Lone Ranger, which was a commercial failure. Before taking the role, Horse had been concerned that the character might be perceived as a stereotype. [7]
At the time of the 1981 release of the film The Legend of the Lone Ranger, the company that owned the rights to the character, Wrather Corp., filed a lawsuit and obtained a court injunction to prevent Clayton Moore from appearing as the Lone Ranger, [41] and then gave a cameo to his TV replacement, John Hart. The film itself was a critical and ...
Michael Horse who played Tonto in the 1981 Lone Ranger film had mixed feelings about the role, and worried it was perpetuating stereotypes. [12] Later adaptations of the character, such as The Legend of the Lone Ranger and the Filmation animated series, [citation needed] depict him as being articulate in English and speaking it carefully.
In 1981, she appeared in The Legend of the Lone Ranger, and in 1983, she had a small role in WarGames. [7] In 1985, she played Jacqueline Kennedy in the miniseries Robert Kennedy and His Times . She was a founding member of the New York Acting Unit, a Shakespearean repertory group, and the co-author, producer, and director of King of the City ...