Original: Clayton Moore ( September 14 , 1914 â '' December 28 , 1999 ) was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character The Lone Ranger from 1949 â '' 1951 and 1954-1957 on the television series of the same name .
Simplified: Clayton Moore ( September 14 , 1914 â '' December 28 , 1999 ) was an American actor .