Klinton Spilsbury
American actor and photographer
Glenn Klinton Spilsbury (born March 4, 1950) is an American former actor. His sole major acting credit is the critically panned film The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981), in which he played the title role and at the 2nd Golden Raspberry Awards won the Worst Actor award and the Worst New Star award
Biography
Spilsbury is a descendant of Latter-Day Saint (LDS) settlers who relocated to Mexico. He spent much of his childhood in Arizona, where his father was a high school and college football coach. The family eventually returned to Mexico, settling in Colonia Juárez. Spilsbury briefly attended Brigham Young University before moving to Hollywood to attempt to break into acting. He moved to New York City in 1979, and using the name Max Keller landed minor parts on daytime soap operas.
Spilsbury had small roles in two episodes of 1978 prime-time television dramas: Suddenly, Love and Lou Grant. Both appearances were under the Max Keller stage name.
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Considerable controversy surrounded Spilsbury at the time of the film's release. He was selected for the role over several more experienced actors (including Stephen Collins, Nicholas Guest, Bruce Boxleitner and Kurt Russell), partly because producers felt he looked good in the character's domino mask.
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