Joe Cranston was born on July 29, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Joseph Louis Cranston. He was an actor and director, known for Go, Johnny, Go! (1959), Erotica (1961) and The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (1956). He was married to Anita Cynthia Stickney and Audrey Anneliese Dorothea "Peggy" Sell.