The Lone Ranger (who remained unidentified and wore a mask) was an ex-Texas ranger. He was played by Clayton Moore (1914 - 1999). His trusty companion Tonto was played by Jay Silverheels (1912 - 1980).
The Lone Ranger fought injustice in the old west. He used silver bullets in his gun and rode a white horse named Silver.
Interestingly enough, the theme to this popular western was not original. It is the William Tell Overture written by Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868).
The Lone Ranger aired on ABC. Although it aired for eight seasons, only five of these had original episodes. Total number of episodes made were 221. The Lone Ranger was filmed in black and white with only the fifth season filmed in color.