[6] Cranston began his career as a television actor on several programs, including Space Patrol and Dragnet.

[13][14][15] In 1968, after having trouble keeping steady work, Cranston temporarily left show business, a decision that caused a severe break in his family's home life.

[16] This led to him separating from his second wife, Peggy Sell and leaving his two sons, Bryan and Kyle and his daughter, Amy, who were forced to live with their grandparents for some time due to Peggy's alcoholism.

[19] Cranston married his third wife, Anita Cynthia Stickney in 1971 until her death in 1997.

[citation needed] Cranston died in Los Angeles, California of natural causes on October 2, 2014, at the age of 90.