Banner lost much of his family to the Nazi's efforts in the '40s, so it's easy to stand on John's side here. A musician, especially a percussionist, from a young age, Bob Crane provided the drums for the show's theme song. However, the dessert was not invented until 1957. Werner Klemperer was the son of famed orchestral conductor Otto Klemperer. Nothing is known about what happens to Sergeant Kinchloe towards the end of the war, since his duties are taken over by Sergeant Richard Baker. Schaub is sent over by the Fuhrer to get the news. I've just heard the British comedian Joe Pasquale being asked to define good comedy and his answer was, tragedy plus time. Unlike many films of the era, it presents a cast of black characters who are fully-developed individuals, with problems, joys and identities of their own. Sergeant James Kinchloe | Hogan's Heroes | Fandom James Kinchloe. Carter launches into a tirade of how Schultz revealing important military information confirms that Stalag 13 is the worst run P.O.W camp in Germany, thus greatly increasing Klink's chance for promotion, before leaving. Nita Talbot (Marya) and Leon Askin (General Burkhalter) never appeared in an episode of Hogan's Heroes together. In this wiki, started on November 19, 2005, we are currently working on 1,431 articles. How did they explain Kinch leave Hogan's Heroes? This seems to be not strictly adhered to, as some individuals have less than 4 lines and are listed. In both cases, the order is alphabetical by the actor's last name. Robert Clary recently died at age 96, making him the second oldest cast member. Howard Caine mastered 32 foreign and American dialects. This is also incorrect. For the first several seasons the "snow" on the roofs and on the ground was actually salt. CARTER -- ammunition depots, air bases, you name it! Langenscheidt (Jon Cedar) appears often in the first season and it seems likely it was originally envisioned that he and Sergeant Schultz would function as a Laurel and Hardy type pair but this never really developed. The main character was the senior American officer (Colonel Hogan) played by the charismatic Bob Crane who strangely never found fame in any other role and was tragically murdered in Arizona. Another recurring character was Burkhalter's sister Frau Gertrude Linkmeyer, usually played by Kathleen Freeman, but on one occasion, in the fourth year, by Alice Ghostley, who also appeared in a final season episode as the wife of a Nazi Field Marshal. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Kinchloe joins the USAAF. After making a show of trying to impress the two, Klink and General von Scheider leave for the meeting, the latter after receiving a cold goodbye from his wife. Bob Crane, who played Colonel Hogan, married Sigrid Valdis, who played Hilda. After being told the reason why by Hogan, a now very panicky Schultz leaves. Hogan leaves to return to Stalag 13 thereafter. Colonel Klink versus D-Day - Hogan's Heroes - 1967 - YouTube 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. While there, he becomes part of Colonel Hogan's Anti-Nazi organization, being put in charge of operations, as well as being made the group's radio operator and electronic expert, and at some points, Hogan's aide-de-camp and Chief of Staff. Ivan Dixon left Hogan's Heroes at the end of the fifth season because he wanted to expand his career as a serious actor and director, and he did not feel that Hogan's Heroes was allowing him to grow in his career.