Werner Klemperer

An actor, Klemperer is best known as the bumbling camp commandant Colonel Wilhelm Klink from the Hogan's Heroes TV show. Klemperer brought an interesting background to his part: a Jew, he and his family fled Germany just as Hitler came to power. The 1960s show, which is still a cult hit (even in Germany), poked exquisite fun at Germany's World War II machine and won Klemperer two Emmy awards. Klink's ineptitude was in large part his own idea. "He insisted in all the shows that he come out as the loser," said his longtime publicist, Bernie Ilson. "He was sensitive about that. He was worried that the commandant would come out as a winner." He died December 6 at home in New York from cancer. He was 80. From This is True for 10 December 2000 Suggestions for further reading: From the Holocaust to Hogan's Heroes: An Autobiography of Robert Clary by Robert Clary Amazon Price: $11.53 Customer Review: This was a great little book that I read from cover to cover without a break. I truely could not put it down. He describes all that happens to him without going into graphic detail but you are left knowing the horrors of war and hatred and what they ...   The Murder of Bob Crane: Who Killed the Star of Hogan's Heroes? by Robert Graysmith Amazon Price: Customer Review: I just read this book, as I got it in the mail the other week. I had watched the film "Auto Focus" which impressed me in production/acting and intrigued me to read up on Bob Crane. I scoured the internet and publications for information on the man,...   Hogan's Heroes : Behind the Scenes at Stalag 13! by Brenda Scott Royce Amazon Price: Customer Review: It's a great resource for the series, just too bad that there's not much in the way of photos in it. There's just a token few but it's obviously meant more as an episode guide than anything else. After searching the internet, it's the only book on ...   From the Holocaust to Hogan's Heroes: The Autobiography of Robert Clary by Robert Clary Amazon Price: Customer Review: I was very impressed with Robert Clary's autobiography. He told of his life with honesty and realism. The nightmare he endured could have destroyed him, or embittered him, or silenced him. It did silence him for awhile--and understandabl...   The Red Falcon: The Dare-Devil Aces Years Volume 2 by Robert J. Hogan Amazon Price: $16.99 Customer Review: Oh yes, if you like flying stories and stories about the old war, this is definitely for you. And if you remember G-8 then you should know Robert J. Hogan for he wrote those stories and also wrote the stories in this book . This is a great book, lots...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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