Werner Klemperer | |
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 Klemperer in 1971 | |
| Born | March 22, 1920 |
| Died | December 6, 2000 (aged 80) New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1947–1995 |
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| Children | 2 |
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Werner Klemperer (March 22, 1920 – December 6, 2000)[1] was an American actor. He was known for playing Colonel Wilhelm Klink on the CBS television sitcom Hogan's Heroes, for which he twice won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the Primetime Emmy Awards in 1968 and 1969.
After serving in the United States Army during World War II, he began performing on the Broadway stage in 1947. Klemperer then appeared in several films during his early acting career such as The Wrong Man (1956), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), and Houseboat (1958), and numerous roles on television shows such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956), Perry Mason (1957), Maverick (1957), Gunsmoke (1958), The Untouchables (1960), and Have Gun – Will Travel (1961), prior to his Hogan's Heroes role.
- ^ Weinraub, Bernard (December 8, 2000). "Werner Klemperer, Klink in Hogan's Heroes, Dies at 80". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010.