Robert Hogan (actor)

Robert Hogan
Hogan in an unsold television pilot (1970)
Born
Robert Joseph Hogan

(1933-09-28)September 28, 1933
New York City, U.S.
DiedMay 27, 2021(2021-05-27) (aged 87)
Maine, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1961–2019
Spouses
Sharon Lynn Harper
(m. 1957; div. 1982)
Mary Barbera
(m. 1983)
Children3

Robert Joseph Hogan (September 28, 1933 – May 27, 2021) was an American actor who worked mainly in television. While he was never a member of the main cast of a critically successful television series, he portrayed numerous recurring characters on programs such as Alice; Another World; As the World Turns; Days of Our Lives; Deadline; General Hospital; Law & Order; Murder, She Wrote; One Life to Live; Operation Petticoat; Peyton Place; The Wire, and many others. His guest star appearances on television series encompassed more than 90 shows over five decades. The character of US Army Air Forces Colonel Robert Hogan on Hogan's Heroes (portrayed by Bob Crane) was named after him by friend and series creator Bernard Fein.[1]

  1. ^ Heerden, Bill van (1998). Film and Television In-Jokes: Nearly 2,000 Intentional References, Parodies, Allusions, Personal Touches, Cameos, Spoofs and Homages. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 178. ISBN 978-0786438945.