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Is anyone from Hogan’s Heroes still alive?

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Hogan’s Heroes is an American television sitcom set in a Nazi German prisoner-of-war (POW) camp during World War II.

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Hogan’s Heroes ran for 168 episodes (six seasons) from September 17, 1965, to April 4, 1971, on the CBS network, the longest broadcast run for an American television series inspired by that war.

Bob Crane starred as Colonel Robert E. Hogan, coordinating an international crew of Allied prisoners running a special operations group from the camp.

Werner Klemperer played Colonel Wilhelm Klink, the gullible commandant of the camp, and John Banner played the blundering but lovable sergeant-of-the-guard, Hans Schultz.

John Banner starred as Sergeant Hans Schultz and he was the camp’s first sergeant.

John Banner acted as the clumsy and inept, but extremely affable man who often gives out information to the prisoners for bribes, often LeBeau’s gourmet cooking.

Robert Clary starred as Corporal Louis LeBeau, a gourmet chef, and patriotic Frenchman, frequently referred to as “the cockroach” by both Klink and Schultz.

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Robert Clary trained the guard dogs to be friendly towards the prisoners and used the dogs’ kennels as entrances for the prisoners’ allies arriving at the camp.

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The other primary casts included; Richard Dawson as Corporal Peter Newkirk, Ivan Dixon as Staff Sergeant James Kinchloe (season 1-5), Larry Hovis as Technical Sergeant Andrew Carter, a bombardier who is an expert in chemistry, explosives, and demolitions and Kenneth Washington as Sergeant Richard Baker (season 6).

Kenneth Washington assumed the duties of Sergeant Kinchloe after Ivan Dixon left the series.

Is anyone from Hogan’s Heroes still alive?

Robert Clary and Kenneth Washington (Sergeant Richard Baker, final season) are the last two surviving principal cast members of Hogan’s Heroes.

This was after when Cynthia Lynn (Helga, first season, 1965–1966) died on March 10, 2014.


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