Robert Clary, Corporal LeBeau on ‘Hogan’s Heroes,’ Dies at 96

The Hollywood Reporter ^ | 11/16/22 | Mike Barnes

[Doctor Congo]

The triple obese and red faced General Burkhalter actor lived to be 99, IIRC.

[wally_bert]

I like that idea.

[EvilCapitalist]

Lol! Sounds like the Doc created a monster.

[GingisK]

That was a great show.

Bob Crane's demise wasn't very pretty.

[stanne]

I saw a few they were hand written. Humiliating yes

[stanne]

They were all Germans and holocoaust survivors. It was brilliant. Even general burkhalter. That was real comedy

If they can get rid of the laugh track…

Rip Robert Clary.

[Gay State Conservative]

Very sad to hear that. He spent time in a concentration camp as a kid...can't recall how long. He had his number tattooed on his arm. I,for one,can't see how he was able to play LeBeau. For that matter several of the Heroes’ cast members lost family in the Holocaust.

[minnesota_bound]

They could have posted a better photo of him at the top of the page.

[Reily]

The Jewish actors who played the bumbling Germans viewed it as their way of flipping the bird at antisemitism.

[Vendome]

He lived a short life...

[Vendome]

You and I should be friends.

I smoke, drink and eat fried food but, I eat a hell of a lot veggies because I just love the taste of them.

True story.

[Leaning Right]

> If they can get rid of the laugh track…<

Yep. I have a nice DVD collection of my favorite TV comedies. But they are hard to watch because of the obtrusive laugh track. Some smart guy ought to buy the rights to these shows, and re-issue them with the laugh track removed.

[al baby]

Ivan Dixon was in the movie Car Wash

[nesnah]

True story.

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You should have typed “No joke!”.

[EvilCapitalist]

I see what you did there.

[NetAddicted]

We had broadcast TV, then PBS to choose from. I’d watch Hogan’s Heroes reruns every day after school. Learned about WWII that way.

[OKSooner]

Werner Klemperer was perhaps the coolest TV character actor, ever. Certainly right up there with Steve McQueen.

Klemperer served in the US Army in The Bulge, as an MP.

His character was inspired by the German Kommandant in Stalag 17. When he accepted the role of Colonel Klink, he had one condition: The Nazis “Must be STUPID!”

I Was just a kid but I greatly admired a German-American actor who had the cojones to play Colonel Klink. He was my favorite.

But back to the subject, RIP Robert Clary.

[wjcsux]

“I just turned 60 two weeks ago and I don’t feel any different from 30. I wish I did, I would probably be more responsible about my health which I am reckless as F about. I still smoke and drink and eat crap food.”
I can relate, I turn 70 early next year. If I knew that I would live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.

[Rummyfan]

I was reading an article about Dick Van Dyke last month who is 96 now. He said he quit smoking when he was 78. That is the LAST thing I needed to hear lol lol

LOL. My late step-mother quit smoking when she was 75.... and she lived to 96. So there's that to look forward to!

[Rummyfan]

Why did the Nazis tattoo arms? Was it just to humiliate?

No. Teutonic obsession with record keeping and documentation, IMHO. Apologies to any Germans reading this.