[Morgana]

RIP Kenneth Washington aka Sergeant Richard Baker

[OttawaFreeper]

RIP. I know that Robert Clary lived close to the century mark.

[PghBaldy]

R.I.P. I remember the original actor, Ivan Dixon.

[alexander_busek]

He also held the distinction of playing a guest role cameo on the third and final season of the original Star Trek series in 1969.

He did have a couple of lines, however, and his death was dramatic - so not a typical "redshirt" death.

Regards,

[No name given]

Rest In Peace, Kenneth.

[lee martell]

I don’t remember him, but it sounds like he joined the cast during the Sunset period of the series.
Similar to certain actors who joined the MASH TV show during it’s very last years. Ivan Dixon, I do recall.

[ifinnegan]

How did they explain Kinch leaving?

[mowowie]

RIP

[alexander_busek]

For obvious reasons, it wasn't possible to fully utilize the Black members of Hogan's crew - whose escapades frequently involved them impersonating Germans.

In the case of Ivan Dixon, however, they still managed to give him his "day in the limelight" when he performed in a dual role - both as Sgt. Kinchloe and as a crazy African prince who was visiting Stalag 13. And in another hilarious episode, he enjoyed centerstage as a boxer. In plenty of episodes, he was shown to be a super-competent electronics specialist.

Dixon also did a pretty convincing Hitler - over the phone, of course.

Unfortunately, Sgt. Washington was never given even only a single stand-out scene during the entire final season.

Regards,