Who ist dis man and vat ist going on here on dis thread!!?? Ah, Major Hochstetter. Howard Caine had the best role in the series, the small yet menacing Gestapo officer who spewed threats left and right ("Heads vill ROLL, Klink"). Angry, ineffectual, and just plain brilliant.
Caine passed away not long ago; I recall a thread here where he was discussed. Born in Nashville, he was an accomplished folk musician and won dozens of awards for fiddle and 5-string banjo. A southern, banjo-playing Jew - wearing a gestapo uniform! Not even Spock would've dared to estimate the odds of *that* happening.
Bob Crane was another accomplished musician in this excellent cast. He was an excellent drummer, a skill he got to show off on one episode and also on some variety shows in the late 60s. One more thing that needs to be pointed out in this thread. Hogan's Heroes did tell the truth about one thing that the media, and even the Supreme Court, can't get right these days, the Geneva Conventions. It was often pointed out that they were at risk for being summarily shot for their undercover activities if the Germans ever caught them. As saboteurs in civilian or even fake German uniforms that is exactly what they would and should have gotten had the Germans strictly followed the rules. Just like all the folks at Gitmo.