(Ivan Dixon)'Hogan's Heroes' actor dies in Charlotte

wcnc.com ^ | Tuesday, March 18, 2008

[eyedigress]

That is true. My past Bosses have been black going back to 1992. Very successful and no games.

[NonValueAdded]

From imdb.com ... Robert Clary played the character Cpl. Louis LeBeau on Hogan’s Heroes. From the trivia section, “Has a tattoo on his left foream, ‘A5714,’ from his time in a German concentration camp during WWII.” That’s not trivial trivia.

[eyedigress]

American Staff Sergeant James (aka Ivan) “Kinch” Kinchloe (Ivan Dixon) is primarily responsible for radio, telegraph, and other forms of electronic communications. A talented mimic, Kinchloe easily imitates German officers speaking over the radio or telephone. When Hogan needed a strictly audio impression of Adolf Hitler, the men generally agreed that Kinchloe was the better choice for the job over Sergeant Carter.

Following Dixon's departure from the show, the producers replaced his character with Sergeant Baker (Kenneth Washington). The tasks assigned to Sergeant Baker are identical to those of Staff Sergeant Kinchloe.

He was used specifically, I believe, to piss off Germans because of his race.

[boop]

I didn’t know Clary was a Holocaust survivor. John Banner (Schultz)was Jewish too. I read somewhere that Werner Klemperer specifically wanted Klink to be written as a buffoon. He always wanted Hogan to “win”, because he didin’t want Klink to be considered a sympathetic character.

[Levante]

But...he’s not a corporal.

He’s a PFC (Praying For Corporal). LOL!!!!!

[tarheelswamprat]

One Ping only...?

[boop]

Wow. I didn’t know that guy who played the general was Jewish too. He lived to be 97!

[joebuck]

Only man ever to assemble a fully functioning gonkulator. RIP Big Guy.

[SkyDancer]

Most of the crew was Jewish ... Sgt. Shultz was an Austrian Jew, the French guy in Hogan’s crew was Jewish and was in a Nazi concentration camp - Col. Klink ( Klemperer) was Jewish and his father a famous conductor - Werner Klemperer ....

[Samwise]

Sad news. I love that show.

[don-o]

Married for 53 years. That right there is a notable achievement.

May a loving God forgive all his sins and welcome him into His Kingdom.

[scrabblehack]

Hmm..if he had been a very unsympathetic character, the show would not have been a sitcom.

There was an episode featuring messages from an Allied spy “Nimrod” — I’ll have to maybe get the DVD with that episode — but I recall a strong hint that Nimrod knew Klink — thus Klink was actually an Allied agent as well, and just pretending to be a buffoon.

Apparently, this was not the last episode of the series — and future episodes did not give that impression.

[dighton]

Rest in peace.

Just saw him in a Twilight Zone episode, and I mean today, The Big Tall Wish.

1, 2, 3.

[ozaukeemom]

I loved that show!
He and his wife were married 53 years. How cool is that?

[Dick Vomer]

I remember seeing him in the movie "Carwash".... weird.

I can still remember Klink saying, "Colonel HOOOOOgan.... to the COOOOOOler". hahahaha... Great Show.

[ozaukeemom]

I loved that show!
He and his wife were married 53 years. How cool is that?

[Marathoner]

Sad news. I love that show.

Same here. That was back in the days when sitcoms were actually funny and worth watching (My, how times have changed, and NOT for the better).

[Lancey Howard]

Great show. RIP, Ivan Dixon.

[ozaukeemom]

My computer has the hiccups, sorry.

[stylecouncilor]

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