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Leon Askin, Actor who played General Burkhalter on "Hogan's Heroes" has died
KTRE ^
| 6/3/05
Posted on 06/03/2005 11:30:36 AM PDT by Borges
VIENNA, Austria The actor who played General Burkhalter in "Hogan's Heroes" has died.
Officials say Leon Askin died in a hospital in Vienna, Austria. He was 97.
Askin was born into a Jewish family in Vienna and fled to the U-S to avoid persecution by the Nazis. He served in the U-S Army during World War Two before getting into acting.
In addition to co-starring in "Hogan's Heroes," Askin appeared in more than 50 films, and did voices for the "Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo" cartoon series.
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posted on
06/03/2005 11:30:37 AM PDT
by
Borges
To: Borges
97?! Hot dang! Godspeed this funny guy.
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posted on
06/03/2005 11:31:56 AM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: Borges
In his Burkhalter days he would have made a good Nero Wolfe if he had more hair.
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posted on
06/03/2005 11:32:24 AM PDT
by
Argh
To: Borges
He was terrific as General Burkhalter. What I found hilarious was his plain sister, Gertruda, going after Col. Klink with Burkhalter pushing the match.
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posted on
06/03/2005 11:33:03 AM PDT
by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
To: Borges
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posted on
06/03/2005 11:33:18 AM PDT
by
T Lady
(G.W. Bush to Kerry & the MSM: "I've come to settle the Family Business.")
To: Borges
Amazing! No wonder he did the German accent so well........RIP, hero, you deserve a rest.........
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posted on
06/03/2005 11:33:50 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Want to be surprised? Goooooooogle your own name.............)
To: Borges
Askin was born into a Jewish family in Vienna and fled to the U-S to avoid persecution by the Nazis. He served in the U-S Army during World War Two before getting into acting.
I can't think of a better parody than a Jewish actor playing an incompetent Nazi-era German general.
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posted on
06/03/2005 11:33:54 AM PDT
by
Pyro7480
("All my own perception of beauty both in majesty and simplicity is founded upon Our Lady." - Tolkien)
To: Borges
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posted on
06/03/2005 11:33:56 AM PDT
by
agitator
(...And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark)
To: Frank_Discussion
Wasn't Eddie Albert 97 years old also when he died a few days ago?
To: Borges
KLEEENK, you are going to the Russian Front!
To: Frank_Discussion
I thought he died long ago.....
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posted on
06/03/2005 11:34:50 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(The Dems are putting all their eggs in one basket-case: Howard "Belltower" Dean.)
To: Frank_Discussion
Notice that the two guys who played Nazi Germany officers on Hogan's Heroes were Jews!
To: Max Flatow
Eddie Albert was actually 99!
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posted on
06/03/2005 11:35:49 AM PDT
by
Borges
To: Semper Paratus
KLEEENK, who is this man?
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posted on
06/03/2005 11:35:57 AM PDT
by
50sDad
( ST3d - Star Trek Tri-D Chess! http://my.oh.voyager.net/~abartmes)
To: kaktuskid
IIRC, Werner Klemperer survived a concentration camp in his youth.
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posted on
06/03/2005 11:39:14 AM PDT
by
wolfpat
(dum vivimus, vivamus)
To: Borges
How about his 'lovely' sister... Gerrrtruda?
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posted on
06/03/2005 11:39:24 AM PDT
by
johnny7
(PREDICTION; Bill Clinton will die of 'Arafat's Disease'.)
To: 50sDad
"Verry eenteresting Klink. But stupid!"
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posted on
06/03/2005 11:40:17 AM PDT
by
sofaman
To: Borges
Yep! Bunch a ol' codgers, I hope to become one of them myself!
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posted on
06/03/2005 11:41:58 AM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: theDentist
Apparently, he was only Mostly Dead (tm) /Miracle Max
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posted on
06/03/2005 11:43:21 AM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: agitator
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posted on
06/03/2005 11:43:29 AM PDT
by
agitator
(...And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark)
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