[Pyro7480]

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.

[cloud8]

> I can't think of a better parody than a Jewish actor playing an incompetent Nazi-era German general.


Werner Klemperer was Jewish too. They were fully aware of the irony.

[MarkL]

I can't think of a better parody than a Jewish actor playing an incompetent Nazi-era German general.

And Robery Clary (LeBeau) also had personal experience with the NAZIs as well.

I suppose that one of the best ways to belittle evil is to make fun of it.

Mark