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05 Jun 05 - 10:41 AM (#1500489) Subject: Obit: Leon Askin-Hogan's Heroes From: GUEST No musical content mentioned but thought many mudcatters might remember actor Leon Askin Askin was best known for his role as the Nazi Gen. Burkhalter who constantly threatened to send the POW camp's inept commander, Col. Wilhelm Klink to the Russian front because of his stupidity. Askin died in Vienna, Austria at age 97. |
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06 Jun 05 - 01:55 AM (#1500920) Subject: RE: Obit: Leon Askin-Hogan's Heroes From: Kaleea Guest, I remember him well, & also the rest of the cast on Hogan's Heroes including the woman who played his sister-who seemed to want to be married to Col. Klink. As I recall, Leon Askin was in some of the Hollywood war movies. Seems like I only remember him playing a German. |
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06 Jun 05 - 03:11 PM (#1501264) Subject: RE: Obit: Leon Askin-Hogan's Heroes From: Seamus Kennedy He was an Austrian Jew, Leon Aschkenasy, and a cabaret performer before escaping the Nazis. I find it fascinating that most of the Nazis in Hogan's Heroes were played by Jewish actors from Austria or Germany. Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Leon Askin, Robert Clary (who had actually been in a concentration camp.) Seamus |