Series Description

The Hogan's Heroes TV show was a 30 minute war spoof/comedy series on CBS. Being imprisoned in a German World War II prisoner of war camp didn't stop the men from continuing to contribute to the fight! Hogan's Heroes had an entire industrial complex hidden within the camp fences where they produced the documents, outfits, & accessories necessary for the escape of allied prisoners and downed pilots! They also used an extensive tunnel system to leave camp at their leisure and conduct military operations! The camp commander and guards were so worried about being blamed for Hogan's Heroes' efforts that they either overlooked or even aided them in their efforts.

Hogan's Heroes Cast

Bob Crane .... Colonel Robert Hogan
Werner Klemperer .... Colonel Wilhelm Klink
Richard Dawson .... Corporal Peter Newkirk
John Banner .... Sergeant Hans Schultz
Robert Clary .... Corporal Louis LeBeau
Larry Hovis .... Sergeant Andrew Carter
Kenneth Washington .... Sergeant Baker
Ivan Dixon .... Sergeant Ivan Kinchloe
Leon Askin .... General Albert Burkhalter
Cynthia Lynn .... Helga
Howard Caine .... Major Wolfgang Hochstetter
Sigrid Valdis .... Hilda
Bernard Fox .... Colonel Crittendon

Hogan's Heroes Trivia

In the mid 1950s, Bob Crane had the #1 radio show in Los Angeles, CA. He interviewed such stars as Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, and Mary Tyler Moore.

Richard Dawson (Newkirk) went on to host the Family Feud TV show, one of the most successfull games shows of all time!

Werner Klemperer and John Banner who played the German soldiers Klink and Schultz on Hogan's Heroes, were, in fact, both Jewish. Werner Klemperer fled Nazi Germany and served in the U.S. military during World War II. John Banner spent time in a concentration camp, but was released and fled the country. Robert Clary (LeBeau) also spent years in a concentration camp as a child.

Hogn's Heroes was nominated for 5 emmys and won 2.

Bob Crane was found murdered in a Scottsdale, Arizona motel room in 1978. The murder was never solved.

Larry Hovis (Carter) also had regular cast roles on "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." and on the "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In".

Hogan's Heroes Theme Song

Title: "March"

By: "Jerry Fielding"

(Song Never Aired)

Heroes, heroes, husky men of war,
Sons of all the hreoes, of the war before.
We're all heroes up to our ear o's
You ask questions
We make suggestions
That's what we're heroes for.

All good heroes love a good, big fight
Open up the bomb bays and brighten up the night.
We applaud the people who laud us,
You pull the roses,
We punch the noses,
That's what we're heroes for.

What's a hero do?
Well, we're not gonna tell ya
Cause we wish we knew.
That's why we heroes are so few.
We've got a slogan
From Colonel Hogan
And Colonel Hogan's a hero too.

Never flinch, boys, never be afraid,
Heroes are not born, boys, heroes are made.
Ask not why, boys, never say die, boys,
Answer the call, remember we'll all be heroes forever more.