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Werner Klemperer

Pianist | * 03/22/1920 († 80, 12/06/2000) | Cologne, North-Rhine-Westphalia (Germany)
Werner Klemperer (March 22, 1920 – December 6, 2000) was an American actor. He was known for playing Colonel Wilhelm Klink on the CBS television sitcom Hogan's Heroes, for which he twice won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the Primetime Emmy Awards in 1968 and 1969. After serving in the United States Army during World War II, he began performing on the Broadway stage in 1947. Klemperer then appeared in several films during his early acting career such as The Wrong Man (1956), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), and Houseboat (1958), and numerous roles on television shows such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956), Perry Mason (1957), Maverick (1957), ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Awards & Nominations for Werner Klemperer

2x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
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Movies with Werner Klemperer as Actor(21)

as Insp. Hoffman1972 Assignment: Munich
as Maj. Erich Mueller1969 Wake Me When the War Is Over
as Chief's Boss1968 Star Spangled Salesman
as Prof. Malaki1965 Dark Intruder
as Lt. Huebner1965 Ship of Fools
as Mr. Leffer1964 Youngblood Hawke
as Walter Brunner1962 Escape from East Berlin
as Emil Hahn1961 Judgment at Nuremberg
as Adolf Eichmann1961 Operation Eichmann
as Harold Messner1958 Houseboat
as Joseph Jessup1958 The High Cost of Loving
as Joe Wilsey1958 The Goddess
as Paul Renkov1957 Istanbul
as Lt. Walter Wallace1957 Kiss Them for Me
as Dr. Bannay (uncredited)1956 The Wrong Man
as Dr. Frederick Simmons1956 5 Steps to Danger
as Bendesh1956 Flight to Hong Kong
as Herbert Bauman (Clementi's lawyer)1956 Death of a Scoundrel

TV Shows/Series with Werner Klemperer as Actor(45)

as William Unger1990 Law & Order
as Colonel Klink (voice)1989 The Simpsons
1978 Vega$
as Mr. Perkins1977 The Love Boat
1977 Tabitha
as Franz Altmuller1977 The Rhinemann Exchange
as Van Doren1971 McMillan and Wife
as Colonel Klink1966 Batman
as Bolix1965 Lost in Space
as Wilhelm Klink1965 Hogan's Heroes
as Mr. Clark1960 Thriller
as Franz Leder1960 Checkmate
as Michel Serati1960 The Islanders
as Herr Bautmann1959 One Step Beyond
1959 Rawhide
as Kuberli1959 Adventures in Paradise
as Stefan Riker1957 Perry Mason
as Ulric Zenas1957 Perry Mason
as Police Insp. Hurt1957 Perry Mason
as Heinrich Ronn1957 M Squad
as Krylov1956 Wire Service
as Professor Klopka / Captain Kriza1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mr. Ranks1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Clifton Bunker1955 Gunsmoke
1954 Climax!
as Mr. Muller1953 GE Theater

Full Name: Werner Klemperer
Born: Monday, 03/22 1920 (March) in Cologne, North-Rhine-Westphalia (Germany)
Died: Wednesday, 12/06 2000 (December) in New York City (aged: 80)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Cate School
Spouses (current/former): Louise Troy, Kim Hamilton
Father: Otto Klemperer
Mother: Johanna Geisler
Werner Klemperer frequently works together with these people:
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Harry Townes (36x, Actor)
Virginia Gregg (30x, Actress)
H.M. Wynant (29x, Actor)
Claude Akins (28x, Actor)
Jeanette Nolan (28x, Actress)
Robert H. Harris (27x, Actor)
John Hoyt (26x, Actor)
Denver Pyle (26x, Actor)
Bill Erwin (26x, Actor)
Royal Dano (25x, Actor)
Stanley Kramer (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:168809, Added: 07/08/2018, Last updated: 03/11/2024