THE JEEP WAS RUSTED, BUT THE MEMORY WAS SHARP

The sun was setting over the rolling hills of Malibu, casting long, golden shadows that looked a lot like the ones from 1975. Mike Farrell stood in the…

JAMIE FARR AND THE DAY THE KLINGER WARDROBE FINALLY SNAPPED

We were sitting on a small stage in front of a live audience for a podcast recording, and the host leaned over with this look of pure mischief…

WERNER KLEMPERER AND THE CASE OF THE FALLING FRITZ HELMET

The interviewer leans forward, the stage lights catching the silver in Werner Klemperer’s hair. This is late in his career, and he’s at a retrospective event for classic…

THE DAY SCHULTZ LOST HIS COOL ON THE HOGAN’S HEROES SET

Richard Dawson sat back in the velvet-lined chair, the soft studio lights of the late-night retrospective catchings the silver in his hair. He had that familiar, mischievous glint…

THE ELEGANT IRONY OF THE MAN WHO PLAYED COLONEL KLINK

The studio lights were a bit softer than they used to be back at Paramount, and Werner Klemperer sat with the kind of poised, effortless grace that only…

JOHN BANNER RECALLS THE DAY SERGEANT SCHULTZ LITERALLY LOST HIS COLD LEATHER AUTHORITY

The studio lights were always a bit too bright for a man of my displacement, especially when you are wrapped in several layers of thick, authentic wool. I…

THE DAY THE MONOCLE DECIDED TO JOIN THE GENERAL FOR LUNCH

It was a rainy Tuesday night in 1984, and I was sitting in a small, cramped university theater for a retrospective on classic television. The room was packed…

THE DAY CORPORAL LEBEAU WAS FORCED TO RUN A REAL KITCHEN

The interviewer leans forward, shifting a few papers on the mahogany desk before pulling out a slightly yellowed, glossy eight-by-ten photograph. He slides it across to Robert Clary,…

WERNER KLEMPERER REVEALS THE DAY THE MONOCLE FINALLY FAILED HIM

“Werner, you were always known as the most disciplined man on that set,” I say, leaning toward the microphone. We are sitting in a quiet, dimly lit recording…

THE MAN BEHIND THE HELMET: JOHN BANNER’S UNFORGETTABLE ENCOUNTER

Interviewer: John, looking back at Hogan’s Heroes, people always ask about the comedy, but for you, it must have been a bit surreal. You were a Jewish man…