HOW COLONEL KLINK NEARLY LOST HIS PRUSSIAN DIGNITY OVER A SAUSAGE
“You have to understand the atmosphere of that set,” Werner says, leaning back and adjusting his glasses. He is sitting on a stage in North Hollywood for a…
THE DAY COLONEL KLINK FINALLY BROKE SERGEANT SCHULTZ ON CAMERA
The studio light was a soft, amber glow, catching the edge of Werner Klemperer’s glasses as he leaned back in the leather chair. It was the mid-nineties, and…
JOHN BANNER REVEALS THE HILARIOUS TRUTH BEHIND HIS MOST FAMOUS CATCHPHRASE
The studio lights were a bit warmer than usual that afternoon in 1971. John Banner sat comfortably in the guest chair, his large frame filling the space with…
THE DAY COLONEL KLINK LOST HIS COOL AND HIS VISION
The studio lights are dimmed, and the only sound is the low hum of the air conditioning and the soft clink of a water glass being set down…
THE DAY SERGEANT SCHULTZ BIT OFF MORE THAN HE COULD CHEW
It was late in the summer of 1972, and the air in the small auditorium was thick with the kind of nostalgic warmth you only get at these…
THE TUNNEL IN STALAG 13 LED TO A PLACE THEY NEVER EXPECTED
The sun was beginning to dip behind the hills of Culver City, casting long, skeletal shadows across the remains of the old Desilu backlot. Robert Clary stood near…
THE DAY THE MONOCLE FINALLY WON THE WAR
The studio lights were a bit softer than the ones I remember from the sixties, but the heat felt exactly the same. I was sitting across from an…
THE DAY COLONEL KLINK FINALLY BROKE HIS STERN EXTERIOR
It is 1999, and Werner Klemperer is sitting in a small, quiet recording studio for a radio podcast. He is older now, his voice a bit more gravelly…
ROBERT CLARY KNEELT IN THE DUST AND EVERYTHING CAME BACK
The sun over Culver City doesn’t feel like the sun over a German winter, but for a moment, the heat didn’t matter. Robert Clary stood on a patch…
THE DAY COLONEL KLINK FINALLY CRACKED ON THE HOGAN’S HEROES SET
The studio lights were always a bit too bright for Werner Klemperer. Even years after Hogan’s Heroes had finished its run, he sat in an interview chair with…