THE DAY SERGEANT SCHULTZ FOUND AN UNEXPECTED SURPRISE IN HIS OVERCOAT
The studio lights were always a bit too bright, and the air in the interview room felt thick with the scent of floor wax and old coffee. John…
THE RADIO WAS JUST A PROP UNTIL THE DIAL CLICKED AGAIN
The studio floor was cold, even under the heavy, humming lights of the documentary crew. Robert Clary sat in a folding chair, his hands resting quietly on his…
THE LAUGHTER FADED BUT THE SOUND OF THE GRAVEL REMAINED
The restaurant was one of those quiet places in Los Angeles where the shadows are long and the waiters are used to seeing legends fade into the upholstery….
THE DAY LEBEAU WAS CRITIQUED BY A GOURMET FAN
Robert Clary sits back in the heavy leather chair, the bright studio lights of the documentary set reflecting off his glasses. He looks down at the small, dented…
THE DAY SERGEANT SCHULTZ FINALLY LOST HIS COMPOSURE ON SET
The interviewer leans forward, holding a glossy black-and-white still from the show. In the photo, Robert Clary is peering over Bob Crane’s shoulder, while John Banner stands in…
THE COFFEE MUG WAS COLD BUT THE MEMORY BURNED RED HOT
The old studio lot was mostly shadows and the ghosts of set walls by the time they walked back through the gates. It wasn’t a grand reunion with…
THE DAY THE STALAG 13 TUNNEL DECIDED TO REBEL AGAINST THE CAST
It is funny how a single sound can just transport you back forty or fifty years in an instant. I was sitting in this little studio in Los…
THE TUNNEL WAS FAKE BUT THE BROTHERHOOD WAS REAL
The sun was beginning to dip behind the soundstages at Paramount, casting long, skeletal shadows across the asphalt. Robert Clary walked slowly, his hands buried deep in his…
THE DAY COLONEL KLINK DROPPED HIS VISION INTO SCHULTZ’S SOUP
Interviewer: “Werner, people still talk about the physical comedy on the show, but I’ve always wondered about the monocle. It was such a signature part of Colonel Klink….
THE DAY A BRATWURST NEARLY BROKE COLONEL KLINK AND SCHULTZ
Interviewer: Robert, I have something here that I think you will really appreciate. It is an old black-and-white still from the set, looks like it was taken somewhere…