THE DAY SERGEANT SCHULTZ FINALLY SAW TOO MUCH ON STALAG 13
The studio lights were always a bit too bright for an afternoon talk show, but John Banner didn’t seem to mind. He sat there in the plush chair,…
THE DAY SCHULTZ REALLY SAW NOTHING IN KLINKS OFFICE
The year was 1972, and the lights in the television studio felt a little warmer than usual. John Banner sat back in his chair, a stark contrast to…
THE DAY COLONEL KLINK FINALLY LOST HIS COMPOSURE
The interviewer leans in, adjusting his tie while the studio lights reflect off the polished surface of the coffee table. Werner Klemperer sits across from him, poised and…
THE DAY THE MONOCLE REBELLED AGAINST COLONEL KLINK ON SET
It is 1991, and Werner Klemperer is sitting across from a late-night talk show host. He looks remarkably different from the man who patrolled Stalag 13 for six…
THE DAY SCHULTZ FORGOT HE WAS THE GUARD ON SET
It is funny, you know? People look at those old clips and they see the uniforms and the barbed wire, and they wonder how we did it. I…
THE ROTORS WERE SILENT IN THAT STUDIO… BUT ALAN ALDA HEARD WAR
The sound stage was mostly quiet, a rare lull in the controlled chaos that always defined these reunion specials. Alan stood by the exhibit, a meticulously constructed replica…
THE JEEP WAS JUST A PROP… UNTIL HE TOUCHED THE WHEEL
The warehouse was cool and smelled faintly of oil, canvas, and old dust. Alan stood quietly, his eyes tracing the familiar olive drab shape of the vintage Willys…
THE MAN BEHIND THE MONOCLE AND THE SOUP DISASTER
The studio lights were a bit softer than the ones Werner Klemperer had spent years under at Desilu Productions. It was late in his career, and the man…
THE DAY THE BEAST OF BAVARIA COMPLETELY LOST HIS COOL
It was late in the afternoon at a small press gathering in 1971, not long after the final bells had rung for Stalag 13. John Banner sat in…
THE WORLD SAW A CHARACTER LEAVE… BUT THE CAST SAW THEIR HEART BREAK
The sun was dipping low over a quiet garden in Southern California, casting the kind of long, amber shadows that always made her think of the Malibu ranch….