Image: Wikimedia CommonsWerner Klemperer
German-American actor and musician (1920–2000)
- Born March 22, 1920
- 4 movies
Werner Klemperer was an American actor best known as Colonel Wilhelm Klink on the CBS sitcom Hogan's Heroes, a role that won him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1968 and 1969. Before that he worked on Broadway from 1947 and in films such as The Wrong Man, Houseboat and Judgment at Nuremberg, with guest roles across Perry Mason, Gunsmoke and The Untouchables.
Werner Klemperer appears in 4 films in The Rerun, from 1956 to 1965. Most of that work is in drama, history and comedy. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Stanley Kramer (2), Alfred Hitchcock (2).
Known for
- Hogan’s Heroes, Colonel Wilhelm Klink. The prison camp commandant role that won him two Primetime Emmy Awards.
- Judgment at Nuremberg (1961). Appeared in the courtroom drama about the postwar trials of Nazi judges.
- The Wrong Man (1956). One of his early film roles, made before Hogan’s Heroes.
- Houseboat (1958). Appeared in the romantic comedy during his early screen career.
- Ship of Fools (1965). A supporting part in the ensemble drama set aboard a liner bound for Germany.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Werner Klemperer been in?
- Werner Klemperer appears in Ship of Fools (1965), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Houseboat (1958) and The Wrong Man (1956) on The Remote.
- When was Werner Klemperer born?
- Werner Klemperer was born on 22 March 1920.
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