Werner Klemperer: Biography, Facts and Career
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Werner Klemperer (March 22, 1920 – December 6, 2000) was an American actor. He was best known for playing Colonel Wilhelm Klink on the CBS television sitcom Hogan's Heroes, for which he twice won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the Primetime Emmy Awards in 1968 and 1969. Klemperer served in the United States Army during World War II, then began performing on the Broadway stage in 1947. He appeared in several films during his early acting career, such as The Wrong Man (1956), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), and Houseboat (1958), and he had numerous roles on television shows such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956), Perry Mason (1957), Maverick (1957), Gunsmoke (1958), The Untouchables (1960), and Have Gun – Will Travel (1961), prior to his Hogan's Heroes role.
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- Full name: Werner Klemperer
- Born: 1920-03-22
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Musician
- Wikidata ID: Q77566
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Who is Werner Klemperer?
Werner Klemperer (March 22, 1920 – December 6, 2000) was an American actor.
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Werner Klemperer was born on 1920-03-22.
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