That was such a great moment when he put on the monocle and did the Klink finger wag.

He was genuinely touched by the gesture of the replacement monocle. RIP good sir

Mr. Klemperer is 100 percent class and I love Hogans' Heroes.

@FrauWilhelmKlink

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. People just don't act like that anymore.

@williamchick

3 жыл бұрын

Without Klink and Shultz the show never would have made it. They where the show

@ihl8608

3 жыл бұрын

totally agree

He never looks like he aged. He is being extremely modest in this interview. He was actually a wonderful actor and symphony conductor and could do drama as well as comedy. We miss you, Mr. Klemperer. Rest in Peace, Ivan Dixon.

@jamescombs8316

4 жыл бұрын

And, thank you, Ivan Dixon for your work behind the camera as director....

@jimmysapien9961

4 жыл бұрын

He was perfect - for that Role - May he be with our Lord . 🙏

@frankcabanski9409

3 жыл бұрын

LOL out loud. He looked like he aged.

@chevy4x466

3 жыл бұрын

Ivan Thank you for being a part of the show I love. My wife purchased the box set for me a couple of years ago. It was a great cast down to the most obscure role actors. While bob crane did a great job as the lead, Werner was the best character. Seems like he got funnier every season. What a show!

@oldtymer9106

3 жыл бұрын

You're right, he doesn't look like he aged at all, just a little thicker. I got to meet Alan Young who played Wilbur on "Mr Ed" he looked exactly the same too, just a little grayer and a little thicker! Don't do drugs or drink too much, kids!

Rest in peace, Werner. Nobody can play Col. Klink the way he did. I hope they never make a modern movie of Hogan's Heroes like they did for Get Smart, because you just can't replace people like Werner Klemperer and John Banner. Rest in peace you awesome guys!

@trwent

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Out of all the numerous actors that have played Klink, he was by far the best!

OMG....once he got the monocle in his hands, he immediately went into his Klink!! How gracious of him! Goosebumps!

Nobody could have played Colonel Klink better than Werner ❤️

My uncle was a German POW in the actual Stalag 13 in WW2. When he visited and I turned on Hogan’s Heroes my Mom told me to turn it off. My uncle asked me to keep it on as he loved the show.

@harlleygurrola8394

Жыл бұрын

He was imprisoned at Oflag XIIIB?

@patrick_wsr

Жыл бұрын

There wasn't a st 13..

@lynnryckman7300

Жыл бұрын

@@patrick_wsr heck if I know , it's just a parody anyways.

@crystalr7602

Жыл бұрын

Oh that's pretty wild, but people from back then had backbones and didn't let the government or others "feel" or think for them. God bless your Uncle and thanks to him for his service!

@peterhazelton14

6 ай бұрын

No he wasn’t dude. Stop. That’s just not true.

I loved it when he put the monocle on and IMMEDIATELY went into the Col. K. character. CLASSIC!

@erictalkington5674

5 жыл бұрын

Glad someone else noticed that lol.

@headshotsongs9465

4 жыл бұрын

"Hogan....!!!"

@gravityking

4 жыл бұрын

If only he'd said, "Hogan."

@danielware4069

4 жыл бұрын

Would've been funny if he said "Dismissed" while saluting

@larrymagee8758

4 жыл бұрын

@@danielware4069 Or "Schulitz!!!!!"

Werner Klemperer was so personable and delightful.

@headshotsongs9465

4 жыл бұрын

Cool dude.

He made me laugh when I was young. Now that I’m old this recorded interview of him makes me smile. What a lovely man

@kathryncarter6143

Жыл бұрын

So much smarter than I ever thought he could be. I just always thought of him as Klink

@Paul-lm5gv

8 ай бұрын

Yes!

I love after he puts the manacle on and goes back to his role as Colonel Klink shaking his finger... that was great. He was truly a great man.

I loved his beautiful smile. Rest in peace, Sir. You will never be forgotten.

@clone.1904

5 жыл бұрын

Fuck Cancer

@LoriCor-

5 жыл бұрын

What a dear human being he was. Wish he were still here.

@bigpun8363

5 жыл бұрын

Böhser Onkel i second dat i lost my mom an dad to it

@FrauWilhelmKlink

3 жыл бұрын

Amen to that. :'(

@jonburrows2684

3 жыл бұрын

@@bigpun8363 sorry for your loss

I appreciate the fact that he wasn't bothered by being identified as Col. Klink by the public all these years later.

@rodkassi7593

4 жыл бұрын

They referred to him as Colonel Klink "with Reverence"

@nicholasschroeder3678

4 жыл бұрын

Remember his turn on the Simpsons

@toddhilley3851

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah , I know they go apeshit over ppl calling them by their characters name sometimes.

@headshotsongs9465

3 жыл бұрын

He's an actor. And plays every part to the hilt.

So nice of Pat - to give that Gift ! Much Respect 🙏

What a great interview. What a nice man Werner Klemperer is.

Class act. Nothing like the character he portrayed, which is the sign of a great actor. RIP along with the rest of your co-stars, Werner. And know that your legacy lives on.

A consummate gentleman. He was such a fine actor, and quite the conductor as well.

@Michelle-ju6vs

2 жыл бұрын

It's hilarious knowing that to watch the episodes where he plays the violin, especially because of who his father was.

@DIDYOUSEETHAT172

2 жыл бұрын

@@Michelle-ju6vs As I recall from one episode. Right after an air battle or air raid where Burkhalter says he never wants to think about American Airman again. Then violin pops up "Wild blue yonder.' 😂👍

Guy was an absolute genius playing Col Klink...Brilliant acting, brilliant character and Hogans Heroes would not be as great a show as it was without his amazing portrayal

A beautiful man. Rest in Peace Mr. Klemperer.

Great actor, and good personality. No one could have played Klink but him, he was perfect for it.

@norelcopc2431

8 жыл бұрын

Another over statement. I'm sure someone else could have played the role.

@870Rem12gauge

8 жыл бұрын

+norelco pc Ed Asner?

@anarchistatheist1917

6 жыл бұрын

We are so used to Werner Klemperer portraying colonel Klink it is unknown how another actor would have done in the role.

@kendallrivers1119

4 жыл бұрын

@Norelco pc Oh yeah? Well name someone smart ass. Go ahead. Because there are just some roles only one actor could play masterfully. I doubt another actor would've been able to make a Natzi colonel lovable and funny or won two emmys for the part other than Klemperer.

@michaelwall4022

4 жыл бұрын

@@norelcopc2431 Yes somebody else could have played him.. and it might have been a good show or it might not have made it past the first season.. so just shutup

The man never aged!

Back in the 80's, Werner performed Prokofiev's Peter And The Wolf with the Florida Symphony where I performed in the string section. The man had a great voice. Sad he is not with us today. But he had a full life.

@billace90

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, he was an accomplished violinist. He even played in the first violins section with the Philarmonia Orchestra under the direction of his father, Otto Kemplerer. There is a video here in KZread where the orchestra plays Beethoven’s Ninth and Werner can be clearly seen from 8:49 on, behind the concertino. (Sans le monocle...)

This is the best interview of Werner Klemperer I have ever seen. Pat Sajak is a darn good host.

@kathryncarter6143

Жыл бұрын

Except he shouldn't have said "Indian giver"

@j_scee6819

Жыл бұрын

​@@kathryncarter6143I'm sorry. I'm not familiar with that term.

Such a warm gentlemen....Thank-you Col Klink for the wonderful memories and the Laughs...

Gone but not forgotten Mr. Klemperer.

A true gentleman, a great talent. It's hard to find such class acts in today's crop of actors.

The ensemble cast of Hogan's Heroes was a great cast and such great show.

I loved Hogan's Heroes when I was little, they showed reruns of it here in Norway in the 1990s and it was probably my favorite show as a kid! RIP Werner Klemperer

Was honored to meet Mr. Klemperer when working as a cameraman at KSTP-TV back in 1981 and he signed my rundown sheet. He was a very decent guy, as was Leon Askin who was on the show with him, I don't recall why. Mr. Askin was a very fun person and did "labor camp" commercials for our AM station. Such talent and humility is rare to find, if not impossible today.

I love watching Hogans Heroes. The cast was well conceived. Werner Klemperer is a phenom.

His father Otto Klemperer was one of the greatest conductors ever...

@billace90

3 жыл бұрын

And Werner was an accomplished violinist. There is a video here in KZread in which his father Otto conducts the Philarmonia Orchestra and Werner is clearly seen playing in the first violins section behind the first violin. (Without the monocle of course).

@richardharrold9736

3 жыл бұрын

@@billace90 he was the world's best bad violinist. The Les Dawson of the violin. You have to be pretty good to play that badly.

our great Colonel Wilhelm Klink, aka Werner Klemperer, was a virtuoso on the violin, as well as a great comic actor! I loved him and John Banner, as Sergeant Hans Schultz!!

Werner Klemperer was a fascinating and intelligent man. Humble and gracious, he never forgot his friends or contemporaries who helped him during his career.

Thank you Mr. Werner for all the laughs.

Col klink can never be replaced, his aura can still be seen with his great smile and his charming charming, still remember his ACTS as col klink, we love and miss you col klink (Werner klemperer) rip Bob crane, John bunner, Leon askin, larry hovis, Ivan Dixon and Richard Dawson hogan's heroes squad will never be replaced

What was amazing were the many actors on the show who were immigrants who survived WW2 (whether as concentration camp survivors or service men who fought in the war against the Nazi's) and immigrated to the United States for a better chance at life. Each had an incredible story, and for all to come together in the comedy Hogan's Hero's just made it more special.

What a lovely gentleman! His portrayal of Klink, a character who was completely different from himself, was brilliant. I've been watching HH ever since I was a little kid...and I'm old now.

this man was a gentleman. and a great actor. I read it was his idea to have colonel klink as a bumbling fool as his condition to act as commandant klink so he was a comedy genius. rest in peace Mr Werner klemplerer you will always be remembered.

@vincentsartain3061

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, Klemperer elected to play Klink as a bumbling buffoon who never gets an upper hand by the end of each Hogan's episode; being Jewish on his father's side, he accepted the role on the condition that Klink, being on the most wrong side imaginable (a German officer during Hitler's Nazi regime which murdered millions of Jews and other innocent people) should always come out the loser by show's conclusion.

@vincentsartain3061

4 жыл бұрын

I might also add that Klemperer was "Leslie Nielsen" before there ever WAS a Leslie Nielsen: he reinvented himself from a stalwart dramatic character actor to one of the great buffoons in all entertainment media, long before Nielsen, also a "stalwart dramatic character actor," starred in AIRPLANE! and thenceforth became a comedy sensation.

@phillipramsey3601

3 жыл бұрын

Not only was Klemperer insistent on scripting Klink as a fool, but so detested the Nazi regime that he often insisted on changes to the script that would protray the entire German army as inept and doomed to failure.

So who are the 8 idiots that voted this down??? This man is a legend to anyone who grew up in the late 60's

@dntlss

10 жыл бұрын

probably some teenagers whose idea of a icon is little wayne and kanye west,lol.

@ejlarson249

10 жыл бұрын

I voted it down just for ya. Yer welcome.

@dntlss

10 жыл бұрын

ejlarson249 awesome,thank you!!!

@EitherEndofAugust

9 жыл бұрын

Chris Winkler He is for a lot of us who came up in the 70's and 80's too. I used to watch the reruns of "Hogan's Heroes" with my dad, a WWII vet who didn't have us kids until later in life, and he loved the show.

@anarchistatheist1917

6 жыл бұрын

I am in my thirties and was introduced to Hogans heroes by my dad who watched it on television when he was growing up. I have every episode on DVD. Rest in Mr Klemperer, and every passed cast and crew member of that show.

Werner was quite a character. He was a great musician and loved practical jokes. He escaped Nazi Germany and actually served in the US Army Air Corps during WWII.

@nadjakather9899

7 жыл бұрын

Rambo3 Deutsch

@MKIVWWI

6 жыл бұрын

His father was conductor Otto Nossan Klemperer.

@Hello1026848

5 жыл бұрын

WOW, did you know him?

@bdogjr7779

4 жыл бұрын

OUTSTANDING

@AynMax666

3 жыл бұрын

His cousin (once removed) Victor survived the war and left an impressive diary of the experience:

What a show! And Werner, you were definitely a star of it. I can't imagine anyone else playing Col. Klink!

Appreciate hearing his normal voice. I think I would liked to have met Klemperer.

I really loved how he got a new monocle. Might not be the same and as significant as the one that got stolen, but he could always turn back into the bumbling iron eagle we all know and love

This is the first time I've seen Pat Sajak as a talk show host. Now, my memory is shot so I probably watched him on TV when I was a youngster. If he was on TV I'm quite sure I at least watched a little. I digress. When I see him in this role and then see where he ended up "Wheel of Fortune" I'll I can think so say is, what a waste. He had such a talent for talking to people and keeping the conversation going smoothly. I'm very impressed.

Herr Klemperer was touched by the gift of the monocle. Rip Werner.

Klemperer was a good guy

What a great actor. I loved his character on Hogan's Heroes.

Never cared for Klink's bumbling demeanor, but I always admired Werner the actor for making his role forever memorable. Sitting there, he's just an old bald man, but when he speaks, he's magical When he put on the monocle he once again became legendary. RIP Herr Klemperer

I’m 21 years old and grew up watching “Hogan’s Heroes” and the like with my Pap. In a refreshing way this interview brings out quite a strong emotion in me that I can’t describe. Hearing Werner speak of his past and speak as a man from that time period almost opens a portal to where I can still see my Pap who hasn’t been here since the day before I turned 17. I still learn more about my Pap as often as possible, he and Werner are the reasons I started speaking German so young, they’re both the reason I wanted to pursue my families history so far in depth, and are both the reasons I carry on with the same beliefs I’ve always had and will always stand up to protect those beliefs. Some day I hope to visit Germany and finally see where my Pap was stationed when he occupied Germany post-war, see and photograph the same castles he saw and photographed, stop in Cologne and see where Werner came from. It may take some time but I’ll get there, and I’ll be sure to carry on my Pap in any way possible, with the help of the humbleness and confidence I came to understand thru Mr. Klemperer. They’re both great men I look up to from roughly the same time period, men who’s lives and histories should be learned from.

Yes he was a good man very very very talented God bless him.

if you haven't already, watch Operation Eichmann, the 1961 film, with both Klemperer and John Banner. Both did brilliant dramatic work. Klemperer was the exact opposite of Klink, was absolutely frightening as Eichmann.

@Michelle-ju6vs

2 жыл бұрын

He's an amazing actor. I saw the 1961 film and other movies they made about Eichmann and he was by far the most convincing. There's also something about his voice and how succinct it sounds in both the movie as Eichmann and as Colonel Klink. Nobody could have pulled off Colonel Klink like him and I doubt anyone could be as lovable character as Banner playing Sergeant Schultz. Dissssssssssssssssssmissed.

A sweet, intelligent man. So enjoy his acting, even today.

@albertrueck7664

5 жыл бұрын

Yes

What an amazing man... just brilliant in any way.

Class act! Thanks Werner!

I heard some of his narrations !! Beautiful work , great actor

My mother acted opposite Werner Klemperer in Pearl Harbor during WWII. They became engaged to be married. They were always being interviewed in the media. They had a "secret code" they created to use in the media to let each other know they were looking for each other “should the events of the war separate” them. (There were lots of "secret Codes" during the War!) They were, in fact, separated when Klemperer was sent on a South Pacific tour. In 1989 he came through San Francisco with a Shakespearean Acting Troupe. The San Francisco Chronicle did a full page interview of him. My mother said he was using their "secret code."

I'm so glad this interview is on KZread. Hogan's Heroes is one of my all-time favorite comedies. I've watched each episode countless times and will continue to watch it countless more times! RIP Colonel Klink.

Wow what a first class guy !!! As long as there is tv he will NEVER be forgotten !!!

Still watching 'Hogan's Heroes' on TV after all these years....they were and are still great!

Herr Colonel passed away in 2000- this was a great post to "meet the man"; so thanks alot.

He was awesome on Hogan's Heroes, him and John Banner and Bob Crane and the rest were a great team. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Great actor and person. The show was one of the best back then. I still watch the show today. Hogans heroes

Ivan, I always loved you in the show, you played a great part that was sorely missed during the final season. It sounds as if all the actors/actresses in the show were very kind and respected people who seemed to genuinely care about each other. Those who are no longer with us are dearly missed. Great show, my all time favorite.

@bobpeterson1123

3 жыл бұрын

Woo Hoo!!!! 12 year old post! Hi John Boutet I hope you are well!

@bwsmyhero

3 жыл бұрын

John Boutet, yes, they are all gone now except Robert Clary (Corporal LeBeau). Kenneth Washington (Sgt. Baker) is still living, but he wasn't an original cast member.

My wife just bought me the box set of all 6 seasons of Hogans Hero's. The best show ever

I love this guy. I saw him in Cabaret when it came to DC. He was great as Klink, an excellent foil to Crane in the show.

Thank you for sharing this! "Hogan's Heroes" was one of my very favorite TV dhows as a kid and, I must say, is still very entertaining today!

Days that I stayed home from school I made sure to watch Hogan’s Heroes. Such class Werner is.

Hogaaannnn!! 30 days in the cooler

This interview was better then I expected. Down to earth guy.

I had not seen this interview before... what a terrific guy... I also remember him from Judgment at Nuremberg. He gave me many moments of laugh with his role as Col. Klink... thank you Mr. Klemperer

I know who stole his monocle..............HOOOOGAN!

@anarchistatheist1917

6 жыл бұрын

Desert Rang3r no it was newkirk that stole it.

@artistjoh

5 жыл бұрын

Desert Rang3r It would be nice to think that the monocle is in the disguise wardrobe in the tunnels beneath camp 13, sadly, in reality, it ended up in the hands of an a** hole.

@headshotsongs9465

4 жыл бұрын

"Newkirkman.........!!"

@piratecat4519

4 жыл бұрын

Bullcarter took it.

@kenanacampora6648

4 жыл бұрын

Newkirk. He was also a pickpocket. 😬🚬👍

This guy played the role of Klink absolutely perfectly! Him and Schultz have made me laugh so hard in the last couple years watching Hogan's Heros. I will laugh until my stomach hurts and my face hurts from smiling so much lol.

What a great and iconic man.

Reminded me of a story about a monocle wearing British Army Officer who was in Egypt with Australian troops training for the Gallipoli campaign. One day on parade a platoon of Australians all wore a penny (which was a large sized coin) over one eye. The officer swung his monocle on its chain, threw it into the air and caught it with his eye socket. He then turned to the troops and said "Let's see you bastards do that!"

Loved him and the show!! He was incredible and for sure totally delightful!!

@leepogetto1992

4 жыл бұрын

I saw Werner in a 1957 episode of Maverick with James Garner.

Werner Klemperer IS Hogans Heroes...he made that show what it is. Respect.

original air date: May 5, 1989

Shultz. Find that monocle at once.😂😂😂😂

Such a great show and he played it so well

Hey I was born in 1977 but I still grew up watching Hogan heroes reruns. Loved this show.

He seemed as if he never aged. He is being very modest in this interview. He was both a wonderful comedic actor as well as dramatic actor. He was a very talented symphony conductor. We miss you, Mr. Klemperer. You were a classy person. Rest in peace, Ivan Dixon

....und dass er in der deutschen synchro ein ossi wurde machte die serie komplett und perfekt. Er und john banner haben so dermassen gerockt! Ganz grosses kino. Sowas gibt es leider schon viele jahre nicht mehr.

Werner sang his way through this role.

A true class act, there aren't very many like him around anymore.

Thank you so much for putting this up...I really enjoyed seeing him talk...

i luv this guy... true gentleman, pure genius

Lovely man. He is missed.

His father was conductor Otto Klemperer and his mother was soprano Johanna Geisler. While stationed in Hawaii, Werner joined the Army's Special Services unit, spending the war years touring the Pacific entertaining the troops.

If you want to see how great an actor this man was, find a copy of the movie "Get Eichmann!". Herr Klemperer played Eichmann. He was brilliant in that role.

Werner Klemperer won two Emmy awards for playing Kommadant Klink in Hogan's Hero's Very accomplished actor and composer as well!

@stephenwright8824

2 жыл бұрын

@@Moamanly I am no Trumptard (let's get real when slamming the followers of the Orange Moron, please and thank you.). I'm persuaded to think there is no biped of any species on this planet -- including the orangutang -- I hate more than Trump. But even I am socially astute enough than to think one's politics have anything to do with wanting to see the standard of spelling in modern American English maintained.

A class act all around.

"There's a small service charge." LOL!!!

Wow, as soon as he puts on the monocle... he turns from someone i would never recognize into Klink.

The last appearance he made before his death was a voice-over on an episode of "The Simpsons" in 1993. He appeared for a bit as Homer's guardian angel, in the form of Colonel Klink of course.

@marvindebot3264

2 жыл бұрын

A very appropriate last hurrah.

Iconic moment: Werner wearing the monacle.

Thanks so much for posting this!! Hogan's Heroes is still in reruns in New Zealand but I had never seen him in anything else!

And his father was the great orchestra conductor, Otto Klemperer.

I was only 4 when Hogan’s Heroes went off the air but it’s by far my favorite show ever.

I remember watching Hogan’s Hero’s with my dad, he was on the sofa smoking cigarettes and I sat on the floor leaning on his leg. Great show and great memories