A: They fled the Holocaust. Werner Klemperer (Klink), John Banner (Schultz), and Leon Askin (Burkhalter) were all Jewish men who escaped Nazi-occupied Europe.
Hogan’s Heroes is a classic 1960s television sitcom that follows the covert adventures of a resourceful crew of Allied prisoners who secretly operate an espionage and sabotage ring inside a German prisoner-of-war (POW) camp during World War II.
Years Active: 1965–1971 (6 seasons, 168 episodes)
Creators: Bernard Fein and Albert S. Ruddy
Main Cast: Bob Crane (Col. Robert E. Hogan), Werner Klemperer (Col. Wilhelm Klink), John Banner (Sgt. Hans Schultz), Robert Clary (Cpl. Louis LeBeau), Richard Dawson (Cpl. Peter Newkirk), Ivan Dixon (Sgt. James Kinchloe), and Larry Hovis (Sgt. Andrew Carter).
The Crew Parking Lot Slip: In “The Missing Klink,” a scene meant to take place in pitch darkness inadvertently reveals 1960s passenger cars and modern crew vehicles parked at the top edge of the screen, completely breaking the 1940s illusion.