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Leon Askin, Actor who played General Burkhalter on "Hogan's Heroes" has died
KTRE ^
| 6/3/05
Posted on 06/03/2005 11:30:36 AM PDT by Borges
VIENNA, Austria The actor who played General Burkhalter in "Hogan's Heroes" has died.
Officials say Leon Askin died in a hospital in Vienna, Austria. He was 97.
Askin was born into a Jewish family in Vienna and fled to the U-S to avoid persecution by the Nazis. He served in the U-S Army during World War Two before getting into acting.
In addition to co-starring in "Hogan's Heroes," Askin appeared in more than 50 films, and did voices for the "Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo" cartoon series.
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To: nkycincinnatikid
Turning 97 seems to be bad for some mens health doesn't it? I wonder how much longer he would have lived if he had been at a government-approved weight? Such a tragedy to have a young life cut so short.
To: onedoug
To: thesharkboy
I wonder how much longer he would have lived if he had been at a government-approved weight? Who knows how long John Candy would have lived if he didn't get "healthy" shortly before his death?
To: Pyro7480
I own this disc, and the Klemperer-conducted performances of these symphonies are among the best out there, even if the recording of the 5th is in mono. I own the LP. My late father loved classical music and owned several records that featured Otto Klemperer. I keep a turntable around because of Dad's music collection.
To: Owl_Eagle
Why am I having trouble with your last line (Shulz is praising someone for killing a lot of Jews)? Sorry, but this doesn't make any sense to me.
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posted on
06/03/2005 3:51:25 PM PDT
by
Ghost of Philip Marlowe
(Liberals are blind. They are the dupes of Leftists who know exactly what they're doing.)
To: Borges
66
posted on
06/03/2005 3:52:20 PM PDT
by
tutstar
( <{{--->< Impeach Judge Greer http://www.petitiononline.com/ijg520/petition.html)
To: Nightshift
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posted on
06/03/2005 3:52:35 PM PDT
by
tutstar
( <{{--->< Impeach Judge Greer http://www.petitiononline.com/ijg520/petition.html)
To: kaktuskid
all 4 were John Banner and the guy who played major Hochsteder was . Was this an intentional inside joke by the writers?
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posted on
06/03/2005 4:42:10 PM PDT
by
avile
To: GianniV
"Wonder if Burkhalter knows who killed Bob Crane?"
I thought Willem Dafoe killed Bob Crane.
To: Borges
"You will be given a fair trial, after which you will be shot."
70
posted on
06/03/2005 7:33:52 PM PDT
by
onedoug
To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe
Why am I having trouble with your last line (Shulz is praising someone for killing a lot of Jews)? Sorry, but this doesn't make any sense to me.
Last line? How 'bout these:
- With Bob Crane indisposed, Mickey Rooney gives a sterling performance
- the restaurant Hogan has selected to host his Christmas dinner has a strict "No Negroes" policy
- unspeakable experiments conducted on Jewish P.O.W.s, that was only hinted at in the original series
- Kinch feigns thankfulness while secretly harboring a deep resentment for his comrades and country
Yes, I made the whole thing up, but I sure wish that show really aired... 'specially with a young Fran Drescher.
Owl_Eagle
(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
it was probably sarcasm)
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posted on
06/04/2005 6:07:40 AM PDT
by
End Times Sentinel
(In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
To: sticker
LOL
Too funny....and true.
72
posted on
06/04/2005 6:14:40 AM PDT
by
wardaddy
To: Owl_Eagle
Ah, sorry. Didn't catch that the whole thing was made up. You suckered me right in.
73
posted on
06/04/2005 6:38:07 AM PDT
by
Ghost of Philip Marlowe
(Liberals are blind. They are the dupes of Leftists who know exactly what they're doing.)
To: Owl_Eagle
Yes, I made the whole thing up, but I sure wish that show really aired... 'specially with a young Fran Drescher.LOL! I was prepared to do an IMDB.com search for this one. Could not recall it at all!
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posted on
06/04/2005 7:49:06 AM PDT
by
Ghengis
(Alexander was a wuss!)
To: Ghengis; Ghost of Philip Marlowe
Thanks! You know what's kinda scary though, when my kids ask, "Daddy can you tell us a story?" "Oh CAN I!"
Owl_Eagle
(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
it was probably sarcasm)
75
posted on
06/04/2005 8:09:54 AM PDT
by
End Times Sentinel
(In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
To: wolfpat
Klemperer's family escaped in the 30's - from what I was reading earlier, they were never held in a concentration camp. Askin on the other hand was interred in a detention camp, and managed to leave for the US in 1940.
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posted on
08/05/2005 7:50:21 PM PDT
by
Tennessee_Bob
("Nac Mac Feegle! The Wee Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! We willna be fooled again!")
To: A.A. Cunningham
Robert Clary aka LeBeau...... Jewish too of course.
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posted on
08/05/2005 8:00:58 PM PDT
by
dennisw
( G_d - ---> Against Amelek for all generations)
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