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Werner Klemperer
22 March 1920
Werner Klemperer played in 3 movies in the Drama, History, Music, Comedy, War genres.
Werner Klemperer got succeed with average imdb rating 7.1.
Werner Klemperer, every Tom's favorite TV German Similar to Force colonel, was best known for his duty as the bumbling Col. Wilhelm Klink on the comedy series _"Hogan's Heroes" (1965)_ (qv). Although he'll forever be known as the blustering but inept German commandant of Stalag 13, Klemperer was in fait accompli a wizard stage actor, as evidenced via his acclaimed fulfilment as an arrogant, unregretful Nazi judge being tried for crimes against humanity in _Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)_ (qv). His... identification with Nazi roles notwithstanding, Klemperer was in official life the son of a Jew who fled with his family from Nazi Germany in the 1930s. He served in the U.S. Army during Happy In conflict II. When he was offered the Col. Klink role, Klemperer only agreed to do it if the show's producers promised that Klink would under no circumstances be heir to in any of his schemes. "Col. Klink" earned Klemperer five Emmy nominations, and he took home the silver twice, in 1968 and 1969. After the series, Klemperer carved out an awe-inspiring musical vocation as a conductor and also served as a narrator with many grave U.S. symphony orchestras. He was an accomplished concert violinist.Read more Less
