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Major Bonacelli

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:52:30 +0000

In the episodes, The Pizza Parlor and The Return of Major Bonacelli, is it ever mentioned what Bonacelli's first name is? I've tried searching, but I can't seem to find anything.

Hogan's Heroes Movie?

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:23:35 +0000

I've heard that they're making a movie. Is this true?

Favorite Character?

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:19:57 +0000

Although he's not a regular, I always enjoyed seeing Howard Caine as Major Hochstetter. Leon Askin as General Burkhalter is great too. Both actors were in episodes of The Outer Limits (Caine was in "The Chameleon" and Askin was in "The Inheritors" Part 1), and Caine has been in guest roles in other well known shows such as Get Smart, The Twilight Zone, Gunsmoke, The Untouchables and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Caine was born in Nashville, and learned not only to erase his accent but also learned 32 different world and American dialects. Upon seeing Hogan's Heroes for the first time I honestly thought he was German. Those who have seen "The Chameleon" and are familiar with his role as Maj. Hochstetter will agree that Caine was chameleon-like himself. Sadly, Mr. Caine is no longer with us, but fortunately his wonderful work in television and film will live on.

John Stephenson and John Hoyt

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:39:54 +0000

Both Johns had numerous guest roles as German personnel, but did you know they were also accomplished character actors? John Hoyt appeared extensively in television and film, most notably The Outer Limits, The Twilight Zone, Star Trek (as the ship's surgeon in "The Cage"; one wonders what it would've been like if he had the role of McCoy instead of Kelly!), Battlestar Galactica, Perry Mason, When Worlds Collide, etc. Unfortunately Hoyt died of lung cancer--he contracted it when working on the film The Conqueror starring John Wayne (the filming location was close to a nuclear testing grounds).

John Stephenson may be better known to fans as various voices of the baddies in the classic Scooby-Doo cartoons, as well as Thundercracker's voice in the original Transformers. Stephenson has done voice-over work in many cartoons (too numerous to mention here), and his most recent role has been in Kung Fu Panda.