There's no Klink without Werner. No one else could play this character.

I love this actor. He gained the immortality that only great performers are granted. I grew up watching Hogan's Heroes reruns, and I'm still a fan. RIP, Werner Klemperer.

A real stroke of genius to cast Werner Klemperer as Col. Klink. Absolutely perfect for the role. A wonderful actor and human being. He was an incredible talent. And don't forget his role in the movie "Judgement at Nuremburg"....outstanding!

Werner was a tremendous actor. His timing was impeccable. One of my childhood heroes

Incredibly gifted and talented comedic actor. No one could've played Klink like Werner.

A true legend, he will never be forgotten. Here it is, 2019 and we are still watching his Hogan’s Heroes reruns.

Even as Klink, you just couldn't help but love him! What a nice person. We need more of "him" today.

I could listen to Werner Klemperer speak for hours. Thanks for posting this. RIP Sir.

What a great, well-spoken man (Werner Klemperer)

By all accounts Werner Klemperer was a warm, generous, intelligent, cultured, friendly...Gentleman. It would have been fun to have him as a dinner guest and talk of his life and experiences, music, etc.

As a violinist, I can say he did a very good job of conducting. He doesn't give himself enough credit. Such a modest man. I'm impressed.

As a child, I was fortunate enough to have seen Werner Klemperer on stage in Detroit's Fisher Theater in a production of The Sound of Music. Constance Towers played the lead. Mr. Klemperer played Uncle Max, a small role but to me and all the kids in the theater (I'm certain this was a matinee), he was the star of the show. When Uncle Max first came on stage, the children in the audience myself included screamed and clapped and lost our minds so much that Mr. Klemperer had to break character to smile and bow to us in order to shut us up and allow the play to proceed. To this day, it is STILL the most enjoyable production I have ever seen, because I got to see one of my heroes in person.

Today, he would have been 99. We miss you, Werner Klemperer! R.I.P.❤🎭

He did a fantastic job portraying Colonel Klink.

Even the most popular shows today can't come close to the writing & acting skills Hogan's Heroes had.

What a class gentlemen. I'm glad he was part of my growing up. I would have loved to have met him.

My father was a WWII veteran and he loved this show. It was one of the few times I remembered him laughing. When I watch this show today it reminds me of him. Thank you for sharing.

I rediscovered HH a couple of years ago on the ME Channel, and now I watch it from a completely larger perspective. It's brilliant ! I watch both episodes every night . It NEVER disappoints! From the terrific writing , to the fabulous production values , to the classic acting quality , to the ability to work the finest of fine lines between Naxi and WWII Germany and down and out purest comedy and satire . Couldn't have been done w/o Bob Crane. Thanks to everyone who made it work, and who preserves it today . RIP to all for whom that is appropriate.

His life philosophy of making what you do in the moment the most important thing, and not letting ego get in the way, is so important. We can all learn from it. I have admiration for this man's humility, his work ethic, and his positive attitude.

2022 and still watching Hogans' Heroes every night since the beginning.

Diiiiiiiissssssssmissed! RIP my Colonel.

Hogan's Heros is tremendous. It was perfectly cast. Werner Klemperer as Col. Klink was outstanding. Bob Crane as Hogan was perfect. They had excellent chemistry together. In addition, the attention to detail with the sets, uniforms, background music, and filming angles was fantastic. The show was so well done that even though I've seen every episode many times, I'm still love watching it. Thank you to those responsible for creating it.

That was fascinating ! I grew up watching Hogan's Heroes . I never realized Werner Klemperer was such a humble , introspective person . So rare in the entertainment industry !

Werner Klemperer was truly one of the greatest actors ever. Who else could have played Colonel Klink? Nobody I can think of. Excellent!

Werner was a beautiful soul, R.I.P

Werner Klemperer was a humane and classy guy and a superb comedic actor. Descendent of musical aristocracy, his Emmy awards were won against the best performers in a golden era of television. Unforgettable Mr K

God bless Werner Klemperer...He was part of one of the funniest shows of my youth and an all time classic. The entire cast was brilliant. Thank you for posting this. The irony of Hogan’s Heroes was the General Burkhalter (Leon Adkin) Werner Klemperer, John Banner (sergeant Shultz) were all Jews....

What a phenomenal chemistry this cast had. I still laugh hard at reruns I've seen many times. I want to know more about Leon Askin (Burkhalter). That guy just killed me, his relationship with Klink was so hilarious.

Great actor. I grew up with Hogan's Heroes and still watch the reruns today. He doesn't seem to have that bloated ego you see on a lot of today's actors and actresses.

Such a talented and gifted actor, he's been one of my favorites since I used to hurry home after school to watch Hogan reruns. Whenever I need a lift after a tough day, I will watch them again and laugh, even when I know what joke is coming. It must have been a great time for the cast to do that show. Mr. Klemperer will always be the Colonel to me.

Rest in peace one of my favorite TV characters of all time! You were a wonderful man and provided so much joy. Thanks be to God for your talent and humor!

He made the role on Klink ICONIC. What a fantastic actor.

It is now 2019, ...who else out there in TV land is watching the reruns like me today?

I AM 52 AND YOUR BIGGGEST FAN GREW UP WITH YOU ON THE FARM YOU KEPT ME HAPPY AS A BOY AND NOW .

Extremely humble actor.... A rarity even more today...

An interesting person and interview. Really could listen to him for days. Too bad he's gone but his work will live on for many, many years.

I was born in the 1980s and my father was a boy watching hogan's heroes on when it was originally broadcast on television. He introduced me to this show, and I have every episode on DVD. So Mr Klemperer is correct that there are new generations of fans.

No wonder he got two Emmys for his role on Hogan's Heroes. He was an entirely different person on that show. Unrecognizable as his real persona .

One of the greatest TV character actors, alltime.

I watched it in syndication when I was a boy in the 70s. I loved it. I still will stop on it if I see it on television. It is still as good and fun as ever. Thank you, Werner, and John, all the cast for making such a delightful show.

He comes off fantastic. A 72 year old man no bitterness happy modest. His character was unforgettable funny and in a way very likable. Also it's obvious he comes from great parents and he has great breeding. He's very grounded knows who he is and happy about his life.

This man and John Banner made the show. To me everyone else was great but those 2 just did so much to make it so funny. Werner and Vincent Price were just so human. And my 16-year-old just got into HH a few weeks ago. He just loves it!

Without Col Klink there is no Hogans Heroes Show. He was so funny I think. Great actor!

Loved Hogan;s Heroes as a kid in the 70s and still love it today. It's just so well done. Yes, it's absurd at times but that's actually a strength. It's one of the few comedies that still makes me laugh out loud. So entertaining

Werner Klemperer was a huge talent ..Actor and musician he was a big pat of my childhood and I continue to enjoy his art to this day .

This gentleman has had what an impact on me with his timing. What a wonderful actor and so under-rated as an actor.

This video should have 10,000,000 views. What a wonderful, beautiful man. He cared about giving his best at everything he did, because he felt that, if he was going to entertain people, it should be the best that he could make it. He comes across as someone who did not spend his time judging people, but appreciating what each person could "bring to the table" , in applying their craft. I would have loved to shake his hand and give him my appreciation, not as an actor, but as a person who loved life, and loved interaction with other people, and appreciated them for their uniqueness, and their contribution to make the world a more enjoyable place. Happy belated 100th birthday to Werner!

A man who truly ‘ lived in the moment’ a true legend.

Sad part is most of these greats from Hogans Heros have passed away. Too bad that they didnt have a closure show after it was cancelled. It would have been nice to finish the series like Mash did. RIP Hero's. You entertained many during your tv run and reruns.

He looks as good here as he did back in Hogan's

My Grandmother was born and raised in Germany and came to the United States before Hitler came to power. And she got a kick out of Hogans Heroes. And I like them too. Stay healthy everyone we will get through this together.

Now we know where Martin Short got Jiminy Glick.

Love his many shades of " dismissed" what a great actor

And........................, there has never been a Successful Escape from Stalag 13 !

No wonder he won all his awards with such rich training, experience and dedication.

Loved Hogan’s when I was a kid! Col. Klink, an arrogant buffoon on the enemy side (which was the point), is probably the most recognizable character of the cast, and I love that Werner embraced the role after as much as he did then, on the set. Classy guy! Warm person.

He received significant notice for his role in the award-winning 1961 film 'Judgment at Nuremberg'. The film presented a fictionalized account of the post-World War II Nuremberg Trials, with Klemperer portraying Emil Hahn, a Nazi prosecutor and one of the defendants at the trial.

he will always be of my favorite actors. And a beautiful soul. I still watch Hogan heroes. it finished before I was born. but it will always be timeless and transcend time In generations to come.

I miss him. 😥 He was a great artist. Thank for your work. We will never forget you. RIP. We meet you on the other side. ❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️

I love Hogans Hero's my mother grew up watching it and I used to watch reruns with her while I was growing up. I now have my children watching it with me a couple times a week. Whenever I have a stressful day I love to watch hogans hero's and I literally feel all my stress fall to the side and it really brightens my day. I really loved john banner and Werner klemperer such wonderful people. The cast of hogans hero's was such a great cast of human beings. My hope is that with my mother and me grew up watching this is that my children will find the same enjoyment with this one show that it will be past down to their children for generations more.

RIP Werner. When I heard about his passing in 2000, I was devastated

He was a incredible and talented actor. He was a great conductor for the orchestra too! A great man!

Klemperer and Banner both had family who either had to flee or were lost in the holocaust. Klemperer agreed to take the Klink role on the condition that he was portrayed as a fool and never ever ever succeeded or came out on top. The fact that such a character became an icon is a testament to his great talent

Werner remains one of my favorite actors. I first learned of him in Hogan's Heroes, and I later looked up and saw more of his performances in other film and TV. He was a gentle, wonderful soul. RIP Werner.

So wonderful to see an actor embrace the role that made him an Icon.

Im in Australia and have been watching Hogans for the past 30 plus years, LOVE IT!!

He was great. Educated. Entertaining. Great role actor. Miss having him around

What a thoroughly delightful and charming man. His talents are remarkable, but I'm just dumbfounded at what a lovely human being he is. I loved him in Hogan's Heroes, but rarely thought of him afterwards. What an inspiration he is!!!

Even in 2021 Hogan`s Heros runs 2times a day here in germany.....and I love it!

I was born in germany 22 years after the initial release of hogans heroes and I love the show. It's still one of my favorite shows of all time.

I saw him in the 1950's TV show "The Silent Service" as U47 Captain Preen in Scapa Flow. One of the best performances on that show which included many popular actors before they were known. Awesome guy, great actor.

I have been watching this show since 06 , remind you I was born in 1992. This is the best show ever as soon as an episode would play i can tell you the whole episode. All 6 seasons

I love this show ..still watching every night. Very funny . This guy is very humble . Personally is great .R.I.P

The agent that got him the job was very clever. I could not imagine anyone else doing it The whole cast was perfect. I used to watch it live on tv in the 60s and 70s every week

I was born in 76 and I have loved Hogans Hero's all my life. I still watch every episode that plays on TV.

His father was world renowned orchestra conductor and Werner was an accomplished violinist in his own right. Werner won two Emmy awards for his portrayal of Colonel Klink in Hogan's Heros. He also appeared in such movies as Judgement at Nuremburg.

Classy & intelligent fella

A man I would have loved to meet. Wickedly great actor.

You know a man has grace and talent when he can elevate a show with an abysmal host and a $5 production budget.

Actually, his entire family was amazing. My primary soaring instructor was his nephew, Walter. Werner's brothers were Wolfgang, who among other things, was an aviation pioneer; designed the pressurized cockpit still used today for airliners. His other was a conductor for the Berlin Philharmonic I believe.

What I find amazing is the film quality of Hogan's Heroes. Simply amazing on a big screen TV

Colonel Klink is one of the greatest sitcom characters ever and Werner was perfect.

I've always respected this man. Had no problem playing an idiot. Had a quiet pride about him ...... thanks for the memories , Col !

A very nice and humble man and a professional actor and giving his best at whatever he does.

I love Hogan's Heroes! My grown, married children and I cannot let a normal conversation pass without injecting dialogue from the show become a part of it! I own every episode, and have watched each dozens of times! I can't decide which is my favorite scene, but Klink has to be a part of all of them. Love also Howard Caine as Major Hochstetter! I have written and published two novels, and to be honest one of my characters in both novels 'borrows' the personality of Werner Klemperer as Kommandant Klink! It's a tremendous pity that a two hour finale was not produced! I would have gladly forked over the price of a movie ticket to go and see it! I can visualize a wonderful plot where Nimrod is revealed, and scenes where all the Stalag is shown the tunnel system, and everything the Heroes had been up to throughout the war!

general Burkhalter was my favorite .. his sarcastic comments was funny as hell

Werner Klemperer has always fascinated me that he could do such a comic villain role so well. I never knew much about the actor himself, but I figured he was a serious accomplished performer and I was right, based on this wonderful interview. Thanks for sharing!

A wonderfull man and a great show. I am still watching it every day. The interview on the other hand, is a tool! R.I.P. Werner.

I watch the show on MeTv before I hit the hay. Thanks for a great show, it sure beats the senseless reality TV shows.

What a class act. RIP my friend.

Werner Klemperer was a wonderful human being and a great , underrated actor! He came from a very talented family but he also lived an incredibly fascinating life. Not only was his father the famed conductor Otto Klemperer, but he was also a first cousin to the diarist Victor Klemperer, a Jew who survived life as a free man in Nazi Germany and the fire bombing of Dresden(his diary was published as 'I Will Bear Witness'). Though Werner's father was a Jew, he had converted to Christianity as a young man, but this would've mattered little to the Nazis, and if they hadn't left Germany in 1935, it's quite likely the entire Klemperer family, including Werner, would've eventually perished in a concentration camp. It's a real shame that this interviewer barely touched on Klemperer's life in Nazi Germany. It would've been fascinating to hear about his time in Berlin as a teenager, but then the interviewer misses that golden opportunity and jumps right over to his emigration to America. Not only did 'Skip E.' skip this opportunity, but he jumped right into Klemperer's time on 'Hogan's Heroes', completely skipping one of Klemperer's greatest film roles in 'Judgement at Nuremberg', for which he received deserved praise. A truly fascinating man being interviewed by a truly awful interviewer!

I already knew he was a great actor. Now I know that he was also a great person. R.I.P Werner Thanks for all the laughs!

It's Aug 2020 and I've now been following Hogan's Heroes for 40+ years. I've seen every episode atleast 50 times, if not more. Probably many more. When I was a little boy I'd sneak my black and white 13" tv on and with the volume low, as not to wake anyone up, watch Hogan's Heroes. It was the most exciting thing to watch this show late at night. Of course Stalag 17, Gulag and Great Escape were all wonderful movies. Gulag was a made for tv movie and one of the best. It's free on youtube if you get the chance.

A sophisticated man of unpretentious integrity. Everyone in the Hogan's Heroes cast considered Mr Klemperer, along with the great Leon Askin, as the virtuoso comic actor. His Emmy speeches of thanks when he won best actor are exemplary in their economy and generosity.

A truly great man, a very nice interview. I Love Werner Klemperer. I am glad he is proud of being Col. Klink.

What a great human being. Lots of great teachings.

The interviewer shouldn’t quit his day job. However Werner still shines through as a beautiful person. Truly a remarkable man!

R.I.P.Werner,you were brilliant as Col.Klink.👏👏👏👏👏👏

Great interview of the late Werner Klemperer. I always enjoyed his work. Loved him in Hogan's Heroes of course, but also in his many other roles. I recently watched him in an old Perry Mason episode (I think he did 3 of those). A brilliant actor.

I never knew he was into so many things, what an intelligent man he was, I love watching Hogan's Heroes and today I still watch then on KZfaq, RIP to all of them.