Here is the link to the Mystery Lady in the Hat article. If you find any cool clips or stories about Cynthia Lynn, please share them. blogs.loc.gov/loc/2020/03/mystery-photo-contest-the-lady-in-the-hat-revealed/

“Lisa Brando” is my mom and Cynthia Lynn is my grandma. I love that other people still watch hogans heroes to this day, my grandma was a beautiful and great actress! This made my day thank you sharing this :))

Just re-watched this video of my amazing and beautiful mother. THANK YOU so much xoxo :) :) :) :) :)

Cynthia or as I liked to call her "Grandma Cindy" was my grandmother. I am Anthony (Tony) Tutini's second daughter. I have all good memories of my grandmother and my great grandmother Lisa (Cynthia's mother) Something else you may want to include is her relationship with God. She made appearances on TBN and her relationship with the Lord was very important to her. Thank you so much for making this video. I really enjoyed getting to see her again in her element. Great job!

She was our favorite fräulein!

That’s My grandma! Thank u for making this! I have the original manuscript for the book

Great job! I bought the book a number of years ago. Her mother was a talented classical singer and very smart. During the war, she made a deal with the German officer who was influential in that area of Latvia: she would sing at the officer's club free but, when and if the Russians came, he would get her and some family out of Latvia. Fortunately that officer kept his word....

her beauty was ahead of her time. i always wondered why she left the show. thx for the explanation. i watch hogan's heroes almost nightly on MeTV.

Still watching the Hogan's Hero's episodes I have downloaded and saved. Two beautiful ladies. We still have Robert Clary with us as of 2/27/2021 - 94 years young.

Cynthia was beautiful talented and very witty. On Hogans Hero’s she was a beauty and I enjoyed the show very much. Still watch it every night at 10 pm on METV👍👍

Impossibly gorgeous lady! Thanks for posting!😀

She was also a Hollywood agent in 1984. She was my first agent. She worked for The Dayle Garrick Agency. I didn't recognize her at the time.

I’m digging these deep dives into the actor’s of Hogan’s Heroes, thanks for posting them. 😀

I remember those two episodes, but I didn’t recognize her. I had no idea. Thanks!

Very informative, Cynthia Lynn was so pretty I always loved watching Hogan’s when she was there.

Love it. So happy for her. She lived her life to the fullest!

Cynthia was so engaging and fresh in her scenes with Bob Crane...it was always curious to me how well-played their scenes were, Cynthia was locked in on Bob. Beautiful woman. Thank you for your research. Interesting.

Such a beautiful lady 💟. You're right , would have loved to see more of her in other films. Thanks for all your work in putting this together.

So awesome to see recognition for "The Unsung" Heroes of Hogan's. TY

Awesome to get a comment from one of the relatives. I am 62 years old. I watch the show as a kid and I watch it every single night on MeTV .the show and these actors were the best they don’t make them like that anymore.

I met her briefly at a sixties memorabilia show,we talked about Hogan's Hero's, and the odd death of Crane.

I read her book. Very compelling. Hogan heroes is my all time favored show

You're not the only H H geek! Love that show and the actors who played them!

"Surfside six" stirred a memory!

Thank you CC. that was great. and yes I was madly in love with her as Fräu Helga

Yep, yep, yep, yep, yep she was an unforgettable part of Hogans Heroes. Although I never paid attention to her name. ...if you know what I mean! 😏

What a great bio on this beautiful actress. In some of the clips I did not recognize her. I watch Hogan's Heroes and remember those other scenes but did not know it was her. She was a lovely woman and a wonderful actress.

To me one of the funniest episodes of Hogan's Heroes is the one where the heroes are trying to accomplish rigging a signal on the guard tower and to distract them Le Beau pretends to be taking snapshots of Helga in her bathing suit! Later, when they have to reconfigure the device Newkirk throws a knife at a German staff car's tire so he can use the jack to raise the tower the desired height and as the guards are being set askew all the prisoners in the yard lean over in unison the direction of the tilt! Hilarious!!

She was also on The Odd Couple with Tony Randal and Jack Klugman

I honestly couldn't tell the difference between Hilda and Helga....but, then again, I was in elementary school at the time.

Hogan's heroes fan right here still watching the show… Anyway thank you for the video. I think part of the reason why I watch the show today is because it reminds me of better days… Life is hard now in the world has changed. But I'm glad your videos here and people are still talking about Hogan's heroes. Even though some of it was a bit you know

I would run home from school at lunch so I could watch this show

She was stunning!!!

Cool Classics - you do a terrific job.

WOW!!! I just saw this AWESOME video that you made of my mom!!! SOOOOOOOOOOO Cool... I LOVE it and miss her so much. She is with me everyday and always and her memory will live forever.... THANK YOU!!!

I wish Hogan's Heroes lasted longer. It has always been one of my favorite shows. Thanks for sharing!

I don't know how you dig all of this stuff up but nice job.

I will be 26, in July, so I have no knowledge about the situation. Obviously, I have seen reruns. My grandparents told me about the show. Their 73, they can remember back to the 60s, pretty easily. Sir, you are pretty cool, to do so much researching on these TV shows ( a labor of love)? God bless you, Nick

*Wow I never knew her playing all those parts, thanks!* 👍

You do great work putting these quick packed full of knowledge videos' for people like me that don't have a lot time to investigate topics. I grew up on Hogan's Heroes and I'm cool with being a geek on that plus other shows. A lot of newer tv shows since than are just down right offensive and hostile to my intelligence. Keep up the good work bro.

Big Hereos Nut... you do great narration... your kind and friendly and professional... I been watching since it was brand knew... and still watching...... for about the 98 the or 200 th time lol.... So much I'm still learning about all the characters and the actors....... God bless you and yours

I have to commend you on how you delivered this particular actress in the Hogan's Heroes series of videos. I personally am a strong believer in monogamy but I do understand that things aren't necessarily black and white. I want to thank you for not slut shaming nor leaving out this part of her life either. You found the right balance of honesty and respect. Thank you for making this video it was very interesting and informative.

Pretty cool episode. Thanks.

I wish she could have stayed with Hogans Heroes. She was a talented actress whom I enjoyed watching. R.I.P. Cynthia Lynn. This was a well put together documentary that honored Cynthia very admirably.

Such a hard time for those born in Latvia.

yeah. she was something else! thanks for the post/

Thank you so much !!!

Well that was some great research Cool~~~~ what about one on BOB CRANE??

Yep, that is another one of those great portraits I´ve started to waiting for like on the festivals "" COOL CLASSICS as a title for your show is almost an UNDERSTATEMENT !! Yep; that I fugured as well to some topics and persons you have to put up your sleaves and look up the information under almost every verbal stone ::)

That was great, thanks

My favorite show when I was little.😊

these videos are awesome !!

Great, Thank You for great the info, some I knew & most I did not.. It was really great to hear from Cynthia's Daughter & Son... The Stories they can tell & the people that met...WOW !! I was always a Hogan's Heroes fan & love both Cynthia & Sigrid, both was eye Candy especially early teens... Only problem they both never got much on film time, usually just opening the door to Klink's office...

That's really what caught my eye was Helga and all the clips that she was in this episode that you put together and I really think she was a fantastic actress very beautiful young had a lot of life in her I'm glad she got to live that long in her life I just want to tell her I appreciate her very much for her work and acting I only hope that she got an Oscar for her hard work so thank you for a line Helga for all your short clips that I got to see

Have you ever made any on Colonel Crittenden (Bernard Fox), Sgt Richard Baker (Kenneth Washington), Marya (Nita Talbot) Sgt Olsen (Stewart Moss) and on the fellow who ran the dog truck Oscar Schnitzer (Walter Janovitz)? Some are interesting secondary characters, like General von Schlomm (Harold Gould), General Metzger (Gavin MacLeod), Foster (William Christopher), Captain Roberts the one with the Gestapo Double (Walter Janovitz) he was famous in tons of TV shows we loved, and finally - there were two Gertrude Linkmeyer's in the show, Alice Ghostley first then Kathleen Freeman. I am sure if you are as big a Hogan's Heroes fan as I am, one or most of these people would be interesting to make videos about with regard to Hogan's Heroes. Thanks for all these great KZfaq Videos. - Greetings from Berlin, Germany.

Such an alluring and intriguing temptress! So, her daughter Lisa was Brando’s kid during/after her role in “Bedtime Story “ while she’s still married to that Tutini actor? Right before she goes on her fling with Bob Crane in “Hogan’ Heroes “? I think this speaks more to either how unhappy she was in her marriage or her true moral character.

Thanks for digging deep.

This Cool Classic was done very tactfully as usual. Especially, considering the direction it could have gone. Well done. I could never figure out how Hogan was able to get away with all he did.

I knew someone who would just quit work before 3.30 each afternoon and not take his ''last break'' so he could get home and watch Hogans Heroes ! He would squeal out of the parking lot with his car ? madness

Stunning

She was really graceful in the show.

Cool

Fantastic - chalked full of fascinating “deep dive” information. Makes one wonder what her life was like the last thirty-plus years... the Brando love-child is also quite amazing. I had thought she & Bob Crane eventually married? but I guess that was the other blond bombshell, Hogan’s Hero actress? Thank you for you time & effort putting all these together!!!

Its amazing i have seen the episodes she does not play Helga and It never clicked. And i have seen them dozens of times.

I appreciate how you are always tactful when approaching delicate subjects. Not a huge fan of Hogan's but this was very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Love your videos on Hogan's Heroes, looking forward to one on Arlene Martel who played "Tiger".

Thank you for taking the time to do the research. I’ve just subscribed to FrndlyTV and HH is on every night at 7pm (two episodes), I paid $2 more a month for the DVR, well worth it.

Great vids. Can't believe you don't have more subscribers.

I always wondered why she left the show, but did a couple of return episodes. The Find A Grave website lists her birth year as 1936.

Cool channel. Big Hogan's fan here, since it premiered. I remember seeing the second episode when the show was brand new. Did they skip the pilot for the premier back then? Did I miss it? Glad to see others still love the show. Keep up the good work. I take it we're from the same generation. lol

She was Beautiful...

Been binge watching this channel and its shocking to me how many actesses didnt have any kids. Glad to find a more normal actress.

I love Cynthia. I love Hogan Heroes. I'm so sad they are all gone now.

I enjoyed your video and you did a great job, very classy. I would not have been so lenient on her husband: He was a jerk of The First Order, made her quit the show, (which she loved doing obviously), and then left her right after. Her career never recovered, and she gave up what would have been a very lucrative six year run after putting her trust in him, attempting to make her marriage work. I encourage everyone to read her book “Escape To Freedom“, it is very enlightening, and honestly my heart breaks for her.

Wow what a cool commentator. Her story is wonderful.

Bob Crane's character Col. Hogan was romantically involved with almost every female that ever appeared on the show....

I have all 6 seasons of HH on DVD, and watch it every nite on ME tv iam retired ok

I was so sad when she left the show.

cynthia guest starred on an episode of mr. terrific & played a german. they didn't give her much of lines, mostly just to look pretty in black leotard. she was great actress when they gave her good roles. i read too that she suffered from depression as her husband pressured her to leave hogan's heroes & she regretted it. i had a big crush on her as a kid. God bless her soul.

Have an autographed photo of Bob Crane on my wall only because I admired his taste in women...and wish some of his luck would rub off.......well not all of it.

She played Inga from Sweden on an early episode of the Odd Couple - Hey Hey

You need to do Sorrell Booke (Boss Hogg) I think you will find a lot of interesting facts about him that will; surprise you.

She played a Swedish maid on a episode of the Odd Couple.

Great clip and subject. Cynthia was just wonderful as 'Helga', it's kind of like the role was created for her, or she created the role/character, etc. Sigrid Valdis was nice but I think the scenes between Cynthia (Helga) and Bob Crane (Col. Hogan) were the best, there was more warmth and romance. A shame they were both married in that had they been single it would have been easier on them and their partners. Ref another scene Cynthia was in (and great research on the others), she did two short dialogue scenes in the Pilot for 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' in 1964 (United Network Command for Law and Enforcement) called Solo or SOLO, referring to the lead spy character 'Napoleon Solo' played by Robert Vaughn, as they were at first doing a TV version of James Bond and they had just one lead spy, later they developed Illyia Kuriakin (David McCallum) and they worked together as a team of two, which was copied by I Spy, Star Trek and Get Smart. Cynthia's two short scenes show her and another woman in glamourous evening dresses (she's in an emerald green dress) at a hotel where 'Napoleon', suave UNCLE Agent has just arrived, flirting with 'Napoleon' briefly as he walks past them, or they/she walks past him. It's brief but it's almost a full/mid length shot of Cynthia, just enough to recognise her as she faces the camera. I don't have the video but here's a hyperlink to a website (Lisa's Frame Capture Library) showing two images/scenes of her in the Pilot, plus all the other episodes and other TV series too, framecaplib.com/mfulib/html/episodes/indices/solo/thumb05.htm . Two images, Part 5 Image 109 (green dress), and Part 6 Image 141 (the same green dress), kind regards.

I rewatch the entire series of hogans heroes at least once a year if not more, I’m not even old enough to of watched it when it aired but it’s one of my favorites and she was better in every way than Hilda, it’s too bad she couldn’t finish the show or at least more seasons.

Loved watching Hogan's Heroes since I was a kid and always had a total crush on Cynthia Lynn. She was a total babe.

I'm sure you've seen "Auto-Focus". How much of it is true is questionable. I think it's some of the best acting Greg Kinnear has ever done and of course Willem Dafoe was as good as ever.

Season 1 Pilot Episode . She was not only in Colonel klink's office . But in a following scene She was down in the tunnels with the rest of the Escape Crew as the manicurist . Too bad that storyline didn't get a chance .

Cynthia Lynn lived a remarkable life without the worry of others' opinions Cynthia did it her way.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is almost a shot-for-shot remake of Bedtime Story.

Does anyone know if Hogan's Heroes had a proper ending? I grew up with the show and now my son is a big fan as well.

Cynthia's daughter Lisa was the "love child" of Marlon Brando, a "trist" while on the set of "Bedtime Story".

I love that girl on Hogan hero’s.

I love these videos but the one on bob crane will be so sad.

CYNTHIA was the BEST abd MOST BEAUTIFUL , of ALL THE women who ever appeared on HOGANS HEROES.(MY FAVORITE SHOW.)

She fled the Russians. From Latvia. I always thought she looked like a Southern California Beach girl.

Listen, Ol Bob Crane was nailing everything that walked onto the set. Nita Talbot is still alive and well in NY. I would love to see an interview with her and get a "death bed" confession. I bet he nailed her too.

I always wondered who were some of the extras (these guys were always in the background) (no speaking lines) they were in every episode they made? Any idea?

Gorgeous lady

There is a lot of performers with real talent had small roles and Short careers. While no talent dummies got major roles and Amazing careers, That they don't deserve.