Werner Klemperer had a lyrical way of saying his lines that was hilarious. He almost "sang" the punchlines. He was a great actor, and deserved his Emmy awards.

Pretty sure this show would have sunk without Werner. Hard to imagine someone portraying a German officer in such a lovable manner barely 20 years after the end of the war. His portrayal was always spot on.

A fun little fact about Werner (may he RIP), was throughout the series, he was portrayed as a horrible violinist, but in real life he was actually a classically training concert pianist and violinist, as he came from a known musical family. And a second little fact was while he is a natural German, his family left Germany in the 1930s and settled in the US and during WW2, Werner actually served in the US Army and deployed to the Pacific Theater. Truly an amazing actor and entertainer and a true once in a life time performer.

My favorite line by Colonel Klink was about his staff car. "How can I get it back sooner than I think, when it's already later than I thought? Great line

The on-screen banter between Klink, Hogan and Schultz is sheer genius.

March 22 will be Werner Klemperer's 100th birthday. Thank you and the rest of the cast for all the great performances :D

I always liked how Klink was Hogan's foil, but he was never the villain. He wasn't the bad guy. He was someone doing the best he could in a situation that he wanted no part of. All he wanted to do was safely ride out the war in command of Stalag 13 and remain as far away from anything resembling fighting as possible.

All the cast members had one job to do, and that was to make you laugh, and forget about the Vietnam Conflict....of which they all excelled at. My youthful days were spent laughing long and hard at all those great TV shows of the sixties. What a time it was!

Bought the entire dvd collection. Love this show.

How can the BEST of Colonel Klink not be jam-packed with Frau Linkmeyer???

Klink always looked sharp in his uniform.

As another commenter has pointed out, although Klink playing the violin off key was part of the comedy shtick, in reality Werner Klemperer was an accomplished classical musician. His father was Otto Klemperer who was the conductor of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, who was fired when the Nazis began to persecute the Jews. Seeing what was going on in Germany with the rise of Hitler, the family re-settled in America and his father became the conductor of the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra.

Werner was one of the nicest men in show business! He would often go out of his way for his fans. I always loved the way he would express his lines as colonel Klink.

Although Hogans Heroes was far fetched there was a grain of truth to it. The character of Colonel Klink was that of a rear echelon officer who was given a low profile command that he couldn't screw up. The best officers were either on the General Staff or on the front(s). In the story line Colonel Klink was supposed to have been from an old aristocratic family who rose to the rank of Colonel because of his family rather than because of his accomplishments. Not that that ever happens in real life (ha ha). Hogans Heroes was classic comedy which never received the recognition that it should have.

I just love how Hogan tries to string Klink along (even in the face of Klink's mounting suspicions and anger), but bring up General Burkhalter and BOTH of them are instantly on the same page!

I don't recall seeing Klink at the ski lodge, calling General Burkhalter "a nasty old tub of lard" before turning around and seeing him listening to every word. THAT is the very best of Colonel Klink.

Great version of the “wild blue yonder” Proud Air Force vet

Werner Klemperer was the fulcrum of the comedy of this entire show. He was genius in his role, and it was hilarious when Leon Askin (Gen. Burkhalter) made an appearance to contrast Klink's role.

The on-screen banter between the characters of Klink and Hogan is sheer genius.

Almost ALL Klink is the very best of Klink.

A great show. Klink was the best.

Klink and Shultz are awesome together! I used to watch them everyday after school when I was a kid, they kept me laughing. They're hilarious!

MISS ALL TV FROM 50S, 60S AND 70S !

Werner Klemperer makes the whole show.

My step dad made the comment one time that if Colonel Klink is still in the military somewhere, he must be doing something right.

Over the decades Klink became more popular then Hogan.

I can’t believe the meal scene from the last episode of season 2 was omitted. Klink and Hogan eating one meal, with Klink mimicking Hogan’s every move...and the facial expressions.

Fun fact Klemperer was actually in the us army and probably didn’t need the paper hogan gave to him for the violin, he probably knew it from heart

Klink was the funniest character on Hogan Heroes. Played brilliantly by Werner Klemperer.

The part where he triggered that avalanche by sneezing was hilarious.

I had never watched this show but it was by watching a rerun of The Simpsons that led me to this video. What a hilarious character! 😆

"Who are these people? Is Stalag 13 a tourist attraction for every officer who passes through town? Soon we'll be serving tea!" "They are from the Adolf Hitler Division." "Well don't just stand there! Make some tea!" 😂

I always love the interplay between Werner kempler and John Banner. As far as I'm concerned the whole show revolves around those two

"The Very Best of Colonel Klink" - I thought I'd seen everything after "The Very Best of Barney Fife". I was wrong.

This is a great show!

Oh Werner, you were taken from us far too early.

Werner Klemperer’s father was Dr. Otto Klemperer who was for many years the head conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Werner was a professionally trained symphony violinist and pianist.

I love him screaming for me

I want to see Colonel Klink meet the dean from "Community." The sheer concentration of hilariously incompetent management would be awesome.

Thanks for taking the time to put this together. I have the complete series. But you left one very funny scene out. The one where Klink tells Hochstetter that he would trust Fraulein Helga to shave the fuehrer.

I believe that had I met Klink we would have been really good friends,I really like everything about him. RIP beautiful soul ❤

At 2:18 he literally backs Hogan down and I loved it.

I always had two favorites, Klink and Schultz. They were the perfect pair.

This was THE best of the best .... Lots of folks don't like it but whatta they know .... 😝

My favorite episode was Klink’s preparation to celebrate Hitler‘s birthday. Gut-splitting hilarious. General Burkhalter‘s response, “Happy birthday, Adolf?“ May Werner Klemperer rest in peace.

Did anyone else notice that when Klink played the violin he wasn't moving his fingers on the strings but the notes kept changing?

“Colonel Klink!, did you ever get my letters?” - Homer Simpson

Having only known of Werner Klemperer from watching Hogans Heroes, however it would have been nice to meet him in person.

great show ill recmonded this to everyone

Great clean comedy.

I loved the way Shultz was bribed with candy bars.

Great vid. Hopefully more to come because there has to be best of Schultz, best of Major Hochstetter, best of Burkhalter and best of Hogan. :)

2:15 one of, in not the only time Colonel Klink got the better of Hogan, especially when he drops the bomb that he has to pick up General Burkhalter at the station in 45 minutes and Hogan immediately stops fooling Klink and goes to get his car

Absolutely love him

Werner Klemperer really made Horgan's Heroes so fun to watch over and over again.

Remember when they had that traitor or whoever hidden in Klink's quarters but nobody was allowed to look at him? And Hogan (with the vocal help of Sergeant Carter) had Klink convinced it was Adolf Hitler himself in there, but in disguise? Carter told Klink that he was going to appointment a successor, and that he had picked Klink! So after Klink heard that, he stumbled backwards in shock and hit the wall...I think if Hogan hadn't caught him he would have fainted dead away. The problem is, he only found out it was all a trick AFTER he mouthed off to Major Hochstetter AND was disrespectful to the real Heinrich Himmler on the phone! I know we're not supposed to feel bad for Colonel Klink, but that was low. You take a guy who just wants to be a general, give him the ultimate in false hope and then yank it away. Frankly, Klink is lucky Himmler DIDN'T come down there since he was known to have a very nasty temper. Moral of the story: don't count on using the perks of a job until it's official! 😂

Klemperer had a role in the film: Judgement @ Nuremberg which starred Spencer Tracy & Burt Lancaster.

It's also my scenes of the Kommandant Colonel Klink's personal favorites. I've seen that episode for about more than 200 months.

The program is still shown in syndication in Germany.

It's nearly 60 years after this series, but 80 after the war. It is simply incomprehensible to me. Di-smissed!

I'm only after finding about. this a few months ago and I watch it most of the time so funny

WernerKlemperer was an excellent entertainer

6:05 Lol got to love how even the universe hates Klink enough for that to be a certainty XD

This is my favorite of every single episode 8:00

Love how Klink just bypasses Newkirk in drag,and horrifies a Field Marshal's wife..lol.

Klink looks like Fearless leader in Rocky and Bullwinkle

It would have been great to end this show with Klink finally promoted to general.

was very popular in Germany - with an improved translation with more rhymes and spells by Klink - and he has got a dialect from today Saxony. check it out -> in German "ein Käfig voller Helden" (a cage full of Heroes).... side note: in American Dad Series Klaus is translated also with saxon dialect.

Hes here to show us how sad we would be if we married mindy instead of marge

very happy he won 2 emmys for his role😁

"Shultz!" Col. Klink.

Hard to believe, but Klink was Werner Klemperer's first comedic role

7:20, completely feel Klinks frustration of having officers stop by. Im going to remember that line when higher up managers stop at my shop

Colonel Klink leaves quite a dilemma. Hogan's Heroes is meant to call back to American triumph against the Nazis in World War II, and yet, Klink is just so likable.

Aw they didn’t have the line where he says something along the lines of “Sir it didn’t fail. It’s a great device for finding coffee pots.”

He could really play the violin

Sometimes i wonder if Klink actually knew what they were doing and allowed it to happen and his acts of incompetence was so none if the guards would report anything.

General Burkhalter would always say: "Klink... You'rere An Idiot..."!! That would always crack me up!!

FAB SHOW,DAYS AND FULL CAST.

5:19 Klink describing how he got into The Imperial German Army during WWI

That some pretty impressive violin playing.🎻

Like how this is the only time (far as I know) that they show Werner's real talent with violin.

I remember watching this on itv4 with my dad anyone else?

stalag 13 the best line was he would make a real SERIOUS face and say NO ONE HAS EVER ESCAPED FROM STALAG 13

I thought Col. Klink was great. LOL. It was a great show during it's time.

He passed away the year i was born... I wish i could have met him

I can't really believe that Col. Klink would so incompetent to fall for all of Hogan's tricks and lies then Klink would have had more respect from all of the visiting staff. BUT then they would have sent him into the front lines.

0:11 was funny. I bet some people thought Burkhalter was going to say a curse word

If you think this is good, try the german version, it's called "ein käfig voller helden" (a cage full of heroes) and the localisation is hilarious.

Aah...ach... Keep rolling until he gets it aah ..ctung

My condolences to our great klink

at 8:01 warner proves why he's a legend in acting.

Klink and Schultz sometimes drop their accents in some episodes.

6:13 - 7:02 when Werner Klemperer hams it up even more than usual as Klink. Klink took a bold chance when he set up that escape. For all he knew, they might have REALLY escaped and not come back! Another big chance he took was removing his gun around the prisoners. They could have legitimately shot him and he would have been screwed. WE (the viewers) know what's happening, but in the show Klink doesn't...not all the way. That's pretty brave when you think about it. 7:54 - 8:03 when Klink meets Sergeant Carter dressed as Adolf Hitler and looked like he was going to faint. How to go from sarcastic to hero worship in a few seconds! 😂🤣😂

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7:48, William Christopher, AKA Father Mulcahy...

Fun fact: One of the conditions Werner Klemperer had before signing on the show was that Hogan had to outwit his German/Nazi captors every time at the end of each show.

People say Schultz was their favorite, but my favorite was Klink.

Rebo they say by San martinque made our coaches sedan exclusive

Great Comp you did ,One More Scene would be Were kink Tells Hocsteder ,A New Order is Coming which will Sweep Vermen Like You Into The Delosing Station of History