John Banner

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-01-28 (63 years old)

Deathday

1973-01-28

Place of Birth

Stanislau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine]

John Banner

Biography

John Banner (Height: 6 feet 1 inch [1.85 meters]), born Johann Banner (January 28, 1910-January 28, 1973), was an Austrian-American actor who achieved lasting fame for his portrayal of the bumbling German Sergeant Hans Schultz in the beloved sitcom Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971). Banner was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine). He studied acting at the prestigious Reinhardt Seminar and began his career on the Viennese stage. In 1938, with the rise of the Nazis, Banner, a Jew, fled Austria for the United States. After arriving in America, Banner struggled to find work in his chosen profession. He took on odd jobs to make ends meet while...

Acting

1948

1959

The Wonderful Country

as Ben Sterner

1941

It Started with Eve

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1943

1960

The Story of Ruth

as King Of Moab

1964

36 Hours

as Ernst

1951

Go for Broke!

as German Officer

1962

Hitler

as Gregor Strasser

1964

Bedtime Story

as Burgermeister (uncredited)

1942

Seven Miles from Alcatraz

as Fritz Weinermann

1956

1961

20,000 Eyes

as Kurt Novak

1948

2016

1940

Spring Parade

as Cymbalist (uncredited)

1959

The Blue Angel

as Principal Harter

1943

1958

1953

The Juggler

as Emile Halevy

1954

The Gypsy Moon

as Bavarro

1943

The Moon Is Down

as Lt. Prackle (uncredited)

1942

Once Upon a Honeymoon

as Von Kleinoch (uncredited)

1950

Guilty of Treason

as Dr. Szandor Deste

1951

Callaway Went Thataway

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

1948

To the Victor

as Jacques Lestrac

1961

One, Two, Three

as Krause / Haberdrasher (voice) (uncredited)

1963

The Yellow Canary

as Sam Skolman

1958

The Young Lions

as German Town Mayor (uncredited)

1959

The Peter Tchaikovsky Story

as Office Supervisor

1954

Crash of Moons

as Bavarro

1943

This Land Is Mine

as German Sergeant

1964

Kisses for My President

as Vasiliovich Alexminitch (uncredited)

1950

King Solomon's Mines

as Austin - Safari Client (uncredited)

1970

Togetherness

as Hipolitas

1961

Operation Eichmann

as Rudolf Hoff

1946

Nocturne

as Charles Shawn (uncredited)

1965

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