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]
Also known As
Johann Banner
جان بنر
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
as Otto
1959
as Ben Sterner
1941
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1943
as Anton
1960
as King Of Moab
1964
as Ernst
1951
as German Officer
1962
as Gregor Strasser
1964
as Burgermeister (uncredited)
1942
as Fritz Weinermann
1956
as Oskar
1961
as Kurt Novak
1948
as Winter
2016
as Self
1954
1940
as Cymbalist (uncredited)
1959
as Principal Harter
1943
as Gestapo Agent
1958
as Dr. Kovach
1953
as Emile Halevy
1968
1954
as Bavarro
1943
as Lt. Prackle (uncredited)
1942
as Von Kleinoch (uncredited)
1950
as Dr. Szandor Deste
1951
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
1948
as Jacques Lestrac
1961
as Krause / Haberdrasher (voice) (uncredited)
1963
as Sam Skolman
1958
as German Town Mayor (uncredited)
1959
as Office Supervisor
1954
as Bavarro
1943
as German Sergeant
1964
as Vasiliovich Alexminitch (uncredited)
1950
as Austin - Safari Client (uncredited)
1964
as Guard
1941
1970
as Hipolitas
1961
as Rudolf Hoff
1946
as Charles Shawn (uncredited)
1968
as Self
1965
as Self/Sgt. Schultz
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