John Banner

Personal Info

Birthday

January 28, 1910

Day of Death

1973-01-28

(63 years old)

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.

Known For

Perry Mason

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Hogan's Heroes

Four Star Playhouse

The Red Skelton Show

The Virginian

The Lucy Show

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Filmography

2016
The Last Laugh
as Self
1970
Togetherness
as Hipolitas
1968
Star Spangled Salesman
as Self
The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz
as Weber
1965
Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show
as Self/Sgt. Schultz
1964
36 Hours
as Ernst
Kisses for My President
as Vasiliovich Alexminitch (uncredited)
Bedtime Story
as Burgermeister (uncredited)
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
as Guard
1963
The Yellow Canary
as Sam Skolman
1962
Hitler
as Gregor Strasser
1961
One, Two, Three
as Krause / Haberdrasher (voice) (uncredited)
20,000 Eyes
as Kurt Novak
Operation Eichmann
as Rudolf Hoff
1960
The Story of Ruth
as King Of Moab
1959
The Wonderful Country
as Ben Sterner
The Blue Angel
as Principal Harter
The Peter Tchaikovsky Story
as Office Supervisor
1958
The Young Lions
as German Town Mayor (uncredited)
The Beast of Budapest
as Dr. Kovach
1956
Never Say Goodbye
as Oskar
1954
The Gypsy Moon
as Bavarro
Crash of Moons
as Bavarro
1953
The Juggler
as Emile Halevy
1951
Callaway Went Thataway
as Headwaiter at Mocambo's (uncredited)
Go for Broke!
as German Officer
1950
King Solomon's Mines
as Austin - Safari Client (uncredited)
Guilty of Treason
as Dr. Szandor Deste
1948
To the Victor
as Jacques Lestrac
The Argyle Secrets
as Winter
My Girl Tisa
as Otto
1946
Nocturne
as Charles Shawn (uncredited)
1943
The Fallen Sparrow
as Anton
This Land Is Mine
as German Sergeant
They Came to Blow Up America
as Gestapo Agent
The Moon Is Down
as Lt. Prackle (uncredited)
1942
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as Von Kleinoch (uncredited)
Seven Miles from Alcatraz
as Fritz Weinermann
1941
It Started with Eve
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1940
Spring Parade
as Cymbalist (uncredited)