John Banner

Actor Jan 28 (died age 63) Stanislau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine] 1940–2016 (76 year career)

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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 …

Known For

Film

One, Two, Three

Krause / Haberdasher (voice) (uncredited)

Film

Hogan's Heroes

Hans Schultz

Film

The Young Lions

German Town Mayor (uncredited)

Film

King Solomon's Mines

Austin - Safari Client (uncredited)

Film

This Land Is Mine

German Sergeant

Film

36 Hours

Ernst

Film

The Story of Ruth

King Of Moab

Film

Executive Suite

Henri - Stork Club Maître D' (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (96)

Movies (46)

The Last Laugh

as Self

Togetherness

as Hipolitas

Star Spangled Salesman

1968

as Self

6.0

The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz

1968

as Weber

3.0

Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show

1965

as Self/Sgt. Schultz

6.0

The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour

as Guard

36 Hours

as Ernst

Kisses for My President

1964

as Vasiliovich Alexminitch (uncredited)

7.3

Bedtime Story

1964

as Burgermeister (uncredited)

6.2

The Yellow Canary

1963

as Sam Skolman

Hitler

1962

as Gregor Strasser

5.7

One, Two, Three

1961

as Krause / Haberdasher (voice) (uncredited)

Operation Eichmann

as Rudolf Hoff

20,000 Eyes

as Kurt Novak

The Story of Ruth

as King Of Moab

The Peter Tchaikovsky Story

1959

as Office Supervisor

7.0

The Wonderful Country

as Ben Sterner

The Blue Angel

as Principal Harter

The Young Lions

as German Town Mayor (uncredited)

6.8

The Beast of Budapest

1958

as Dr. Kovach

One Coat of White

1957

as Vegaro

The Dream

1956

as Prefect of Police

Never Say Goodbye

as Oskar

Crash of Moons

as Bavarro

The Gypsy Moon

as Bavarro

Executive Suite

as Henri - Stork Club Maître D' (uncredited)

With This Ring

The Juggler

as Emile Halevy

Go for Broke!

as German Officer

Callaway Went Thataway

1951

as Headwaiter at Mocambo's (uncredited)

Guilty of Treason

as Dr. Szandor Deste

King Solomon's Mines

as Austin - Safari Client (uncredited)

The Argyle Secrets

as Winter

My Girl Tisa

as Otto

To the Victor

1948

as Jacques Lestrac

Nocturne

1946

as Charles Shawn (uncredited)

The Fallen Sparrow

as Anton

This Land Is Mine

as German Sergeant

The Moon Is Down

as Lt. Prackle (uncredited)

6.7

They Came to Blow Up America

1943

as Gestapo Agent

6.2

Seven Miles from Alcatraz

as Fritz

Desperate Journey

Once Upon a Honeymoon

1942

as Von Kleinoch (uncredited)

Pacific Blackout

It Started with Eve

as Party Guest (uncredited)

7.2

Spring Parade

1940

as Cymbalist (uncredited)

6.7

Television (50)

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

7.0

The Chicago Teddy Bears

The Partridge Family

as Max Ledbetter

The Doris Day Show

as Bruno

Hogan's Heroes

as Hans Schultz

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1964

as Russian Chairman

7.7

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964

as Dr. Foster

7.1

The Young Marrieds

1964

as Dimitri Kilarin #1

3.0

The Rogues

1964

as Steiner

7.2

The Baileys of Balboa

1964

7.7

The Cara Williams Show

1964

as Zinzer

5.0

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

as General Zimring

5.7

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

as Martin Rutke

5.3

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Dutch Customs Man

The Virginian

as Gus Schultz

The Lucy Show

as Sergeant Schultz

General Electric True

Hazel

as Mr. Mueller

Mister Ed

Alcoa Premiere

as Kaspar Kraus

Thriller

as Prof. Martin Vander Hoven

The Roaring 20's

Outlaws

The Untouchables

as Franz Koenig

One Step Beyond

as Dr. Molhaus

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Third Man

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Mr. Popper

77 Sunset Strip

as Carl Neuman

The Donna Reed Show

Behind Closed Doors

as Prosecutor Hoxa

Perry Mason

as A. Tobler

The Gale Storm Show

as Hans Schlosser

The Man Called X

Telephone Time

Matinee Theater

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Train Conductor

Navy Log

Sheena: Queen of the Jungle

as Brunner

Studio 57

Public Defender

as Mr. Lambert

The Whistler

Private Secretary

Letter to Loretta

as Hans

Four Star Playhouse

as Koert

Adventures of Superman

as Bronsky

Cavalcade of America

The Red Skelton Show

as Sgt. Schultz

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.6

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

as Morris Odvarka

7.2