Leon Askin

ActorWriter Sep 18 (died age 97) Vienna, Austria 1939–2001 (62 year career)

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Biography

Leon Askin (Born: September 18, 1907, Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria), Height 6ft [1.83m]) was an Austrian-American actor who enjoyed a successful career in both theater and television. He is best known for his portrayal of General Albert Burkhalter in the hit sitcom "Hogan's Heroes," a role he played for six seasons from 1965 to 1971. Born Leo Aschkenasy in Vienna, Austria, in 1907, Askin developed an interest in acting at a young age. He studied at the Max Reinhardt Seminar, a prestigio…

Known For

Film

One, Two, Three

Peripetchikoff

Film

Airplane II: The Sequel

Moscow Anchorman

Film

The Robe

Abidor

Film

Guns for San Sebastian

Vicar General

Film

Road to Bali

King Ramayana

Film

Knock on Wood

Laslo Gromeck

Film

Secret of the Incas

Anton Marcu

Film

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

Colonel Kastorp

Filmography

Acting (103)

Movies (71)

Ene mene muh – und tot bist du

Kubanisch rauchen

as Waranovsky

Die Bräute

as Rutte

Black Flamingos - Sie lieben euch zu Tode

1998

6.8

Leon Askin - (Über)Leben und Schauspiel. Private Anmerkungen

1997

as Himself

Glück auf Raten

1996

Die Fernsehsaga – Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte

1995

as alter Adler

Deadly Love

1995

2.0

Hitler Stole My Ideas

OcchioPinocchio

as Lo psichiatra

Fear of Heights

as Vater Gusenleitner

Odd Jobs

as Don Carlucci

Savage Island

as Luker

First Strike

Airplane II: The Sequel

as Moscow Anchorman

Going Ape!

as Zebrewski

Frightmare

as Wolfgang

Die gelbe Nachtigall

as Jason

Parapsycho: Spectrum of Fear

1975

3.8

Perahim - die zweite Chance

1974

Verurteilt 1910

1974

as Regierungsrat Stukart

Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls

as Thor

Genesis II

as Overseer

The World's Greatest Athlete

as Dr. Gottlieb

Hammersmith Is Out

as Dr. Krodt

Death Knocks Twice

as Peppe Mangano

The Maltese Bippy

as Axel Kronstadt

Lucrezia

as Alessandro VI

God's Police Patrol

as Felix

A Fine Pair

as Chief Wellman

The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz

1968

as Oscar

3.0

Double Trouble

1967

as Inspector de Groote

4.9

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

1967

as Morchek

5.8

Guns for San Sebastian

1967

as Vicar General

7.0

The Perils of Pauline

1967

as Commissar

3.5

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

as Colonel Kastorp

Do Not Disturb

as Langsdorf

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965

as Samir

3.1

Lulu

1962

as Medizinalrat Dr. Goll

6.8

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

1962

as Flocke

5.5

Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace

1962

as Charles

5.4

Always Trouble with the Bed

as Luigi Papagallo

One, Two, Three

as Peripetchikoff

Towarisch

as Dimitri Gorotschenko

Blind Justice

1961

as Dr. Leupold

5.2

Mistress of the World - Part I

1960

as Fernando

6.2

Der Traum des Mr. Borton

1960

as Martin Borton

Mistress of the World - Part II

1960

as Fernando

5.0

Bis dass das Geld euch scheidet…

1960

as Anwalt Dr. Plauert

Pension Schöller

as Fritz Bernhardi

Weit ist der Weg

as Luiz

Der Mann im Manne

as Ed Keller

Die Irre von Chaillot

1959

as Präsident

The Peter Tchaikovsky Story

1959

as Anton Rubinstein

7.0

Entscheidung

1959

as Lajos Morva

The Last Blitzkrieg

as Sergeant Steiner

Rebel Flight to Cuba

as General Cordobas

Der Schinderhannes

Spy Chasers

as Alex Baxis

Carolina Cannonball

as Otto

Secret of the Incas

as Anton Marcu

Valley of the Kings

as Valentine Arko, Antique Dealer

Knock on Wood

as Laslo Gromeck

The Robe

as Abidor

Desert Legion

as Major Vasil

Three Lives

as Dr. Stein

The Veils of Bagdad

as Pasha Hammam

South Sea Woman

as Pierre Marchand

China Venture

as Wu King

Assignment: Paris

as Franz (uncredited)

5.7

Road to Bali

1952

as King Ramayana

6.2

Television (32)

Medicopter 117 – Jedes Leben zählt

1998

as Francesco Del la Ribiola

Inspector Rex

as Nachbar

Three's Company

Meeting of Minds

Karl May

as Klotz-Sello

Switch

1975

as Prince Dimitri Marenka

6.7

Happy Days

1974

7.6

Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers

1974

5.0

Der schwarze Graf

1970

as Amschel Talmeier

Mission: Impossible

as Riva

The Monkees

as Nicolai

Felony Squad

It's About Time

The F.B.I.

as Arnold Bebenek

Hogan's Heroes

as General Burkhalter

Honey West

as The Count

Daniel Boone

as Roquelin

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

1964

as Marvin Elom

7.1

The Outer Limits

1963

as Shop Superintendent

7.8

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

5.7

General Electric True

1962

Saints and Sinners

1962

as Baron

6.0

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

Telephone Time

Matinee Theater

as General Rabat

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

5.4

Studio 57

1954

The Man Behind the Badge

1953

5.5

Adventures of Superman

1952

as Prime Minister Frederick Vallen

6.6

Biff Baker U.S.A.

1952

as Reicher

7.5

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Drobash

Lux Video Theatre

as Gustave

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Immediate Call

1939

Writer