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Leon Askin (September 18, 1907 – June 3, 2005) was an Austrian actor best known for portraying the character "General Burkhalter" on the TV situation comedy Hogan's Heroes.
Contents [show] Life and career[edit] Askin was born Leon Aschkenasy into a Jewish family in Vienna, the son of Malvine (Susman) and Samuel Aschkenazy.[1]
Askin in Summer 2001 Askin emigrated to the United States in 1940[1] and, after the war, went to Hollywood, invariably portraying foreign characters who speak English with a strong accent. Askin appeared as the Russian composer Anton Rubinstein in a Disneyland anthology episode of the life of Peter Tchaikovsky.[2] Fans of the television series Adventures of Superman recall his portrayals of an eastern European diamond smuggler in a black-and-white episode, and as a South American prime minister in a color episode. He appeared in 20th Century Fox's biblical epic The Robe as a Syrian guide named Abidor. In 1960, he appeared in the film Pension Schöller, and the following year was prominently featured in Billy Wilder's film One, Two, Three, co-starring with James Cagney. He gained wide recognition and popularity by appearing as the stern General Albert Burkhalter in the sitcom Hogan's Heroes in the late 1960s.
Askin made a guest appearance on Daniel Boone in its 1969 episode "Benvenuto... Who?" as Roquelinm and in the "Fiddler in the House" episode of the 1974 situation comedy Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers as a violin virtuoso. Between 1977 and 1979, he appeared in Steve Allen's PBS series, Meeting of Minds, portraying Martin Luther and Karl Marx. He portrayed a psychology professor in a season six episode of Happy Days. In 1979 he portrayed the character Mr. Hoffmeier of Hoffmeier’s Bakery, judging a pie contest in an episode in the third season of Three’s Company titled, “The Bake-Off”. In 1982 he had a brief appearance as a Moscow Anchorman in the film Airplane II: The Sequel.
Askin died in Vienna on June 3, 2005, at age ninety-seven. His interment was at Zentralfriedhof Cemetery.
Decorations and awards[edit] This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia. 1988: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art[3] 1994: Silver Medal for Service to the City of Vienna 1996: Award of the title "professor" 2001: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class[4] 2002: Gold Medal of Honour for Services to the city of Vienna 2003: Goldener Rathausmann of Vienna to mark the 75th anniversary 2007: Naming of Leon-Askin-Platz in Vienna-Penzing 2007: A bust of Leon Askin in Türkenschanzpark (Vienna) 2007: Plaque unveiled at Hütteldorferstrasse 349 in Vienna-Penzing, to mark 100th anniversary of Askin's birth 2009: At Sechsschimmelgasse 19 in Vienna-Alsergrund a public housing block was named after him 27 May 2010: Leon-Askin-Park at Grundsteingasse in Ottakring (Vienna's 16th District) named after Askin
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Leon Askin's Timeline
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September 18, 1907
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Vienna, Austria
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| 2005 |
June 3, 2005
Age 97
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