Werner Klemperer (March 22, 1920 – December 6, 2000) was an Emmy Award-winning comedic actor, best known for his role as Colonel Klink on the television sitcom, Hogan's Heroes.

Early life

Born in Cologne to a musical family, Klemperer was the son of the renowned conductor Otto Klemperer and Johanna Geisler, a soprano.Klemperer was a cousin of Victor Klemperer. Klemperer was musically talented, being a violinist and an accomplished concert pianist.Erickson, Hal "Werner Klemperer" (Allmovie biography) He broadened his acting career by performing as an operatic baritone and a singer in Broadway musicals. He can be seen playing in the violin section of the New Philharmonia Orchestra on the EMI Classics DVD "Otto Klemperer — Beethoven Symphony No. 9." at a concert performed on November 8, 1964, at London's Royal Albert Hall.