Leon Askin
Born in Vienna, Austria — Sep 18 1907• Died Jun 03 2005
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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 prestigious acting school in Vienna, and began his career on the stag…
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Mission: Impossible
Riva
Hogan's Heroes
Burkhalter
Happy Days
Matinee Theater
General Rabat
The F.B.I.
Arnold Bebenek
Three's Company
The Outer Limits
Shop Superintendent
Daniel Boone
Roquelin
The Monkees
Nicolai
Switch
Prince Dimitri Marenka
Inspector Rex
Nachbar
Felony Squad
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Adventures of Superman
Prime Minister Frederick Vallen
Studio 57
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Marvin Elom
Honey West
The Count
Telephone Time
Lux Video Theatre
Gustave
The Robe
Abidor
The Man Behind the Badge
Medicopter 117 – Jedes Leben zählt
Francesco Del la Ribiola
It's About Time
Saints and Sinners
Baron
General Electric True
Airplane II: The Sequel
Moscow Anchorman
Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Drobash
Biff Baker U.S.A.
Reicher
Meeting of Minds
One, Two, Three
Peripetchikoff
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
Guns for San Sebastian
Vicar General
South Sea Woman
Pierre Marchand
Odd Jobs
Don Carlucci
Frightmare
Wolfgang
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Samir
Double Trouble
Inspector de Groote
Road to Bali
King Ramayana
Hammersmith Is Out
Dr. Krodt
Going Ape!
Zebrewski
Mistress of the World - Part II
Fernando
Mistress of the World - Part I
Fernando
The Veils of Bagdad
Pasha Hammam
The Perils of Pauline
Commissar
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
Colonel Kastorp
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
Charles
Genesis II
Overseer
Savage Island
Luker
Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls
Thor
China Venture
Wu King
Do Not Disturb
Langsdorf
A Fine Pair
Chief Wellman
Der Schinderhannes
The World's Greatest Athlete
Dr. Gottlieb
Carolina Cannonball
Otto
Valley of the Kings
Valentine Arko, Antique Dealer
Spy Chasers
Alex Baxis
Rebel Flight to Cuba
General Cordobas
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
Morchek
The Maltese Bippy
Axel Kronstadt
Karl May
Klotz-Sello
Three Lives
Dr. Stein
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Flocke
Death Knocks Twice
Peppe Mangano
Der schwarze Graf
Amschel Talmeier
The Last Blitzkrieg
Sergeant Steiner
Kubanisch rauchen
Waranovsky
Fear of Heights
Vater Gusenleitner
Die gelbe Nachtigall
Jason
Desert Legion
Major Vasil
Secret of the Incas
Anton Marcu
Bis dass das Geld euch scheidet…
Anwalt Dr. Plauert
Assignment: Paris
Franz (uncredited)
Knock on Wood
Laslo Gromeck
First Strike
Deadly Love
The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz
Oscar
Parapsycho: Spectrum of Fear
Lulu
Medizinalrat Dr. Goll
The Peter Tchaikovsky Story
Anton Rubinstein
OcchioPinocchio
Lo psichiatra
Hitler Stole My Ideas
Glück auf Raten
Lucrezia
Alessandro VI
Towarisch
Dimitri Gorotschenko
Die Irre von Chaillot
Präsident
Die Bräute
Rutte
Weit ist der Weg
Luiz
Immediate Call
Writing
Der Traum des Mr. Borton
Martin Borton
Blind Justice
Dr. Leupold
Black Flamingos - Sie lieben euch zu Tode
Perahim - die zweite Chance
Pension Schöller
Fritz Bernhardi
Der Mann im Manne
Ed Keller
Leon Askin - (Über)Leben und Schauspiel. Private Anmerkungen
Himself
Die Fernsehsaga – Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte
alter Adler
God's Police Patrol
Felix
Ene mene muh – und tot bist du
Always Trouble with the Bed
Luigi Papagallo
Entscheidung
Lajos Morva
Verurteilt 1910
Regierungsrat Stukart