
Known for
Acting
Born
January 28, 1910
Birthplace
Stanislau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine]
Died
January 28, 1973 (aged 63)
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 for the United States.
After arriving in America, Banner struggled to find work in his chosen profession. He took on odd jobs to make ends meet while continuing to pursue his passion for acting. Even...
2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1971
1971
1970
1970
as Hipolitas
1968
1968
as Self
1968
1965
as Self/Sgt. Schultz
1965
1964
as Ernst
1964
1964
1964
1964
1964
1964
1964
as Vasiliovich Alexminitch (uncredited)
1964
as Burgermeister (uncredited)
1964
as Guard
1963
1963
1963
as Sam Skolman
1962
1962