Richard Dawson Movies
Trained in British repertory, actor Richard Dawson achieved prominence in the late '50s as a cabaret and TV comedian. Arriving in the U.S. in 1961, Dawson made the variety-show rounds with an act consisting largely of quickie celebrity impressions. One of his first acting assignment was as Peter Sellers' takeoff Racy Tracy Rattigan in a 1963 episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show. A solid dramatic role as a military prisoner in King Rat led to a longer stint as resourceful cockney POW Peter Newkirk on the popular sitcom Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971). After appearing as a regular on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and The New Dick Van Dyke Show, Dawson settled into his true niche as a wisecracking game-show host. From 1976 through 1985, he emceed TV's The Family Feud, winning an Emmy Award for his troubles (he later resumed his Family Feud hosting chores in the 1994 syndicated version). Fittingly enough, Richard Dawson's first feature-film role after Feud was as the smarmy host of a futuristic life-or-death quiz program in Arnold Schwarzenegger's The Running Man (1989). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide- 1968
Hogan and his crew enable war correspondent Walter Hobson (Richard Erdman) to escape to England. Unfortunately, Hobson chooses to honor Hogan by publishing an account of his underground exploits in an American newspaper. Though the article mentions no names, Gestapo officer Hochstetter puts zvei und zvei together and plants a spy among Klink's guards in order to get the goods on Hogan. Future Hill Street Blues regular James B. Sikking appears as Berger. Originally broadcast on November 30, 1968, "No Names Please" was written by Laurence Marks. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
Hogan helps beautiful underground contact Heidi Eberhadt (Marj Dusay) escape to London. But after successfully completing this mission, Hogan receives word that Heidi might be a double agent. Character actor Ned Glass is seen as the owner of the delicatessen used by Hogan as a drop point, while frequent Hogan's Heroes supporting player Milton Selzer is cast as Otto von Krubner. First telecast on November 23, 1968, "Guess Who Came to Dinner" was written by Arthur Julian. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
Assigned to plant a bug in Luftwaffe headquarters, Hogan and his crew volunteer to paint the building, thereby completing their mission right under the enemy's nose. In the course of the paint job, Newkirk comes upon a map of German plan installations. Forced to stow the map in an overhead lamp, Hogan and his men must cook up a new excuse to get back into the building. Written by Laurence Marks, "Color the Luftwaffe Red" originally aired on November 16, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
Hogan's latest mission is to destroy a German rocket fuel factory. Unfortunately, he receives word that the sabotage job is going to backfire disastrously. Even worse, Hogan is trapped in a card game with a German general and is unable to set things right. Dan Tobin appears as General Von Trager, while Arlene Martel, normally cast as underground operative Tiger, is here seen as Olga. Written by Laurence Marks, "Never Play Cards With Strangers" first aired on November 9, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
LeBeau is given the opportunity to complete an important mission all by himself. When Klink realizes that LeBeau is absent, he orders Hogan to recapture the pint-sized POW. Then Schultz is ordered to follow Hogan -- and when he fails to return on time, Klink follows Schultz, and round and round we go, and where we stop, only scriptwriter Laurence Marks knows. "Man in a Box" originally aired on December 28, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
Carter disguises himself as Klink during a sabotage mission. Holding Klink responsible for the attack, the Gestapo have him arrested and sentenced to execution. Hogan must find a way to simultaneously rescue Klink and Carter, who is off on another mission in the same disguise. "Will the Real Colonel Klink Please Stand Up Against the Wall" was written by future All in the Family stalwart Bill Davenport and was first broadcast on December 21, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
The Allies would like to locate the new Luftwaffe headquarters of famed WWI German flying ace General Von Richter (Henry Corden), aka "the Blue Baron." To realize this goal, Hogan persuades Klink to throw a gala party in Von Richter's honor. Cynthia Lynn, who played Klink's secretary Hilda during the series' first season, is here cast as a Mata Hari-like exotic dancer, while frequent Hogan's Heroes supporting player Celeste Yarnall plays a nanny. Written by Arthur Julian, "Will the Blue Baron Strike Again?" originally aired on December 14, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
An undercover U.S. intelligence agent arranges for Hogan and his crew to be smuggled into Berlin. Disguised as members of a hospital staff, the heroes are ordered to kidnap a British defector before he reveals top-secret information to the Nazis. The supporting cast includes such frequent Hogan's Heroes drop-ins as Harold J. Stone (as Major Teppel), John Stephenson (Decker), and Edward Knight (Gestapo Major Metzger). Written by Laurence Marks, "Bad Day in Berlin" first aired on December 7, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
Season four of Hogan's Heroes got under way on September 28, 1968, with the episode titled "Clearance Sale at the Black Market." While relaxing at a local hofbrau, Sgt. Schultz accidentally catches Gestapo major Kriegel (Gavin McLeod) in an illegal cash transaction. To cover his own behind, Kriegel orders Schultz to the Russian front. Hogan and his men must simultaneously expose Kriegel and rescue Schultz. "Clearance Sale at the Black Market" was written by Laurence Marks. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
One of Hogan's Heroes' best episodes, "Klink vs. the Gonculator" goes beyond the series' standard spoof of wartime bureaucracy and offers a wide-ranging satire of corporate paranoia and behind-covering. When Klink becomes convinced that Carter's rabbit trap is a secret electronic device, Hogan seizes upon this misconception in order to help German defector Major Lutz (Noam Pitlik) escape to London. Persuading Klink that Carter's device is something called a "gonculator," Hogan further convinces Klink -- and the German top brass -- to bring Lutz into Stalag 13 as an "electronics expert." One of the funniest scenes finds both Klink and Burkhalter assuring each other that Carter's creation is "not as good as our gonculator." Written by Phil Sharp, "Klink vs. the Gonculator" first aired on October 5, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
Hogan's newest "hero" is Freddy, a chimpanzee who wanders into camp after the nearby Hammelburg Zoo is bombed. Previously unable to smuggle radio components to the Underground, Hogan decides to use Freddy as his courier. The trick is to avoid arousing the suspicions of those two-legged primates Klink and Schultz. Written by Arthur Julian, "Monkey Business" made its original network appearance on March 23, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
Hogan successfully completes his mission of mining an enemy bridge. He then discovers to his chagrin that a truckload of Allied prisoners will soon be crossing the same bridge. The solution to the crisis hinges on Carter's Sioux heritage and Newkirk's Robin Hood-like ancestor. (Trivia note: Larry Hovis, who played Carter, was actually raised on the Yakima Indian Reservation in Washington State.) Written by Arthur Julian, "Drums Along the Dusseldorf" originally aired on March 30, 1968, as the final episode of Hogan's Heroes' third season. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
Carter inadvertently leaves one of his coat buttons behind at a sabotage site. Using this evidence, General Hochstetter decides to interrogate Hogan and his crew. Usually, this would mean that Hochstetter would get no information whatsoever, but this time the General has a secret weapon: Three gorgeous, and very persuasive, female Gestapo agents. Sabrina Scharf, Christiane Schmidtmer, and Inge Jaklin are cast respectively as Inge Wagner, Heidi Baum, and Anna Mannheim -- all of whom look more like 1960s go-go girls than WWII-vintage damsels. Written by Arthur Julian, "To the Gestapo with Love" first aired on October 26, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
The good news: Carter is able to snap a picture of a new German tank. The bad news: With the Germans hot on his heels, Hogan is forced to hide Carter's microfilm in a hollow bone. The worst news: The bone is buried by a friendly dog. The supporting cast includes such Hogan's Heroes perennials as Chet Stratton and Dick Wilson (the latter taking time out from his duties as "Mr. Whipple" in the Charmin commercials). Written by Phil Sharp, "Man's Best Friend is Not His Dog" originally aired on November 2, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
During a standard Underground mission, Newkirk is led into a German trap by double agent Myra (Fay Spain). The next step in the Germans' plan is to lure Hogan -- code name "Papa Bear" -- into coming out in the open. Frequent Hogan's Heroes guest star Alan Oppenheimer is cast as Wilhelm. Written by series stalwart Laurence Marks, "How to Catch a Papa Bear" made its first network appearance on October 12, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
Bernard Fox returns as bungling British POW officer Colonel Crittendon. This time around, Crittendon stages an escape from Stalag 13 -- thereby neatly lousing up Hogan's meticulously laid scheme to blow up a German ball-bearing plant. The script was written by Bill Davenport, later a member of the All in the Family writing staff. "Hogan's Trucking Service. . .We Deliver the Factory to You" was originally telecast on October 19, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
Louise Troy appears as "Axis Annie" Gebhart, a German radio propagandist. Hoping to relay coded messages to the Allies, Hogan and his men agree to an on-air interview conducted by Annie. Unfortunately, their words come across as fervently pro-Nazi, thus Hogan must cook up a scheme to destroy the transcriptions. Written by Laurence Marks, "Axis Annie" originally aired on February 10, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
Hogan concocts a fanciful scheme to smuggle British agent Downes to London via air balloon. This requires such diversions as a basket-weaving tournament and a kite-flying contest. The next step is to convince Klink to act as judge for the POW's competitive activities, the better to keep the cloddish commandant in the dark as to Hogan's real mission. Written by Arthur Julian, "What Time Does the Balloon Go Up?" was first telecast on February 17, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
Hogan's task is to free four Allied captives of the Gestapo. As a means to this end, Hogan and his crew must convince both Klink and Hochstetter that the war is over! Future MASH regular William Christopher is here seen as POW Thomas, a temporary replacement for Sgt. Carter (reportedly Larry Hovis was engaged elsewhere, either with the pilot for Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In or a Dinah Shore special). First shown on January 27, 1968, "War Takes a Holiday" was written by Art Baer and Ben Joelson. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
In order to transfer vital information to the Allies in London, Hogan must convince Klink to take a circuitous trip to "Argentina." This requires the service of underground agent Erika Weidler, who seductively plays up to Klink. At a crucial juncture, Erika's outraged husband (actually Sgt. Carter in disguise) charges in and challenges Klink to a duel -- so naturally, the Commandant is more than willing to allow Hogan to help him escape to the Western hemisphere (or so he thinks). In her second Hogan's Heroes appearance during the series' third season, Antoinette Bower is cast as Erika. Written by Richard M. Powell, "Duel of Honor" first aired on February 3, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
Hogan wants to find out the contents of a truck brought into Stalag 13. Under cover of darkness, Hogan and his men learn that the truck is overloaded with confiscated French art masterpieces bound for the collection of General Metzger (Gavin McLeod, in one of his many Hogan's Heroes guest stints). The next step: recover the art and discredit the general. Written by Laurence Marks, "The Collector General" first aired on March 9, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
In the first-season episode "Psychic Kommandant," Hogan made it appear as if Klink was gifted with ESP. In this episode, it is Schultz who is persuaded that he has "second sight" and is thus able to predict Allied attacks. It's all part of Hogan's plan to trick Luftwaffe planes into going to the wrong bombing location so that the Allies can blast the enemy out of the skies. Written by Richard M. Powell, "The Ultimate Weapon" originally aired on March 16, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
Assigned to an underground courier mission, LeBeau returns to camp with stories of his cranky, "old lady" contact. It turns out that the contact is really a beautiful young Dutch woman named Willhelmina (Celeste Yarnell), but LeBeau doesn't want the other POWs to find out lest they insist upon taking his assignment away from him. Falling in love with Willhelmina, LeBeau risks his life to save her from the Gestapo. Written by Arthur Julian, "LeBeau and the Little Old Lady" first aired on February 24, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1968
Hogan must create a diversionary tactic to allow the Allies to replenish their troops. He must also prevent the 6th S.S. division from taking over Stalag 13. As a means of accomplishing both tasks, Hogan arranges the mass escape of 30 Allied prisoners -- and deliberately tips off both the S.S. and Colonel Klink. Written by Bill Davenport, "How to Escape From Prison Camp Without Really Trying" originally aired on March 2, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1967
The Allies' Manhattan Project (which of course was aimed at developing an atomic weapon before the Germans could do the same) is endangered when a Gestapo agent finds out about the project. He also finds out about Hogan's underground activities, forcing Hogan to consider scuttling his operation. But before he does so, Hogan attempts to trick the Gestapo man into revealing how much he knows about the atom bomb plans. The role of Gestapo operative Herman Freitag is played by Alan Oppenheimer -- an ironic bit of casting, in light of the fact that one of the prime movers of the Manhattan Project was J. Robert Oppenheimer. Written by Phil Sharp, "Two Nazis for the Price of One" originally aired on December 30, 1967. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
