The Resume

(January 28, 1910-January 28, 1973)
Died of abdominal hemorrhage at age 63
Sergeant Hans Schultz on ‘Hogan’s Heroes’
Appeared in ‘Seven Miles from Alcatraz’ and ‘Operation Eichmann’

Why he might be annoying:

Thanks in part to his accent, he spent much of his film career playing Nazis.
He was hired for a musical revue, From Vienna, as an emcee. However, since he knew not a syllable of English at the time, he had to learn his lines phonetically.
He died in the exact same city in which he was born, on his birthday.
He weighed 280 pounds.

Why he might not be annoying:

He picked up on the English language almost overnight.
As Sergeant Schultz, he had one of the most memorable catch phrases of all time (‘I zee nuttink’).
He played a variety of foreign official types besides Schultz.
He fled his native land after the Nazi Anschluss (connection) in 1938 — just prior to a change in concentration camp policies that would have meant a death sentence.
On the paradox of his role as a seemingly stupid prison guard, he said, 'Who can play Nazis better than us Jews?'

Credit: Cool It All Right?

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents [A-K]
• Cool It All Right?'s Profiles [Series 01]
• Fat Comedians
• Hogan's Heroes
• I am from Vienna, Austria
• I Died in 1973 (Ranked: 63)
• I Died in the City I Was Born In
• I Died on My Birthday (Ranked: 63)
• I Portrayed a Nazi
• Jewish Comedians
• Jews Who Portrayed an Anti-Semite or Nazi
• Look at Me, I Don't Have a Neck
• Look at Me, I'm a Helmet Head
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing Military Garb
• More Chins than are in a Chinese Phone Book
• Partridge Family - Guest Stars
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Perry Mason - Guest Stars
• Profiles 15251-15500 (Ranked: 15479)
• TV Land's 100 Greatest TV Quotes and Catch Phrases [2006] (Ranked: 75)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 13 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 16 Votes: 6.25% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 85 Votes: 44.71% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 33 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 30 Votes: 36.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 79 Votes: 55.70% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 89 Votes: 50.56% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 128 Votes: 46.88% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 46 Votes: 36.96% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 78 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 188 Votes: 43.62% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 1520 Votes: 40.92% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 382 Votes: 42.41% Annoying