The Resume

(September 18, 1907-June 3, 2005)
Born in Vienna, Austria
Birth name was Leon Aschkenasy
Portrayed General Burkhalter on Hogan's Heroes
Provided the voice of Fearless Leader in The Bullwinkle Show
Appeared in the films 'The Road to Bali' (1952), 'The Robe' (1953), 'Spy Chasers' (1955), 'One, Two, Three' (1961), 'The Terror of Doctor Mabuse' (1962), 'What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?' (1966), 'The Maltese Bippy' (1969), 'The World's Greatest Athlete' (1973), 'Airplane II: The Sequel' (1982) and 'Stiffs' (1985)

Why he might be annoying:

He is a Jewish actor best known for portraying a Nazi.
Even outside of General Burkhalter, he was typecast as 'bad guy with a foreign accent.'
He was married three times, divorced twice.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was performing at the Louise Dumont Theatre in Dusseldorf, Germany, when the Nazis took over, after which he was fired, arrested and beaten.
After the Nazis annexed Austria, he fled for France and then the US.
He served in the US Army Air Corps during World War II.
His parents died in a concentration camp.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Billy Wilder Films
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 58]
• Daniel Boone - Guest Stars
• Hogan's Heroes
• I am from Vienna, Austria
• I Died in 2005 (Ranked: 97)
• I Died in the City I Was Born In
• I Married in 2002
• I Portrayed a Nazi
• I'm Buried at Zentralfriedhof [Central Cemetary] in Vienna, Austria
• Jews Who Portrayed an Anti-Semite or Nazi
• My Parent Was Murdered
• Profiles 36751-37000 (Ranked: 36942)
• Served in World War II

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 81.25% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 77 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 24 Votes: 41.67% Annoying