Birthday
1910/01/28
Day of death
1973/01/08 (62 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Stanislau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine]
Also know as
Johann Banner
John Banner (Height: 6 feet 1 inch [1.85 meters]), born Johann Banner on January 28, 1910, 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 S...Read more
(1948) My Girl Tisa
as Otto
(1959) The Wonderful Country
as Ben Sterner
(1941) It Started with Eve
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1943) The Fallen Sparrow
as Anton
(1960) The Story of Ruth
as King Of Moab
(1964) 36 Hours
as Ernst
(1951) Go for Broke!
as German Officer
(1962) Hitler
as Gregor Strasser
(1964) Bedtime Story
as Burgermeister (uncredited)
(1942) Seven Miles from Alcatraz
as Fritz Weinermann
(1956) Never Say Goodbye
as Oskar
(1961) 20,000 Eyes
as Kurt Novak
(1948) The Argyle Secrets
as Winter
(2016) The Last Laugh
as Self
(1954) With This Ring
as ---
(1940) Spring Parade
as Cymbalist (uncredited)
(1959) The Blue Angel
as Principal Harter
(1943) They Came to Blow Up America
as Gestapo Agent
(1958) The Beast of Budapest
as Dr. Kovach
(1953) The Juggler
as Emile Halevy
(1968) The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz
as Weber
(1954) The Gypsy Moon
as Bavarro
(1943) The Moon Is Down
as Lt. Prackle (uncredited)
(1942) Once Upon a Honeymoon
as Von Kleinoch (uncredited)
(1950) Guilty of Treason
as Dr. Szandor Deste
(1951) Callaway Went Thataway
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
(1948) To the Victor
as Jacques Lestrac
(1961) One, Two, Three
as Krause / Haberdrasher (voice)
(1963) The Yellow Canary
as Sam Skolman
(1958) The Young Lions
as German Town Mayor (uncredited)
(1959) The Peter Tchaikovsky Story
as Office Supervisor
(1954) Crash of Moons
as Bavarro
(1943) This Land Is Mine
as German Sergeant
(1964) Kisses for My President
as Vasiliovich Alexminitch (uncredited)
(1950) King Solomon's Mines
as Austin - Safari Client (uncredited)
(1964) The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
as Guard
(1941) Pacific Blackout
as ---
(1970) Togetherness
as Hipolitas
(1961) Operation Eichmann
as Rudolf Hoff
(1946) Nocturne
as Charles Shawn
(1968) Star Spangled Salesman
as Self
(1965) Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show
as Self/Sgt. Schultz
(1961) Mister Ed
as ---
(1963) Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Martin Rutke
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Sergeant Schultz
(1971) Alias Smith and Jones
as ---
(1965) Hogan's Heroes
as Hans Schultz
(1957) Perry Mason
as A. Tobler
(1964) The Rogues
as Steiner
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as ---
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Train Conductor
(1960) Outlaws
as ---
(1962) The Virginian
as Gus Schultz
(1971) The Chicago Teddy Bears
as ---
(1960) Thriller
as Prof. Martin Vander Hoven
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Morris Odvarka
(1959) One Step Beyond
as Dr. Molhaus
(1952) Adventures of Superman
as Bronsky
(1958) The Donna Reed Show
as ---
(1953) Private Secretary
as ---
(1955) Matinee Theater
as ---
(1955) Navy Log
as ---
(1964) The Baileys of Balboa
as ---
(1954) The Whistler
as ---
(1952) Cavalcade of America
as ---
(1964) The Cara Williams Show
as ---
(1962) General Electric True
as ---
(1956) Telephone Time
as ---
(1959) The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Mr. Popper
(1960) The Roaring 20's
as ---
(1956) The Man Called X
as ---
(1953) Letter to Loretta
as Hans
(1959) The Third Man
as ---
(1958) 77 Sunset Strip
as Carl Neuman
(1958) Behind Closed Doors
as Prosecutor Hoxa
(1959) The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as ---
(1955) Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
as Brunner
(1954) Public Defender
as Mr. Lambert
(1962) The Virginian
as August the Head Waiter
(1952) Four Star Playhouse
as Koert
(1964) The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Dr. Foster
(1956) The Gale Storm Show
as Hans Schlosser
(1964) Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Russian Chairman
(1959) The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Chief
(1961) Hazel
as Mr. Mueller
(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Dutch Customs Man
(1954) Studio 57
as ---
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as General Zimring