Leon Askin
Birthday
1907/09/18
Day of death
2005/06/03 (97 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Vienna, Austria
Also know as
Leo Aschkenasy
Biography
Leon Askin (Born: September 18, 1907, Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria), Height 6ft [1.83m]) was an Austrian-American actor who enjoyed a successful career in both theater and television. He is best known for his portrayal of General Albert Burkhalter in the hit sitcom "Hogan's Heroes," a role he played for six seasons from 1965 to 1971. Born Leo Aschkenasy in Vienna, Austria, in 1907, Askin developed an interest in acting at a young age. He studied at the Max Reinhardt Seminar, a prestigio...Read more
Acting
(1961) One, Two, Three
as Peripetchikoff
(1975) Parapsycho: Spectrum of Fear
as ---
(1953) Road to Bali
as King Ramayana
(1954) Secret of the Incas
as Anton Marcu
(1966) What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
as Colonel Kastorp
(1953) The Robe
as Abidor
(1965) Do Not Disturb
as Langsdorf
(1959) Entscheidung
as Lajos Morva
(1968) Guns for San Sebastian
as Vicar General
(1973) Genesis II
as Overseer
(1973) Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls
as Thor
(1954) Knock on Wood
as Laslo Gromeck
(1981) Frightmare
as Wolfgang
(1969) Death Knocks Twice
as Peppe Mangano
(1953) South Sea Woman
as Pierre Marchand
(1985) Savage Island
as Luker
(1955) Carolina Cannonball
as Otto
(1954) Valley of the Kings
as Valentine Arko, Antique Dealer
(1994) OcchioPinocchio
as Lo psichiatra
(1955) Spy Chasers
as Alex Baxis
(1960) Bis dass das Geld euch scheidet…
as Anwalt Dr. Plauert
(1953) Desert Legion
as Major Vasil
(1967) The Caper of the Golden Bulls
as Morchek
(1960) Weit ist der Weg
as Luiz
(1960) Mistress of the World - Part I
as Fernando
(1959) Rebel Flight to Cuba
as General Cordobas
(1962) Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
as Charles
(1995) Die Fernsehsaga – Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte
as alter Adler
(1960) Pension Schöller
as Fritz Bernhardi
(1962) The Terror of Doctor Mabuse
as Flocke
(1994) Fear of Heights
as Vater Gusenleitner
(1974) Perahim - die zweite Chance
as ---
(1961) Blind Justice
as Dr. Leupold
(1960) Der Traum des Mr. Borton
as Martin Borton
(1961) Always Trouble with the Bed
as Luigi Papagallo
(1968) The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz
as Oscar
(1960) Mistress of the World - Part II
as Fernando
(1995) Deadly Love
as ---
(1959) The Peter Tchaikovsky Story
as Anton Rubinstein
(1999) Kubanisch rauchen
as Waranovsky
(1974) Verurteilt 1910
as Regierungsrat Stukart
(1985) First Strike
as ---
(1982) Airplane II: The Sequel
as Moscow Anchorman
(1998) Black Flamingos - Sie lieben euch zu Tode
as ---
(1959) The Last Blitzkrieg
as Sergeant Steiner
(1962) Lulu
as Medizinalrat Dr. Goll
(1953) The Veils of Bagdad
as Pasha Hammam
(1973) The World's Greatest Athlete
as Dr. Gottlieb
(1972) Hammersmith Is Out
as Dr. Krodt
(1969) The Maltese Bippy
as Axel Kronstadt
(1967) Double Trouble
as Inspector de Groote
(1968) Lucrezia
as Alessandro VI
(1975) Die gelbe Nachtigall
as Jason
(1998) Die Bräute
as Rutte
(2001) Ene mene muh – und tot bist du
as ---
(1959) Die Irre von Chaillot
as Präsident
(1968) God's Police Patrol
as Felix
(1961) Towarisch
as Dimitri Gorotschenko
(1996) Glück auf Raten
as ---
(1965) John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Samir
(1959) Der Mann im Manne
as Ed Keller
(1994) Hitler Stole My Ideas
as ---
(1958) Der Schinderhannes
as ---
(1968) A Fine Pair
as Chief Wellman
(1986) Odd Jobs
as Don Carlucci
(1952) Assignment: Paris
as Franz (uncredited)
(1981) Going Ape!
as Zebrewski
(1997) Leon Askin - (Über)Leben und Schauspiel. Private Anmerkungen
as Himself
(1953) China Venture
as Wu King
(1967) The Perils of Pauline
as Commissar
(1953) Three Lives
as Dr. Stein
(1994) Inspector Rex
as Nachbar
(1965) The F.B.I.
as Arnold Bebenek
(1966) It's About Time
as ---
(1974) Happy Days
as ---
(1977) Three's Company
as ---
(1965) Hogan's Heroes
as General Burkhalter
(1966) Mission: Impossible
as Riva
(1962) Saints and Sinners
as Baron
(1966) The Monkees
as ---
(1966) Felony Squad
as ---
(1964) Daniel Boone
as Roquelin
(1975) Switch
as Prince Dimitri Marenka
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Gustave
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Drobash
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as ---
(1977) Meeting of Minds
as ---
(1952) Adventures of Superman
as Prime Minister Frederick Vallen
(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour
as ---
(1955) Matinee Theater
as General Rabat
(1956) Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
as ---
(1965) Honey West
as The Count
(1962) General Electric True
as ---
(1956) Telephone Time
as ---
(1953) The Man Behind the Badge
as ---
(1974) Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers
as ---
(1954) Studio 57
as ---
(1952) Biff Baker U.S.A.
as Reicher
(1970) Der schwarze Graf
as Amschel Talmeier
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Mike Czerny
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Felix Bassenak
(1963) The Outer Limits
as Shop Superintendent
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as ---
(1998) Medicopter 117 – Jedes Leben zählt
as Francesco Del la Ribiola
(1977) Karl May
as Klotz-Sello