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John Banner was credited as a television actor and film actor. John Banner was born in Vienna, Austria on January 28, 1910. Death is recorded on January 28, 1973, at the age of 63.
My Take
Most people, myself included, remember John Banner as the bumbling Sergeant Schultz of Hogan's Heroes, forever insisting "I see nothing!" It is a flawless piece of comic timing. But I can never discuss him without the context that gives that role its strange power: a Viennese Jew who fled the Nazis and rebuilt his life in America, then made a career, of all things, playing a German soldier for laughs. There is a quiet courage and generosity in that choice. Born in 1910 and gone, eerily, on his own birthday in 1973, Banner carried a real weight of history beneath all that warmth, and I never forget it.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Banner
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・バナー
- Reading
- じょん・ばなー
- Born
- January 28, 1910 – January 28, 1973
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dog
- Origin
- Vienna, Austria
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor
2. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Banner
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85154
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was John Banner born?
Born January 28, 1910.
When did John Banner die?
Died January 28, 1973, aged 63.
Where was John Banner from?
John Banner was from Vienna, Austria.
What did John Banner do?
John Banner worked as actor, television actor, film actor.
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