Photo: CBS Television / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Banner
Frequently asked questions
When was John Banner born?
January 28, 1910 – January 28, 1973.
Where is John Banner from?
John Banner is from Vienna, Austria.
What does John Banner do?
John Banner works as actor, television actor, film actor.
Actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from Austria →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.