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My Take
Werner Klemperer earns my deep admiration for the audacity of his most famous role. Playing a bumbling German colonel in a comedy that mocked Nazism, and winning two Emmys for it, was no small act for a Jewish actor from Cologne who had fled that very regime. Son of the legendary conductor Otto Klemperer, he was himself a violinist and conductor, which tells you the artistry ran in the blood. To turn villainy into farce while keeping a thread of irony and dignity takes real nerve. He passed in 2000, but his range and the depth of his life keep pulling me back to him.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Werner Klemperer
- Name (Japanese)
- ワーナー・クレンペラー
- Reading
- わーなー・くれんぺらー
- Born
- March 22, 1920 – December 6, 2000
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Monkey
- Origin
- Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / opera singer / violinist / conductor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1968 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- 1969 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- 1969 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner%20Klemperer
Frequently asked questions
When was Werner Klemperer born?
March 22, 1920 – December 6, 2000.
Where is Werner Klemperer from?
Werner Klemperer is from Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
What does Werner Klemperer do?
Werner Klemperer works as television actor, film actor, opera singer, violinist, conductor.
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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.