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Omaha Steve

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Wed Jul 23, 2025, 11:36 PM Jul 23

Kenneth Washington, Last Surviving Main Cast Member of 'Hogan's Heroes,' Dies at 88

Source: Variety

Jul 23, 2025 10:48am PT

Kenneth Washington, who made several TV appearances and was the last surviving main cast member of the CBS series “Hogan’s Heroes,” died on July 18. He was 88.

A familiar guest star on TV series in the 1960s, Washington’s appearances included roles in “Star Trek,” “I Dream of Jeannie,” “My Three Sons,” “The Name of the Game,” “Petticoat Junction,” “Marcus Welby, M.D.,” “Adam-12” and “Dragnet 1967.”

He landed his “Hogan’s Heroes” role as Sergeant Baker in 1970, but the show was canceled the following year by CBS. Washington’s work in the 1970s included an appearance in the 1973 film “Westworld” as well as roles in the TV series “The Paul Lynde Show,” “The F.B.I.,” “The Rockford Files” and “Police Story.” One of his last TV appearances was alongside Jasmine Guy in “A Different World” in 1989.

Born in Ethel, Miss., Washington and his family moved to California, where he was raised in the Bay Area in Redwood City and San Francisco. After earning his first screen test, he relocated to Los Angeles to begin his acting career. Among Washington’s other credits were the TV movies “J. Edgar Hoover,” “Money on the Side” and “Our Family Business.”


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Read more: https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/kenneth-washington-dead-hogans-heroes-1236468054/

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Kenneth Washington, Last Surviving Main Cast Member of 'Hogan's Heroes,' Dies at 88 (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jul 23 OP
Loved a lot of shows he was in. Silent Type Jul 23 #1
Love Hogan's Heroes chicoescuela Jul 24 #2
The radio man!!!! gay texan Jul 24 #3
Such a GREAT show. That first black and white episode is an awesome watch. Look for it. C Moon Jul 24 #4
I love rewatching old episodes of Hogan's Heroes still. cstanleytech Jul 24 #5
A youtube video of the shows he was in. CentralMass Jul 24 #6
The cast, especially the Europeans, all had fascinating backgrounds. Boomerproud Jul 24 #7
Hogan's Heroes is my favorite as well. JMCKUSICK Jul 24 #8
Funny story about the "Hogan's Heroes" opening theme. Aristus Jul 24 #9

C Moon

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4. Such a GREAT show. That first black and white episode is an awesome watch. Look for it.
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 01:09 AM
Jul 24

You can see so many humorous comparisons to the Stalag 17 film.

JMCKUSICK

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8. Hogan's Heroes is my favorite as well.
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 10:06 AM
Jul 24

Watched a dozen episodes last night starting with S1 E1
RIP Mr Washington.

Aristus

(70,496 posts)
9. Funny story about the "Hogan's Heroes" opening theme.
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 10:31 AM
Jul 24

Long ago, when I was in sixth grade, I played snare drum in the band. I owned my own drum, so I took it home at night. My window faced an open common yard with the houses across the way. One night, someone (I always imagined a young schoolgirl) started playing the flute portion of the Hogan's Heroes theme out her window across the way. I set up my drum by my own window, and played the military marching drum part of the theme. And together, we serenaded the neighborhood with our impromptu rendition of the theme. Never found out who it was.

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