Robert Clary

French actor (1926–2022)

Robert Clary (born Robert Max Widerman; March 1, 1926 – November 16, 2022) was a French-American actor, writer and lecturer. He is best known for his role as Corporal LeBeau ("Frenchie") in the television sitcom Hogan's Heroes. He was the last surviving main cast member since the death of Cynthia Lynn in March 2014.[1]

Robert Clary
Clary in 1953
Born
Robert Max Widerman

(1926-03-01)March 1, 1926
Paris, France
DiedNovember 16, 2022(2022-11-16) (aged 96)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1951–2001
Known forCorporal LeBeau in Hogan's Heroes
Spouse(s)
Natalie Cantor Metzger
(m. 1965; her death 1997)
Signature

Clary was born in Paris. He was Jewish. He survived the Buchenwald concentration camp in Weimar, Germany during the Holocaust of World War II.[2]

Clary died at his Los Angeles home on November 16, 2022, at the age of 96.[3]

References change

  1. Saperstein, Pat (March 11, 2014). "Hogan's Heroes Star Cynthia Lynn Dies at 76". Variety. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  2. "ROBERT CLARY BIOGRAPHY". robertclary.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  3. Robert Clary, Corporal LeBeau on ‘Hogan’s Heroes,’ Dies at 96

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