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Howard Caine

Howard Caine

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 02, 1928
Died Dec 28, 1993 (65)
Birthplace Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Popularity 1.0 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Howard Caine (January 2, 1928 – December 28, 1993), was a popular character actor, probably best known as Gestapo agent Major Wolfgang Hochstetter in the television series Hogan's Heroes. At the age of 13 Howard Cohen moved with his family from his hometown of ... Nashville, Tennessee to New York City, where he began studying acting. Learning to erase his Southern accent, he went on to became a master of 32 foreign and American dialects. After serving in World War II- he joined the United States Navy fighting the Japanese in the Pacific theater - Caine continued his studies at The School of Drama, Columbia University, where he graduated summa cum laude. He appeared on Broadway in Wonderful Town, Inherit the Wind, Lunatics and Lovers and Tiger at the Gates. He succeeded Ray Walston as "Mr. Applegate" in the original production of Damn Yankees. He was featured in such films as From the Terrace (1960), Pay or Die (1960), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Brushfire (1962), The Man from the Diner's Club (1963), Pressure Point (1962) and Alvarez Kelly (1966). He co-starred with Godfrey Cambridge and Estelle Parsons in Watermelon Man (1970). He was a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. He acted in more than 750 live and filmed television programs, including the 1961 episode "The Vials" of the western series Two Faces West. He may be best-remembered as Major Hochstetter on Hogan's Heroes (1965). He was featured as "Everett Scovill", a thinly disguised portrait of Charles Manson's attorney Irving Kanarek, on Helter Skelter (1976). A native of Tennessee, Caine had always been fascinated with the Appalachian five-string banjo, and began mastering it in the mid-'60s. From the summer of 1970 until his death in 1993, he had taken trophies at 29 prominent banjo and fiddle contests in the Southland for both Best Traditional Banjo and Traditional Singing. He was also a popular folk singer and appeared at a number of prominent folk clubs and folk festivals. Description above from the Wikipedia article Howard Caine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Known For

Filmography

Forced Vengeance

Forced Vengeance

1982

as Milt Diamond

Marilyn: The Untold Story

Marilyn: The Untold Story

1980

as Billy Wilder

Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

1976

as Everett Scoville

1776

1776

1972

as Lewis Morris (NY)

Watermelon Man

Watermelon Man

1970

as Mr. Townsend

Alvarez Kelly

Alvarez Kelly

1966

as McIntyre

The Doomsday Flight

The Doomsday Flight

1966

as L.A. Dispatcher

The Man from the Diners' Club

The Man from the Diners' Club

1963

as Claude Bassanio

Pressure Point

Pressure Point

1962

as Tavern Owner

Brushfire

Brushfire

1962

as Vlad

Judgment at Nuremberg

Judgment at Nuremberg

1961

as Hugo Wallner

Pay or Die!

Pay or Die!

1960

as Enrico Caruso

Captain Brassbound's Conversion

Captain Brassbound's Conversion

1960

as Cadi of Kintafi

From the Terrace

From the Terrace

1960

as Creighton Duffy

Marty

Marty

1953

as The Bartender

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Hogan's Heroes

as Maj. Hochstetter

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Hogan's Heroes

as Wolfgang Hochstetter

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Hogan's Heroes

as Major Hochstetter

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Gunsmoke

as Brady

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

The Twilight Zone

as Nick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Hogan's Heroes

as Major Keitel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Hogan's Heroes

as Colonel Feldkamp

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

The Outer Limits

as Leon Chambers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1963

The Lucy Show

as Harold

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Lucy Show

as Paul Roney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Adam's Rib

as Hunnicutt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1973

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Mr. Dahl

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

as Mr. Endakis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 21, 1987

Fantasy Island

as Count Rudolph

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1978

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Mr. Setlin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

Fair Exchange

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Sep 21, 1962

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