Robert Clary
Biography
Robert Clary was a French actor who spent most of his career in the United States. Born in Paris in 1926, he started singing in cabarets and on French radio as a boy. He made his first recordings in 1948 and moved to the U.S. in 1949. On television he was best known as Corporal Louis LeBeau on the sitcom Hogan's Heroes from 1965 to 1971. He later had recurring parts on Days of Our Lives and The Bold and the Beautiful. His films included A New Kind of Love (1963) and The Hindenburg (1975), in which he played Joseph Späh. He appeared on Broadway in New Faces of 1952 and published a memoir in 2001. He died in 2022.
96years old at death
- Born 12th arrondissement of Paris
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Robert Max Widerman (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 53 years1963 to 2016
Every film, newest first
- 2016The Last LaughIMDb rating 6.8
- 2004Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the HolocaustIMDb rating 7.5
- 1975The HindenburgIMDb rating 6.3
- 1963A New Kind of LoveIMDb rating 5.7
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First role
At age 12, Clary started a singing career at cabarets and on French radio, and he also studied art in Paris.
First role
In 1950, Clary made one of his first appearances in America, performing a comedy skit in French on The Ed Wynn Show.
First role
In 1948 Clary made his first recordings. Magnetic wire recording technology carried them to the United States, and Capitol Records then put them out on vinyl disk.
Behind the camera
In 2001, Robert Clary published a memoir called From the Holocaust to Hogan's Heroes: The Autobiography of Robert Clary, which told the story of his life.
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Worked with
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Films together
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