Howard Caine (born Howard Cohen; January , â€" December , ) was an
American character actor, dialection and probably best known as
Gestapo Major Wolfgang Hochstetter in the television series Hogan's
Heroes (â€"). He also played Lewis Morris of New York in the musical
film , and Everett Scovill, a thinly disguised portrait of Charles
Manson's attorney Irving Kanarek, in the television movie Helter
Skelter.Howard Caine was born on January , in Nashville, Tennessee
into a Jewish family. At the age of Cohen moved with his family to
New York City, where he began studying acting. Learning to suppress
his Southern accent, he went on to become a master of foreign and
American dialects. Caine served in the United States Navy during World
War II from -, fighting the Japanese in the Pacific Theatre. After the
war, Caine studied drama at Columbia University, where he graduated
summa cum laude.Caine 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 (), Pay or
Die (), as the husband of the character portrayed by Judy Garland in
Judgment at Nuremberg (), Brushfire (), The Man from the Diner's Club
(), Pressure Point (), and Alvarez Kelly (). He also appeared in "" as
delegate from New York Lewis Morris. He co-starred with Godfrey
Cambridge and Estelle Parsons in Watermelon Man (). He was also a
member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.He acted in
more than live and filmed television programs, including the western
series The Californians, Two Faces West, and The Travels of Jaimie
McPheeters.
American character actor, dialection and probably best known as
Gestapo Major Wolfgang Hochstetter in the television series Hogan's
Heroes (â€"). He also played Lewis Morris of New York in the musical
film , and Everett Scovill, a thinly disguised portrait of Charles
Manson's attorney Irving Kanarek, in the television movie Helter
Skelter.Howard Caine was born on January , in Nashville, Tennessee
into a Jewish family. At the age of Cohen moved with his family to
New York City, where he began studying acting. Learning to suppress
his Southern accent, he went on to become a master of foreign and
American dialects. Caine served in the United States Navy during World
War II from -, fighting the Japanese in the Pacific Theatre. After the
war, Caine studied drama at Columbia University, where he graduated
summa cum laude.Caine 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 (), Pay or
Die (), as the husband of the character portrayed by Judy Garland in
Judgment at Nuremberg (), Brushfire (), The Man from the Diner's Club
(), Pressure Point (), and Alvarez Kelly (). He also appeared in "" as
delegate from New York Lewis Morris. He co-starred with Godfrey
Cambridge and Estelle Parsons in Watermelon Man (). He was also a
member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.He acted in
more than live and filmed television programs, including the western
series The Californians, Two Faces West, and The Travels of Jaimie
McPheeters.
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