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'Hogan's Heroes' Last Surviving Cast Member Has Died at 89: RIP Kenneth Washington
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, JUL 23 – Kenneth Washington was the last surviving main cast member of Hogan's Heroes and later taught courses on Black actors in film after earning a college degree.
- On July 18, actor Kenneth Washington died, aged 89, Variety reported, and he was the last surviving Hogan’s Heroes cast member.
- Kenneth Washington joined Hogan’s Heroes in 1970 as Sergeant Kinchloe, best known for playing Sergeant Richard Baker, and the show ran from 1965 to 1971.
- He guest starred on Star Trek, I Dream of Jeannie and several other series, with his final on-screen role in 1989 on A Different World.
- Tributes have been paid following news of his death last week, and he is survived by his wife, three children, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
- He led seminars on African-American performers before teaching speech at Southwest College, after retiring from acting and earning a degree from Loyola Marymount University.
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'Hogan's Heroes' Last Surviving Cast Member Has Died at 89: RIP Kenneth Washington
Actor Kenneth Washington, who is best known for his starring role on Hogan’s Heroes, has died. He was 89. Washington, who was the last surviving cast member of the classic CBS sitcom, died at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., on July 18, Variety reports. Born Oct. 19, 1935, in Ethel, Miss., Washington and his […]
The actor Kenneth Washington, known from "Star Trek", died at the age of 89. He died with him the last surviving member of the cast of the cult series "Hogan's Heroes".
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