Leon Askin

Leon Askin was born on the 18^th September 1907; he died on the 3^rd June 2005. He was an Austrian actor best known for the role he played on the TV situation comedy of the country called Heroes.

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Life and Career

Leon Askin was born as Leon Aschkenasy into a Jewish family in the city of Vienna; he was the son Malvine Susman and Samuel Aschkenazy.

He moved to the United States in the year 1940 and after the war, he moved to the Hollywood.

He died in the city of Vienna on the 3^rd June 2005 at the age of 97 and his interment was held at the Zentralfriedhof Cemetery.

Filmography

Ø  2001 Ene mene muh - und tot bist du

Ø  1999 Alma - A Show biz ans Ende (TV Mini-Series)

Ø  1999 Smoking Cuban Style as Waranovsky

Ø  1999 Rex: A Cop's Best Friend (TV Series) as Nachbar - Furchtbare Wahrheit (1999) ... Nachbar

Ø  1998 Black Flamingos - Sie lieben euch zu Tode

Ø  1998 Die Bräute (TV Movie) as Rutte

Ø  1998 Medicopter 117 - Jedes Leben zählt (TV Series) as Francesco Del la Ribiola - Pilot (1998) ... Francesco Del la Ribiola

Ø  1996 Bliss by Installments (TV Movie)

Ø  1995 Die Fernsehsaga - Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte (TV Movie) as Alter Adler

Ø  1995 Tödliche Liebe

Ø  1994 Adolf Lanz - Mein Krampf as Josef Lanz von Liebenfels

Ø  1994 OcchioPinocchio as The Psychiatrist

Ø  1994 Fear of Heights as Vater Gusenleitner

Ø  1987 Deshima as Frank Nievergelt

Ø  1986 Odd Jobs as Don Carlucci

Ø  1985 First Strike

Ø  1985 Stiffs as Funeral Director

Ø  1985 Savage Island as Luker

Ø  1985 Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series) as Doshenko - Russian Embassy (1985) ... Doshenko

Ø  1984 A Stroke of Genius

Ø  1984 Insight (TV Series) - The Game Room (1984)

Ø  1983 Kottan ermittelt (TV Series) as Rudolf Wasservogel - Smokey und Baby und Bär (1983) ... Rudolf Wasservogel - Die Enten des Präsidenten (1983) ... Rudolf Wasservogel - Genie und Zufall (1983) ... Rudolf Wasservogel

Ø  1983 Frightmare as Wolfgang

Ø  1982 Airplane II: The Sequel as Moscow Anchorman

Ø  1981 Going Ape! As Zebrewski

Ø  1979 Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (TV Series) as Additional Voices (voice)

Ø  1979 Three's Company (TV Series) as Mr. Hoffmeier - The Bake-Off (1979) ... Mr. Hoffmeier

Ø  1978 Happy Days (TV Series) as Professor Himmel - Fearless Malph (1978) ... Professor Himmel

Ø  1977-1978 Meeting of Minds (TV Series) as Martin Luther / Karl Marx - Florence Nightingale/Plato/Martin Luther/Voltaire: Part 2 (1978) ... Martin Luther - Florence Nightingale/Plato/Martin Luther/Voltaire: Part 1 (1978) ... Martin Luther - Marie Antoinette/Sir Thomas More/Karl Marx/Ulysses S. Grant: Part 2 (1977) ... Karl Marx - Marie Antoinette/Sir Thomas More/Karl Marx/Ulysses S. Grant: Part 1 (1977) ... Karl Marx

Ø  1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series) as Haufman Berger - Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula, Part II (1977) ... Haufman Berger - Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula, Part I (1977) ... Haufman Berger

Ø  1976 Switch (TV Series) as Prince Dimitri Marenka - The Lady from Liechtenstein: Part 2 (1976) - The Lady from Liechtenstein: Part 1 (1976) ... Prince Dimitri Marenka

Ø  1976 Visions (TV Series) - The Great Cherub Knitwear Strike (1976)

Ø  1975 Die gelbe Nachtigall (TV Movie)

Ø  1975 Parapsycho - Spektrum der Angst

Ø  1974 Perahim - die zweite Chance

Ø  1974 Karl May as Klotz-Sello

Ø  1974 Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers (TV Series) as Karl Meyerbach - Fiddler in the House (1974) ... Karl Meyerbach

Ø  1974 Verurteilt 1910 (TV Movie) as Regierungsrat Stukart

Ø  1973 Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls as Thor

Ø  1973 Genesis II (TV Movie) as Overseer

Ø  1973 The World's Greatest Athlete as Dr. Gottlieb

Ø  1973 McMillan & Wife (TV Series) as Ingo - No Hearts, No Flowers (1973) ... Ingo

Ø  1972 Hammersmith Is Out as Dr. Krodt

Ø  1972 The F.B.I. (TV Series) as Arbold Bebenek - The Buyer (1972) ... Arbold Bebenek

Ø  1965-1971 Hogan's Heroes (TV Series) as General der Infanterie Albert Burkhalter / Gen. der Infanterie Albert Burkhalter / Col. Burkhalter - Rockets or Romance (1971) ... General der Infanterie Albert Burkhalter - Kommandant Gertrude (1971) ... General der Infanterie Albert Burkhalter - Klink for the Defense (1971) ... General der Infanterie Albert Burkhalter - To Russia Without Love (1971) ... General der Infanterie Albert Burkhalter - That's No Lady, That's My Spy (1971) ... General der Infanterie Albert Burkhalter

Ø  1970 Mission: Impossible (TV Series) as Riva - Death Squad (1970) ... Riva

Ø  1970 Der schwarze Graf (TV Series) as Amschel Talmeier

Ø  1969 The Blonde Connection as Pepe Mangano

Ø  1969 Daniel Boone (TV Series) as Roquelin - Benvenuto... Who? (1969) ... Roquelin

Ø  1969 God's Police Patrol as Felix

Ø  1969 The Maltese Bippy as Axel Kronstadt

Ø  1969 It Takes a Thief (TV Series) as Boris Bolshoi - A Matter of Grey Matter: Part 2 (1969) ... Boris Bolshoi

Ø  1968 Lucrezia as Alessandro VI

Ø  1968 A Fine Pair as Chief Wellman

Ø  1968 Guns for San Sebastian as Vicar General

Ø  1968 The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz as Oscar

Ø  1967 The Monkees (TV Series) as Nicolai - The Card Carrying Red Shoes (1967) ... Nicolai

Ø  1967 Felony Squad (TV Series) as Tokat - The Pat Hand of Death (1967) ... Tokat

Ø  1967 The Perils of Pauline as Commisar

Ø  1967 Vacation Playhouse (TV Series) as Herr Futterman - Alfred of the Amazon (1967) ... Herr Futterman

Ø  1967 Carnival of Thieves as Morchek

Ø  1967 Double Trouble as Inspector de Groote

Ø  1967 It's About Time (TV Series) as Boris Polanski - The Stone Age Diplomats (1967) ... Boris Polanski

Ø  1966 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) as David X. Machina / Marvin Elom - The Off-Broadway Affair (1966) ... David X. Machina - The Project Deephole Affair (1966) ... Marvin Elom

Ø  1966 I Spy (TV Series) as Boris - Will the Real Good Guys Please Stand Up? (1966) ... Boris

Ø  1966 What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? As Colonel Kastorp

Ø  1965-1966 My Favorite Martian (TV Series) as Peter Minuit / Von Reinbein - Pay the Man the $24 (1966) ... Peter Minuit - Martin of the Movies (1965) ... Von Reinbein

Ø  1966 The Double Life of Henry Phyfe (TV Series) as U-45 - Phyfe and the Code Book: Part 2 (1966) ... U-45

Ø  1966 Mr. Terrific (TV Series) as Russian Agent - Unaired Pilot (1966) ... Russian Agent (uncredited)

Ø  1965 Do Not Disturb as Langsdorf

Ø  1965 Theatre of Stars (TV Series) as Chunky Russian - Russian Roulette (1965) ... Chunky Russian

Ø  1965 Honey West (TV Series) as The Count - The Abominable Snowman (1965) ... The Count

Ø  1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! As Samir (Chief Eunuch)

Ø  1964 The Rogues (TV Series) as Willie - Plavonia, Hail and Farewell (1964) ... Willie

Ø  1964 The Outer Limits (TV Series) as Shop Superintendent - The Inheritors: Part 1 (1964) ... Shop Superintendent

Ø  1963 G.E. True (TV Series) as Anton Warcheck - The Tenth Mona Lisa (1963) ... Anton Warcheck

Ø  1963 Saints and Sinners (TV Series) as Baron - The Year Joan Crawford Won the Oscar (1963) ... Baron

Ø  1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV Series) as Dr. Hoffman - Project X (1963) ... Dr. Hoffman

Ø  1962 Valley of Fear as Charles

Ø  1962 The Terror of Doctor Mabuse as Flocke

Ø  1962 No Orchids for Lulu as Dr. Goll

Ø  1961 One, Two, Three as Peripetchikoff

Ø  1961 Blind Justice as Dr. Leupold

Ø  1961 Immer Ärger mit dem Bett as Luigi Papagallo

Ø  1961 Towarisch (TV Movie) as Dimitri Gorotschenko

Ø  1960 Weit ist der Weg as Luiz

Ø  1959-1960 Rocky and His Friends (TV Series) as Fearless Leader - The Train on the Plain or The Overland Express/Danger in the Desert or Max Attacks (1960) ... Fearless Leader (voice) - Bullwinkle's Rise or This Goon for Hire/Boris Bites Back or A Rebel without a Pause (1960) ... Fearless Leader (voice) - Burning Sands or The Big Hot Foot/Death in the Desert or A Place in the Sun (1960) ... Fearless Leader (voice) - The Road to Ruin or Mine Over Matter/Two Flying Ghosts or High Spirits (1960) ... Fearless Leader - Upsidaisium/Big Bomb at Frostbite Falls or The Exploding Metropolis (1960) ... Fearless Leader

Ø  1960 Until Money Departs You as Dr. Plauert

Ø  1960 Pension Schöller as Fritz Bernhardi

Ø  1960 Der Traum des Mr. Borton (TV Movie) as Martin Borton

Ø  1960 Die Herrin der Welt - Teil II as Fernando

Ø  1960 Mistress of the World as Fernando

Ø  1960 Die Irre von Chaillot (TV Movie) as Präsident

Ø  1959 Rebel Flight to Cuba as Gen. Cordobas

Ø  1959 Captain David Grief (TV Series)
as Hayes - The Return of Blackbeard (1959) ... Hayes

Ø  1959 Der Mann im Manne (TV Movie) as Ed Keller

Ø  1959 The Last Blitzkrieg as Sgt. Steiner

Ø  1959 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV Series) as Anton Rubinstein - The Peter Tchaikovsky Story (1959) ... Anton Rubinstein

Ø  1958 Duel in the Forest as Rochus Eppelsheimer

Ø  1957 The Restless Gun (TV Series) as Ollie Rowan - The Shooting of Jett King (1957) ... Ollie Rowan

Ø  1957 Matinee Theatre (TV Series) as General Rabat - The Heart's Desire (1957) ... General Rabat

Ø  1953-1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as Drobash - An Old Spanish Custom (1957) - Nineteen Rue Marie (1953) ... Drobash

Ø  1955-1957 The Lineup (TV Series) as Heinrich Menzel / Adolph Berger - The Heinrich Menzel Case (1957) ... Heinrich Menzel - The Murphy Robbery Case (1955) ... Adolph Berger

Ø  1957 Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (TV Series) as Montcrief - The Imposter (1957) ... Montcrief

Ø  1956-1957 Telephone Time (TV Series) as Rebikov / M. Herbert - Passport to Life (1957) ... Rebikov - Fortunatus (1956) ... M. Herbert

Ø  1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) as Siebert - Operation Cicero (1956) ... Siebert

Ø  1953-1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as Felix Bassenak / Mike Czerny / Gustave - Christmas in Connecticut (1956) ... Felix Bassenak - You Can't Escape Forever (1956) ... Mike Czerny - Return to Alsace (1953) ... Gustave

Ø  1956 The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (TV Series) as Drago - Dancing Mouse (1956) ... Drago

Ø  1955-1956 Soldiers of Fortune (TV Series) as Charlie Wong / Aga Dhur - Hatchet Man (1956) ... Charlie Wong - The Black Scarab (1955) ... Aga Dhur

Ø  1956 The Charles Farrell Show (TV Series) as Pierre / Pierre, the Chef - The Soft Touch (1956) ... Pierre - Hamburger Heaven (1956) ... Pierre - The Cactus Casanova (1956) ... Pierre, the Chef - Fashion Show (1956) ... Pierre - Love and Marriage (1956) ... Pierre

Ø  1955-1956 Crusader (TV Series) as Rudy / Brussard - The Farm (1956) ... Rudy - Operation Murder (1956) ... Brussard - One Way Train (1955)

Ø  1954-1956 Studio 57 (TV Series) as Proprietor of a gambling house / Igor Rykoff - Integrity (1956) ... Proprietor of a gambling house - No Great Hero (1954) ... Igor Rykoff

Ø  1956 Front Row Center (TV Series) as Mike Joseph - The Human Touch (1956) ... Mike Joseph

Ø  1956 TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) as Russian Diplomat Portichenki / Weeren - The Secret Weapon of Joe Smith (1956) ... Russian Diplomat Portichenki - A Bell for Okinawa (1956) ... Weeren

Ø  1953-1955 Adventures of Superman (TV Series) as Prime Minister Frederick Vallen / Joseph Ferdinand - King for a Day (1955) ... Prime Minister Frederick Vallen - Superman in Exile (1953) ... Joseph Ferdinand

Ø  1955 Spy Chasers as Col. Alex Baxis

Ø  1955 Son of Sinbad as Khalif

Ø  1955 The Man Behind the Badge (TV Series) as Leon Sandimas - The Case of the Priceless Passport (1955) ... Leon Sandimas

Ø  1955 Carolina Cannonball as Otto

Ø  1954 Valley of the Kings as Valentine Arko, Antique Dealer

Ø  1954 Secret of the Incas as Anton Marcu

Ø  1954 Knock on Wood as Laslo Gromeck

Ø  1953 The Veils of Bagdad as Pasha Hammam

Ø  1953 The Robe as Abidor

Ø  1953 China Venture as Wu King

Ø  1953 South Sea Woman as Pierre Marchand

Ø  1953 Desert Legion as Maj. Vasil

Ø  1953 Three Lives (Short) as Dr. Stein

Ø  1952 Biff Baker, U.S.A. (TV Series) as Reicher - Alpine Assignment (1952) ... Reicher

Ø  1952 Road to Bali as King Ramayana

Ø  1952 Chevron Theatre (TV Series) - An Affair at the Embassy (1952)

Ø  1952 Assignment: Paris as Franz (uncredited)

Ø  1952 Studio One in Hollywood (TV Series) as Marcus - They Came to Baghdad (1952) ... Marcus

Ø  1952 Suspense (TV Series) as Ramon - The Purloined Letter (1952) ... Ramon

Ø  1950 Lights Out (TV Series) as The Mule Man (1950)

Decorations and awards

Ø  1988: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art

Ø  1994: Silver Medal for Service to the City of Vienna

Ø  1996: Award of the title "professor"

Ø  2001: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class

Ø  2002: Gold Medal of Honour for Services to the city of Vienna

Ø  2003: Goldener Rathausmann of Vienna to mark the 75th anniversary

Ø  2007: Naming of Leon-Askin-Platz in Vienna-Penzing

Ø  2007: A bust of Leon Askin in Türkenschanzpark (Vienna)

Ø  2007: Plaque unveiled at Hütteldorferstrasse 349 in Vienna-Penzing, to mark 100th anniversary of Askin's birth

Ø  2009: At Sechsschimmelgasse 19 in Vienna-Alsergrund a public housing block was named after him

Ø  27 May 2010: Leon-Askin-Park at Grundsteingasse in Ottakring (Vienna's 16th District) named after Askin