Robert Clary, 96, was a French born actor , who despite being held captive in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II, would go on to gain fame by playing a POW in the hit sitcom, "Hogan's Heroes." He died November 16, 2022.
Quotable Quotes:
"The whole experience was a complete nightmare, the way they treated us, what we had to do to survive. We were less than animals. Sometimes I dream about those days. I wake up in a sweat terrified for fear I'm about to be sent away to a concentration camp. But I don't hold a grudge because that's a great waste of time. Yes, there's something dark in the human soul. For the most part human beings are not very nice. That's why when you find those who are, you cherish them."
"The show was a satire set in a stalag for prisoners of war, where conditions were not pleasant but in no way comparable to a concentration camp, and it had nothing to do with Jews."
"Showbiz is like a roller coaster and you take what roles are offered to you."
