of Homer". According to the episode's DVD commentary, when Klemperer appeared, he had to be given a quick reminder of how to play Colonel Klink. He declined other offers to reprise the character, including one from talk-show host Conan O'Brien. Klemperer appeared in several episodes of the news/talk show Politically Incorrect. For many years, Klemperer was an elected member of the council of Actors' Equity Association, and was a vice president of the union at the time of his death. Personal life During World War II, Klemperer was stationed in Pearl Harbor where he acted opposite Kathryn Handloss. They became engaged. Since they were always being interviewed in the media they had a "secret code" to use in the media to let each other know they were looking for each other "should the events of the war separate" them. They were, in fact, separated when Klemperer was sent on a South Pacific tour. In 1989 he came through San Francisco with a Shakespearean acting troupe. The San Francisco Chronicle did a full page interview of Klemperer. Ms. Handloss stated that Werner was using their "secret code." Klemperer was the father of two children, Mark (born 1959) and Erika (born 1963), with his first wife, Susan Dempsay. On the set of Hogan's Heroes, he met his second wife, actress Louise Troy, who was making a guest appearance. They married in 1969, and divorced in 1975. In 1997, Klemperer married his third wife, television actress Kim Hamilton, after dating her for 21 years. They remained married until Klemperer's death. Hamilton died 13 years later at age 81 on September 16, 2013. Death Klemperer died of cancer at his home in Manhattan on December 6, 2000, at the age of 80. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea. Filmography References External links Werner Klemperer papers, 1943–2001, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Werner Klemperer at concentric.net (Wayback Machine) Klemperer's parents, Otto and Johanna, 1920s portrait by Nickolas Muray(Wayback Machine) Interview with Werner Klemperer, July 1985 1920 births 2000 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male film actors United States Army personnel of World War II American male musical theatre actors American operatic baritones American male stage actors American male television actors Deaths from cancer in New York (state) Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award