he comes in contact during the series. LeBeau frequently uses his culinary skills to impress Klink's guests or get him out of trouble with his superiors. Hogan also uses LeBeau's culinary prowess to gain access to Klink's guests at dinners or banquets, or to bargain for extra privileges. LeBeau is frequently seen bribing Schultz with food for information. Both Schultz and Klink frequently refer to LeBeau as "the cockroach", due to his small stature. Actor Robert Clary was a French Jew who, during the Holocaust, was held in the Ottmuth and Buchenwald concentration camps, and still had his serial number tattooed on his arm. As of 2021, Clary was one of two living Hogan's Heroes cast members, the other being Kenneth Washington. Clary died on November 16, 2022 at the age of 96. Corporal Newkirk Corporal Peter Newkirk (portrayed by Richard Dawson) – Royal Air Force Corporal Peter Newkirk is the group's conman. As a skilled tailor, Newkirk is in charge of making or altering uniforms, civilian clothes, and other disguises as needed for missions or for prisoners to move out of Germany. He also uses his skills as a pick-pocket, forger, lock picker, and safe cracker on many occasions, particularly to forge Klink's signature or open the safe in Klink's office. As a card sharp, Newkirk gambles with Schultz to learn about top secret information, and is often teamed with Carter in operations. Newkirk does numerous impersonations such as vaudeville personalities; he often impersonates German officers and can imitate the voices of Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill. Newkirk is a ladies' man, and often tries to initiate romance with the women who appear in the series. Sergeant Kinchloe Staff Sergeant James Kinchloe (portrayed by Ivan Dixon) – United States Army Air Corps Staff Sergeant James "Kinch" Kinchloe is primarily responsible for radio, telephone, and other forms of electronic communications. Although outranked by Carter, Kinch acts as second-in-command in Hogan's crew; it was notable for a 1960s television show to have an African-American actor identified in such a manner. A talented mimic, Kinchloe easily imitates German officers speaking over the radio or telephone. Kinch is from Detroit, where he worked for a telephone company before the war. Kinch was also a boxer, having fought in Golden Gloves matches as a middleweight; because of this experience, in one episode he is recruited to fight a guard from Stalag 13. Kinchloe has