<P> John Banner ( born Johann Banner , 28 January 1910 -- 28 January 1973 ) was an Austrian - born American film and television actor . He is best known for his role as Master Sergeant Schultz in the situation comedy Hogan 's Heroes ( 1965 -- 1971 ) . Schultz , constantly encountering evidence that the inmates of his stalag were planning mayhem , frequently feigned ignorance with the catchphrase , `` I see nothing ! I hear nothing ! I know nothing ! '' ( or , more commonly as the series went on , `` I know nothing , nothing ! '' ) . </P>
<P> John Banner ( born Johann Banner , 28 January 1910 -- 28 January 1973 ) was an Austrian - born American film and television actor . He is best known for his role as Master Sergeant Schultz in the situation comedy Hogan 's Heroes ( 1965 -- 1971 ) . Schultz , constantly encountering evidence that the inmates of his stalag were planning mayhem , frequently feigned ignorance with the catchphrase , `` I see nothing ! I hear nothing ! I know nothing ! '' ( or , more commonly as the series went on , `` I know nothing , nothing ! '' ) . </P>
who played sgt schultz on hogan 's heroes
who played sgt schultz on hogan 's heroes
John Banner
John Banner