<P> Arthur Stanton Eric `` Arte '' Johnson ( born January 20 , 1929 ) is an American comic actor who was a regular on television 's Rowan & Martin 's Laugh - In . His best - remembered characters on the sketch show were a German soldier with the catchphrase `` Verrrry interesting ... '' , and an old man who habitually propositioned Ruth Buzzi 's spinster character . </P>
<P> Arthur Stanton Eric `` Arte '' Johnson ( born January 20 , 1929 ) is an American comic actor who was a regular on television 's Rowan & Martin 's Laugh - In . His best - remembered characters on the sketch show were a German soldier with the catchphrase `` Verrrry interesting ... '' , and an old man who habitually propositioned Ruth Buzzi 's spinster character . </P>
who played the dirty old man on laugh in
who played the dirty old man on laugh in
Arthur Stanton Eric `` Arte '' Johnson
Arthur Stanton Eric `` Arte '' Johnson