Kenneth Washington (born October 19, 1946) is a television and film actor who is best known for playing Sergeant Richard Baker on the final season of ''

Hogan's Heroes ''Hogan's Heroes'' is an American television sitcom created by Bernard Fein and Albert S. Ruddy which is set in a Prisoner-of-war camp, prisoner-of-war (POW) camp in Nazi Germany during World War II, and centers around a group of Allied prisoner ...

'' and Officer Miller on ''

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''. Since the death of

Robert Clary Robert Clary (born Robert Max Widerman; March 1, 1926 – November 16, 2022) was a French actor who was mainly active in the United States. He is best known for his role as Corporal Louis LeBeau on the television sitcom ''Hogan's Heroes'' (196 ...

in November 2022, Washington is the last surviving principal cast member of ''Hogan's Heroes,'' along with

Nita Talbot Nita Talbot (born Anita Sokol; August 8, 1930) is an American actress. She received an Emmy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for the 1967–68 season of ''Hogan's Heroes''. Film Born in New York City on August 8, ...

Life and career

Washington was born on October 19, 1946. In film, Washington was uncredited in 1956's ''

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''. Washington started his TV career in 1968 in the American family drama series ''

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'' that aired on

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. He had a recurring role in ''

'' as Officer Miller. He also appeared in the ''

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'' episode "

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" as the ill-fated engineer John B. Watkins. In 1970, Washington was cast as a series regular on ''Hogan's Heroes''. He had several guest starring roles throughout the 1970s. In 1989, Washington guest starred on ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* * 1946 births Living people American male television actors 20th-century American male actors 20th-century African-American male actors 21st-century African-American male actors 21st-century American male actors {{US-tv-actor-1940s-stub