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John Banner (28 January 1910 – 28 January 1973), born Johann Banner, was an American film and television actor, who was born and died in Vienna, Austria. He is best known for his role as the World War II German Master Sergeant Hans Georg Schultz in the situation comedy Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971). A veteran of World War I, Schultz constantly encountered evidence that the inmates of his Stalag (prisoner-of-war camp) were planning mayhem, but realised he would be better off feigning ignorance. His constant catchphrase was "I know nothing! I see nothing!" One episode of Hogan's Heroes was... MORE

John Banner (28 January 1910 – 28 January 1973), born Johann Banner, was an American film and television actor, who was born and died in Vienna, Austria. He is best known for his role as the World War II German Master Sergeant Hans Georg Schultz in the situation comedy Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971). A veteran of World War I, Schultz constantly encountered evidence that the inmates of his Stalag (prisoner-of-war camp) were planning mayhem, but realised he would be better off feigning ignorance. His constant catchphrase was "I know nothing! I see nothing!" One episode of Hogan's Heroes was titled "At Last: Schultz Knows Something". Banner was born to Jewish parents in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. He studied for a law degree, but decided instead to become an actor. In 1938, when he was performing with an acting troupe in Switzerland, Adolf Hitler annexed Austria to Nazi Germany. Banner emigrated to the United States, where he rapidly picked up English. He began acting in Hollywood films, ironically usually playing a Nazi soldier. His feature-film credits include more than 40 films; his first was Pacific Blackout. He played a Gestapo agent in 20th Century Fox's Chetniks! The Fighting LESS