Who was considered for the role of Colonel Robert E. Hogan?
There were at least five people considered for the role : Walter Mathau, Robert Hogan (a friend of Bernie Fein after whom the character was named), Van Johnson, Bob Crane and Richard Dawson. (From pp.28-29 of “Hogan’s Heroes – Behind the Scenes at Stalag 13!” by Brenda Scott Royce). (This question came from the Previous Questions section for Hogan’s Heroes on the AllExperts.