Jon Cedar
Acting • Born 1931-01-22 – Died 2011-04-14
Biography
Jon Cedar (1931-2011) was an American actor who appeared in more than sixty films and television shows during his career. He was best known for his recurring role as Corporal Karl Langenscheidt on the television series Hogan's Heroes. After serving in the U.S. military during the Korean War, he honed his craft in high school theatre before joining his family in traveling musical and off-Broadway productions. Later, he graced the stage with the Players Ring theatre troupe in Hollywood. With a filmography boasting over 60 film and television appearances, Cedar's most prominent role was undoubtedly Corporal Karl Langenscheidt on the beloved series "Hogan's Heroes." He also graced the silver screen in films like "Capricorn One," "Death Hunt," "The Manitou," and "The Concorde... Airport '79." His television appearances were equally impressive, featuring guest roles on numerous iconic shows including "Matlock," "Barnaby Jones," "Kojak," and "Murder, She Wrote." Married to Barbara Joan Shandell and father to two children, Jon Cedar continued acting until his passing in Los Angeles, California at the age of 80.
Filmography
52 credits
In Love and War
Movie • 1987
Bud Salsig
Death Hunt
Movie • 1981
Hawkins
The Manitou
Movie • 1978
Dr. Jack Hughes
Day of the Animals
Movie • 1977
Frank Young
Second Thoughts
Movie • 1983
Little Cigars
Movie • 1973
Faust
By Dawn's Early Light
Movie • 1990
SAC Colonel
Body Shot
Movie • 1994
Stowaway to the Moon
Movie • 1975
Hans Hartman
Asteroid
Movie • 1997
General Smith
Capricorn One
Movie • 1977
F.B.I. Man Number 1
Interceptor
Movie • 1992
Elliot
Time Travelers
Movie • 1976
Pegleg (1871)
Love Shack
Movie • 2010
Sebastian Bulge
Kiss Daddy Goodbye
Movie • 1981
Wally Stanton
The Quick and the Dead
Movie • 1963
Lt. Rogers
Swashbuckler
Movie • 1976
Pirate Gun Captain
Feds!
Movie • 1988
Senior Agent
Wake Me When the War Is Over
Movie • 1969
Flarger
Foxy Brown
Movie • 1974
Dr. Chase
I Want to Live
Movie • 1983
Jim Stockard
The Healers
Movie • 1974
Messenger of Death
Movie • 1988
Saul
The Concorde... Airport '79
Movie • 1979
Froelich
Murder in Mind
Movie • 1997
Superior Officer
The Execution of Private Slovik
Movie • 1974
Holloway
Hardcastle and McCormick
TV • 1983
B. J. and the Bear
TV • 1979
The Incredible Hulk
TV • 1977
Starsky & Hutch
TV • 1975
Matlock
TV • 1986
Sheriff Washburn
Moonlighting
TV • 1985
Dynasty
TV • 1981
Kojak
TV • 1973
Crowell
Hogan's Heroes
TV • 1965
Mannheim
The Inside
TV • 2005
Judge Hawthorne
Cannon
TV • 1971
Felony Squad
TV • 1966
Run for Your Life
TV • 1965
Nat Stevens
Ben Casey
TV • 1961
Bronk
TV • 1975
Tales from the Darkside
TV • 1984
Syd Grossinger
The Rockford Files
TV • 1974
Agent Thomas Raval
Hogan's Heroes
TV • 1965
Langenscheidt
Moonlighting
TV • 1985
Roy Hirsh / Windjammer
Mission: Impossible
TV • 1966
George Corley
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Evan West
Lincoln
TV • 1974
Captain
Matlock
TV • 1986
Carl Spivak
Hogan's Heroes
TV • 1965
Herman Stoffel
Hogan's Heroes
TV • 1965
Oskar Danzig
Hogan's Heroes
TV • 1965
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