Jon Cedar
Date of birth: 1931-01-22
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Known for: Acting
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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.
Movie Credits
In Love and War
1987-03-16
This movie is an account of US Navy Commander James Stockdale's 8 year imprisonment in North Vietnam
Death Hunt
1981-04-15
Yukon Territory, Canada, November 1931. Albert Johnson, a trapper who lives alone in the mountains,
The Manitou
1978-04-28
A psychic's girlfriend finds out that a lump on her back is a growing reincarnation of a 400 year-ol
Day of the Animals
1977-05-13
The depletion of the earth's ozone layer causes animals above the altitude of 5000 feet to run amok,
Second Thoughts
1983-03-07
Lawyer Amy finds herself courted by two very different men: her client, a roguish street musician na
Little Cigars
1973-06-22
A gangster's former mistress hooks up with a troupe of circus midgets who, as a sideline, rob banks
By Dawn's Early Light
1990-05-19
A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainia
Body Shot
1994-03-09
Paparazzi photographer Mickey Dane is obsessed with elusive pop singer Chelsea, and his attempts to
Stowaway to the Moon
1975-01-10
E.J. Mackernutt, Jr., an 11-year-old boy who has always been fascinated by space and astronauts, sne
Capricorn One
1977-12-10
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn
Asteroid
1997-02-16
With the discovery of an incoming asteroid, the government of America formulate a plan to destroy it
Interceptor
1992-10-13
A U.S. Air Force officer tries to stop a murderous group of terrorists who are trying to steal two t
Time Travelers
1976-03-19
When a novel virus devastates the world in 1976, Dr. Earnshaw notices that it resembles a virus that
Love Shack
2010-11-23
A dysfunctional family of adult film stars reunites for a memorial porn shoot following the death of
Kiss Daddy Goodbye
1981-01-01
Two children who have psychic powers use them to avenge the death of their father, who was murdered
The Quick and the Dead
1963-01-01
A small group of soldiers capture a German observation post, but in turn are captured themselves. Th
Swashbuckler
1976-07-29
A pirate and a hot-tempered noblewoman join forces to protect Jamaica from a tyrant.
Feds!
1988-10-28
Ellie DeWitt and Janis Zuckermann are admitted to the very strict FBI Training Academy. They get a h
Wake Me When the War Is Over
1969-10-14
During the latter days of WWII an American Lieutenant accidentally falls out of an airplane into Ger
Foxy Brown
1974-04-05
A voluptuous black woman takes a job as a high-class prostitute in order to get revenge on the mobst
I Want to Live
1983-05-09
The movie tells the story of a woman who struggles and fights to escape the gas chamber being condem
The Healers
1974-05-22
The director of an urban medical center faces various major problems during the course of running th
Messenger of Death
1988-09-16
A Denver reporter investigates the mass murder of a family of Mormons in rural Colorado.
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979-08-17
Aviation disaster-prone Joe Patroni must contend with nuclear missiles, the French Air Force and the
Murder in Mind
1997-08-01
The L.A. police find two bodies in a fancy house and suspect the wife of one victim. Dr. Ellis, a hy
The Execution of Private Slovik
1974-03-13
The story of Eddie Slovik, who was executed by the Army in 1945, the only American soldier to be exe