Howard Caine
| Howard Caine | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Howard Cohen January 2, 1926 Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Died | December 28, 1993 (aged 67) North Hollywood, California, United States |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Occupation | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1953–1988 |
| Spouse(s) | Joan-Ellen Caine (m. - her death) Valerie Elson (m. 1991–1993; his death) |
Howard Caine (born Howard Cohen; January 2, 1926 – December 28, 1993) was a popular American character actor, probably best known as Gestapo agent Major Wolfgang Hochstetter in the television series Hogan's Heroes (1965–71). He also played Lewis Morris of New York in the musical film 1776, and Everett Scovill, a thinly disguised portrait of Charles Manson's attorney Irving Kanarek, in the television movie, Helter Skelter.
Howard Caine was born on January 2, 1926, in Nashville, Tennessee, into a Jewish family. At the age of 13, Cohen moved with his family to New York City, where he began studying acting. Learning to erase his Southern accent, he went on to become a master of 32 foreign and American dialects. Caine served in the United States Navy during World War II, fighting the Japanese in the Pacific Theatre. After the war, Caine studied drama at Columbia University, where he graduated summa cum laude.
He appeared on Broadway in Wonderful Town, Inherit the Wind, Lunatics and Lovers and Tiger at the Gates. He succeeded Ray Walston as "Mr. Applegate" in the original production of Damn Yankees. He was featured in such films as From the Terrace (1960), Pay or Die (1960), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Brushfire (1962), The Man from the Diner's Club (1963), Pressure Point (1962) and Alvarez Kelly (1966). He also appeared in "1776" as delegate from New York, Lewis Morris. He co-starred with Godfrey Cambridge and Estelle Parsons in Watermelon Man (1970). He was also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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