Actor, Television Director. Born in New York City, New York, as Ivan Nathaniel Dixon III, he is best known for his role of 'Sgt. James 'Kinch' Kinchloe' in the World War II-based comedy series "Hogan's Heroes". Dixon began his career during the late 1950s, originating the role of 'Joseph Asagai' in the 1959 Broadway production of "A Raisin in the Sun" and reprising it in in the 1961 motion picture version. He also had roles in the films "Porgy and Bess" (1959), "Nothing But a Man" (1964) and "A Patch of Blue" (1965). In 1965 he won the role of 'Kinch" in "Hogan's Heroes", a comedy series about American prisoners-of-war in a German Stalag prison camp run by an inept commandant, and their sabotage efforts. The series, which featuring an ensemble cast that included Bob Crane, Richard Dawson, Larry Hovis, John Banner, Werner Klemperer, and Robert Clary, was a great success during most of its run, lasting for 168 episodes from 1965 to 1971. Ivan Dixon had also made other television series appearances in the 1960s, including roles on "The Twilight Zone", "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", "The Defenders" and "I Spy". During the 1970s, he turned to television show directing and had credits with such series as, "The Waltons", "The Rockford Files", "The Greatest American Hero", "The A-Team" and "Magnum, P.I." When he retired from the entertainment business, he owned and operated a radio station in Hawaii.
Actor, Television Director. Born in New York City, New York, as Ivan Nathaniel Dixon III, he is best known for his role of 'Sgt. James 'Kinch' Kinchloe' in the World War II-based comedy series "Hogan's Heroes". Dixon began his career during the late 1950s, originating the role of 'Joseph Asagai' in the 1959 Broadway production of "A Raisin in the Sun" and reprising it in in the 1961 motion picture version. He also had roles in the films "Porgy and Bess" (1959), "Nothing But a Man" (1964) and "A Patch of Blue" (1965). In 1965 he won the role of 'Kinch" in "Hogan's Heroes", a comedy series about American prisoners-of-war in a German Stalag prison camp run by an inept commandant, and their sabotage efforts. The series, which featuring an ensemble cast that included Bob Crane, Richard Dawson, Larry Hovis, John Banner, Werner Klemperer, and Robert Clary, was a great success during most of its run, lasting for 168 episodes from 1965 to 1971. Ivan Dixon had also made other television series appearances in the 1960s, including roles on "The Twilight Zone", "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", "The Defenders" and "I Spy". During the 1970s, he turned to television show directing and had credits with such series as, "The Waltons", "The Rockford Files", "The Greatest American Hero", "The A-Team" and "Magnum, P.I." When he retired from the entertainment business, he owned and operated a radio station in Hawaii.
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