Robert Joseph Hogan (September 28, 1933 – May 27, 2021) was an American actor who worked mainly in television. While he was never a member of the main cast of a critically successful television series, he portrayed numerous recurring characters on programs such as Alice; Another World; As the World Turns; Days of Our Lives; Deadline; General Hospital; Law & Order; Murder, She Wrote; One Life to Live; Operation Petticoat; Peyton Place; The Wire, and many others. His guest star appearances on television series encompassed more than 90 shows over five decades. The character of US Army Air Forces Colonel Robert Hogan on Hogan's Heroes (portrayed by Bob Crane) was named after him by friend and series creator Bernard Fein.

Early years Hogan was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York on September 28, 1933. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and after being honorably discharged, studied engineering at New York University. While he was a student, one of Hogan's professors suggested that he take an aptitude test to find the right career path, and the test results steered Hogan to the arts. Subsequently, Hogan went on to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Career

Early: 1961–1979 Hogan began his acting career in theater, making his professional debut as Elliot in the original 1961 Off-Broadway production of Michael Shurtleff's Call Me by My Rightful Name with Robert Duvall and Joan Hackett. He relocated to Los Angeles shortly thereafter to pursue a career in television and film. Soon after his arrival, he appeared as a guest star in episodes of 77 Sunset Strip and Cheyenne in 1961. He appeared in guest roles throughout the 1960s in television series such as Batman; Bonanza; Fair Exchange; Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.; Hawaiian Eye; I Dream of Jeannie; Hogan's Heroes; Twelve O'Clock High; and The Twilight Zone, among others. He appeared in two films: FBI Code 98 and Greenwich Village Story. In 1967, he was cast as Reverend Tom Winter on the soap opera Peyton Place, whom he portrayed for two seasons.

In 1969, Hogan joined the cast of Days of Our Lives for a short time, portraying the character of Will Austin; in 1970, he returned to the show in the recurring role of Scott Banning Sr., which he held for two years. He continued to be active as a guest actor in television series throughout the 1970s, including The F.B.I., Gunsmoke, Hawaii Five-O, M*A*S*H, Mission: Impossible, Mork & Mindy, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Rockford Files, and Barnaby Jones, among others. From 1974 to 1975, he was in the main cast of the short-lived series The Manhunter as Sheriff Paul Tate. He also played the recurring characters of Burt Marshall on General Hospital (1973), LCDR Sam Haller on Operation Petticoat (1978–1979), and Greg Stemple on Alice (1977–1982). He also appeared in several television movies, including Heatwave! (1974) and Roll, Freddy, Roll! (1974), and on the big screen as Jake Lingle in The Lady in Red (1979).

Middle: 1980–1999 Hogan continued an active television career throughout the 1980s, appearing as a guest actor on such series as Airwolf, Barnaby Jones, The Incredible Hulk, Knight Rider, Laverne & Shirley, Magnum, P.I., Quincy M.E., Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, T.J. Hooker, and Murder, She Wrote, among others. He had a recurring role as Vince McKinnon on Another World (1987–1989, 1991). He also appeared in a number of television movies including Natalie Wood's final completed film The Memory of Eva Ryker (1980), and in the role of John F. Kennedy in the film Prince Jack (1985).

During the 1990s, Hogan returned to working in the theater. He made his Broadway debut in November 1989, as Capt. Matthew A. Markinson in the original production of Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men, and he remained with the show for more than a year. He returned to Broadway in 1992 to portray the roles of the Ghost and the Player King in William Shakespeare's Hamlet. He also appeared in numerous Off-Broadway productions, including Neal Bell's On the Bum (1992), Mark R. Shapiro's The Shattering (1996), Frank Pugliese's Hope is the Thing with Feathers (1998), William Kennedy's premiere of Grand View and John Logan's Never the Sinner (1998). For his performance in the latter play he won an Outer Critics Circle Award.

Having refocused his career to theater, Hogan made fewer television appearances during the 1990s. However, he portrayed the recurring roles of L.J. McDermott on As the World Turns (1991–1992) and Charles Briggs on One Life to Live (1995–1998, 2000). He also appeared as a guest actor on the shows Remember WENN (1997), Cosby (1997), and Now and Again (1999), and in feature films such as Species II (1998) and Advice from a Caterpillar (1999).

Later: 2000–2019 Hogan continued to remain active in television, film, and theatre. He notably portrayed the recurring roles of Phil Carbone on Deadline (2000), Louis Sobotka on The Wire (2003), and Judge Hugo Bright on Law & Order (2003–2006). He appeared in the films Maze (2000), Cupid & Cate (2000), Brooklyn Sonnet (2000), The Sleepy Time Gal (2001), Sweet Land (2005), Day Zero (2007), Universal Signs (2008), and Welcome to Academia (2009). He also appeared Off-Broadway in the plays Further Than the Furthest Thing (2002), Boy (2004), The Accomplices (2007), and Mourning Becomes Electra (2009).

Hogan's appearance in a 1965 episode of The F.B.I. titled "All the Streets Are Silent" was briefly featured during a scene in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in 2019.

Personal life and death In 1957, Hogan married Sharon Harper; they had three children together before divorcing in 1982. In 1983, Hogan married Mary Barbera, and they remained married until his death.

Hogan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2013. He died from complications of pneumonia at his home in Maine on May 27, 2021, aged 87.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1962 FBI Code 98 Timothy Farrell1963 Greenwich Village Story Brian 1964 Gunsmoke Danny Adams Season 10, Episode 3; "Old Man" 1964 The Twilight Zone Robert Blake Season 5, Episode 21; "Spur of the Moment"1965The F.B.I.Season 1, Episode 11; "All the Streets Are Silent"1965Hogan's HeroesBradenSeason 1, Episode 15; "Reservations Are Required"1966 Batman Paul Diamante Season 1, Episode 7; "Instant Freeze" and Season 1, Episode 8; "Rats Like Cheese" (two-part story arc)1967–1969 Peyton Place Reverend Tom Winter 2 seasons; episodes 419–5141969 Bonanza Toby Season 10, Episode 30; "A Ride in the Sun"1969 Days of Our Lives Will Austin1970 Land of the Giants Brady Season 2, Episode 23; "The Marionettes"1970 I Dream of Jeannie Commander Wingate Season 5, Episode 17; "The Solid Gold Jeannie"1970–1971 Days of Our Lives Scott Banning Sr.1972 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Jack Stoneham Season 3, Episode 1; "The Good-Time News" 1973 Barnaby Jones Reed Carpenter Season 1, Episode 1; "Requiem for a Son"1973General HospitalBurt MarshallRecurring1973 Westworld Ed Wren Uncredited1974 The Memory of Us John 1974 Heatwave! Harry Powers1974 The Manhunter Sheriff Paul Tate 1974 Roll, Freddy, Roll! Don Talbert1976 M*A*S*H Smilin' Jack Mitchell Season 4, Episode 22; "Smilin' Jack"1976 Once an Eagle Ben Krisler1977 Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected Season 1, Episode 8; "No Way Out"1977 The Oregon Trail Ben Jarvis Season 1, Episode 7; "Return From Death"1977–1982 Alice Greg Stemple Recurring1978 The Eddie Capra Mysteries Paul Crowley Pilot: "Nightmare at Pendragon Castle"1978–1979 Operation Petticoat Lt. Commander Sam Haller Recurring1979 The Lady in Red Jake Lingle 1980 The Memory of Eva Ryker J.H. Martin1984–1989Murder, She WroteVarious1985 Prince Jack Jack 1986 Hamburger: The Motion Picture Russell's Father 1987–1989, 1991 Another World Vince McKinnon1991–1992 As the World Turns L.J. McDermott Recurring1995–1998 One Life to Live Charles Briggs Recurring1998 Species II Pentagon Personnel 1998 Blue Christmas Svelte 1999 Advice from a Caterpillar Diner Husband 2000 One Life to Live Charles Briggs 2000 Maze Lyle's father 2000 Brooklyn Sonnet John O'Hagen 2000DeadlinePhil CarboneRecurring2001 The Sleepy Time Gal Rebecca's adoptive father 2003 The Wire Louis Sobotka 4 Episodes1991–2006 Law & Order Patrick Monahan, Ted Parker, Agent Carlin, Captain Walder, Judge Albert Scholl, Judge Hugo Bright 9 episodes2005 Sweet Land Old Olaf 2007 Day Zero Senior Partner 2008 Universal Signs Mr. Callahan 2009 Welcome to Academia Kronsky 2013 Trust, Greed, Bullets & Bourbon Franky 2014 A Good Marriage Minister 2016 Youth in Oregon Peter

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