Robert Hogan

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 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. 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.

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