Bob Crane: A Closer Look at the Tragic Life and Death of TV's "Hogan's Heroes" Star

But behind the smiles he showcased and ignited by way of TV's Hogan's Heroes, Bob Crane, who died tragically in 1978, also shed and caused a lot of tears. Robert Crane, the actor's son, told EW that his father's dressing room was stashed with hidden Polaroids, negatives, and X-rated movies. Clary, who died at 96 in November 2022, told Rice that Hogan's Heroes was "well-written, well-directed, and well-acted. "There were no drugs, no coercion, none of that," his son Robert told Rice. About 150 mourners attended the funeral at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Westwood, Calif., including Patty Duke, John Astin, Carroll O'Connor, and Crane's Heroes castmates.