Cynthia Lynn, who played Colonel Klink’s secretary Fraulein Helga on “Hogan’s Heroes” during the first season, died Monday in Los Angeles. She was 76 and had been suffering from hepatitis. She was among the last surviving cast members of the 1960s military comedy.Click to see full answer. Consequently, why did Kinch leave Hogan’s Heroes?Ivan Dixon (Kinch) left the series at the end of the fifth season (the only regular cast member to do so), stating that he was fed up with the posturings of Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, and Richard Dawson. He was replaced by Kenneth Washington for the final twenty-four episodes.Similarly, who is Bob Crane’s wife? Sigrid Valdis m. 1970–1978 Anne Terzian m. 1949–1970 Additionally, is Bob Crane’s wife still alive? Twice widowed, Valdis died on October 14, 2007, from lung cancer in Anaheim, California, aged 72. She had two daughters, Melissa Smith and Ana Sarmiento, and a son, Scott. She had three stepchildren from Crane’s earlier marriage to Anne Terzian: Karen, Deborah, and Robert David Crane.How many of Hogan’s heroes are still alive?Unlike other second chance shows, Hogan’s Heroes can’t just pick up where the original show ended or recast the lead characters. For one thing, not many modern viewers would be keen on watching a comedy set during World War II. There is also only one member of the original cast still alive.