Ivan Dixon, the actor best known for his role as Kinchloe on the 1960s television series "Hogan's Heroes," has died. He was 76.
Dixon died Sunday at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte after a hemorrhage and of complications from kidney failure.
Dixon starred as Staff Sergeant James Kinchloe on "Hogan's Heroes", along side Bob Crane, Richard Dawson, Larry Hovis and Robert Clary.
Dixon began his acting career on Broadway in plays including "The Cave Dwellers" and "A Raisin in the Sun." On film, he appeared in "Something of Value," "A Raisin in the Sun," "A Patch of Blue," "Nothing But a Man" and the cult favorite "Car Wash."
Dixon also earned an Emmy nomination for his performance in the CBS Playhouse special "The Final War of Olly Winter."
Dixon also directed hundreds of television show episodes, including "The Waltons," "The Rockford Files," "Magnum, P.I." and "In the Heat of the Night."
His honors include four NAACP Image Awards, the National Black Theatre Award and the Paul Robeson Pioneer Award from the Black American Cinema Society. He was a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Directors Guild of America, the Screen Actors Guild of America and the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame.
At Dixon's request, the family said, no memorial or funeral is planned.
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