Sergeant James "Kinch" Kinchloe

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Sergeant James "Kinch" Kinchloe is the skilled radio operator and communications expert of the POW sabotage team in the classic World War II sitcom "Hogan's Heroes."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
television character
allegiance Allied forces
appearsIn Hogan's Heroes NERFINISHED
characterType supporting protagonist
countryOfService United States NERFINISHED
debutWork Hogan's Heroes NERFINISHED
enemyInSeries Colonel Wilhelm Klink NERFINISHED
Sergeant Hans Schultz NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Hogan's Heroes universe NERFINISHED
fullName James Kinchloe NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAppearedIn sitcom
givenName James
languageSpoken English
medium television
militaryBranch United States Army Air Forces
militaryRank Sergeant
nationalityInFiction American
nickname Kinch NERFINISHED
notableAbility maintaining secret communications with Allied forces
operating hidden radios in POW camp
notableAspect one of the earliest prominent Black characters in a network TV ensemble cast
notableTrait calm under pressure
technical competence
occupation communications expert
radio operator
portrayedBy Ivan Dixon NERFINISHED
primaryFunctionInPlot coordinating sabotage missions via radio
maintaining contact with Allied command
primaryLocationInSeries Stalag 13 POW camp NERFINISHED
raceInFiction African American
role POW sabotage team member
seriesEndYear 1971
seriesFormat half-hour comedy
seriesOriginalNetwork CBS NERFINISHED
seriesPremiereYear 1965
seriesType classic American television series
settingPeriod World War II NERFINISHED
specialization coordination of underground operations
decoding and encoding messages
radio communications
teamMembership Hogan's sabotage team
worksFor Colonel Robert E. Hogan NERFINISHED
worksWith Colonel Robert E. Hogan NERFINISHED
Corporal Louis LeBeau NERFINISHED
Corporal Peter Newkirk NERFINISHED
Sergeant Andrew Carter NERFINISHED

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Ivan Dixon notableRole Sergeant James "Kinch" Kinchloe