<P> Crane's acting ambitions led to guest - hosting for Johnny Carson on the daytime game show Who Do You Trust? and appearances on The Twilight Zone (uncredited), Channing, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and General Electric Theater . After Carl Reiner appeared on his radio show, Crane persuaded him to book a guest appearance on The Dick Van Dyke Show . </P> <P> After seeing Crane's performance on The Dick Van Dyke Show, Donna Reed offered him a guest shot on her program . After the success of that episode his character, Dr. David Kelsey, was incorporated into the story line and Crane became a regular cast member, beginning with the "Friends and Neighbors" episode . Crane continued to work full - time at KNX during his stint on The Donna Reed Show, running back and forth from the KNX studio at Columbia Square to Columbia Studios . He left the show in December 1964 . </P> <P> In 1965, Crane was offered the starring role in a television situation comedy set in a World War II POW camp . Hogan's Heroes involved the sabotage and espionage missions of allied soldiers, led by Hogan, from under the noses of the oblivious Germans guarding them . The show was a hit, finishing in the top 10 in its first year on the air . The distinctive military - style snare drum rhythm that introduces the show's theme song was played by Crane himself . The series lasted for six seasons, and Crane was nominated for an Emmy Award twice, in 1966 and 1967 . In 1968, he became romantically involved with cast member Patricia Olson, who played Hilda under the stage name Sigrid Valdis . He divorced Anne in 1970, just prior to their 21st anniversary, and married Olson on the set of the show later that year . Their son, Scotty, was born in 1971, and they later adopted a daughter, Ana Marie . The couple separated in 1977, but according to several family members, reconciled shortly before Crane's death . </P> <P> In 1968, Crane and series co-stars Werner Klemperer, Leon Askin, and John Banner appeared with Elke Sommer in a feature film, The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz, set in the divided city of Berlin during the Cold War . In 1969, Crane starred with Abby Dalton in a dinner theater production of Cactus Flower . </P>

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