Howard Caine ( born Howard Cohen ; January 2 , 1926 -- December 28 , 1993 ) was an American character actor , probably best known as Gestapo Major , Wolfgang Hochstetter in the television series Hogan 's Heroes ( 1965 -- 71 ) . He also played Lewis Morris of New York in the musical film 1776 , and Everett Scovill , a thinly disguised portrait of Charles Manson 's attorney Irving Kanarek , in the television movie , Helter Skelter .

Question: who played major hochstetter in hogan's heroes
Answer: Howard Caine