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Fräu Linkmeyer trivia

• Gertrude Linkmeyer was General Burkhalter’s sister. The General was persistent in trying to have his sister marry Colonel Klink.

• Frau Linkmeyer's first appearance came in episode #30, "Cupid Comes to Stalag 13"  (1966).

Kathleen Freeman
Kathleen Freeman as
Fräu Linkmeyer

• Frau Gertrude Linkmeyer’s first husband’s name was Otto. He was reported missing-in-action on the Eastern Front "three years ago."

• Mrs. Linkmeyer's name was spelled "Linkmyer" during the closing credits of episode #30, "Cupid Comes to Stalag 13"  (1966).

[Because Kathleen Freeman was unavailable for filming, Alice Ghostley portrayed Gertrude Linkmeyer for one episode. (#111, "Watch the Trains Go By" 1969).  Alice Ghostley also appeared in episode #161, "That's No Lady, That's My Spy" (1971) as Mrs. Manheim.]

 

The following information is provided by the
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Kathleen Freeman

Date of birth (location)
17 February 1919
Date of Death
          23 August 2001

Selected Actress filmography

I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)

Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) .... Mother Mary Stigmata

Curse of Monkey Island, The (1997) (VG) (voice) .... Madame Xima
... aka Monkey Island 3 (1997) (VG) (USA)

Hercules (1997/I) (voice) .... Heavyset Woman

Carpool (1996) .... Voice of Franklin's Mom

Two Guys Talkin' About Girls (1995) (V) .... Rhondas Grandma
... aka ...At First Sight (1995) (V)

Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) .... Muriel

Hocus Pocus (1993) .... Miss Olin

Reckless Kelly (1993) .... Mrs. Delance

FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) (voice) .... Edler

Dutch (1991) .... Gritzi
... aka Driving Me Crazy (1991)V)

Willies, The (1991) .... Miss Titmarch

"General Hospital" (1963) TV Series .... Sister Mary Dorothy (1991)

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990/I) .... Microwave Marge
... aka Gremlins 2 (1990) (USA: original script title)

Chances Are (1989) .... Mrs. Handy

Glitz (1988) (TV) .... Mrs. Magyk

Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis (1988) (TV)

Wrong Guys, The (1988) .... Grunskis' Mom

Dragnet (1987) .... Enid Borden

Innerspace (1987) .... Dream Lady

In the Mood (1987) .... Mrs. Marver, The Landlady
... aka Woo Woo Kid, The (1987)

Teen Wolf Too (1987) .... Admissions Lady

Best of Times, The (1986) .... Rosie

Malibu Bikini Shop, The (1985) .... Loraine Bender
... aka Bikini Shop, The (1985)

Heartbeeps (1981) .... Helicopter Pilot

Blues Brothers, The (1980) .... Sister Mary Stigmata

Last Ride of the Dalton Gang, The (1979) (TV)

Norseman, The (1978) .... Old Indian woman

Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return, The (1975) (TV)

Strongest Man in the World, The (1975) .... Policewoman

"Lotsa Luck" (1973) TV Series .... Iris Belmont

Hitched (1973) (TV) .... Rainbow McCloud

Your Three Minutes Are Up (1973) .... Mrs. Wilk

Where Does It Hurt? (1972)

Call Her Mom (1972) (TV) .... Woman

So Evil, My Sister (1972) .... Hilda
... aka Psycho Sisters (1972)
... aka Sibling, The (1972)

Unholy Rollers (1972) .... Karen's Mother
... aka Leader of the Pack (1972)

"Funny Face" (1971) TV Series .... Kate Harwell

Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) .... Mrs. Perkins

But I Don't Want to Get Married! (1970) (TV) .... Mrs. Borg

Which Way to the Front? (1970) .... Bland's mother

Myra Breckinridge (1970) .... Bobby Dean Loner
... aka Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge (1970)

Ballad of Cable Hogue, The (1970) .... Mrs. Jensen

Good Guys and the Bad Guys, The (1969) .... Mrs. Stone

Hook, Line & Sinker (1969)

Death of a Gunfighter (1969) .... Mary Elizabeth

Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) .... Mrs. Danvers

"Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (1964) TV Series .... Mrs. Carter (1969)

"Beverly Hillbillies, The" (1962) TV Series .... Flo Shafer (1969-1971)

Helicopter Spies, The (1968) (TV) .... Mom

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Point Blank (1967) .... First Citizen

"It's About Time" (1966) TV Series .... Mrs. Boss (1966-67)

Three on a Couch (1966) .... Murphy

Rounders, The (1965) .... Agatha Moore

Marriage on the Rocks (1965) .... Miss Blight

That Funny Feeling (1965) .... Woman at Phone Booth

Patsy, The (1964) (uncredited) .... Katie

Disorderly Orderly, The (1964) .... Nurse Higgins

Who's Minding the Store? (1963) .... Mrs. Glucksman

Nutty Professor, The (1963) .... Millie Lemmon
... aka Dr. Jerkyll and Mr. Hyde (1963)

Madison Avenue (1962) .... Miss Haley

Errand Boy, The (1961) .... Mrs. T. P.

Ladies' Man, The (1961) .... Katie

North to Alaska (1960) .... Lena Nordquist
... aka Go North (1960)

Fly, The (1958) .... Emma

"Donna Reed Show, The" (1958) TV Series .... Mrs. Wilgus (1958-60)

Buccaneer, The (1958)

Houseboat (1958) (uncredited) .... Laundromat gossip

Midnight Story, The (1957) .... Rosa Cuneo
... aka Appointment with a Shadow (1957)

Pawnee (1957) .... Mrs. Carter

Artists and Models (1955) .... Mrs. Muldoon

Far Country, The (1955) .... Grits

Athena (1954) .... Miss Seely

"Mayor of the Town" (1954) TV Series .... Marilly (1954)

Battle of Rogue River, The (1954) .... 'Sis' Pringle

"Topper" (1953) TV Series .... Katie (1953-54)

Glass Wall, The (1953) .... Fat woman

Affairs of Dobie Gillis, The (1953) .... 'Happy Stella' Kowalski

Glass Web, The (1953) .... Mrs.O'Halloran

Half a Hero (1953) .... Welcomer

Magnetic Monster, The (1953) .... Nelly

Perilous Journey, A (1953) .... Leah

She's Back on Broadway (1953) .... Annie

Love Is Better Than Ever (1952) .... Mrs. Kahrney
... aka Light Fantastic, The (1952)

Singin' in the Rain (1952) (uncredited) .... Phoebe Dinsmore

Greatest Show on Earth, The (1952) .... Woman

Bad and the Beautiful, The (1952) (uncredited) .... Miss March

Monkey Business (1952) .... Nurse
... aka Be Your Age (1952)
... aka Darling I Am Growing Younger (1952)

O. Henry's Full House (1952) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Dorset
... aka Full House (1952)

Prisoner of Zenda, The (1952) (uncredited) .... Gertrud

Talk About a Stranger (1952) .... Grocery Clerk

Place in the Sun, A (1951) (uncredited) .... Martha

Appointment with Danger (1951) .... Nun

Behave Yourself! (1951) (uncredited) .... Pet Shop Owner's Wife

Cause for Alarm (1951) .... Woman

Let's Make It Legal (1951) .... Reporter

Wild Blue Yonder, The (1951) .... Nurse Baxter
... aka Thunder Across the Pacific (1951)

Reformer and the Redhead, The (1950) .... Lily Rayton Parker

House by the River (1950) .... Effie Ferguson

Lonely Heart Bandits (1950) .... Bertha

Once a Thief (1950) .... Phoebe

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) .... Babe

Naked City, The (1948) (uncredited) .... Stout Girl

Annie Was a Wonder (1948) .... Annie Swenson

Behind Locked Doors (1948) (uncredited) .... Nurse
... aka Hinter verschlossenen Türen (1948)
... aka Human Gorilla, The (????) (USA: reissue title)

Casbah (1948) .... American woman

Saxon Charm, The (1948) .... Nurse

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Notable TV guest appearances

"Married... with Children" (1987) playing "Peggy's mother"(voice) 1995/1996

"Love Boat: The Next Wave, The" (1998) playing "Maw-Maw Cranston" in episode: "How Long Has This Been Going On" (episode # 1.4) 5/4/1998

"Home Improvement" (1991) playing "Gwen" in episode: "Son Also Mooches, The" (episode # 7.21) 4/21/1998

"ER" (1994) playing "Rhonda's Patient" in episode: "No Brain, No Gain" (episode # 3.7) 11/14/1996

"Roseanne" (1988) playing "seaweed attendant" in episode: "Pampered To A Pulp" (episode # 9.6) 10/22/1996

"Melrose Place" (1992) playing "Madge" in episode: "Circle of Strife, The" (episode # 4.23) 2/19/1996

"Herman's Head" (1991) playing "Mrs. Debusher" in episode: "Bedtime for Hermo" (episode # 3.18) 3/10/1994

"MacGyver" (1985) playing "Rose Magruta" in episode: "Off the Wall" (episode # 7.12) 12/30/1991

"Golden Girls, The" (1985) playing "Mother Superior" in episode: "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sophia" (episode # 6.8) 11/10/1990

"L.A. Law" (1986) in episode: "Izzy Ackerman or Is He Not" (episode # 3.11) 2/16/1989

"Hunter" (1984) in episode: "Requiem for Sergeant McCall" (episode # 3.14) 2/7/1987

"Mama's Family" (1983) playing "Big Joan McCall" in episode: "Mama With the Golden Arm" 1986

"CHiPs" (1977) playing "Outraged Lady" in episode: "To Your Health" (episode # 4.3) 10/5/1980

"Kolchak: The Night Stalker" (1974) playing "Bella Sarkof" in episode: "Youth Killer, The" (episode # 1.19) 3/14/1975

"Cannon" (1971) in episode: "Rip Off, The" (episode # 2.8) 11/1/1972

"Hogan's Heroes" (1965) playing "Gertrude Linkmeier" in episode: "Kommandant Gertrude" (episode # 6.21) 2/28/1971

"Hogan's Heroes" (1965) playing "Gertrude Linkmeyer" in episode: "Unfair Exchange" (episode # 5.5) 10/24/1969

"High Chaparral, The" (1967) playing "Maude" in episode: "Way of Justice, A" (episode # 2.12) 12/13/1968

"I Dream of Jeannie" (1965) playing "Maw" in episode: "U.F.Oh Jeannie" (episode # 4.1) 9/16/1968

"I Dream of Jeannie" (1965) playing "Sally" 1968

"Hogan's Heroes" (1965) playing "Gertrude Linkmeier" in episode: "Casanova Klink" (episode # 3.6) 10/14/1967

"I Dream of Jeannie" (1965) playing "Sally" in episode: "My Master the Civilian" (episode # 2.21) 2/6/1967

"Hogan's Heroes" (1965) playing "Gertrude Linkmeier" in episode: "Cupid Comes to Stalag 13" (episode # 1.30) 4/15/1966

"Beverly Hillbillies, The" (1962) playing "Agnes" in episode: "Real Nice Neighbor, A" (episode # 1.115) 1965

"Dick Van Dyke Show, The" (1961) playing "Maid" in episode: "Never Bathe on Saturday" (episode # 4.26) 1965

"Wagon Train" (1957) in episode: "Geneva Balfour Story, The" (episode # 7.18) 1/20/1964

"Dick Van Dyke Show, The" (1961) playing "Mrs. Campbell" in episode: "Honeymoons Are for the Lucky" (episode # 3.22) 1964

"Beverly Hillbillies, The" (1962) playing "Mabel Johnson" in episode: "Clampetts In Court, The" (episode # 1.32) 1963

"Wagon Train" (1957) in episode: "Kitty Allbright Story, The" (episode # 5.2) 10/4/1961

"Wagon Train" (1957) in episode: "Kitty Angel Story, The" (episode # 2.14) 1/7/1959

"Buckskin" (1958) in episode: "Tell Me, Leonardo" (episode # 1.13) 9/25/1958

"Buckskin" (1958) in episode: "Gold Watch, The" (episode # 1.9) 8/28/1958

"Kojak" (1973)

"Mister Ed" (1961)

"Batman" (1966/II) playing "Rosetta Stone" in episode: "I'll Be A Mummy's Uncle" (episode # 3.23) 2/22/1968

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