John Kling (TV series)
Encyclopedia
John Kling was the protagonist of a German TV series featuring a secret agent
who took on international missions all over the world. Like Lemmy Caution
and Matt Helm
his a fictious American secret agent.
hero who was very successful as such from 1924 till 1939 and from 1949 till 1954. Based on those novels he eventually entered the TV screen where his altogether 26 new adventures where broadcasted in the late sixties.
(whose first tale had already been released ten years before John Kling's), on TV he was his predecessor. The established director Hans-Georg Thiemt was accountable for many TV adventures of John Kling and likewise Percy Stuart.
who later on also worked as a journalist
and TV presenter
.
Covert agent
-Covert agents in the United States:As it is used in the United States Intelligence Community, it is legally defined in 50 USCA §426.The definition is subject to judicial interpretation, but a reading of the plain language of that statute reveals that a covert agent can be an employee of the US...
who took on international missions all over the world. Like Lemmy Caution
Lemmy Caution
Lemmy Caution is a fictitious Federal Bureau of Investigation agent created by Peter Cheyney, who published the first book about him in 1936...
and Matt Helm
Matt Helm
Matt Helm is a fictional character created by author Donald Hamilton. He is a U.S. government counter-agent—a man whose primary job is to kill or nullify enemy agents—not a spy or secret agent in the ordinary sense of the term as used in spy thrillers.-The character and the series:The...
his a fictious American secret agent.
Pulp Fiction
John Kling was in the beginning a pulp fictionPulp magazine
Pulp magazines , also collectively known as pulp fiction, refers to inexpensive fiction magazines published from 1896 through the 1950s. The typical pulp magazine was seven inches wide by ten inches high, half an inch thick, and 128 pages long...
hero who was very successful as such from 1924 till 1939 and from 1949 till 1954. Based on those novels he eventually entered the TV screen where his altogether 26 new adventures where broadcasted in the late sixties.
Place in TV history
While in pulp fiction he was a successor of Percy StuartPercy Stuart
- Synopsis :Percy Stuart tried to fulfil his father's last wish by becoming a member of his father's English club and in order to get accepted he has to prove that he is worthy. Since some of the members do not like the idea he is confronted by a number of actually impossible missions. Whenever he...
(whose first tale had already been released ten years before John Kling's), on TV he was his predecessor. The established director Hans-Georg Thiemt was accountable for many TV adventures of John Kling and likewise Percy Stuart.
The main actor
John Kling was impersonated by Hellmut LangeHellmut Lange
Hellmut Lange was an actor and journalist who became famous as action hero on TV and eventually succeeded as presenter of his popular TV show "Kennen Sie Kino?" - First engagements :...
who later on also worked as a journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and TV presenter
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
.