Arthur Stanton Eric "Arte" Johnson is a comic actor who was a regular on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In which ran from January 22, 1968 to May 14, 1973 on NBC-TV. His best-remembered "character" was that of a German soldier with the catchphrase: "Very interesting, but… ["stupid", "not very funny", and other variations].

 
             Arte Johnson as Wolfgang the German soldier on Laugh-In

The comic actor best known for his roles in AIRPLANE
and THE NAKED GUN film series was being treated for
Pneumonia at a hospital near his home in Florida.