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Hardy Krüger
ACTOR

Hardy Krüger

Known for A Bridge Too Far · War and Remembrance · Wetten, dass..?

Hardy Krüger (born Franz Eberhard August Krüger; 12 April 1928 – 19 January 2022) was a German actor. Born in Wedding, Berlin, Germany, he is thought of as one of the greatest German actors of the 1960s.

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Born
Apr 12, 1928
Died
Jan 19, 2022
Birthplace
Berlin, Germany
Known For
Acting

Biography

Hardy Krüger (born Franz Eberhard August Krüger; 12 April 1928 – 19 January 2022) was a German actor. Born in Wedding, Berlin, Germany, he is thought of as one of the greatest German actors of the 1960s.

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Known For

MOVIEA Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too FarGeneralmajor der Waffen-SS Karl Ludwig · 1977
★ 7.2
TVWar and Remembrance
War and RemembranceErwin Rommel · 1988
★ 7.9
TVWetten, dass..?
Wetten, dass..?Self · 1981
★ 5.6
TVDie Harald Schmidt Show
Die Harald Schmidt ShowSelf · 1995
★ 7.4
TVMarkus Lanz
Markus LanzSelf · 2008
★ 5.5
MOVIEThe Lady of Monza
The Lady of MonzaPater Paolo Arrigone · 1969
★ 4.9
MOVIEPreminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeractor (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1991
★ 8.0
TVDAS!
DAS!Self · 1991
★ 4.7

Filmography

Movies

Junge AdlerBäumchen
1944
DF
Das Fräulein und der VagabundKarl
1949
Diese Nacht vergess ich nieEugen Schröter
1949
Kätchen für allesSchuspielschüler
1949
DM
Das Mädchen aus der SüdseeRichard Kirbach
1950
IO
Insel ohne MoralManfred
1950
Mein Freund, der DiebBimbo
1951
Schön muß man seinJuppi Holunder Jr.
1951
IC
I Can't Marry EveryoneEdi
1952
Illusion in MollPaul Alsbacher
1952
My Name is NikiPaul
1952
As Long as You're Near MeStefan Berger
1953
IU
Ich und DuPeter Erdmann
1953
MM
Muss man sich gleich scheiden lassen?Andreas von Doerr
1953
The Girl on The RoofDonald Gresham
1953
The Moon Is BlueTourist (uncredited)
1953
Der letzte SommerRikola Valbo
1954
AlibiHarald Meinhardt
1955
An der schönen blauen DonauKönig Richard
1955
Der Himmel ist nie ausverkauftMichael
1955
Die Christel von der PostHorst Arndt
1956
Liane, Jungle GoddessThoren
1956
The Fox of ParisCapt. Fürstenwerth
1957
The One That Got AwayFranz von Werra
1957
Bachelor of HeartsWolf Hauser
1958
Bank Vault 713Klaus Burkhardt, sein Bruder
1958
Confess, Dr. CordaDr. Fred Corda
1958
Blind DateJan-Van Rooyer
1959
The Rest Is SilenceJohn H. Claudius
1959
Without Trumpet or DrumFritz Brösicke
1959
BumerangRobert Wegner
1960
Liane, Daughter of the JungleThoren
1961
Taxi for TobrukLe capitaine Ludwig von Stegel
1961
The Dream of Lieschen MüllerAutograph hunter
1961
Two Among MillionsKarl genannt Kalle
1961
Two Among MillionsProducer
1961
Hatari!Kurt Muller
1962
Sundays and CybelePierre
1962
The Four TruthsEl rubio (segment "La mort et le bûcheron")
1962
Death and the LumberjackEl Rubio
1963
The Big HitFrank Willes
1964
Song of the WorldAntonio
1965
The Flight of the PhoenixHeinrich Dorfmann
1965
The UninhibitedVincent
1965
The DefectorCounselor Peter Heinzmann
1966
The Big GrasshopperCarl
1967
Franciscan of BourgesAlfred Stanke
1968
The Battle of NeretvaOberst Krenzer
1969
The Lady of MonzaPater Paolo Arrigone
1969
The Red TentEinar Lundborg
1969
The Secret of Santa VittoriaCapt. von Prum
1970
What the Peeper SawPaul
1972
Le SolitaireEric Lambrecht
1973
Barry LyndonCaptain Potzdorf
1975
Paper TigerMüller
1975
Montana TrapPotato Fritz
1976
The Spy Who Never WasArthur Hersfeld
1976
A Bridge Too FarGeneralmajor der Waffen-SS Karl Ludwig
1977
To Each His HellCommissaire Bolar
1977
Blue FinBill Pascoe
1978
The Wild GeeseLt. Pieter Coetze
1978
FG
Feine Gesellschaft – Beschränkte HaftungHarms
1982
Wrong Is RightHelmut Unger
1982
The Inside ManMandell
1984
NI
Nein, ich gebe niemals auf!Self
1985
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeractor (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991
Von WerraSelf
2002
Familiengeheimnisse - Liebe, Schuld und TodVictor Frey
2011
The Hardy Krüger StorySelf (archive footage)
2019

Television

BambiSelf · 1 eps
1948
GF
German Film AwardSelf · 1 eps
1951
CinépanoramaSelf · 1 eps
1956
TI
TV IntimSelf · 1 eps
1969
Das MesserJim Ellis · 3 eps
1971
SS
Samedi soirSelf · 1 eps
1971
VS
V.I.P. SchaukelSelf · 1 eps
1971
3N
3 nach 9Self · 1 eps
1974
DI
Das ist Ihr LebenSelf · 1 eps
1976
Music & GuestsSelf · 1 eps
1976
BF
Bavarian Film AwardsSelf · 1 eps
1979
NDR Talk ShowSelf · 1 eps
1979
Heut' abendSelf · 1 eps
1980
Wetten, dass..?Self · 1 eps
1981
W
WortwechselSelf · 1 eps
1982
TG
The Globe TrotterSelf/Narrator · 34 eps
1987
War and RemembranceErwin Rommel · 3 eps
1988
DAS!Self · 3 eps
1991
Die Harald Schmidt ShowSelf · 1 eps
1995
Leute heuteSelf · 1 eps
1997
TJ
The Johannes B. Kerner ShowSelf · 1 eps
1998
BeckmannSelf · 4 eps
1999
K
KoschwitzSelf · 1 eps
2000
A
AeschbacherSelf · 1 eps
2001
GV
Gero von Boehm begegnet...Self · 1 eps
2002
MB
Menschen bei MaischbergerSelf · 1 eps
2003
T
Thadeuszself · 1 eps
2005
DW
Dellings WocheSelf · 1 eps
2007
Markus LanzSelf · 1 eps
2008
KS
Kölner Sommer-Treffself · 1 eps
2017

Photos

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