Hardy Krüger
Biography
Hardy Krüger, born Franz Eberhard August Krüger on April 12, 1928, in Wedding, Berlin, Germany, was a German actor. Recognized as one of the greatest German actors of the 1960s, Krüger had a long and prolific life and career in the entertainment industry. He passed away on January 19, 2022, at the age of 93 in Berlin, Germany. Throughout his life, he established a lasting reputation for his acting work in film and television, gaining international recognition and contributing significantly to the cinematic arts across multiple decades.
Career overview
Hardy Krüger built an extensive portfolio in the entertainment industry, accumulating 98 known credits for his work in movies and television shows. His active career spanned many years, establishing him as a prominent figure in international cinema and particularly cementing his status as one of the greatest German actors of the 1960s. Among his notable cinematic involvements, Krüger appeared in the 1965 film The Flight of the Phoenix, contributing to a cast whose performances were recognized alongside the film's nominations for two Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actor and Best Editing.
Throughout his professional journey, Krüger's extensive screen credits reflected a versatile acting career that crossed various cinematic projects. His legacy as a performer is documented through his substantial body of work in film and television, maintaining a presence in the industry that spanned decades until the later years of his life.
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- The Hardy Krüger Story (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Kölner Sommer-Treff (2017) as self
- Familiengeheimnisse - Liebe, Schuld und Tod (2011) as Victor Frey
- Markus Lanz (2008) as Self
- Dellings Woche (2007) as Self
- Thadeusz (2005) as self
- Menschen bei Maischberger (2003) as Self
- Gero von Boehm begegnet... (2002) as Self
- Von Werra (2002) as Self
- Aeschbacher (2001) as Self
- Koschwitz (2000) as Self
- Beckmann (1999) as Self
- The Johannes B. Kerner Show (1998) as Self
- Leute heute (1997) as Self
- Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995) as Self
- DAS! (1991) as Self
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- War and Remembrance (1988) as Erwin Rommel
- The Globe Trotter (1987) as Self/Narrator
- Nein, ich gebe niemals auf! (1985) as Self
- The Inside Man (1984) as Mandell
- Wortwechsel (1982) as Self
- Wrong Is Right (1982) as Helmut Unger
- Feine Gesellschaft – Beschränkte Haftung (1982) as Harms
- Wetten, dass..? (1981) as Self
- Heut' abend (1980) as Self
- NDR Talk Show (1979) as Self
- Bavarian Film Awards (1979) as Self
- The Wild Geese (1978) as Lt. Pieter Coetze
- Blue Fin (1978) as Bill Pascoe
- A Bridge Too Far (1977) as Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Karl Ludwig
- To Each His Hell (1977) as Commissaire Bolar
- Music & Guests (1976) as Self
- Das ist Ihr Leben (1976) as Self
- The Spy Who Never Was (1976) as Arthur Hersfeld
- Montana Trap (1976) as Potato Fritz
- Barry Lyndon (1975) as Captain Potzdorf
- Paper Tiger (1975) as Müller
- 3 nach 9 (1974) as Self
- Le Solitaire (1973) as Eric Lambrecht
- What the Peeper Saw (1972) as Paul
- Samedi soir (1971) as Self
- V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) as Self
- Das Messer (1971) as Jim Ellis
- The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1970) as Capt. von Prum
- The Battle of Neretva (1969) as Oberst Krenzer
- The Red Tent (1969) as Einar Lundborg
- TV Intim (1969) as Self
- The Lady of Monza (1969) as Pater Paolo Arrigone
- Franciscan of Bourges (1968) as Alfred Stanke
- The Big Grasshopper (1967) as Carl
- The Defector (1966) as Counselor Peter Heinzmann
- The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) as Heinrich Dorfmann
- The Uninhibited (1965) as Vincent
- Song of the World (1965) as Antonio
- The Big Hit (1964) as Frank Willes
- Death and the Lumberjack (1963) as El Rubio
- Hatari! (1962) as Kurt Muller
- The Four Truths (1962) as El rubio (segment "La mort et le bûcheron")
- Sundays and Cybele (1962) as Pierre
- The Dream of Lieschen Müller (1961) as Autograph hunter
- Two Among Millions (1961) as Karl genannt Kalle
- Two Among Millions (1961) Producer
- Taxi for Tobruk (1961) as Le capitaine Ludwig von Stegel
- Liane, Daughter of the Jungle (1961) as Thoren
- Bumerang (1960) as Robert Wegner
- Blind Date (1959) as Jan-Van Rooyer
- The Rest Is Silence (1959) as John H. Claudius
- Without Trumpet or Drum (1959) as Fritz Brösicke
- Bachelor of Hearts (1958) as Wolf Hauser
- Confess, Dr. Corda (1958) as Dr. Fred Corda
- Bank Vault 713 (1958) as Klaus Burkhardt, sein Bruder
- The One That Got Away (1957) as Franz von Werra
- The Fox of Paris (1957) as Capt. Fürstenwerth
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- Liane, Jungle Goddess (1956) as Thoren
- Die Christel von der Post (1956) as Horst Arndt
- An der schönen blauen Donau (1955) as König Richard
- Alibi (1955) as Harald Meinhardt
- Der Himmel ist nie ausverkauft (1955) as Michael
- Der letzte Sommer (1954) as Rikola Valbo
- Muss man sich gleich scheiden lassen? (1953) as Andreas von Doerr
- The Moon Is Blue (1953) as Tourist (uncredited)
- Ich und Du (1953) as Peter Erdmann
- The Girl on The Roof (1953) as Donald Gresham
- As Long as You're Near Me (1953) as Stefan Berger
- My Name is Niki (1952) as Paul
- Illusion in Moll (1952) as Paul Alsbacher
- I Can't Marry Everyone (1952) as Edi
- German Film Award (1951) as Self
- Schön muß man sein (1951) as Juppi Holunder Jr.
- Mein Freund, der Dieb (1951) as Bimbo
- Das Mädchen aus der Südsee (1950) as Richard Kirbach
- Insel ohne Moral (1950) as Manfred
- Kätchen für alles (1949) as Schuspielschüler
- Diese Nacht vergess ich nie (1949) as Eugen Schröter
- Das Fräulein und der Vagabund (1949) as Karl
- Bambi (1948) as Self
- Junge Adler (1944) as Bäumchen