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My Take
Hardy Krüger, who died in January 2022 at 93, was the rare star with genuine depth behind the face. He appeared in more than 60 films from 1944, became a German star in the 1950s, then crossed into international work like The One That Got Away, Hatari! and The Flight of the Phoenix. What moves me is that he was also an author, an autobiographer who lived through the war and put that experience into words. France gave him the Legion of Honour, Germany its Order of Merit. A man who could both perform and narrate his own century, I hold him in real esteem.
Overview
Hardy Krüger (German: [haːɐ̯.di ˈkʁyː.ɡɐ] ; born Eberhard August Franz Ewald Krüger; 12 April 1928 – 19 January 2022) was a German actor and author who appeared in more than 60 films from 1944 onwards. After becoming a film star in Germany in the 1950s, Krüger increasingly turned to roles in international films such as The One That Got Away (1957), Hatari!, Sundays and Cybèle (both 1962), The Flight of the Phoenix (1…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hardy Krüger
- Name (Japanese)
- ハーディ・クリューガー
- Reading
- はーでぃ・くりゅーがー
- Born
- April 12, 1928 – January 19, 2022
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dragon
- Origin
- Wedding, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / autobiographer / writer / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2009 Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2001 Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Bambi Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Autobiographer — see all → · More people from Germany →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.