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Hardy Krüger

1928 - 2022

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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 (1965), Battle of Neretva, The Secret of Santa Vittoria, The Red Tent (all 1969), Barry Lyndon (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), and The Wild Geese (1978). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hardy Krüger is the 601st most popular actor (up from 617th in 2019), the 901st most popular biography from Germany (up from 978th in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Actor.

Hardy Krüger is most famous for his role in the film "The Bridge on the River Kwai" as Colonel Saito.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Hardy Krüger ranks 601 out of 13,578. Before him are Brian Cox, Stéphane Audran, Mickey Rourke, Robert Vaughn, Burt Young, and Winona Ryder. After him are Udo Kier, Sean Bean, John Belushi, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Nastassja Kinski, and Frank Marshall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Hardy Krüger ranks 59. Before him are Alfonso de Portago, Eugene Merle Shoemaker, Peyo, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Daniel Nathans, and Osamu Shimomura. After him are Reynaldo Bignone, Karlheinz Böhm, Takeshi Inoue, Jacques Rivette, Ján Zachara, and Geert Hofstede. Among people deceased in 2022, Hardy Krüger ranks 55. Before him are Issei Sagawa, Ivica Osim, Jacques Perrin, Kirstie Alley, Issey Miyake, and Angelo Badalamenti. After him are Raymond Damadian, Ash Carter, Lata Mangeshkar, Meat Loaf, Pat Carroll, and Bill Russell.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hardy Krüger ranks 901 out of 7,253. Before him are Radegund (518), Wilhelm Kempff (1895), Hans Fallada (1893), Theodor Fontane (1819), Frederica of Baden (1781), and Constantin Fehrenbach (1852). After him are Albert O. Hirschman (1915), Udo Kier (1944), Ernest, Elector of Saxony (1441), Joachim Frank (1940), Nastassja Kinski (1961), and Hartmut Michel (1948).

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Among ACTORS In Germany

Among actors born in Germany, Hardy Krüger ranks 8. Before him are Bruce Willis (1955), Simone Signoret (1921), Curd Jürgens (1915), Magda Schneider (1909), Jürgen Prochnow (1941), and Emmy Göring (1893). After him are Udo Kier (1944), Nastassja Kinski (1961), Luise Rainer (1910), Karlheinz Böhm (1928), Horst Buchholz (1933), and Max Schreck (1879).

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