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Franz-Otto Krüger(1917-1988)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Franz-Otto Krüger was born on 1 April 1917 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Germany Year Zero (1948), Brille und Bombe - Bei uns liegen Sie richtig! (1967) and Die verregneten Ferien (1976). He died on 17 March 1988 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
BornApril 1, 1917
DiedMarch 17, 1988(70)
BornApril 1, 1917
DiedMarch 17, 1988(70)
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Known for

Edmund Moeschke and Christl Merker in Germany Year Zero (1948)
Germany Year Zero
7.8
  • Karl-Heinz(as Franz Grüger)
  • 1948
Brille und Bombe - Bei uns liegen Sie richtig!
7.8
  • Director
  • 1967
Die verregneten Ferien
TV Series
  • Director
  • 1976
Treffpunkt Telebar
TV Series
  • Director
  • 1961

Credits

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Actor

  • Marion Kracht, Michael Lesch, and Hans Heinz Moser in The Adventures of Dr. Bayer (1985)
    The Adventures of Dr. Bayer
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Dr. Theo Rauberg
    • 1987
  • Yftach Katzur, Sonja Martin, Zachi Noy, and Jonathan Sagall in Young Love: Lemon Popsicle 7 (1987)
    Young Love: Lemon Popsicle 7
    4.6
    • Receptionist (voice, uncredited)
    • 1987
  • Christian Rother - Bankier für Preussen
    TV Series
    • Walter
    • 1987
  • Lang soll er leben
    TV Movie
    • 1987
  • Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Stabloos
    • 1986
  • Ursela Monn and Henning Schlüter in Ein heikler Fall (1986)
    Ein heikler Fall
    TV Series
    • 1986
  • Er-Goetz-liches
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Heinrich (segment "Der Mörder")
    • 1984
  • Ein Mord liegt auf der Hand
    TV Movie
    • Onkel Biron
    • 1983
  • Tatort (1970)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Herr Immelmann
    • 1978–1983
  • Kintopp Kintopp (1981)
    Kintopp Kintopp
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Autor Settegast
    • 1981
  • Die Laurents (1981)
    Die Laurents
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Sergeant
    • 1981
  • Andrea Jonasson in Am Südhang (1980)
    Am Südhang
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Mr. von Wallbaum
    • 1980
  • Die Koblanks (1979)
    Die Koblanks
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Otto Zibulke
    • 1979
  • Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel (1979)
    Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Uhu (voice: German version)
    • 1979
  • Direktion City (1976)
    Direktion City
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Bankdirektor Besicke (as Franz Otto Krüger)
    • 1978

Director

  • Die verregneten Ferien
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Brille und Bombe - Bei uns liegen Sie richtig!
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Wer die Wahl hat
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Treffpunkt Telebar
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961

Writer

  • Die verregneten Ferien
    TV Series
    • scenario
    • 1976
  • Brille und Bombe - Bei uns liegen Sie richtig!
    7.8
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • Saison in Salzburg
    9.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1966

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Franz Grüger
  • Born
    • April 1, 1917
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • March 17, 1988
    • Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
  • Other works
    German voice of Charlie Chaplin, Phil Silvers

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