Hardy Krüger

Biography

Hardy Krüger was a German actor and author born in Berlin in 1928 to ardent Nazi parents. He made his film debut at 15 in "The Young Eagles" (1943), meeting actor Hans Söhnker who became a mentor, despite being a covert anti-Nazi himself. Krüger went on to star in notable films like "A Bridge Too Far", "Barry Lyndon", and "The Wild Geese", cementing his reputation as one of Germany's greatest actors of the 1960s.