Hardy von Francois

Biography

Hardy von François was a German actor and theater administrator born Bruno Hermann Louis Bernhard von François in Potsdam on February 7, 1879. He is best known for his roles in Fritz Lang's epic Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge as Dankwart and appeared in Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens. Von François also had a successful theater career, serving as Intendanzrat from 1924 to 1929.