Franz-Otto Kruger

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Franz-Otto Krüger (born April 1, 1917 in Berlin ; † March 17, 1988 in Munich ) was a German actor , dubbing actor and dubbing director .

Life

After completing his training as an actor, from 1934 onwards he played at Berlin stages such as the Lessing Theater and the Rose Theater . At the same time he worked as an emcee at La Scala , later also in Munich and Cologne.

After the end of the war, Krüger was able to continue his stage career in Berlin and acted in the stands , in the Renaissance theater and in comedy. His film career began at this time. He had one of his first film roles, directed by Roberto Rossellini, in the neorealistic rubble film Germany in the year zero . He appeared in numerous films of the 1950s and 1960s, mostly in comedies. As a rule, his roles were very small, he briefly embodied officials, doctors, clerks, porters and other marginal figures who appeared in the scene.

He tried several times as a theater director and staged Wer der Wahl hat (1961), Spiel im Schloß (1963), Belvedere (1963) and Viola (1969). His only film direction was glasses and bombs - you've come to the right place! (1967), for which he also contributed the script. In addition there was directing work for television. From 1948 he was head of the entertainment department at the NWDR outstation in Berlin for several years .

As a voice actor he gave the eagle owl in the series Puschel, the Eichhorn his voice, he was responsible for the German version of a very large number of Hollywood productions. These include Die Faust im Nacken , Bambi and The Great Dictator . Krüger also became known for his 1946 13-minute sketch Auf der Rennbahn , which he performed together with Wilhelm Bendow , as head waiter Charlie in the television series Der Forellenhof and for the radio series of RIAS Berlin "Komiker-Cocktail", in which he from 1976 until 1986 presented numerous skits and songs by well-known artists in 48 episodes and commented on them with witty words.

His grave is in the Zehlendorf forest cemetery .

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SURNAME Kruger, Franz-Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 1, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH March 17, 1988
Place of death Munich