Willy Krüger (actor, 1902)

Willy Krüger (born May 15, 1902 in Berlin , † 1980 in Bad Tölz ) was a German actor .

Life

Willy Krüger was born as the son of the works supervisor Hermann Krüger and his wife Lina. After high school and business school, he received an acting training from Jacques Burg . This was followed by activities as an actor and director at some provincial theaters and later at the Berlin soldiers' theater. From 1945 to 1953 he was the director of a theater (Lower Saxony stage).

From 1954, Willy Krüger was seen in film and television productions . He became known from 1954 through his participation in the first German television series Schölermann Family . Krüger played the role of Matthias Schölermann in 111 episodes until 1960 . Lotte Rausch and Charles Brauer played alongside him . From 1963 he was Inspector Peters in 39 episodes with Konrad Georg in the crime series Kommissar Freytag in front of the camera. Willy Krüger's last appearances on television were in the television films Kressin stops the Nordexpress and AE612 without landing permission from the television series Tatort . He also worked as a voice actor .

Willy Krüger was married to the actress Lotte Göbel. They had a son together.

Filmography (selection)

1954–1960: Family Schölermann (TV series) - 111 episodes as father Matthias Schölermann
1957: The last will be the first
1958: The girl with the cat eyes
1961: The Inner Voices (TV movie)
1963: Fireworks (TV movie)
1963–1966 Kommissar Freytag (TV series) - 39 episodes as Inspector Peters
1962: Main prize: 6 (TV series)
1963: Axel Munthe - The Doctor of San Michele
1964: My or yours (TV movie)
1969: From everyday life in the GDR (TV film)
1970: From everyday life in the GDR - Second attempt at a reconstruction based on reports and dialogues (TV film)
1971: The crime scene - Kressin stops the Nordexpress
1971: Crime scene - AE612 without landing permission

Radio plays

1958: Squirrel or The Seriousness of Life - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
1960: Peter Voss, the millionaire (3rd part: Peter Voss in custody) - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
1961: The big catch (1st part: From fishing) - Director: Fritz Benscher
1962: An Elephant from Cartagena - Director: Otto Kurth
1962: Undine - Director: Robert Bichler
1965: Mathilde Möhring (2 parts) - adaptation and direction: Rudolf Noelte
1967: Milk and Honey - Director: Hans Breinlinger
1967: Gittl - Director: Hermann Wenninger
1967: Die Informationen - translation, adaptation and direction: Paul Pörtner
1968: What do you think of Erwin Mauss? - Director: Paul Pörtner

literature

Johann Caspar Glenzdorf: Glenzdorf's international film lexicon. Biographical manual for the entire film industry. Volume 2: Hed – Peis. Prominent-Filmverlag, Bad Münder 1961, DNB 451560744 , p. 918.

Web links

Willy Krüger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Willy Krüger at filmportal.de
A north German average family on ndr.de
Short biography of Willy Krüger with picture on the crime thriller homepage

Individual evidence

^ Family Schölermann ( memento from February 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) on fernsehmuseum-hamburg.de; accessed on February 23, 2015
↑ Michael Reufsteck , Stefan Niggemeier Das Fernsehlexikon . All over 7000 programs from Ally McBeal to the ZDF hit parade. Goldmann, Munich 2005, ISBN 978-3-442-30124-9 , pp. 1266-1267; The television lexicon online at fernsehserien.de; accessed on February 23, 2015
↑ Michael Reufsteck , Stefan Niggemeier Das Fernsehlexikon . All over 7000 programs from Ally McBeal to the ZDF hit parade. Goldmann, Munich 2005, ISBN 978-3-442-30124-9 , p. 670; The television lexicon online at fernsehserien.de; accessed on February 23, 2015

Remarks

↑ filmportal.de names Deisenhofen as the place of birth . Glenzdorf's international film lexicon , IMDb and other sources work with the place of birth specified in the article. This information was to be given preference.

personal data
SURNAME	Kruger, Willy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German actor
DATE OF BIRTH	May 15, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin
DATE OF DEATH	1980
Place of death	Bad Tölz

[2] Family Schölermann ( memento from February 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) on fernsehmuseum-hamburg.de; accessed on February 23, 2015

[3] Michael Reufsteck , Stefan Niggemeier Das Fernsehlexikon . All over 7000 programs from Ally McBeal to the ZDF hit parade. Goldmann, Munich 2005, ISBN 978-3-442-30124-9 , pp. 1266-1267; The television lexicon online at fernsehserien.de; accessed on February 23, 2015

[4] Michael Reufsteck , Stefan Niggemeier Das Fernsehlexikon . All over 7000 programs from Ally McBeal to the ZDF hit parade. Goldmann, Munich 2005, ISBN 978-3-442-30124-9 , p. 670; The television lexicon online at fernsehserien.de; accessed on February 23, 2015

[1] rtal.de names Deisenhofen as the place of birth . Glenzdorf's international film lexicon , IMDb and other sources work with the place of birth specified in the article. This information was to be given preference.