Facts: - years active: 1947-1980 - death date: 17 march 1988 - birth date: 1 april 1917 - name: franz-otto kruger - nationality: german - death place: munich , germany - birth place: berlin , germany Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of franz-otto kruger .
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franz-otto kruger -lrb- april 1 , 1917 -- march 17 , 1988 -rrb- was a german film and television actor .