The grandnephew of South African pioneer and former president 'Paul Krüger , a task at which he excelled. Kruger was one of the industry's busiest character actors until a series of strokes brought about his retirement in the mid-1960s.
Interred at Forest Lawn (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, California, USA, in the Churchyard, plot #4266.
Died on his 89th birthday.
Great-nephew of Paul Krger.
Daughter Ottilie Kruger was a stage actress who performed with Marlon Brando on Broadway in the 1944 production of "I Remember Mama." She also appeared in two plays with her father -- "Little A" and "Time for Elizabeth". She died of pancreatic cancer on May 12, 2005, at age 78.
His family had educated him as a musician, but he entered acting with a bit part in "Quo Vadis?" for a local stock company, eventually becoming its leading juvenile.
A 1960 stroke forced his sudden retirement when he no longer could remember lines.
Kruger made his Broadway debut in "The Natural Law" in 1915.
