Facts:   - years active: 1947-1980    - death date: 17 march 1988      - birth date: 1 april 1917    - name: franz-otto krüger    - 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 krüger .
The answer to this question is:
franz-otto krüger -lrb- april 1 , 1917 -- march 17 , 1988 -rrb- was a german film and television actor .