At thirteen years, German-born and raised Hardy Kruger became a member of the "Hitler Jugend" (Hitler Youth), as did all 13-year-old boys in Germany then. The purpose of the organization was to prepare the boys for military service. At age 15, Hardy made his film debut in a German picture (Junge Adler (1944)), but his acting career was interrupted when he was drafted into the German army in 1944 at age 16 and posted to an infantry regiment. Years later, Hardy related how he "hated that [Nazi] uniform." During the filming of A Bridge Too Far (1977) in which he portrayed a Nazi general, he wore a top-coat over his S.S. uniform between takes so as "not to remind myself of my childhood in Germany during W.W.II." It is said that during his war years, Hardy was captured and taken prisoner by U.S. forces but attempted to escape thrice, the third time successfully.
美国演员。出生于美国加利福尼亚州好莱坞一个演艺世家，父亲是著名演员维克莫洛，母亲为电视剧作家芭芭拉·透纳。童年时父母离异，中学时开始迷恋电影，时常逃课泡在电影院里，后来索性退学前往著名的里斯特拉斯保演艺中心专修表演。期间曾以舞台剧荣获学校最佳女演员奖。1980年珍妮佛...
