My Favorite Austrian Actors
by jb71a | created - 08 Nov 2014 | updated - 1 week ago | Public
1. Johannes Silberschneider
Actor | Le violon rouge
Johannes Silberschneider was born on December 13, 1958 in Mautern, Styria, Austria. He is an actor, known for The Red Violin (1998), Life Eternal (2015) and Hamlet_X (2003).
2. Georg Friedrich
Actor | Große Freiheit
Georg Friedrich was born on October 31, 1966 in Vienna, Austria. He is an actor, known for Great Freedom (2021), Wild Mouse (2017) and Bright Nights (2017).
3. Karl Merkatz
Actor | Der Bockerer
Karl Merkatz was born on November 17, 1930 in Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, Austria. He was an actor and writer, known for Der Bockerer (1981), Der Bockerer 2 (1996) and Der Bockerer IV - Prager Frühling (2003). He was married to Martha Metz. He died on December 4, 2022 in Straßwalchen, ...
4. Josef Hader
Actor | Der Knochenmann
Josef Hader was born on February 14, 1962 in Waldhausen, Austria. After attending grammar school in Melk (Lower Austria) he started studying Germany and History in 1981, but actually he focused on his talent as a comedian. In 1982 he wrote his first cabaret play called "Fort Geschritten". For his ...
5. Adele Neuhauser
Actress | Vier Frauen und ein Todesfall
Adele Neuhauser was born on January 17, 1959 in Athens, Greece. She is an actress, known for Four Women and a Funeral (2005), Tatort (1970) and Brecht (2019). She was previously married to Zoltan Paul.
6. Cornelius Obonya
Actor | Jedermann
Cornelius Obonya was born on March 29, 1969 in Vienna, Austria. He is an actor, known for Jedermann (2013), Zodiak - Der Horoskop-Mörder (2007) and Maria Theresa (2017). He has been married to Carolin Pienkos since 2005. They have one child.
7. Manuel Rubey
Actor | Falco - Verdammt, wir leben noch!
Manuel Rubey was born on March 26, 1979 in Vienna, Austria. He is an actor and producer, known for Falco - Verdammt, wir leben noch! (2008), Fauner Consulting (2011) and Gruber Is Leaving (2015).
8. Erwin Steinhauer
Actor | Brüder
Erwin Steinhauer was born on September 19, 1951 in Vienna, Austria. He is an actor and writer, known for Brüder (2002), Brüder III - Auf dem Jakobsweg (2006) and Thank You for Bombing (2015).
9. Simon Schwarz
Actor | Die Siebtelbauern
Simon Schwarz was born on January 10, 1971 in Vienna, Austria. He is an actor and producer, known for The Inheritors (1998), Crush My Heart (2018) and Everything Will Be Okay (2015).
10. Ursula Strauss
Actress | Revanche
Ursula Strauss was born on April 25, 1974 in Melk, Lower Austria, Austria. She is an actress, known for Revanche (2008), Vielleicht in einem anderen Leben (2011) and Fast Forward (2009).
11. Karl Markovics
Actor | Die Fälscher
Karl Markovics was born on August 29, 1963 in Vienna, Austria. He is an actor and director, known for The Counterfeiters (2007), Breathing (2011) and Superwelt (2015). He is married to Stephanie Taussig. They have two children.
12. Alfred Böhm
Actor | Patient aus Leidenschaft
Alfred Böhm was born on March 23, 1920 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor and director, known for Patient aus Leidenschaft (1991), Die Orchesterprobe (1979) and Herr im Haus bin ich (1970). He was married to Edeltraud Jerzö. He died on September 22, 1995 in Ströblitz, Lower Austria, Austria.
13. Erni Mangold
Actress | Before Sunrise
Goldmann was born into a family of artists. The father was a painter, whilst her mother, who was likely to become a successful concert pianist, resigned to her career in favour of her family. She had piano lessons from age 4-14.
After being trained at Helmut Kraus's Drama School, Erni Mangold ...
14. Kurt Sowinetz
Actor | Der Graf von Luxemburg
Kurt Sowinetz was born on February 26, 1928 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor, known for Der Graf von Luxemburg (1972), Feuerwerk (1976) and Der Narr von Wien (1982). He died on January 28, 1991 in Vienna, Austria.
15. Christoph Waltz
Actor | Django Unchained
Christoph Waltz is an Austrian-German actor. He is known for his work with American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, receiving acclaim for portraying SS-Standartenführer Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds (2009) and bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz in Django Unchained (2012). For each performance, he won...
16. Bibiane Zeller
Actress | Kottan ermittelt
Bibiane Zeller was born on February 25, 1928 in Vienna, Austria. She was an actress, known for Kottan ermittelt (1976), Die Spätzünder (2010) and Das Jahrhundert der Chirurgen (1972). She was married to Eugen Stark and Otto Anton Eder. She died on July 16, 2023 in Vienna, Austria.
17. Ingrid Burkhard
Actress | Toni Erdmann
Ingrid Burkhard was born on June 7, 1931 in Vienna, Austria. She is an actress, known for Toni Erdmann (2016), The Eremites (2016) and Echte Wiener - Die Sackbauer-Saga (2008). She was previously married to Hannes Siegl.
18. Hans Moser
Actor | 7 Jahre Pech
Hans Moser, whose real name is Jean Juliet, was trained in theater by the court actor Josef Moser. He later took his last name and combined it with the German translation of his first name. In 1897 he had his first engagement in Bohemia. He later took part in a traveling theater that took him ...
19. Paul Hörbiger
Actor | The Third Man
Paul Hörbiger was born on April 29, 1894 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was an actor and producer, known for The Third Man (1949), Three Girls Around Schubert (1936) and The Gypsy Baron (1954). He was married to Josefa Gettke. He died on March 5, 1981 in Vienna, Austria.
20. Elfriede Ott
Actress | Die unabsichtliche Entführung der Frau Elfriede Ott
Elfriede Ott was born on June 11, 1925 in Vienna, Austria. She was an actress and writer, known for The Unintentional Kidnapping of Mrs. Elfriede Ott (2010), Herr im Haus bin ich (1970) and Was ihr wollt (1968). She was married to Hans Weigel and Ernst Waldbrunn. She died on June 12, 2019 in Vienna...
21. Otto Schenk
Actor | Die Fledermaus
Otto Schenk was born on June 12, 1930 in Vienna, Austria. He is an actor and director, known for Die Fledermaus (1972), Arabella (1977) and Merry-Go-Round (1973). He was previously married to Renée Michaelis.
22. Mercedes Echerer
Actress | Eine Sache der Perspektive
Mercedes Echerer was born on May 16, 1963 in Linz, Austria. She is an actress, known for Eine Sache der Perspektive (2020), Halbe Welt (1995) and New York November (2011). She is married to Rupert Henning.
23. Nicholas Ofczarek
Actor | Der Pass
Nicholas Ofczarek was born on May 30, 1971 in Vienna, Austria. He is an actor and writer, known for Pagan Peak (2018), Wir Staatskünstler (2011) and Tatort (1970). He is married to Tamara Metelka. They have one child.
24. Andreas Lust
Actor | Munich
Andreas Lust was born on March 20, 1967 in Vienna, Austria. He is an actor, known for Munich (2005), Revanche (2008) and The Robber (2010).
25. Helmuth Lohner
Actor | The Plot to Kill Hitler
Helmuth Lohner was born on April 24, 1933 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor and director, known for The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990), Die schöne Lügnerin (1959) and Frau Warrens Gewerbe (1960). He was married to Elisabeth Gürtler, Karin Baal, Susanne Cramer and Ricarda Reinisch. He died ...
26. Fritz Muliar
Actor | Kommissar Rex
After his education at the Vienna Conservatory he got his first engagement at Stella Kadmons cabaret in 1937. Little time later he was engaged at the 'Theater an der Josefstadt', where he became one of Austria's most popular artists and where he is still acting and directing in various productions.
27. Oskar Werner
Actor | Jules et Jim
Remote, somewhat morose and, as a result, intriguing, Viennese talent Oskar Werner was born in 1922, not far from the birthplace of "Waltz King" Johann Strauss, and christened Oskar Josef Bschließmayer. His parents divorced when he was fairly young.
While growing up, Oskar found performing in school...
28. Peter Alexander
Soundtrack | Im weissen Rössl
To paraphrase the Beatles, one could say that, like Michelle and Ma Belle, Peter Alexander and Music are words that go together well, for the Austrian entertainer (musician, singer and actor) was associated with music from cradle to tomb. Born in Vienna in 1926, the son of a banker and his wife, ...
29. Walter Langer
Actor | Kaisermühlen Blues
Walter Langer was born on October 29, 1928 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor, known for Kaisermühlen Blues (1992), Der alte Richter (1969) and Tatort (1970). He was married to Waltraud. He died on June 12, 2018 in Austria.
30. Fritz Holzer
Actor | Der nackte Hamlet
Fritz Holzer was born on March 22, 1929 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor, known for Der nackte Hamlet (1972), Der tollste Tag (1979) and Dort oben im Wald bei diesen Leuten (1990). He died on October 17, 2000 in Vienna, Austria.
31. Annie Rosar
Actress | Die goldene Stadt
Annie Rosar was born on May 17, 1888 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for Die goldene Stadt (1942), Wir bitten zum Tanz (1941) and Kleine Melodie aus Wien (1948). She was married to Franz Rebiczek and Max Walser. She died on August 5, 1963 in Vienna, Austria.
32. Christiane Hörbiger
Actress | Julia - Eine ungewöhnliche Frau
Christiane Hörbiger descended from a famous dynasty of thespians, one of three siblings born to the Austrian acting couple Paula Wessely and Attila Hörbiger. She was also a niece of the equally renowned character actor Paul Hörbiger. Educated in Vienna, Christiane graduated from a commercial school...
33. Ossy Kolmann
Actor | Der Salzbaron
Ossy Kolmann was born on January 10, 1928 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor, known for Der Salzbaron (1994), Calafati Joe (1989) and Bilanz des Jahres (1957). He was married to Elfriede. He died on July 18, 2016 in Vienna, Austria.
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