Josef Hader
Actor
Born February 14, 1962 in Waldhausen im Strudengau, Austria
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 second play "Der Witzableiter und das Feuer" (1985) he won the Austrian "Salzburger Stier"-Award. After aborting his study and writing "Biagn und Brechen" (1988) and "Bunter Abend" (1990) he celebrated his breakthrough with the tragicomic play "Indien", which was filmed by Paul Harather in 1993 with Josef Hader himself in the leading role. With Indien (1993) and his following plays "Im Keller" (1993) and "Privat" (1994) he became one of the most successful and most respected comedians in Austria. In the Austrian thriller Komm, süsser Tod (2000) ("Come sweet death") Josef Hader came back to the cinemas in a leading role a second time after "Indien". He also wrote the screenplay for this movie.
Filmography
Schöne Seelen
Herbert
Sturm kommt auf
Julius Kraus
Altweibersommer
Gernot
Andrea Gets a Divorce
Franz
Halbmännerwelt
Lois
The Story of My Wife
Herr Blume
Once Were Rebels
Volker's Father
Nevrland
Father
Under Suspicion
Sepp Ahorner
Arthur & Claire
Arthur
Die Notlüge
Hubert
The Migrumpies
Regisseur
Wild Mouse
Georg
Ringlstetter
self
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
Stefan Zweig
Me and Kaminski
Conductor
Frozen Lake
Sepp Ahorner
Life Eternal
Brenner
The Burrow
Hausmeister
D.U.D.A! Werner Pirchner
Himself
Neo Magazin Royale
Guest
Diamantenfieber
Onkel Fritz
Pufpaffs Happy Hour
self
Qualtinger
How to Live Your Life
Leo
Der Papst ist kein Jeansboy
Sprecher
Hader spielt Hader
Aufschneider
Dr. Fuhrmann
Die verrückte Welt der Ute Bock
Fremdenpolizist
Half a Life
Ulrich Lenz
The Bone Man
Brenner
The Pearl Color
Herr Ametsbichler
Hounds
Henrik
Willkommen Österreich
Self
Neues aus der Anstalt
Himself
Attwenger Adventure
Hader muss weg!
Himself
Heaven
Hermann Kaltenbrunner
8 x 45
Hermann
C(r)ook
Inspektor Nowak
Silentium
Simon Brenner
Blue Moon
Johnny Pichler
Sendung ohne Namen
himself
Through the Night with...
Self
Come, Sweet Death
Simon Brenner
White Cherries
Otto Bucek
Der Überfall
Werner Kopper
Abendschau
Self
Best of Kabarett Vol.1
Born in Absurdistan
LKW-Fahrer
Josef Hader - Privat
Josef Hader
Quatsch Comedy Club
Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self
India
Heinz Bösel
Cappuccino Melange
Manfred Seidl
Hader fürs Heim
Sternberg - Shooting Star
Meier
Kölner Treff
Self
Scene of the Crime
Frank Andersen