Josef Hader
Actor
Biography
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.
As Director
Filmography
The Bone Man
as Brenner 2009
Wild Mouse
as Georg 2017
Life Eternal
as Brenner 2015
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
as Stefan Zweig 2016
The Story of My Wife
as Herr Blume 2021
Silentium
as Simon Brenner 2004
Come, Sweet Death
as Simon Brenner 2000
C(r)ook
as Inspektor Nowak 2004
India
as Heinz Bösel 1993
Me and Kaminski
as Conductor 2015
Frozen Lake
as Sepp Ahorner 2015
Nevrland
as Father 2019
Andrea Gets a Divorce
as Franz 2024
Arthur & Claire
as Arthur 2018
Der Überfall
as Werner Kopper 2000
The Migrumpies
as Regisseur 2017
Half a Life
as Ulrich Lenz 2009