Josef Hader

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-02-14 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Waldhausen im Strudengau, Austria

Josef Hader

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 Indie...

Acting

2000

Come, Sweet Death

as Simon Brenner

2007

Hounds

as Henrik

1993

India

as Heinz Bösel

2009

The Bone Man

as Brenner

2004

C(r)ook

as Inspektor Nowak

2004

Silentium

as Simon Brenner

2000

Der Überfall

as Werner Kopper

2023

1999

Born in Absurdistan

as LKW-Fahrer

2010

2006

Hader muss weg!

as Himself

1997

Josef Hader - Privat

as Josef Hader

2002

Blue Moon

as Johnny Pichler

2000

White Cherries

as Otto Bucek

2009

Half a Life

as Ulrich Lenz

1992

Cappuccino Melange

as Manfred Seidl

2002

Weihnachten

as Mr. Wächter

2009

The Pearl Color

as Herr Ametsbichler

2013

Diamantenfieber

as Onkel Fritz

2025

2015

Me and Kaminski

as Conductor

2015

Life Eternal

as Brenner

2014

The Burrow

as Hausmeister

2015

Frozen Lake

as Sepp Ahorner

2006

Heaven

as Hermann Kaltenbrunner

1992

Duett

as Mallingers Neffe

2017

Wild Mouse

as Georg

2017

Die Notlüge

as Hubert

2017

The Migrumpies

as Regisseur

2018

2018

Under Suspicion

as Sepp Ahorner

2019

Nevrland

as Father

2021

2020

Once Were Rebels

as Volker's Father

Production

2009

The Bone Man

as Screenplay

1993

India

as Screenplay

2004

Silentium

as Screenplay

2015

Life Eternal

as Screenplay

2024

2017

Wild Mouse

as Director

2017

Wild Mouse

as Writer

2023

Halbmännerwelt

as Writers' Assistant

2018

2000

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