Josef Hader
Born: 1962-02-14 in Waldhausen im Strudengau, Austria
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Storm Is Coming
- Sturm kommt auf as Julius Kraus
- Altweibersommer as Gernot
2024
- Andrea Gets a Divorce as Franz
2023
- Halbmännerwelt as Lois
2022
2021
- The Story of My Wife as Herr Blume
2020
- Once Were Rebels as Volker's Father
2019
- Nevrland as Father
- Heroes - Aus dem Leben von Comedians as Self
- Bestes Kabarett! as Self
2018
- Arthur & Claire as Arthur
- Under Suspicion as Sepp Ahorner
2017
- Wild Mouse as Georg
- The Migrumpies as Regisseur
- Die Notlüge as Hubert
2016
- Ringlstetter as self
- Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe as Stefan Zweig
2015
- Life Eternal as Brenner
- Frozen Lake as Sepp Ahorner
- Me and Kaminski as Conductor
- Morgenland im Abendland as Self - Narrator
2014
- D.U.D.A! Werner Pirchner as Himself
- The Burrow as Hausmeister
2013
- Stöckl as Self
- Neo Magazin Royale as Guest
- Diamantenfieber as Onkel Fritz
2012
- Tribute To Lukas Resetarits - Das Beste aus 35 Bühnenjahren as Schauspieler, Kabarettist
- Quartett für einen Abend
- Pufpaffs Happy Hour as self
2011
- Qualtinger
- Der Papst ist kein Jeansboy as Sprecher
- Hader spielt Hader
- How to Live Your Life as Leo
2010
- Spätschicht - Die Comedy Bühne as self
- Aufschneider as Dr. Fuhrmann
- Die verrückte Welt der Ute Bock as Fremdenpolizist
2009
- Half a Life as Ulrich Lenz
- The Bone Man as Brenner
- The Pearl Color as Herr Ametsbichler
2008
- Randgestalten
- Sat.1 Comedy on Stage as Self
2007
- Hounds as Henrik
- Attwenger Adventure
- Willkommen Österreich as Self
- Nachtlinie as Self
- Neues aus der Anstalt as Himself
- Die Pierre M. Krause Show as Self
2006
- 8 x 45 as Hermann
- Hader muss weg! as Himself
- Heaven as Hermann Kaltenbrunner
2005
- Thadeusz as self
- Von Haider zu Hader
2004
- Silentium as Simon Brenner
- C(r)ook as Inspektor Nowak
- Dorfers Donnerstalk as Self
2003
- ZIBB as Self
- Grünwald - Freitagscomedy as self
- Gipfeltreffen as self
2002
- Blue Moon as Johnny Pichler
- Weihnachten as Mr. Wächter
- Through the Night with... as Self
- Sendung ohne Namen as himself
2001
- Aeschbacher as Self
2000
- Abendschau as Self
- White Cherries as Otto Bucek
- Der Überfall as Werner Kopper
- Best of Kabarett Vol.1
- Come, Sweet Death as Simon Brenner
1999
- German Television Award as Self
- Born in Absurdistan as LKW-Fahrer
- Ottis Schlachthof as himself
1998
- Alpha Forum as Self
1997
- Tietjen und Bommes as Self
- Kreuz & Quer as himself
- Quatsch Comedy Club as Self
- Josef Hader - Privat as Josef Hader
1995
- Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
1994
- Josef Hader - Im Keller as Himself
1993
- India as Heinz Bösel
1992
- Duett as Mallingers Neffe
- Cappuccino Melange as Manfred Seidl
1991
1990
- Romy Award as Self
1988
- Mitternachtsspitzen as Self
- Sternberg - Shooting Star as Meier
1987
- Seitenblicke as self
1976
- Kölner Treff as Self
1974
- 3 nach 9 as Self
1972
- Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis as Self
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Frank Andersen
1965
- aspekte as Self
1964
- Grimme Award as Self