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
- Pension Schöller as Self
- 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
- Bestes Kabarett! as Self
- Heroes - Aus dem Leben von Comedians 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
- Me and Kaminski as Conductor
- Frozen Lake as Sepp Ahorner
- Morgenland im Abendland as Self - Narrator
2014
- The Burrow as Hausmeister
- D.U.D.A! Werner Pirchner as Himself
2013
- Stöckl as Self
- Neo Magazin Royale as Guest
- Diamantenfieber as Onkel Fritz
2012
- Pufpaffs Happy Hour as self
- Tribute To Lukas Resetarits - Das Beste aus 35 Bühnenjahren as Schauspieler, Kabarettist
- Quartett für einen Abend
2011
- How to Live Your Life as Leo
- Der Papst ist kein Jeansboy as Sprecher
- Qualtinger
- Hader spielt Hader
2010
- Spätschicht - Die Comedy Bühne as self
- Aufschneider as Dr. Fuhrmann
- Die verrückte Welt der Ute Bock as Fremdenpolizist
- Der Aufschneider as Dr. Hermann Fuhrmann
2009
- The Bone Man as Brenner
- The Pearl Color as Herr Ametsbichler
- Half a Life as Ulrich Lenz
2008
- Sat.1 Comedy on Stage as Self
- Randgestalten
2007
- Neues aus der Anstalt as Himself
- Nachtlinie as Self
- Willkommen Österreich as Self
- Die Pierre M. Krause Show as Self
- kreuz und quer as Self
- Hounds as Henrik
- Attwenger Adventure
2006
- 8 x 45 as Hermann
- Heaven as Hermann Kaltenbrunner
- Hader muss weg! as Himself
2005
- Thadeusz as self
- Von Haider zu Hader
2004
- C(r)ook as Inspektor Nowak
- Dorfers Donnerstalk as Self
- Silentium as Simon Brenner
2003
- ZIBB as Self
- Grünwald - Freitagscomedy as self
- Gipfeltreffen as self
2002
- Through the Night with... as Self
- Sendung ohne Namen as himself
- Weihnachten as Mr. Wächter
- Blue Moon as Johnny Pichler
2001
- Aeschbacher as Self
2000
- Abendschau as Self
- Come, Sweet Death as Simon Brenner
- White Cherries as Otto Bucek
- Der Überfall as Werner Kopper
- Best of Kabarett Vol.1
1999
- German Television Award as Self
- Ottis Schlachthof as himself
- Born in Absurdistan as LKW-Fahrer
1998
- Alpha Forum as Self
- Sternstunde Philosophie as Self
1997
- Tietjen und Bommes as Self
- Quatsch Comedy Club as Self
- Kreuz & Quer as himself
- 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