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.

Movies unavailable from Josef Hader

Come, Sweet Death

Simon Brenner

Movie 2000

Hounds

Henrik

Movie 2007

India

Heinz Bösel

Movie 1993

The Bone Man

Brenner

Movie 2009

Silentium

Simon Brenner

Movie 2004

Andrea Gets a Divorce

Franz

Movie 2024

Der Überfall

Werner Kopper, Kunde

Movie 2000

Halbmännerwelt

Lois

Movie 2023

Born in Absurdistan

LKW-Fahrer

Movie 1999

Die verrückte Welt der Ute Bock

Fremdenpolizist

Movie 2010

Attwenger Adventure

Movie 2007

Hader muss weg!

Himself

Movie 2006

Josef Hader - Privat

Josef Hader

Movie 1997

Tribute To Lukas Resetarits - Das Beste aus 35 Bühnenjahren

Schauspieler, Kabarettist

Movie 2012

Blue Moon

Johnny Pichler

Movie 2002

White Cherries

Otto Bucek

Movie 2000

Half a Life

Ulrich Lenz

Movie 2009

Cappuccino Melange

Manfred Seidl

Movie 1992

Hader spielt Hader

Movie 2011

Josef Hader - Im Keller

Himself

Movie 1994

Weihnachten

Mr. Wächter

Movie 2002

Randgestalten

Movie 2008

Sternberg - Shooting Star

Meier

Movie 1988

The Pearl Color

Herr Ametsbichler

Movie 2009

Diamantenfieber

Onkel Fritz

Movie 2013

Altweibersommer

Movie

Me and Kaminski

Conductor

Movie 2015

Life Eternal

Brenner

Movie 2015

Von Haider zu Hader

Movie 2005

Quartett für einen Abend

Movie 2012

The Burrow

Hausmeister

Movie 2014

Body Farm

Movie

Frozen Lake

Sepp Ahorner

Movie 2015

Heaven

Hermann Kaltenbrunner

Movie 2006

Duett

Mallingers Neffe

Movie 1992

Qualtinger

Movie 2011

Wild Mouse

Georg

Movie 2017

Die Notlüge

Hubert

Movie 2017

Aufschneider: Teil 1

Dr. Hermann Fuhrmann

Movie 2010

The Migrumpies

Regisseur

Movie 2017

Arthur & Claire

Arthur

Movie 2018

How to Live Your Life

Leo

Movie 2011

D.U.D.A! Werner Pirchner

Himself

Movie 2014

Der Tote im See

Sepp Ahorner

Movie 2018

Nevrland

Father

Movie 2019

The Story of My Wife

Herr Blume (Landlord)

Movie 2021

Once Were Rebels

Volker's Father

Movie 2021

Hader fürs Heim

Movie 1991

Aufschneider: Teil 2

Dr. Hermann Fuhrmann

Movie 2010

Der Papst ist kein Jeansboy

Sprecher

Movie 2011

Tv series unavailable from Josef Hader

Nachtlinie

Self

Tv 2007

8 x 45

Hermann

Tv 2006

Heroes - Aus dem Leben von Comedians

Self

Tv 2019

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Self

Tv 1995

Neues aus der Anstalt

Himself

Tv 2007

Ringlstetter

self

Tv 2016

Through the Night with...

Self

Tv 2002

German Television Award

Self

Tv 1999

Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis

Self

Tv 1972

Grimme-Preis-Verleihung

Self

Tv 1964

Romy Award

Self

Tv 1990

Quatsch Comedy Club

Self

Tv 1997

Sat.1 Comedy on Stage

Self

Tv 2008

Willkommen Österreich

Self

Tv 2007

Neo Magazin Royale

Guest

Tv 2013

Kölner Treff

Self

Tv 1976

Tietjen und Bommes

Self

Tv 1997

Scene of the Crime

Frank Andersen

Tv 1970

Alpha Forum

Self

Tv 1998

Wir waren jung und brauchten das Geld

Self

Tv 2022

Dorfers Donnerstalk

Self

Tv 2004

3 nach 9

Self

Tv 1974

Aeschbacher

Self

Tv 2001

Stöckl

Self

Tv 2013

Sendung ohne Namen

himself

Tv 2002

Kreuz & Quer

himself

Tv 1997

Ottis Schlachthof

himself

Tv 1999

Die Pierre M. Krause Show

Self

Tv 2007

aspekte

Self

Tv 1965

Abendschau

Self

Tv 2000

Spätschicht - Die Comedy Bühne

self

Tv 2010

Seitenblicke

self

Tv 1987

Thadeusz

self

Tv 2005

Mitternachtsspitzen

self

Tv 1988

Pufpaffs Happy Hour

self

Tv 2012

Gipfeltreffen

self

Tv 2003

Grünwald - Freitagscomedy

self

Tv 2003

ZIBB

Self

Tv 2003