Fritz Hakl (1 January 1932 – 28 February 2012[1]) was an Austrian actor with the honorary title Kammerschauspieler.
Biography
Born in Oberfeistritz, Steiermark to ordinary-size parents, Fritzs Hakl was the small-sized sixth child in a poor family. From 1966 to 1994 he was part of the ensemble of the Vienna Burgtheater. In 1978 he played the clown and vaudeville group director Bebra in Volker Schlöndorff's film adaptation of the novel The Tin Drum by Günter Grass.
Since his retirement from the stage in 1994, Fritz Hakl lived again in his native Oberfeistritz. He died in Graz in 2012.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Der letzte Werkelmann | Liliputaner | |
| 1973 | Van der Valk und die Reichen | TV movie | |
| 1976 | Derrick | Kranz | Episode: "Das Superding" |
| 1977 | Lady Dracula | Hotelgast Dr. Kannoft | |
| 1977 | Staatsoperette | ||
| 1979 | The Tin Drum | Bebra | |
| 1979 | Fremd bin ich eingezogen | Zwerg Schubert | |
| 1992 | Metamorphosen | Narrator | Voice, (final film role) |
Honors
- 1986: Goldenes Ehrenzeichen der Republik Österreich
- 1989: Title Kammerschauspieler
External links
- Fritz Hakl at IMDb
- Biography (in German)
References
- ↑ Kleine Zeitung Archived 2013-06-18 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved October 5, 2012
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