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.

Фільмографія

• 2HOT2DRIVE — Fahrprüfer
• 2026Schöne Seelen — Herbert
• 2025Altweibersommer — Gernot
• Sturm kommt auf — Julius Kraus
• 2024Andrea Gets a Divorce — Franz, Director, Writer
• 2023Halbmännerwelt — Lois, Writers' Assistant
• 2021The Story of My Wife — Herr Blume
• 2020Once Were Rebels — Volker's Father
• 2019Nevrland — Father
• 2018Arthur & Claire — Arthur, Writer
• 2018Under Suspicion — Sepp Ahorner
• 2017Die Notlüge — Hubert
• 2017The Migrumpies — Regisseur
• 2017Wild Mouse — Georg, Director, Writer
• 2016Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe — Stefan Zweig
• 2015Frozen Lake — Sepp Ahorner
• 2015Life Eternal — Brenner, Screenplay
• 2015Me and Kaminski — Conductor
• 2014The Burrow — Hausmeister
• 2013Diamantenfieber — Onkel Fritz
• Neo Magazin Royale — Guest
• 2012Quartett für einen Abend
• 2012Tribute To Lukas Resetarits - Das Beste aus 35 Bühnenjahren — Schauspieler, Kabarettist
• 2011Der Papst ist kein Jeansboy — Sprecher
• 2011Hader spielt Hader
• 2011How to Live Your Life — Leo
• 2011Qualtinger
• Aufschneider — Dr. Fuhrmann, Screenplay
• Der Aufschneider — Dr. Hermann Fuhrmann
• 2010Die verrückte Welt der Ute Bock — Fremdenpolizist
• 2009Half a Life — Ulrich Lenz
• 2009The Bone Man — Brenner, Screenplay
• 2009The Pearl Color — Herr Ametsbichler
• 2008Randgestalten
• 2007Attwenger Adventure
• 2007Hounds — Henrik
• 8 x 45 — Hermann
• 2006Heaven — Hermann Kaltenbrunner
• 2005Von Haider zu Hader
• 2004C(r)ook — Inspektor Nowak
• 2004Silentium — Simon Brenner, Screenplay
• 2002Blue Moon — Johnny Pichler
• 2002Weihnachten — Mr. Wächter
• 2000Best of Kabarett Vol.1
• 2000Come, Sweet Death — Simon Brenner, Writer
• 2000Der Überfall — Werner Kopper
• 2000White Cherries — Otto Bucek
• 1999Born in Absurdistan — LKW-Fahrer
• 1997Josef Hader - Privat — Josef Hader
• 1993India — Heinz Bösel, Screenplay
• 1992Cappuccino Melange — Manfred Seidl
• 1992Duett — Mallingers Neffe
• 1991Hader fürs Heim
• 1988Sternberg - Shooting Star — Meier
• Scene of the Crime — Frank Andersen
• Body Farm

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (45)

• Pension Schöller — Self
• 2022Der Mensch ist ein Viech, was lacht. Gerhard Polt und seine Welt des Humors — Self
• Wir waren jung und brauchten das Geld — Self
• Bestes Kabarett! — Self
• Heroes - Aus dem Leben von Comedians — Self
• Ringlstetter — self, Self
• Déjà vu — Self
• 2015Morgenland im Abendland — Self - Narrator
• 2014D.U.D.A! Werner Pirchner — Himself
• Stöckl — Self
• Pufpaffs Happy Hour — self
• Spätschicht - Die Comedy Bühne — self
• Sat.1 Comedy on Stage — Self
• Die Pierre M. Krause Show — Self
• Nachtlinie — Self
• Neues aus der Anstalt — Himself
• Willkommen Österreich — Self
• kreuz und quer — Self
• 2006Hader muss weg! — Himself
• Thadeusz — self
• Dorfers Donnerstalk — Self
• Gipfeltreffen — self
• Grünwald - Freitagscomedy — self
• ZIBB — Self
• Sendung ohne Namen — himself
• Through the Night with... — Self
• Aeschbacher — Self
• Abendschau — Self
• alpha Österreich — Self
• Deutscher Fernsehpreis — Self
• Ottis Schlachthof — himself
• Alpha Forum — Self
• Sternstunde Philosophie — Self
• Kreuz & Quer — himself
• Quatsch Comedy Club — Self
• Tietjen und Bommes — Self
• Die Harald Schmidt Show — Self
• 1994Josef Hader - Im Keller — Himself
• Romy Award — Self
• Mitternachtsspitzen — Self
• Seitenblicke — self
• Kölner Treff — Self
• 3 nach 9 — Self
• Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis — Self
• Grimme Award — Self