Fritz Hakl (1 January 1932 – 28 February 2012[1]) was an Austrian actor with the honorary title Kammerschauspieler.

Fritz Hakl
Born(1932-01-01)1 January 1932
Died28 February 2012(2012-02-28) (aged 80)
Graz, Styria, Austria
NationalityAustrian
OccupationActor

Biography

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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

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Year Title Role Notes
1972 Der letzte Werkelmann Liliputaner
1973 Van der Valk und die Reichen [de] 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

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References

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  1. ^ Kleine Zeitung Archived 2013-06-18 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved October 5, 2012