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- Birgit Minichmayr was born on 3 April 1977 in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria. She is an actress, known for Downfall (2004), The White Ribbon (2009) and Everyone Else (2009). She is married to Hannes Minichmayr. They have two children.
- Maria Hofstätter was born on 30 March 1964 in Linz, Austria. She is an actress, known for Paradise: Faith (2012), Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005) and Fox in a Hole (2020).
- Actor
- Composer
- Producer
Second only to the great Caruso, Austrian opera singer Richard Tauber is revered as one of the world's finest Mozartian tenors to come out of early to mid-20th century Europe.
He was born on May 16, 1891 of modest means in Linz, Austria, the illegitimate son of soubrette Elisabeth Seiffert, who sang locally as well as toured. His father, Richard Anton Tauber, a legit actor, was not married to his mother and, in fact, was unaware of his parental status for quite some time after his son's birth. Richard traveled with his mother at a young age where he developed an ardent passion for the musical arts, but it proved a grueling and impossible undertaking for the actress who was continually on the road. The boy was finally sent to live with his father at age 6 who then took over his upbringing.
Trained in voice, Tauber initially seemed to lack fire and dimension, drawing unimpressive responses from his music masters. Unequipped to sing the heavy scores of the Romanticist composer Richard Wagner, who was his idol, Tauber subsequently studied piano and composition before coming under the tutelage of famed voice teacher Professor Carl Beines. It was Beines who redirected his pupil back to voice with the prospects of interpreting the classical works of Mozart.
Finally realizing and acknowledging his operatic niche, Tauber progressed quickly and made his public concert bow in 1912. A year later came his stage debut as Tamino in Mozart's "The Magic Flute" with the help of his father, who had become the Intendant of both the Municipal and Stadt-Theater in Chemnitz. A few days later he played Max in "Der Freischütz" and, as a result, was offered a five-year contract with the Dresden Opera. The Vienna and Berlin companies were to follow where he worked up a rich repertoire of roles in such operas as "Don Giovanni," "Tosca," "Mignon," "Faust" and "Carmen." During this time he also recorded extensively.
Richard extended his lyrical tenor in a then-unheard move to include lighter-styled operettas. His first performance of a Franz Lehár work was in Berlin in 1920 with "Zigeunerliebe". In 1922 he was offered the part of Armand in Lehár's "Frasquita" at the Theater an der Wien, which proved to be a resounding success. He not only singlehandedly revived Lehár's flagging career but greatly expanded his own audience of admirers. Lehár went on to compose several new works specifically designed for Tauber's voice. These included "Der Zarewitsch" (1926), "Friederike" (1928), "The Land of Smiles" (1929), "Beautiful Is the World" (1930), and "Giuditta."
Tauber's vast talents also included conducting at the Vienna Theater, where he met and married soprano Carlotta Vanconti. With their busy schedules they managed to occasionally tour in operettas together. After about a year of marriage, however, the bloom was off the rose and they separated in 1928, divorcing two years later. Tauber also tested the virtually new waters of talking pictures with such breakthrough musical films as Das Land des Lächelns (1930) [The Land of Smiles], Never Trust a Woman (1930) [Never Trust a Woman], The Alluring Goal (1930) [The Golden Goal], The Big Attraction (1931) [The Big Attraction], and Right to Happiness (1932) his more prominent vehicles.
Part Jewish on his father's side, the rise of Nazism in his native Austria had Richard making frequent out-of-country appearances in London. He also starred in several popular musical films in England. Following skirmishes with Nazi purists, he eventually emigrated to London. He appeared again in filmed musicals and earned fine notices for his portrayal of composer Franz Schubert in April Blossoms (1934), as well as for his work in Heart's Desire (1935), the Leoncavallo tragedy A Clown Must Laugh (1936), and Forbidden Music (1936). He met and married frequent British co-star Diana Napier in 1936.
Making his London operatic debut with "The Magic Flute" in 1938, the U.S. was willing to embrace Tauber with open arms but the artist remained true to England throughout the war years. As there was no opera staged in wartime Britain, he made ends meet with concerts, conducting and composing operettas, radio broadcasts and recordings. One of his operettas, "Old Chelsea," produced his signature song, "My Heart and I." In 1947, Tauber sought help for an aggravated cough which was subsequently diagnosed as lung cancer.
Despite extreme difficulties in breathing and the collapse of one lung, Tauber gave a bravura performance in one of his favorite roles, Don Ottavio in "Don Giovannia" at Covent Garden on September 27, 1947 and fulfilled this engagement the following day at the Camden Theatre, having begun and ended his formidable career performing Mozart. Three days later, on October 1st, he entered Guy's Hospital for the removal of a cancerous lung; the surgery took place the next day--only five days after his final performance.
Tauber died of complications on January 8, 1948. His devoted second wife Diana published her first biography of her husband a year after his death; her second "My Heart and I" was published in 1959.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Hannelore Auer was born on 30 May 1942 in Linz, Austria. She was an actress, known for Holiday in St. Tropez (1964), Hotel der toten Gäste (1965) and Übermut im Salzkammergut (1963). She was married to Heino and Alfred Prinz von Auersperg. She died on 8 November 2023 in Kitzbühel, Austria.- Hedwig Bleibtreu was born on 23 December 1868 in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for The Third Man (1949), Der Spieler (1938) and Pygmalion (1935). She was married to Alexander Roempler and Peter Petersen. She died on 24 January 1958 in Vienna, Austria.
- Matthias Hack was born on 22 November 1977 in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria. He is an actor, known for Pagan Peak (2018), Spuren des Bösen (2010) and Eismayer (2022).
- Composer
- Music Department
- Sound Department
Paul Haslinger is an Austrian musician and composer. He lives and works in Los Angeles.
Paul began his career as a member of Electronic Music pioneers Tangerine Dream. He toured with the band extensively from 1985-90 and contributed to projects such as the album "Underwater Sunlight" (1986), as well as the films "Near Dark" (1987) and "Miracle Mile" (1988). In 1990, the band received a Grammy Nomination for their score to the Miramar Documentary 'Canyon Dreams'.
Paul moved to Los Angeles in 1991 to expand his creative scope. This led to a number of collaborations and began to shift his focus towards film scoring. It was his programming work for composer Graeme Revell that caught the attention of Hollywood executives which lead to his first solo credit, scoring HBO's Cheaters in 2000.
Paul's unique approach to scoring is based on his belief that, music in any genre, including film and television, should represent and be relevant to the time in which it was written. He received an Emmy nomination for his work on the Showtime Series 'Sleeper Cell' (2007)
Notable Projects Include: Fear The Walking Dead (2015 and 2016) Halt And Catch Fire (2014 - 2016) Rainbow Six Siege (2016) Underworld Awakening (2012) The Three Musketeers (2011) Rise Of The Lycans (2009) Takers (2009) Death Race (2008) Shoot Em Up (2007) Crank (2006) Sleeper Cell (2006) Underworld (2003) Blue Crush (2002) Minority Report (2002)
Notable Collaborations Include: Jon Hassell, Brian Williams (aka Lustmord), Christian Fennesz, Adam Jones, Snorri Bros, Nona Hendryx, Sussan Deihim, and Shenkar.
Upcoming Projects: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter- Actress
- Soundtrack
Gerlinde Locker was born on 28 April 1938 in Linz, Austria. She is an actress, known for Geld.Macht.Liebe (2009), Die Fledermaus (1959) and Die Kaiserin (1962). She has been married to Richard Rüdiger since 1974. She was previously married to Kurt Wilhelm.- Gerlinde Döberl was born on 1 October 1951 in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria. She was an actress, known for Onkel Silas (1977), Der Jäger von Fall (1974) and Schloß Hubertus (1973). She died on 14 June 1989 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
After school, he attended the Academy for Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, which he successfully completed. In 1924, Fritz Eckhardt had his first engagement at the Wilhelma Theater in Stuttgart, where his father was director. Just two years later he made his screen debut in the silent film "Rosenkavalier". A few roles at smaller theaters followed until he came to "Lieber Augustin" in 1936. In addition to his work as an actor, Eckhardt began writing and directing plays.
During the war years of the Second World War from 1939 onward, Fritz Eckhardt anonymously wrote pieces for the "Wiener Werkel", the only cabaret in Vienna during the time of the Nazi regime under Adolf Hitler. Banned from working because of his half-Jewish descent, he fled to America for a while, where he mainly wrote radio plays. After the end of the war in June 1945, Eckhardt, together with Carl Merz and Kurt Nachtmann, managed to reopen the "Lieber Augustin". Carl Merz took over management in the following years. From 1946 to 1948, Fritz Eckhardt directed the Vienna "Kunsttheater".
He also took part in the "Kleine Brettl" in 1947 and wrote some pieces for cabarets in German-speaking countries. Fritz Eckhardt became a sought-after actor and author in post-war cinema. He became a popular series actor and therefore known to a wider audience through his role in "Hello... Hotel Sacher, Portier!". Eckhardt also wrote scripts, including for "The Leitner Family", for some of his "Tatort" episodes and for "Swabian Stories". One of his most successful films was "When the Father with the Son..." with Heinz Rühmann from 1955.
This was later followed by the role of Inspector Marek in "Tatort", where he was very popular with his audience. During his life he wrote over 30 plays and more than 200 film and television scripts. In 1989, Eckhardt published his autobiography under the title "I like to remember". The book "An actor must be able to do everything" followed in 1992. In 1993 his wife died, whose death he was unable to overcome. This was followed by health problems, because of which he had to undergo several operations.
Fritz Eckhardt died on December 31, 1995 in Klosterneuenburg near Vienna.- Geli Raubal born Angela Maria Raubal, June 4, 1908 in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary, was rumoured to be Adolf Hitler's mistress. Geli and her young sister Elfriede accompanied their mother, Angela Raubal, half sister of Adolf Hitler, when she became Hitler's housekeeper in 1925. Raubal was 17 at the time and spent the next six years in close contact with her half-uncle, who was 19 years her senior. Her mother was given a position as housekeeper at the Berghof villa near Berchtesgaden in 1928. Geli Raubal moved into Hitler's Munich, Prinzregentenplatz apartment in 1929, when she enrolled in medicine at Ludwig Maximillian University. She did not complete her medical studies. On the morning of Sept 19,1931, members of Hitler's staff found Geli Raubal dead from a gunshot wound to the lung in her room in Hitler's Munich apartment, Prinzregentenplatz 16 second floor. Hermann Göring would later tell attorneys at the Nuremberg trials that Geli Raubal's death (1931) had devastated Hitler to such an extent that it changed his views and relationships with all other people.
- Dajana Rajic was born in 2008 in Linz, Austria. She is an actress, known for Barbarians (2020), Vienna Blood (2019) and SOKO Linz (2022).
- Sascha Weingarten was born in 1991 in Linz am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He is an actor, known for Orpheus' Song (2019), Wir werden unsterblich sein (2023) and Tatort (1970).
- Director
- Cinematographer
- Editor
Alexander Hammid was born on 17 December 1907 in Linz, Austria-Hungary [now Upper Austria, Austria]. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Power Among Men (1959), Crisis (1939) and The Forgotten Village (1941). He was married to Hella Heyman and Maya Deren. He died on 26 July 2004 in New York City, New York, USA.- Actress
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Angelika Niedetzky was born on 2 February 1979 in Linz, Austria. She is an actress and writer, known for Kugel ins Genick (2000), Paradeisiana (2010) and Die Steintaler ...von wegen Homo sapiens (2014).- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Veit Relin was born on 24 September 1926 in Linz, Austria. He was an actor and director, known for Chamsin (1972), Die Pfarrhauskomödie (1972) and Love Under 17 (1971). He was married to Maria Schell, Angelika Loether and Margarete Lendi. He died on 23 January 2013 in Sommerhausen, Bavaria, Germany.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Inge Egger was born on 27 August 1923 in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria. She was an actress, known for Suchkind 312 (1955), Die Rose von Stambul (1953) and Wir tanzen auf dem Regenbogen (1952). She died on 5 September 1976 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Nadine Mirada was born on 15 February 1989 in Linz, Austria.
- Writer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Wolfgang Hofer was born on 17 February 1950 in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria. He is a writer and actor, known for 8 x 1 in Noten (1973), Non-Stop Trouble with My Double (1984) and MAZ ab! (1988).- Director
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wolf Dietrich was born in 1931 in Linz, Austria. He is a director and actor, known for Das Jahrhundert der Chirurgen (1972), Ein Fall für Männdli (1973) and Der schwarze Bumerang (1982).- Hannes Schmid holds a US Working Permit/Green Card.
Hannes Schmid is a German-Austrian actor with New Zealand and Nordic roots. He grew up in Austria and first stepped onto the theater stage at the age of 4. After his parents' divorce and the early death of his mother, he was raised by his uncle and aunt. After attending a sports and natural science high school/grammar school, he pursued acting studies for theater and film in Berlin and Vienna.
Signed by an agency while he was still studying, he worked as an actor in various major productions. These include the role of a receptionist in Til Schweiger's comedy "Klassentreffen 1.0", in the ARD television film "Gloria" as the presenter of a cow award ceremony, or as an annoyed subway driver in the Netflix series "Dogs of Berlin" directed by Christian Alvart.
He also gained experience as an actor before and during his studies through his own productions of short films, experimental films, advertising and image films as well as music videos.
In 2017 he starred as a lead role in the deaf short film "Barrier-free Date", in which he has a blind date with a deaf and mute woman. Not only does he fall head over heels in love with her, but he can only communicate with her with the help of an interpreter, which leads to many funny situations and complications. The film was nominated and awarded as best short film at various national and international festivals.
In the same year, he also played the lead role in the short film "Alles Relativ," portraying a charismatic student in the lecture hall with a certain "attraction" to his presenting professor.
In the feature film and Lake Constance crime drama "Schatten über dem Bodensee" and its resulting series "Schatten im Paradies," he played the lead role in 2018 as the empathetic private detective Max Marek. With the assistance of two criminal investigators, Max Marek must unravel a series of thefts and break-ins around Lake Constance, ultimately putting an end to a criminal's activities.
Furthermore, in 2018, he took on the lead role in the international comedy "Cheers to Life," filmed in Serbia. Playing a charismatic and extroverted womanizer, he and his three best friends win a trip to Serbia, leading to absurd adventures. In addition to the comedic situations, he must confront his personal past as he falls genuinely in love for the first time, forcing him to reevaluate his worldview.
In 2018, he made another appearance as an English-speaking journalist in the Arte, BR, ORF, SRF production "Das Wunder von Wörgl" alongside Karl Markovics and Verena Altenberger, directed by Urs Egger.
In early 2019, he plays the successful and tough cosmetics entrepreneur "Christian Bergmann" in the TV pilot "Pristine." Initially reluctant to assist a young startup founder with a brilliant idea, he eventually decides to help, leading to both business and personal complications.
Also in 2019, he filmed in Tyrol, playing the lead role of "Peter Schweiger" in the family drama "Summit of Solitude" In this film, set in the 1950s, he portrays an adventurous and rebellious mountain farmer's son who illegally smuggles goods over mountain passes between Austria and Italy. After the death of his mother, he is compelled to confront his conflict with his father. The film was showcased at numerous national and international festivals, receiving acclaim and awards.
At the end of 2019 he filmed his first Hollywood production "The Contractor" with Chris Pine and doubled Ben Foster, one of the film's two main actors.
In 2021, he appeared in a leading role in 20 episodes of the RTL series "Alles was zählt" as Kai Löwenau, a cocaine-addicted and dealing celebrity chef. The character repeatedly gets himself and his business partner into significant troubles. Additionally in 2021, he portrayed a failed and traumatized paramedic in the short film drama "In those days" attempting to comprehend his experiences.
His self-produced short film in 2021, titled "Limbus" where he served as both director and lead actor, was showcased and awarded at several national and international film festivals. The film revolves around a desperate search for an escape in a limbo between life and death.
In 2022, he played a supportive priest in the short film "Still" attempting to encourage a young man who had just lost his mother. For the highly successful ZDF & ORF series "Der Bergdoktor" he portrayed the lead role of the initially desperate and later sincere tattoo artist "Fabian Marx" in the season finale 2024. In the storyline, Fabian Marx falls in love with the wife of his best friend and harbors a significant secret.
Furthermore in 2024, he had a role in the international production "Human Within" as a security guard of the future.
From 2017 to 2019 he was a member of the "Dinnerleichen" ensemble and toured Vienna and Lower Austria with the leading role of Gerald Beck in the play "Kreativ Morden".
In 2023, he went on a theater tour across Germany and Austria with the Theatergastspiele Fürth, starring in the comedy "Geliebte Hexe" as an inquisitive and drunken investigative author.
He played other theater roles between 2011 and 2023 as Anatol in the play of the same name by Arthur Schnitzler, Beckmann in "Outside the Door", by Wolfgang Borchert, Leonce in Georg Büchner's play "Leonce and Lena", Spiegelberg in "The Robbers" by Friedrich Schiller , Pyramus in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Shakespeare, or that of "Man" in Felix Mittlerer's "Deadly Sins".
Hannes Schmid also works as a producer and director. Since 2012, he has produced several short films, image and advertising films, experimental films and music videos with his two former film production companies and has directed various productions.
One of his strengths lies in his versatility and love for sports, including extreme sports. In his childhood, he was a ski jumper for 4 years and played club football for 14 years. After retiring from active football, he served as a youth football coach for a period. Growing up with a family involved in diving, he became a professionally certified scuba and free-diving instructor with three world associations in the age of 20 with records of holding his breath for 4:52 minutes and reaching a depth of 69 meters. He has nearly 700 logged dives and taught various diving courses in Austria, Croatia, and Egypt before his acting career.
In 2014, he completed a skydiving course. He is an avid skier, snowboarder, and wakeboarder. Other sporting hobbies include weightlifting, surfing, mountaineering, poker, bungee jumping, climbing, sailing(basic sailing license), boxing, and martial arts. Hannes practices daily yoga and meditation.
Furthermore, Hannes Schmid serves as a freelance wedding orator, as speaker for baby welcome ceremonies, as speaker for funerals, as photo-, video- and advertising model, as professional trained event and show host, and entrepreneur.
He was an active member of the Red Cross for 14 years, serving as a trained paramedic and ambulance driver. Additionally, he was a Red Cross youth group leader and taught first aid, and is a trained rescue diver as well as rescue swimmer.
Since the age of 15 he has been a specialist in Holocaust and tolerance education. He was educated and certified by the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam.
Between the age of 15-20 he took various dance courses, including 1 year of choreography dance and completed the Austrian dance course badge in bronze for standard and Latin American dances.
In addition to his completed acting studies, he holds a high school diploma/A-levels and is a trained retail merchant and office administrator (completed apprenticeship). During his time at vocational school he was three times class representative and two times head boy of the school. He also has in-depth knowledge of mechatronics engineering, bartending and event and VIP support.
Hannes has extensive knowledge in natural sciences (physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy), politics, and history.
In 2012, he became the state champion in political education in the "Europa-Quiz" competition and the skiing state champion for vocational schools in Upper Austria.
In 2014, he won the competition for "The Friendliest Smile" organized by the Economic Chamber of Upper Austria/Trade Division. - Actor
- Production Manager
Fritz Hammel was born on 24 June 1958 in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria. He is an actor and production manager, known for Arme Millionäre (2005), Surrounded (2004) and Der Salzbaron (1994).- Actress
- Soundtrack
Mercedes Echerer was born on 16 May 1963 in Linz, Austria. She is an actress, known for Eine Sache der Perspektive (2020), Halbe Welt (1995) and New York November (2011). She is married to Rupert Henning.- Ilse Buck was born on 11 May 1923 in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria. She was an actress, known for Kottan ermittelt (1976) and Cabaret Cabaret (1972). She died on 1 April 2012 in Vienna, Austria.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Edwin Zbonek was born on 28 March 1928 in Linz, Austria. He was a director and writer, known for Deutschland - deine Sternchen (1962), Twenty Brave Men (1960) and Mensch und Bestie (1963). He died on 29 May 2006 in Sankt Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria.