Karl Merkatz
Karl Merkatz ( born November 17, 1930 in Wiener Neustadt) is an Austrian actor. He participates in numerous Austrian film productions and theater plays.
Life
The son of a fireman first completed an apprenticeship in carpentry. Later he took in Salzburg, Vienna and Zurich acting classes at the Mozarteum and made his final exam. This was followed theatrical engagements in Heilbronn, Nuremberg, Salzburg, Cologne, Hamburg, Munich and Vienna ( Theater in der Josefstadt ).
In Heilbronn, he met his future wife, Martha Metz know. The two have been married since 1956 and live in Irrsdorf at Straßwalchen. The marriage produced two daughters, Gitta ( born July 2, 1958) and Josephine ( born April 13, 1962).
Film and theater
Karl Merkatz played numerous roles in film and television. A large audience, he was named " Mundy " Edmund bag Bauer in the television series A real Wiener goes known (1975-1979), a social study that shows the life of a Viennese working-class family. He had great success in Franz Antel's films around the Bockerer as Viennese butcher Karl Bockerer, which is shown in the fight against the Nazis, in the post-war period, during the Hungarian uprising and the Prague Spring. For the first part Merkatz received the Best Actor Award at the Moscow Film Festival and the Film Award.
Since 2005 he plays the role of Benesch of Diedicz in King Ottokar's Fortune and End - the production ran at the Salzburg Festival and is available from October 2005 at the Vienna Burgtheater program. Also at the Salzburg Festival in 2005 played Karl Merkatz with in the play Everyman.
Music
In the 1970s, Karl Merkatz sang and produced some records on the market.
Awards
Others
Karl Merkatz committed to the human rights platform SOS fellow man and from 1999 to 2001 Chairman.
In November 2005, Karl Merkatz took over sponsorship to 4800 Euro per year for a koala at the zoo.
Filmography
Songs ( selection)
Publications
- So I am. Autobiography, Styria Verlag 2005
- My favorite Christmas stories, Haymon, 2008, ISBN 978-3-85218-567-5