Karl Merkatz

Karl Merkatz (b. November 17, 1930 in Wiener Neustadt) is a well-known Austrian actor. He participated in numerous Austrian film productions and plays.

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November 17 - 1930 - Wiener Neustadt - Austrian - Actor

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Merkatz is the son of a firefighter. He first wanted to become a carpenter, however later he started to enrole in acting lessons in Salzburg, Vienna and Zurich. Then he found employement in theatres, most notable in Munich, Salzburg, Hamburg and Vienna (Josefstadt theatre).

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During his later career he starred in several rols in television and motion pictures. In the role of Edmund Sackbauer (Mundl) in the 1970s he got famous as the typical Viennese (Ein echter Wiener geht nicht unter. Another big success came with the films "Bockerer" starring as a naive Viennese during the Second World War in Vienna (the later films are set in the subsequent years to 1945).

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Since 1999 Merkatz is the chairman of the human rights group SOS Mitmensch.

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