Karl Merkatz (born 17 November 1930 in Wiener Neustadt) is an Austrian
actor.Merkatz is the son of a firefighter. He first wanted to become a
carpenter. After World War II he was an active Boy Scout in Wiener
Neustadt. However, later he started to enroll in acting lessons in
Salzburg, Vienna and Zurich. Then he found employment in theatres,
most notably in Munich, Salzburg, Hamburg and Vienna (Theater in der
Josefstadt).During his later career he starred in several roles in
television and motion pictures. In the role of Edmund Sackbauer
(Mundl) in the 1970s, he became 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).Since 1999 Merkatz has been chairman of the human rights group
SOS Mitmensch.
actor.Merkatz is the son of a firefighter. He first wanted to become a
carpenter. After World War II he was an active Boy Scout in Wiener
Neustadt. However, later he started to enroll in acting lessons in
Salzburg, Vienna and Zurich. Then he found employment in theatres,
most notably in Munich, Salzburg, Hamburg and Vienna (Theater in der
Josefstadt).During his later career he starred in several roles in
television and motion pictures. In the role of Edmund Sackbauer
(Mundl) in the 1970s, he became 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).Since 1999 Merkatz has been chairman of the human rights group
SOS Mitmensch.
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