Fritz Hakl (1 January 1932 – 28 February 2012Kleine Zeitung , retrieved October 5, 2012) was an Austrian actor with the honorary title Kammerschauspieler.
Biography 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 Year Title Role Notes1972 Der letzte Werkelmann Liliputaner 1973 TV movie1976 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
1986: Goldenes Ehrenzeichen der Republik Österreich 1989: Title Kammerschauspieler
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