Karl Pfeifer (actor)

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Karl Pfeifer (born July 17, 1953 in Vienna ) is an Austrian actor , cabaret artist and writer . In the course of his career he was involved in over 100 film and television productions.

Until 1980 he was also active as an athlete and won various titles, especially as a boxer.

life and career

Karl Pfeifer was born on July 17, 1953 in Vienna and grew up in a large family with parents, grandmother, great-grandmother and his mother's brothers. His brother Gerald was born in January 1959 and died in 1987 at the age of 28. After attending elementary school, Pfeifer attended a general high school , which he completed with the Matura and then began studies in forestry and business administration . Pfeifer has lived in Vienna since he was born - with the exception of a two-year stay in Australia . Until 1980 Pfeifer was active as an athlete and won various titles, especially as a boxer. In the same year he married his wife Beatrix with whom he had four daughters Ursula, Julia, Maria and Barbara. His training as an actor was self-taught . From 1986 to 1996 he acted as a castle actor at the Burgtheater in Vienna and appeared in plays such as Der böse Geist Lumpacivagabundus , Umsonst , Die Zeit und das Zimmer , Hotel Ultimus , Liliom , The Visit of the Old Lady , Romeo and Juliet or The Impresario von Smyrna on.

As the legitimate successor to Helmut Qualtinger , as Pfeifer sees himself, he also played in other theater productions such as productions by Herr Karl or Best of Qualtinger and in pieces by Qualtinger's Alten Egos Travnicek . Another play in which he participated was Executioner Lang , a play about Josef Lang , the last executioner in Austria-Hungary . He also played in the musical City of Angels . From the 1980s to the 1990s in particular, he was present on Austrian television and participated in over 100 film and television productions in the course of his career. These included the series Tohuwabohu , in which he was seen in 48 episodes from 1991 to 1998, or other television series such as Die Knickerbocker-Gang , Eurocops , Mozart and Meisel or the Tatort series. Well-known films in which he was seen include Oh, du mein Österreich , Ein Film , Der Blaue Diamant , Muttertag - Die härere Komödie , Die Hure Babylon or Bernhardiner & Katz .

He also worked in commercials for well-known brands such as Alvorada Kaffee , where he played a taxi driver in two spots , Porsche , Nah & Frisch , Bankomat , Geflügelhof Fehringer , Kronen Zeitung or Lotto-Toto . He was featured in print and poster campaigns for brands and companies such as Shell , IKEA , SchuhSki Bad Ischl , Adler Modemärkte , Männnersache and Bruno . As a cabaret artist, Pfeifer had three solo programs with which he toured Austria, and also played numerous Travnicek and Qualtinger pieces. In total, he was the author of eleven books ( Pfeifer 1 , Pfeifer 2 , Pfeifer 3 , Pfeifer 4 , Pfeifer 5 , Tschecharantn-Lexikon , From the world of cigars , Whisk (e) y… Water of Life… Single Malt , De Wiener Söö , Black and white Christmas and 198 kg : photography with texts by Karl Pfeifer) and had numerous publications in various print media. He also gave various readings - not only of his own works, but also Christmas things or Viennese coffee house literature - for the best.

As a connoisseur, the overweight Pfeifer has a passion for Cuba , Cuban cigars and single malt whiskey . As a cigar connoisseur and malt whiskey ambassador, he is now a respected expert in both areas.

Filmography (selection)

Works (selection)

  • Pfeifer 1-5
  • Czech lexicon
  • From the world of the cigar
  • Whisk (e) y… water of life… single malt
  • De Wiener Söö
  • Black and white Christmas
  • 198 kg : Photography with texts by Karl Pfeifer
  • Publications in various print media

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personal data
SURNAME Pfeifer, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian actor, cabaret artist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH 17th July 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna , Austria