Erwin Leder
Biography
Erwin Leder is an Austrian actor born on July 30, 1951, in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria. He has a significant film career spanning over four decades. Leder is known for his roles in several films, including Das Boot, a 1981 feature film directed by Wolfgang Petersen, and Underworld, a gothic horror/action film released in 2003. He reprised his role in the Underworld sequel in a brief cameo as a corpse. Leder has appeared in numerous other films and has a total of 84 known credits in his acting career. He is also known by other names, including Erwin Alois Robert Leder, and various transliterations in different languages.
Career overview
Erwin Leder is an Austrian actor born on July 30, 1951, in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria. He has a significant film career spanning over four decades. Leder is known for his role as Chief Mechanic Johann in the 1981 feature film Das Boot, directed by Wolfgang Petersen. The film is about a mission of one World War II U-boat and its crew.
In addition to his work in Das Boot, Leder has appeared in other notable films. In 2003, he played the role of Singe, a lycan scientist, in the gothic horror/action film Underworld. He reprised his role in the sequel, appearing in a brief cameo as a corpse.
Leder's acting credits include a total of 84 known roles. He has worked in a variety of film genres, showcasing his versatility as an actor. With a career spanning over four decades, Leder has established himself as a prominent figure in the Austrian film industry.
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- Crazy Roads (2024) as Dr. Droschan
- Rock ‘n’ Roll Ringo (2024) as Father Petrus
- First Snow of Summer (2023) as Herr Schwab
- Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story (2021) as Self - Das Boot Actor
- Wie viele bist du ? (2020) as Frank Fester
- At the Back of the Screen (2020)
- Goliath96 (2019) as Straßenprediger
- Portae Infernales (2019) as Inspector Faber
- The Chronicles of Melanie (2016) as Jakob
- Ungehorsam (2016) as Monsignore
- Aribert Reimann: Lear (2015) as Actor (Fool)
- The White Snake (2015) as Friedrich
- PPPasolini (2015) as Pasolini
- Carl Andersens Underground der Liebe (2015) as himself
- PPPasolini Epilog (2015) as Pasolini
- The Burrow (2014) as Penner
- Voices (2014) as director of orchestra
- CopStories (2013) as Professor Wagenstein
- Beim Feicht (2013) as Self
- Das schlafende Mädchen (2013) as Knitter
- The Legacy of the Siren (2012) as Diener Hettenheim
- Der Atem des Himmels (2010) as Ernas Vater
- Katharsis (2010) as Sigfried Lugman
- L`amour toujours (2009) as Pygor
- Da wo wir zu Hause sind (2009) as Postler Louis
- Spielzeugland Endstation (2009) as Killer
- Trick or Treaters (2007) as Coachman (voice)
- Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross (2007) as Soldat
- Gay Hell at Dante Café (2007) as Talking Vampire
- Da wo es noch Treue gibt (2007) as Postler Lois
- Da wo die Freundschaft zählt (2007) as Postler Lois
- Taxidermia (2006) as Krisztián
- Klimt (2006) as Male Nurse
- 8 x 45 (2006) as Igor
- Da wo das Glück beginnt (2006) as Postler Lois
- Prisoners (2006) as Tankwart
- Vienna Crime Squad (2005) as Josef Birkmayer
- Happy End. (2005) as Vater
- Underworld (2003) as Singe
- Blond: Eva Blond! (2002)
- Der Wannsee-Mörder (2002) as Kalle
- Drehkreuz Airport (2001)
- White Cherries (2000) as Orlando
- Happy End (1999) as Sargtischler
- Der Feuerteufel - Flammen des Todes (1999) as Anrufer
- Schande (1999)
- Tierarzt Dr. Engel (1998) as Toni Bertsch
- Tierarzt Dr. Engel (1998)
- HeliCops - Einsatz über Berlin (1998) as Novak
- Debt of Love (1998) as German Policeman
- The German Bronx (1997) as Kolja
- The Unfish (1997) as Gendarm Hermann
- Die Superbullen (1997) as Guftler
- Der Wald (1997) as Stuppacher
- Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police (1996) as Harro
- Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police (1996) as Django
- OP ruft Dr. Bruckner (1996) as Dr. Arno Seibt
- Mona M. - Mit den Waffen einer Frau (1996) as Norbert Höfel
- Die Straßen von Berlin (1995)
- Internationale Zone (1995)
- Inspector Rex (1994) as Museumsführer
- Inspector Rex (1994) as Patient
- So I Sleepwalk in Broad Daylight (1994) as o.A.
- The Knickerbocker Gang: The Talking Grave (1994) as Rudolfo Conté
- 1945 (1994) as Priest
- Schindler's List (1993) as SS Waffen Officer
- The Three Musketeers (1993) as Peasant
- Krücke (1993) as Betrunkener
- Calafati Joe (1991)
- Im Dunstkreis (1991)
- Sehnsüchte oder Es ist alles unheimlich leicht (1991)
- Eis (1989) as Sandor
- The Mortal Fortune (1989) as Assistent
- Intime Distanzen (1986) as Peter
- Das Boot (1985) as Obermaschinist Johann
- Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie (1985) as Sterbender Soldat
- Der Fahnder (1984) as Klaus Diehl
- Tod eines Lesenden (1984)
- Angst (1983) as Psychopath
- Herrenjahre (1983)
- The Last Revenge (1982) as Weltkenner
- Das Boot (1981) as Johann 'Das Gespenst'
- Feuer! (1979) as Ferdinand
- Der Einstand (1977) as Fritz Berger
- Polizeiruf 110 (1971) as Georges Bottequin
- Scene of the Crime (1970) as Rabe
- Shimmer as Bauer