Karlheinz Hackl was an Austrian actor and theater director whose varied career included theater, television, film and cabaret performances as well as musical performances. Hackl was born and raised in Vienna. After his Matura, he went on to study Business economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and acting at the Viennese drama school Krauss. He began his career in 1972 at the Theater der Courage in Vienna. Between 1974-76 he performed at the Viennese Volkstheater, then went on to the Thalia-Theater in Hamburg before returning to Austria in 1978 and joining the Viennese Burgtheater's ensemble, where he soon became a crowd favourite. In 1988, Hackl debuted as theater director at the Volkstheater. He frequently appeared in movies and television series and worked with the likes of Axel Corti and Alan J. Pakula. From 1996 onward, Hackl taught at the Max Reinhardt Seminar school of drama in Vienna. In 1997 he married Austrian actress Maria K�stlinger. 

May 16th, 1949 in Vienna  /  Died:   Jun 1st, 2014