Herbert Fux (25 March 1927 – 13 March 2007) was an Austrian film actor and politician. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1960 and 2007.
Fux was born in Hallein, at the age of five he moved with his family to the city of Salzburg, where his stepfather worked as a board member of the Landestheater. Having passed his matura exams under the circumstances of late World War II in 1944, he studied at the Salzburg Mozarteum University and began a career as a theatre actor.
From the 1960s, Fux appeared on the screen, later also on television, often performing as villain in numerous B movies and crime films but also Spaghetti Westerns and even Bavarian porn films. The huge number of Fux' appearances in about 120 film and 300 TV productions, also under the direction of renowned filmmakers, included a wide range of secondary parts, often distinctive, quirky characters. During his long career, he worked with directors like Michael Anderson, Christian-Jaque, Wolfgang Staudte, Volker Schlöndorff, Ingmar Bergman, and Werner Herzog as well as with famous actors such as Klaus Kinski, Udo Kier, Vincent Price, and Ulrich Matthes.
Fux died at the age of 79 with the help of the Swiss euthanasia association Dignitas in Zürich, Switzerland.
In 1977 Fux was among the founders of a citizens' initiative against commercialization and uglification of Salzburg's historic townscape and became an elected member of the city council. In 1982 he and others established the Austrian United Greens party (Vereinte Grüne Österreichs, VGÖ), which in 1986 merged into the Green Alternative (Grüne Alternative). Fux was elected MP of the Austrian National Council in the 1986 legislative election, he retained his seat until December 1988 and again entered into parliament in November 1989. In November 1990 he retired and later served as culture committee chairman in his hometown Salzburg.
Known For
Three Swedish Girls in Upper Bavaria
(1977)
Priest
The Three Musketeers
(1993)
Innkeeper
Funeral in Berlin
(1966)
Artur
Woyzeck
(1979)
Unteroffizier
Little Funny Guy
(1973)
The Odessa File
(1974)
Makeup Man (uncredited)
Silentium
(2004)
Taxifahrer
Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun
(1977)
Satan
The Serpent
(1973)
Gardener
Mark of the Devil
(1970)
Jeff Wilkens - Executioner
Eugenie
(1970)
Hardin (uncredited)
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
(1975)
Weninger, Journalist „Die Zeitung“
The Castle of Fu Manchu
(1969)
Governer
Happy Weekend
(1983)
Postenkommandant Schneider
Lady Frankenstein
(1971)
Tom Lynch
The Quiller Memorandum
(1966)
Oktobers Gefolgsmann
Full Filmography
Acting
Mann im Schatten
(1961)
Hofleitner
… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
(1961)
Passant
Confessions of a Sixteen-Year-Old
(1961)
Everyman
(1961)
Knecht
Bridge mit Onkel Tom
(1961)
Reporter
Mariandl's Homecoming
(1962)
Gendarm
Adorable Julia
(1962)
Inspizient am Theater
The Red Pastures
(1962)
Lastwagenfahrer
Romanze in Venedig
(1962)
Servant at Villa in Venice
Waldrausch
(1962)
Bauführer Seidl
Schöne Grüße von Adelheid
(1962)
Eine Nacht in Venedig
(1962)
The Magnificent Rebel
(1962)
Und ewig knallen die Räuber
(1962)
Hahn
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
(1963)
Polizist
Ist Geraldine ein Engel?
(1963)
The Black Cobra
(1963)
Marco
Im singenden Rössel am Königssee
(1963)
Man at Gas Station
Das Mädl aus der Vorstadt
(1963)
Dominik
The Invisible Terror
(1963)
Rocco
Condemned to Sin
(1964)
Tim Frazer Hunts the Mysterious Mr. X
(1964)
Mann mit Sonnenbrille
The Vulnerables
(1965)
Torment of the Flesh
(1965)
Alexander Jablonsky
The Girl with the Sixth Sense
(1966)
Jakob, Chauffeur
Where Are You Taking That Woman
(1966)
Thug #2 (Vienna segment) (uncredited)
The Quiller Memorandum
(1966)
Oktobers Gefolgsmann
Funeral in Berlin
(1966)
Artur
Congress of Love
(1966)
Sekretär von Gentz
Liselotte von der Pfalz
(1966)
Lorraines Diener
Operation San Pietro
(1967)
Targout
Dead Run
(1967)
Herbert
Heißes Pflaster Köln
(1967)
Stefan
Wilder Reiter GmbH
(1967)
Kim
Kill Me Gently
(1967)
Eddie Shappiro
Pension Clausewitz
(1967)
Dr. Schlack
House of 1,000 Dolls
(1967)
Fotograf Hapu / Abdu
Gorilla Gang
(1968)
Mr. Sugar
Die Klasse
(1968)
Modlitzki
Assignment K
(1968)
Bavarian tourist
The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield
(1968)
Blinky Smith
Beyond the Law
(1968)
Eustaccio
Sixty Nine Games of Love
(1968)
Gover
Andrea
(1968)
Felix
Champagner für Zimmer 17
(1969)
Dr. Edmund Caspari
Willst du ewig Jungfrau bleiben?
(1969)
1.Matrose
The General's Nephews
(1969)
Butler
Angels of the Street
(1969)
Holleck
Island of Lost Girls
(1969)
Killer
The Castle of Fu Manchu
(1969)
Governer
Deadly Shots on Broadway
(1969)
Butler Robin
Hate Is My God
(1969)
Jeff
Kuckucksei im Gangsternest
(1969)
Lord Kaputt
Gentlemen in White Vests
(1970)
Luigi Pinelli
Ritter Orgas muss mal wieder
(1970)
Ritter Orgas
Bite Me, Darling
(1970)
Engelmann
Schwarzer Nerz auf zarter Haut
(1970)
Dr. Dahl
Eugenie
(1970)
Hardin (uncredited)
Mark of the Devil
(1970)
Jeff Wilkens - Executioner
Strogoff
(1970)
Pope
Hansel and Gretel Lost in the Forest
(1970)
Knecht
Blaue Blüten
(1971)
Szilagyi
Hours of Terror
(1971)
Prof. Martin
Einer spinnt immer
(1971)
Hoodlum
Tante Trude aus Buxtehude
(1971)
Harry der Hoteldieb
King Thrushbeard
(1971)
Koch
Lady Frankenstein
(1971)
Tom Lynch
Das haut den stärksten Zwilling um
(1971)
Herbert
War Is War
(1972)
Lawrientieff
Sex Shop
(1972)
Henri
Trubel um Trixie
(1972)
Polizist
The Young Seducers 2
(1972)
Macky, the killer on the beach
Sonny and Jed
(1972)
Merril
Die Nacht ist nicht allein zum Schlafen da
(1972)
Abenteuer eines Sommers
(1973)
Pan
(1973)
Little Funny Guy
(1973)
The Serpent
(1973)
Gardener
View from the Loft
(1974)
Mr. Miller
Undine 74
(1974)
Hotelangestellter
Auf ins blaukarierte Himmelbett
(1974)
Briefträger
The Devil in Miss Jonas
(1974)
Teufel
The Odessa File
(1974)
Makeup Man (uncredited)
Let Itch Dude 5: The Dude Won't Let the Itching
(1975)
Zuhälter
Heißer Mund auf feuchten Lippen
(1975)
Dr. Edmund Caspari
Ich denk', mich tritt ein Pferd
(1975)
Has Anybody Seen My Pants?
(1975)
Horny Pedestrian
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
(1975)
Weninger, Journalist „Die Zeitung“
Trinity Plus the Clown and a Guitar
(1975)
Banditenchef
Die Elixiere des Teufels
(1976)
Sensational Janine
(1976)
Herr Rudolf (voice) (uncredited)
Jack the Ripper
(1976)
Charlie, the Fisherman
Himmel, Scheich und Wolkenbruch
(1976)
Nr. 1
Rosemary's Daughter
(1976)
Vokurka
21 Hours at Munich
(1976)
Shorr
Das chinesische Wunder
(1977)
Menzel
Die Vertreibung aus dem Paradies
(1977)
Kameramann
Three Swedish Girls in Upper Bavaria
(1977)
Priest
Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun
(1977)
Satan
Women in Hospital
(1977)
Taxifahrer
Lady Dracula
(1977)
Hoteldetektiv
Josephine
(1978)
Wirt (voice) (uncredited)
Popcorn and Ice Cream
(1978)
Priest
Vor Gericht seh'n wir uns wieder - Skurriles aus dem schönen Wien
(1978)
The Uranium Conspiracy
(1978)
Peter
Son of Hitler
(1979)
Landstreicher
Cola, Candy, Chocolate
(1979)
Pfarrer Herbert
Love 'n' Leather Pants
(1979)
Calafatti
Götz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand
(1979)
Farmer Sievers
Austern mit Senf
(1979)
Vera's accomplice
Son of Superbug
(1979)
Soldat
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
(1979)
Woyzeck
(1979)
Unteroffizier
Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment
(1980)
Gendarm
Years Passed
(1980)
Stroffer
Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen
(1980)
Polizist
Tender But Cheeky Like Oskar
(1980)
Pastor
Dantons Tod
(1981)
The Mysterious Stranger
(1982)
Hans Katzenyammer
What a Mess
(1982)
Dr. Uhu
Der Waldbauernbub - Weihnacht in der Waldheimat
(1983)
Grüner Kilian
Die unglaublichen Abenteuer des Guru Jakob
(1983)
Wedel
Happy Weekend
(1983)
Postenkommandant Schneider
Plem, Plem – Die Schule brennt
(1983)
Siegfried
Das schöne irre Judenmädchen
(1984)
Italiener
Sigi, der Straßenfeger
(1984)
Kroske
Big Mäc
(1985)
Franz Leitner
Schloßherren
(1986)
Three Crazy Jerks
(1987)
Dosser
Der vierte Mann
(1988)
Jablonsky
Bavaria Blue
(1989)
Edi Blecha
Jede Menge Schmidt
(1989)
Priest
Ilona & Kurti
(1991)
Gerichtsvollzieher
Four Women Are Just Too Much
(1992)
Jakob
Der Diamant des Geisterkönigs
(1992)
Aladin
Widerspenstige Viktoria
(1992)
Night on Fire
(1993)
Eschmann
The Three Musketeers
(1993)
Innkeeper
Du bringst mich noch um
(1994)
Playwright
Das Paradies am Ende der Berge
(1994)
Theo
Mundl - Ein echter Wiener geht nicht unter
(1994)
Policeman #1
Der schwarze Fluch
(1995)
Police Inspector
Die Fernsehsaga – Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte
(1995)
Horwarth
Hölleisengretl
(1995)
Schrotthändler
Hochwürdens Ärger mit dem Paradies
(1996)
Customs Officer
Black Flamingos - Sie lieben euch zu Tode
(1998)
Sepp Kundgraber, Polizist
Der Schandfleck
(1999)
Professor Niedlich
(2001)
Professor Niedlich
Journey into Perversion
(2001)
Himself
Feuer, Eis & Dosenbier
(2002)
Öhi
Auch Engel wollen nur das Eine
(2002)
Oberengel Schwarz
Silentium
(2004)
Taxifahrer
The Devil's Torturer
(2004)
Self
Paradies in den Bergen
(2004)
Alter Sepp
Da wo die Herzen schlagen
(2004)
Pfarrer
Ein Paradies für Tiere
(2005)
Hans Hader
Vineta
(2006)
Fritz Feldmann-See
The Truth About Lady Frankenstein
(2007)
Self
Ein Paradies für Pferde
(2008)
Hans Hader
Zapping-Alien@Mozart-Balls
(2009)
Erzbischof
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
(2014)
(archive footage)