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
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
(1975)
Weninger, Journalist „Die Zeitung“
Funeral in Berlin
(1966)
Artur
The Odessa File
(1974)
Makeup Man (uncredited)
The Castle of Fu Manchu
(1969)
Governer
Woyzeck
(1979)
Unteroffizier
The Quiller Memorandum
(1966)
Oktobers Gefolgsmann
Eugenie
(1970)
Hardin (uncredited)
Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun
(1977)
Satan
Lady Dracula
(1977)
Hoteldetektiv
The Serpent
(1973)
Gardener
Silentium
(2004)
Taxifahrer
Beyond the Law
(1968)
Eustaccio
Lady Frankenstein
(1971)
Tom Lynch
Full Filmography
Acting
Mann im Schatten
(1961)
Hofleitner
Bridge mit Onkel Tom
(1961)
Reporter
Confessions of a Sixteen-Year-Old
(1961)
Everyman
(1961)
Knecht
… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
(1961)
Passant
The Red Pastures
(1962)
Lastwagenfahrer
Mariandl's Homecoming
(1962)
Gendarm
Und ewig knallen die Räuber
(1962)
Hahn
Eine Nacht in Venedig
(1962)
Schöne Grüße von Adelheid
(1962)
Adorable Julia
(1962)
Inspizient am Theater
Waldrausch
(1962)
Bauführer Seidl
The Magnificent Rebel
(1962)
Romanze in Venedig
(1962)
Servant at Villa in Venice
The Black Cobra
(1963)
Marco
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
(1963)
Polizist
The Invisible Terror
(1963)
Rocco
Im singenden Rössel am Königssee
(1963)
Man at Gas Station
Ist Geraldine ein Engel?
(1963)
Das Mädl aus der Vorstadt
(1963)
Dominik
Tim Frazer Hunts the Mysterious Mr. X
(1964)
Mann mit Sonnenbrille
Condemned to Sin
(1964)
Torment of the Flesh
(1965)
Alexander Jablonsky
The Vulnerables
(1965)
Funeral in Berlin
(1966)
Artur
Congress of Love
(1966)
Sekretär von Gentz
Liselotte von der Pfalz
(1966)
Lorraines Diener
The Quiller Memorandum
(1966)
Oktobers Gefolgsmann
Where Are You Taking That Woman
(1966)
Thug #2 (Vienna segment) (uncredited)
The Girl with the Sixth Sense
(1966)
Jakob, Chauffeur
Kill Me Gently
(1967)
Eddie Shappiro
Operation San Pietro
(1967)
Targout
House of 1,000 Dolls
(1967)
Fotograf Hapu / Abdu
Wilder Reiter GmbH
(1967)
Kim
Heißes Pflaster Köln
(1967)
Stefan
Pension Clausewitz
(1967)
Dr. Schlack
Dead Run
(1967)
Herbert
Gorilla Gang
(1968)
Mr. Sugar
The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield
(1968)
Blinky Smith
Die Klasse
(1968)
Modlitzki
Sixty Nine Games of Love
(1968)
Gover
Andrea
(1968)
Felix
Assignment K
(1968)
Bavarian tourist
Beyond the Law
(1968)
Eustaccio
The Castle of Fu Manchu
(1969)
Governer
Island of Lost Girls
(1969)
Killer
Deadly Shots on Broadway
(1969)
Butler Robin
Angels of the Street
(1969)
Holleck
Kuckucksei im Gangsternest
(1969)
Lord Kaputt
Hate Is My God
(1969)
Jeff
Champagner für Zimmer 17
(1969)
Dr. Edmund Caspari
Willst du ewig Jungfrau bleiben?
(1969)
1.Matrose
The General's Nephews
(1969)
Butler
Strogoff
(1970)
Pope
Mark of the Devil
(1970)
Jeff Wilkens - Executioner
Eugenie
(1970)
Hardin (uncredited)
Gentlemen in White Vests
(1970)
Luigi Pinelli
Hansel and Gretel Lost in the Forest
(1970)
Knecht
Schwarzer Nerz auf zarter Haut
(1970)
Dr. Dahl
Bite Me, Darling
(1970)
Engelmann
Ritter Orgas muss mal wieder
(1970)
Ritter Orgas
Lady Frankenstein
(1971)
Tom Lynch
Tante Trude aus Buxtehude
(1971)
Harry der Hoteldieb
Das haut den stärksten Zwilling um
(1971)
Herbert
Einer spinnt immer
(1971)
Hoodlum
Blaue Blüten
(1971)
Szilagyi
Hours of Terror
(1971)
Prof. Martin
King Thrushbeard
(1971)
Koch
Trubel um Trixie
(1972)
Polizist
The Young Seducers 2
(1972)
Macky, the killer on the beach
Sex Shop
(1972)
Henri
War Is War
(1972)
Lawrientieff
Sonny and Jed
(1972)
Merril
Die Nacht ist nicht allein zum Schlafen da
(1972)
Little Funny Guy
(1973)
The Serpent
(1973)
Gardener
Abenteuer eines Sommers
(1973)
Pan
(1973)
The Odessa File
(1974)
Makeup Man (uncredited)
The Devil in Miss Jonas
(1974)
Teufel
Undine 74
(1974)
Hotelangestellter
Auf ins blaukarierte Himmelbett
(1974)
Briefträger
View from the Loft
(1974)
Mr. Miller
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
(1975)
Weninger, Journalist „Die Zeitung“
Ich denk', mich tritt ein Pferd
(1975)
Trinity Plus the Clown and a Guitar
(1975)
Banditenchef
Let Itch Dude 5: The Dude Won't Let the Itching
(1975)
Zuhälter
Heißer Mund auf feuchten Lippen
(1975)
Dr. Edmund Caspari
Has Anybody Seen My Pants?
(1975)
Horny Pedestrian
Himmel, Scheich und Wolkenbruch
(1976)
Nr. 1
Rosemary's Daughter
(1976)
Vokurka
Jack the Ripper
(1976)
Charlie, the Fisherman
21 Hours at Munich
(1976)
Shorr
Sensational Janine
(1976)
Herr Rudolf (voice) (uncredited)
Die Elixiere des Teufels
(1976)
Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun
(1977)
Satan
Three Swedish Girls in Upper Bavaria
(1977)
Priest
Die Vertreibung aus dem Paradies
(1977)
Kameramann
Das chinesische Wunder
(1977)
Menzel
Women in Hospital
(1977)
Taxifahrer
Lady Dracula
(1977)
Hoteldetektiv
Popcorn and Ice Cream
(1978)
Priest
The Uranium Conspiracy
(1978)
Peter
Josephine
(1978)
Wirt (voice) (uncredited)
Vor Gericht seh'n wir uns wieder - Skurriles aus dem schönen Wien
(1978)
Woyzeck
(1979)
Unteroffizier
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
(1979)
Son of Superbug
(1979)
Soldat
Austern mit Senf
(1979)
Vera's accomplice
Götz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand
(1979)
Farmer Sievers
Son of Hitler
(1979)
Landstreicher
Cola, Candy, Chocolate
(1979)
Pfarrer Herbert
Love 'n' Leather Pants
(1979)
Calafatti
Tender But Cheeky Like Oskar
(1980)
Pastor
Years Passed
(1980)
Stroffer
Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen
(1980)
Polizist
Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment
(1980)
Gendarm
Dantons Tod
(1981)
What a Mess
(1982)
Dr. Uhu
The Mysterious Stranger
(1982)
Hans Katzenyammer
Happy Weekend
(1983)
Postenkommandant Schneider
Plem, Plem – Die Schule brennt
(1983)
Siegfried
Die unglaublichen Abenteuer des Guru Jakob
(1983)
Wedel
Der Waldbauernbub - Weihnacht in der Waldheimat
(1983)
Grüner Kilian
Sigi, der Straßenfeger
(1984)
Kroske
Das schöne irre Judenmädchen
(1984)
Italiener
Big Mäc
(1985)
Franz Leitner
Schloßherren
(1986)
Three Crazy Jerks
(1987)
Dosser
Der vierte Mann
(1988)
Jablonsky
Jede Menge Schmidt
(1989)
Priest
Bavaria Blue
(1989)
Edi Blecha
Ilona & Kurti
(1991)
Gerichtsvollzieher
Widerspenstige Viktoria
(1992)
Der Diamant des Geisterkönigs
(1992)
Aladin
Four Women Are Just Too Much
(1992)
Jakob
Night on Fire
(1993)
Eschmann
The Three Musketeers
(1993)
Innkeeper
Das Paradies am Ende der Berge
(1994)
Theo
Du bringst mich noch um
(1994)
Playwright
Mundl - Ein echter Wiener geht nicht unter
(1994)
Policeman #1
Hölleisengretl
(1995)
Schrotthändler
Die Fernsehsaga – Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte
(1995)
Horwarth
Der schwarze Fluch
(1995)
Police Inspector
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
Da wo die Herzen schlagen
(2004)
Pfarrer
Paradies in den Bergen
(2004)
Alter Sepp
The Devil's Torturer
(2004)
Self
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)