
Franz Muxeneder
Actor · 1920 – 1988 · Salzburg, Austria
Franz Muxeneder (October 19, 1920 – January 3, 1988) was a German character and folk actor of Austrian origin, best known for his warm, comedic screen presence. After early careers as a mechanic, ski instructor, and civil servant, he turned to acting in the 1940s and trained in Salzburg, making his stage debut at the Salzburg State Theatre and later appearing regularly at the Salzburg Festival. From the 1950s onward, Muxeneder became a familiar face in German-language cinema, often portraying simple-minded or good-natured supporting characters in popular Heimat films, comedies, and later sex comedies. His extensive filmography includes classics such as Drei Männer im Schnee, Die Trapp-Familie, and Der brave Soldat Schwejk. He was also active in television and radio, remaining a beloved figure of popular entertainment until shortly before his death in 1988.
Movies24
Movie10.0DramaHeiße Ernte
1956 · 1 votes
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Unternehmen Edelweiß
1954 · 1 votes
Movie3.5ComedyThe German innkeeper Susan, now leading an acting troupe, travels to Italy and uses feminine wiles to undo an assassination plot against Napoleon, and rescue a local count (a great romancer) from his own enemies.
Movie9.0DramaDas Kreuz am Jägersteig
1954 · 1 votes
Movie4.6ComedySusanna travels to Paris with her small group of actors. There she saves Emperor Napoleon from rather painful predicaments, uncovers a number of nasty court intrigues and finds, with much skill and ability, the man of her choice.
Movie6.5ActionCrimeAfter committing a crime, four fugitives intend to cross the border just to find the roads are blocked.
Movie6.6WarComedyWhen the First World War breaks out in 1914, Josef Schwejk, a naive dog dealer in Prague, joins the Imperial Army.
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
1960 · 21 votes
Movie5.3ComedyPepe Nietnagel's father has a valuable stamp collection stolen in Amsterdam. Street musician Pit recovers it. To show his gratitude, Pit is invited to Baden Baden and enters the Mommsen Gymnasium. There, he joins Pepe in his pranks.
Morgen fällt die Schule aus
1971 · 16 votes
Movie3.4ComedyHeidi tries to improve her grades at school by having sex with her teacher. When she returns to her parent's home somewhere in Bavaria, she starts to spend an unusual amount of time with the male population of her village.
Movie2.5ComedyMr. Schmidinger, a Bavarian from Texas, inherits a hotel from his stepbrother in Heidelberg. He flies to Germany, where his luggage and savings are stolen, and finally ends up in his hotel after an adventurous hunt for the suitcase. He checks in incognito and soon realizes that he is in a brothel. The American, horrified and utterly shocked, dismisses the staff and girls in order to turn the dirty inheritance into a clean hotel, but then the protectors spring into action.
Movie6.8MusicComedyA true story based on the popular novel by the Baroness Von Trapp of Austria. The film was made in 1956, some years before the other film based on the Trapp Family's life was released - a little movie named "The Sound of Music".
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Leiche gesucht
1971
Movie4.9AdventureActionAn American secret agent is sent to Europe to track down a ring of counterfeiters. His investigation takes him from Rome to Albania, where he gets involved with a sexy Albanian police commissioner.
Movie9.0ComedyMusicLiebe, Mädchen und Soldaten
1958 · 1 votes
Movie7.4ComedyShortly before the First World War, the son of a Prague butcher is called up for military service in the Austro-Hungarian Army of Emperor Franz Joseph, proving to be a very incompetent recruit.
Movie4.2ComedyWilly and Jonny drive the time to make the ladies’ world happy in the village of Bumskirchen. Local men have little understanding of these activities, so they are forced to take a break. They go to the city, where they continue to devote themselves to their favorite job: Jonny becomes the target object of starving ladies
Zwei Kumpel in Tirol
1978 · 6 votes
Movie4.8RomanceComedyInge Thal works as a tax expert in Munich. One day, the pretty, young woman inherits a run-down farm in Tyrol and decides to move there.
Die liebestollen Dirndl von Tirol
1969 · 6 votes
Movie5.7ComedyDer kühne Schwimmer
1957 · 6 votes
Movie10.0ComedyDramaDuring the closing stages of the Second World War, a bureaucratic mistake leads to a German officer being reassigned from the dangerous Eastern Front to Berlin and a new non-existent unit.
Unternehmen Schlafsack
1955 · 1 votes
Movie7.5ComedyThe multi-millionaire Eduard Schlüter takes part under the name Schulze in a raffle of his own Schlüter works and wins a stay at the Grand Hotel. Disguised as a poor swallower, he would like to study the reactions of the hotel staff and guests. As an assistant, he takes his reliable servant Johann with him. Once there, he makes friends and also has cause for annoyance when his daughter and the housekeeper arrive.
Movie4.2ComedyScience FictionFive vixens from Venus are sent to Earth to bring back sperm samples to their planet, which is dying out because there are no men left on it. After they land, they find that it's not all that difficult persuading Earthmen to help them in their quest.
Movie4.0ComedyVienna 1965. While visiting the Wax Museum a group of tourists stop in front of the figure of Prince Metternich. All of a sudden they find themselves brought back 150 years earlier during the Vienna Congress of 1814-1815. Before their eyes wide open, history is in the making. Gathered around the Tsar of Russia, Alexander I, the Kings of Bavaria, Würtemberg, Prussia and Denmark, are persuaded they are building the future Europe whereas they are being manipulated by foxy Chancellor Metternich, he himself under the thumb of cynical Count Talleyrand, the French representative. All those considerations come second though to partying and social life, which is all these aristocrats really want out of this congress.
Movie7.0CrimeDramaFinancier persuades his mistress to marry a rich industrialist for his money, then discovers that he and the new wife are to be murdered by her new husband.
Movie3.6ComedyThe literal English translation of the German-titled film here is "The Hostess of the Lahn." Suzanne (Terry Torday) is the beautiful redhead who runs an inn in the town of Giessen. She is the subject of many inspirational love songs by the student population. The lyrics also reflect the Germans' resentment and hostility toward the French occupation by the army of Napoleon. Suzanne appears in various stages of undress.
Series20
TV6.0DramaCrimeDerrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.
Derrick
1974 · 52 votes
TV6.0DramaCrimeFollow the everyday work of a fictional police station on the Kiez of Hamburg.
Großstadtrevier
1986 · 14 votes
- TV6.3NewsComedy
Zum blauen Bock
1957 · 3 votes
TV9.3RealityDalli Dalli
1971 · 3 votes
TVFamilyWeißblaue Geschichten
1984 · 1 votes
TV8.0CrimeDas Kriminalmuseum was a German television series. It ran from 1963 to 1970 on ZDF and was one of its first programs. Each episode began with a tracking shot through an unspecified crime museum, stopping at one of the displays, whose story was then told. Each episode was between 60 and 75 minutes long and featured different actors as the criminal commissioner. The best known was Erik Ode, who in 1969 moved to Der Kommissar, appearing in 97 episodes. The theme music of the series was written by German composer Martin Böttcher, who also composed the complete scores for five episodes.
Das Kriminalmuseum
1963 · 3 votes
TV9.3DramaComedyBerliner Weiße mit Schuß is a German television series.
Berliner Weiße mit Schuß
1984 · 3 votes
TV7.5KidsFamilyPumuckl is a Kobold from a German radio play series for children. He is a descendant of the Klabautermänner. He is invisible to people around him except for the master carpenter Eder with whom Pumuckl lives. Pumuckl was invented by Ellis Kaut for a radio play series of the Bavarian Radio in 1961. Later on it was turned into a very successful TV series. Three movies and a musical also deal with the adventures of the little kobold. Pumuckl is one of the most popular characters in children's entertainment in Germany and several generations have now grown up with the cheeky but funny little Kobold.
TV7.0ComedyLuftsprünge
1969 · 1 votes
TV10.0CrimeDem Täter auf der Spur is a German television series.
Dem Täter auf der Spur
1967 · 1 votes
TV6.1ComedyA German sketch comedy show that prioritises provocative absurdity above all else.
Klimbim
1973 · 8 votes
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Wie würden Sie entscheiden?
1974 · 1 votes
TV7.0Sci-Fi & FantasyDer Andro-Jäger
1982 · 2 votes
- TV7.0Reality
Zwischenmahlzeit
1963 · 1 votes
- TV10.0Comedy
Heiße Wickel - kalte Güsse
1984 · 1 votes
TV9.0DramaDer Kurier der Kaiserin is a German Television series.
Der Kurier der Kaiserin
1970 · 2 votes
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- TV7.0Crime
Zwickelbach & Co
1976 · 1 votes
TV8.3FamilyThe White Horses is a 1965 television series co-produced by RTV Ljubljana of Yugoslavia and German TV. Young teenage horse fan Julka spends her holidays at the Lipizza Stud Farm run by her Uncle Dimitrij.
TVComedy