Fritz Eckhardt

Austrian actor

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Fritz Eckhardt as chief inspector Marek in the television series Tatort

Fritz Eckhardt (born Linz, 30 November 1907; died Klosterneuburg, 31 December 1995) was an Austrian actor, director, and writer. He is remembered for playing the lead role as chief inspector Marek in the Österreichischer Rundfunk version of the detective series Tatort . He also played cabaret and wrote numerous theatre plays and film scripts.

Partial filmography

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The Last Enemy (1938)
Singende Engel (1947) - Bürgermeister von Liechtenthal (uncredited)
Hin und her [de] (1948) - Präsident von Bagatello
The Angel with the Trumpet (1948)
Nothing But Coincidence (1949)
Der Schuß durchs Fenster (1950)
Die Mitternachtsvenus (1951)
Der Fünfminutenvater (1951) - Der Wirt
Adventure in Vienna (1952) - Portier im Goldenen Löwen
Abenteuer im Schloss (1952)
Starfish (1952) - Weber
Heute nacht passiert's (1953) - Studienrat Krickau
Ich und meine Frau [de] (1953)
Ein tolles Früchtchen [de] (1953) - Department store boss
The Last Bridge (1954) - Tilleke
Bruder Martin [de] (1954) - Herr Malzl
Marriage Sanitarium (1955) - Herr Rübsam
His Daughter is Called Peter (1955) - Gendarmeriebeamter
Sarajevo (1955) - Prof. Weissbacher
Pulverschnee nach Übersee (1956) - Mister Frank Jones
A Woman Who Knows What She Wants (1958) - Arpad Kelemen - Direktor 'Apollo'-Theater
Solang' die Sterne glüh'n (1958) - Otto Runkelmann, Großmolkereibesitzer
So ein Millionär hat's schwer (1958) - Wirt Napoleon
Labyrinth (1959) - Khan
Die schöne Lügnerin [de] (1959) - (uncredited)
The Man Who Walked Through the Wall (1959) - Gefängnisdirektor
Adorable Arabella (1959) - Hill, Bierbrauer
The Good Soldier Schweik (1960) - Robert Wendler
Mal drunter – mal drüber (1960) - Direktor Hummel
Almost Angels (1962) - Father Fiala
Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
Charley's Aunt (1963) - August Sallmann
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color : The Waltz King [de] (1963, TV Series) - Haslinger
DM-Killer [de] (1965) - Mr. Colloway
Kurzer Prozess (1967) - Raimond Höfler
The Reverend Turns a Blind Eye (1971) - Bischof
Trouble with Trixie (1972) - Wiesinger sen.
Der selige Herr aus dem Parlament (1976) - Bach
Tafelspitz [de] (1994) - Chef der Kochschule (final film role)