Franz Suhrada

Franz Suhrada (born 26 June 1954) is an Austrian actor.

Life and career Born in Vienna, Suhrada completed a professional development as an industrial clerk before entering the in Vienna at the age of 19. He had his first stage engagement in 1975 - still during his training - at the Theater der Courage, which is now part of the . For his performance in The Iron Ones by , he received the Critics' Prize in the same year. In 1976, he gave up his original profession and became a full-time actor. Various engagements as a theatre actor took him to Salzburg, Berlin, Hamburg, Prague, Dessau and Leipzig, among other places.

He became known to Austrian television audiences primarily through his role as policeman Schreyvogel in the ORF TV series Kottan ermittelt. He also appeared in the series Tohuwabohu, Ein echter Wiener geht nicht unter and Die Alpensaga. In the series Cafe Lotto, he played a waiter for 13 years.

He also does voice-overs for commercials and audio books. Among the audio books he has narrated are Wiener Schmankerln and two Kottan episodes published as audio books (Hartlgasse 16a and Der Geburtstag). Suhrada's most recent performances include Der Hausfreund by Eugène Marin Labiche at the (2005), at the in The Flea in the Ear by Georges Feydeau (2007) and The Imaginary Invalid by Molière (2007/2008), several times in major roles, directed by at the Stadttheater Berndorf and the Komödienspiele Mödling as well as at the in Die Eisernen by Aldo Nicolaj. In 2010, he appeared in the feature film .

TV serials 1978: Die Alpensaga 1978–1983: Kottan ermittelt 1986: Tatort: Tatort: Der Tod des Tänzers 1988: Der Leihopa 1993: Die Leute von St. Benedikt 1994: Tohuwabohu 1996: Spiel des Lebens 2006: SOKO Donau