Acting
Erwin Leder
Born 1951-07-30
St. Pölten, Austria
Department: Acting
Biography
Erwin Alois Robert Leder (born 30 July 1951 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria) is an Austrian actor. He is best known for his role as Chief Mechanic Johann in Das Boot, a 1981 feature film directed by Wolfgang Petersen about a mission of one World War II U-boat and its crew. In 2003, Leder appeared as the lycan scientist Singe in the gothic horror/action film Underworld. He reprised his role in the sequel in a brief cameo as a corpse.
Known For
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Schindler's List
1993
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Underworld
2003
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Das Boot
1981
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The Three Musketeers
1993
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Scene of the Crime
1970
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Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
1996
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Inspector Rex
1994
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Angst
1983
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Polizeiruf 110
1971
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Taxidermia
2006
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (87 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Rock ‘n’ Roll Ringo | Father Petrus | Movie | 2024 |
| Crazy Roads | Dr. Droschan | Movie | 2024 | |
 | First Snow of Summer | Herr Schwab | Movie | 2023 |
 | Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story | Self - Das Boot Actor | Movie | 2021 |
| Wie viele bist du ? | Frank Fester | Movie | 2020 | |
| At the Back of the Screen | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2020 | |
 | Portae Infernales | Inspector Faber | Movie | 2019 |
 | Goliath96 | Straßenprediger | Movie | 2019 |
 | Ungehorsam | Monsignore | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Chronicles of Melanie | Jakob | Movie | 2016 |
 | The White Snake | Friedrich | Movie | 2015 |
 | Carl Andersens Underground der Liebe | himself | Movie | 2015 |
 | PPPasolini | Pasolini | Movie | 2015 |
 | PPPasolini Epilog | Pasolini | Movie | 2015 |
 | Aribert Reimann: Lear | Actor (Fool) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Voices | director of orchestra | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Burrow | Penner | Movie | 2014 |
 | CopStories | Professor Wagenstein | TV Series | 2013 |
| Beim Feicht | Self | TV Series | 2013 | |
| Das schlafende Mädchen | Knitter | Movie | 2013 | |
 | The Legacy of the Siren | Diener Hettenheim | Movie | 2012 |
| Katharsis | Sigfried Lugman | Movie | 2010 | |
 | Der Atem des Himmels | Ernas Vater | Movie | 2010 |
 | Da wo wir zu Hause sind | Postler Louis | Movie | 2009 |
| L`amour toujours | Pygor | Movie | 2009 | |
| Spielzeugland Endstation | Killer | Movie | 2009 | |
 | Da wo die Freundschaft zählt | Postler Lois | Movie | 2007 |
 | Trick or Treaters | Coachman (voice) | Movie | 2007 |
 | Da wo es noch Treue gibt | Postler Lois | Movie | 2007 |
 | Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross | Soldat | Movie | 2007 |
| Gay Hell at Dante Café | Talking Vampire | Movie | 2007 | |
 | Taxidermia | Krisztián | Movie | 2006 |
 | Prisoners | Tankwart | Movie | 2006 |
 | Da wo das Glück beginnt | Postler Lois | Movie | 2006 |
 | Klimt | Male Nurse | Movie | 2006 |
 | 8 x 45 | Igor | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Vienna Crime Squad | Josef Birkmayer | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Happy End. | Vater | Movie | 2005 |
 | Underworld | Singe | Movie | 2003 |
| Blond: Eva Blond! | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2002 | |
 | Der Wannsee-Mörder | Kalle | Movie | 2002 |
 | Drehkreuz Airport | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2001 |
 | White Cherries | Orlando | Movie | 2000 |
 | Der Feuerteufel - Flammen des Todes | Anrufer | Movie | 1999 |
 | Schande | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1999 |
 | Happy End | Sargtischler | Movie | 1999 |
 | HeliCops - Einsatz über Berlin | Novak | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Tierarzt Dr. Engel | Toni Bertsch | TV Series | 1998 |
| Tierarzt Dr. Engel | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Debt of Love | German Policeman | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Unfish | Gendarm Hermann | Movie | 1997 |
| The German Bronx | Kolja | TV Series | 1997 | |
| Der Wald | Stuppacher | Movie | 1997 | |
 | Die Superbullen | Guftler | Movie | 1997 |
 | OP ruft Dr. Bruckner | Dr. Arno Seibt | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police | Harro | TV Series | 1996 |
| Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police | Django | TV Series | 1996 |
| Mona M. - Mit den Waffen einer Frau | Norbert Höfel | TV Series | 1996 | |
 | Die Straßen von Berlin | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1995 |
| Internationale Zone | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1995 | |
 | Inspector Rex | Museumsführer | TV Series | 1994 |
| Inspector Rex | Patient | TV Series | 1994 |
| 1945 | Priest | Movie | 1994 | |
 | The Knickerbocker Gang: The Talking Grave | Rudolfo Conté | Movie | 1994 |
| So I Sleepwalk in Broad Daylight | o.A. | Movie | 1994 | |
 | Schindler's List | SS Waffen Officer | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Three Musketeers | Peasant | Movie | 1993 |
 | Krücke | Betrunkener | Movie | 1993 |
| Calafati Joe | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1991 | |
| Sehnsüchte oder Es ist alles unheimlich leicht | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1991 | |
| Im Dunstkreis | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1991 | |
 | Eis | Sandor | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Mortal Fortune | Assistent | Movie | 1989 |
 | Intime Distanzen | Peter | Movie | 1986 |
 | Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie | Sterbender Soldat | Movie | 1985 |
 | Das Boot | Obermaschinist Johann | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Der Fahnder | Klaus Diehl | TV Series | 1984 |
| Tod eines Lesenden | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 | |
 | Angst | Psychopath | Movie | 1983 |
| Herrenjahre | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 | |
 | The Last Revenge | Weltkenner | Movie | 1982 |
 | Das Boot | Johann 'Das Gespenst' | Movie | 1981 |
 | Feuer! | Ferdinand | Movie | 1979 |
 | Der Einstand | Fritz Berger | Movie | 1977 |
 | Polizeiruf 110 | Georges Bottequin | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Scene of the Crime | Rabe | TV Series | 1970 |
| Shimmer | Bauer | Movie | — |