Franz Muxeneder

Acting

Franz Muxeneder

Born — Died

1920-10-19 — 1988-01-03

Place of birth

Salzburg, Austria

Known for

Acting

Credits

84 titles

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-Famil…

Known for

Derrick poster
6.0

Derrick 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

Großstadtrevier poster
6.0

Follow the everyday work of a fictional police station on the Kiez of Hamburg.

Großstadtrevier

1986

Dalli Dalli poster
9.3

No synopsis available yet.

Dalli Dalli

1971

No artwork available
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Zum blauen Bock

1957

Das Kriminalmuseum poster
8.0

Das 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

Master Eder and his Pumuckl poster
7.5

Pumuckl 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.

Master Eder and his Pumuckl

1982

Film credits

1970s · 21 titles

The Countess Died of Laughter poster
3.7

A man goes to a convent with exciting news, one of the nuns is an heir to a fortune! The man causes the nuns to become obsessed with him as he tries to find the right heir.

The Countess Died of Laughter

1973

Crime and Passion poster
7.0

Financier 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.

Crime and Passion

1976

2069: A Sex Odyssey poster
4.2

Five 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.

2069: A Sex Odyssey

1974

There's No Sex Like Snow Sex poster
3.8

A load of excited female winter vacationers travel to the Bavarian mountains. It's going to be a turbulent time for the funny little fat director from Berlin and the other passengers. The ladies have planned for this, traveling without husbands - in the hope of finding more than a full replacement among the local lads. And none of them are disappointed, although the innkeeper is keen to ensure that his establishment remains respectable.

There's No Sex Like Snow Sex

1974

The Pussy in the Bathhouse poster
3.5

Three Bavarians travel to Bangkok, allegedly to start exporting German beer there. But the local vicar hears that they only go there to have fun and follow them to watch over them.

The Pussy in the Bathhouse

1976

How Sweet Is Her Valley poster
3.4

Heidi 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.

How Sweet Is Her Valley

1973

Superbug, the Wild One poster
6.0

Jimmy Bondi and his miracle yellow VW Beetle Dudu are asked by their boyfriend Aldo to support him at a car show in Liverpool. After the show it turns out that the organizer Ivan Leskovich made off with the proceeds. Dudu and his friends give chase. Leskovich's trail leads via London to Switzerland, but thanks to Jimmy's lack of navigational skills, the friends first end up in Portugal...

Superbug, the Wild One

1973

Love 'n' Leather Pants poster
3.0

Rosemarie, called Rosi, and her colleague Uli have worked as waitresses in a strip club in downtown Munich. Now the disused shop has been closed by the police for reasons of custom and decency.

Love 'n' Leather Pants

1979

Zwei Kumpel in Tirol poster
4.2

Willy 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

Liebesgrüße aus der Lederhose poster
5.0

A comedy directed by Franz Marischka.

Liebesgrüße aus der Lederhose

1973

Das Lustschloss im Spessart poster
4.3

Geiersberg Castle in Spessart is a popular hotel for married couples and lovers. The buxom landlady isn't averse to anything and even the quirky valet Beppo takes what he can get. It is also interesting to note that the last count and countess, who were summoned to their ancestors at a very young age, still haunt the halls. A special attraction for visitors is the nearby spa station of the shepherd Astloch, whose cures have a very invigorating effect on certain parts of the body. In the Spessart, people not only sing and rob, but also indulge in physical pleasures.

Das Lustschloss im Spessart

1978

Has Anybody Seen My Pants? poster
2.5

Mr. 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.

Has Anybody Seen My Pants?

1975

Hey Marie, ich brauch mehr Schlaf - Auf ins blaukarierte Himmelbett poster
2.8

About a village gone mad about a suspected treasure and about antagonistic neighbours and their decidely less antagonistic offspring.

Hey Marie, ich brauch mehr Schlaf - Auf ins blaukarierte Himmelbett

1974

Drei Männer im Schnee poster
8.0

This film adaptation of Erich Kästner's book is about a millionaire who wants to travel to a hotel under a false name and test how "normal people" are treated. The hotel staff receive a warning, but mistake another man for the fake millionaire and treat him like God in France, while he doesn't feel the slightest bit of even luxurious treatment

Drei Männer im Schnee

1974

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Schnee-Treiben

1971

Schwarzwaldfahrt aus Liebeskummer poster
5.3

The young architect Hannes Cremer wants to forget all professional stress on his grandfather's Black Forest farm. He falls in love with the student Renate, but her romance is thwarted by Hannes' beloved admirer Janine. When Renate disappears, Hannes and his friend Uwe find so many surprises. Music comedy with Roy Black.

Schwarzwaldfahrt aus Liebeskummer

1974

East Meets West in Bed poster
4.6

A Russian official and his three female coworkers are mistaken for a pimp and his three prostitutes.

East Meets West in Bed

1973

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Leiche gesucht

1971

Einer spinnt immer poster
7.0

Master baker Haase travels to Vienna to see a notary regarding an inheritance. There, he meets Clarisse, who immediately wants to relieve him of the unexpected windfall. So she persuades Haase to travel to Venice, abandons him, and disappears with the last of the inheritance. Fearing the impending marital dispute, Haase feigns amnesia and ends up in a psychiatric institution.

Einer spinnt immer

1971

Morgen fällt die Schule aus poster
5.2

Pepe 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

Ich denk', mich tritt ein Pferd poster
8.0

After a successful year as a businesswoman, Munich boutique owner Marianne Neuhaus decides to go on holiday. On the way to Hannes Kleebauer's horse stud in Austria, she meets the likeable blonde Danish woman Lil, who gives her a lift in her car. Kleebauer is a handsome, middle-aged man and widowed. He would like to get married again, but his jealous, underage daughter Christl is rebellious and has nothing better to do than scare off any potential marriage candidates as subtly as possible. And so, as expected, Marianne and Lil don't have an easy time of it when they arrive at Kleebauer's horse farm.

Ich denk', mich tritt ein Pferd

1975

1960s · 18 titles

Der brave Soldat Schwejk poster
6.6

When 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

Lucky, the Inscrutable poster
4.9

An 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.

Lucky, the Inscrutable

1967

House of Pleasure poster
4.6

Susanna 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.

House of Pleasure

1969

Sexy Susan Sins Again poster
3.5

The 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.

Sexy Susan Sins Again

1968

Lausbubengeschichten poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Lausbubengeschichten

1964

The Sweet Sins of Sexy Susan poster
3.6

The 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.

The Sweet Sins of Sexy Susan

1967

The Laws of War poster
6.5

During WW2, in a Nazi-occupied country, a local partisan blows-up a German military train, prompting the Germans to take civilian hostages to be shot if the culprit doesn't surrender before a deadline.

The Laws of War

1961

Schweik's Years of Indiscretion poster
7.4

Shortly 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.

Schweik's Years of Indiscretion

1964

Congress of Love poster
4.0

Vienna 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.

Congress of Love

1966

The Gypsy Baron poster
8.0

The young Sandor comes to Timisoara and immediately takes on the pig farmer Zsupan to help the gypsy girl Saffi. As a result, he has bad cards when he spontaneously falls in love with Zsupan's daughter Arsena. In the castle of the Barinkays, which fell in Ungande, Sandor meets a group of gypsies. The old Czipra realizes that Sandor is the son of the Barinkays. Sandor is looking for the family treasure and has to choose between Arsena and Saffi.

The Gypsy Baron

1962

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Das Dorf ohne Moral

1961

Happy-End am Wolfgangsee poster
3.7

Seduction has to be learned: One orders a harem to his hotel to prove that only she is the one. The other slips into boy's clothes to stand her ground. Handsome hotelier James Sander is idolized by pretty girls and earns a lot of money on the side. But the girls are a thorn in the side of his tax consultant Hilde. She has fallen in love with the attractive bachelor and has worked out a perfect plan to win James' heart. Mike's band has also arrived at his hotel. Sweet Bibi slips there into the role of her sick brother, trying to keep the secret of her womanhood and stand her ground as a drummer. Her game of hide-and-seek is in vain - because Mike is not the only one who has his eye on her. The turbulence in the hotel reaches its climax when hotel servant Pankraz smells a crime in James Bond style and stages the total confusion.

Happy-End am Wolfgangsee

1966

… denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol poster
5.6

Music student Susanne and her cousin Monika inherit an alpine pasture. They have no idea that their hut is being used by a gang of smugglers as a temporary storage facility. While Susanne and her friends use the paradisiacal place to celebrate and play music, the crooks try all sorts of tricks to get hold of their hot goods.

… denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol

1963

Otto ist auf Frauen scharf poster
3.6

No synopsis available yet.

Otto ist auf Frauen scharf

1968

Hauptmann - deine Sterne poster
8.0

Scammers in Bundeswehr uniforms fool a future garrison town.

Hauptmann - deine Sterne

1960

Kaiser Joseph und die Bahnwärterstochter poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kaiser Joseph und die Bahnwärterstochter

1963

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Der G'wissenswurm

1963

Und ewig knallen die Räuber poster
4.5

A meek tailor named Nickolaus decides to form a band of robbers to proof his manliness. Unfortunately he soon draws the attention of an actual gang-leader, Der Rote Rollo.

Und ewig knallen die Räuber

1962

1950s · 19 titles

Three Men in the Snow poster
7.5

The 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.

Three Men in the Snow

1955

The Trapp Family poster
6.8

A 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".

The Trapp Family

1956

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Unternehmen Edelweiß

1954

Seamen poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

Seamen

1957

Hoch droben auf dem Berg poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Hoch droben auf dem Berg

1957

Blocked paths poster
6.5

After committing a crime, four fugitives intend to cross the border just to find the roads are blocked.

Blocked paths

1955

Das Kreuz am Jägersteig poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Das Kreuz am Jägersteig

1954

Ja, ja, die Liebe in Tirol poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ja, ja, die Liebe in Tirol

1955

Unternehmen Schlafsack poster
10.0

During 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

Der kühne Schwimmer poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Der kühne Schwimmer

1957

Liebe, Mädchen und Soldaten poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Liebe, Mädchen und Soldaten

1958

Hanussen poster
8.0

In Germany during World War II, a well-known psychic decides to collaborate with the Nazis.

Hanussen

1955

Heimatland poster
6.0

Somewhere in the Salzburg mountains, young poacher Hans tries to conquer the heart of pretty schoolteacher Helga but is overthrown by forest warden Thomas. Krambambuli, the dog he once saved from being drowned, indirectly causes his death.

Heimatland

1955

Frauenarzt Dr. Bertram poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Frauenarzt Dr. Bertram

1957

Heiße Ernte poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Heiße Ernte

1956

Das Hirtenlied vom Kaisertal poster
7.0

With much hard work and effort, the Lechner farmer has built a substantial estate. As a wealthy landowner, he trusts that his son Jakob, a trained farmer, will continue to run the farm in his spirit. However, Jakob is an idealistic young man who does not share his father's ideas. The plan to marry him to Anni, the daughter of the wealthy Mayor Huber, is also met with little enthusiasm by Jakob, especially since he has fallen in love with the young and pretty dairymaid Liesl, whom he recently met on the mountain pasture. However, a penniless maid is not considered appropriate as a daughter-in-law by the strict patriarch. A serious argument ensues between Jakob and his father...

Das Hirtenlied vom Kaisertal

1956

Mikosch of the Secret Service poster
6.3

Bad Ischl is in a state of great excitement: the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, the Prussian Emperor, and the Russian Tsar are expected. But then plans to assassinate the heads of state become known. The Austro-Hungarian secret service deploys its "special unit": Mikosch and his helpers are to secretly neutralize the assassin...

Mikosch of the Secret Service

1959

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Zu Befehl, Frau Feldwebel

1956

No artwork available
9.0

The local council of the Bavarian village of Mooskirchen has ambitious plans for the small town. Mooskirchen is to become a tourist destination, but this requires money, because at the moment there is not even an access road to the highway, let alone such "attractions" as a spa or a swimming pool. When one day a letter arrives at the town hall informing the community that Mooskirchen has received a huge inheritance, all problems seem to be solved. However, the inheritance is a huge plantation in Africa, valuable but very far away. Ferdl Lechner, the mayor of Mooskirchen, decides to travel to Africa with his friend Karl Köpfle to officially take possession of the inheritance. First of all, they go to Hamburg. The two rustic Bavarians want to enjoy life in the big city for a while, but the two provincials are not up to this kind of jungle.

Zwei Bayern in St. Pauli

1956

Series credits

Derrick poster
6.0

Derrick 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

Großstadtrevier poster
6.0

Follow the everyday work of a fictional police station on the Kiez of Hamburg.

Großstadtrevier

1986

Dalli Dalli poster
9.3

No synopsis available yet.

Dalli Dalli

1971

Dalli Dalli poster
9.3

No synopsis available yet.

Dalli Dalli

1971

No artwork available
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Zum blauen Bock

1957

Das Kriminalmuseum poster
8.0

Das 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

Das Kriminalmuseum poster
8.0

Das 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

Das Kriminalmuseum poster
8.0

Das 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

Master Eder and his Pumuckl poster
7.5

Pumuckl 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.

Master Eder and his Pumuckl

1982

Weißblaue Geschichten poster
9.5

No synopsis available yet.

Weißblaue Geschichten

1984

Dem Täter auf der Spur poster
10.0

Dem Täter auf der Spur is a German television series.

Dem Täter auf der Spur

1967

Berliner Weiße mit Schuß poster
9.3

Berliner Weiße mit Schuß is a German television series.

Berliner Weiße mit Schuß

1984

Klimbim poster
6.1

A German sketch comedy show that prioritises provocative absurdity above all else.

Klimbim

1973

Der Kurier der Kaiserin poster
9.0

Der Kurier der Kaiserin is a German Television series.

Der Kurier der Kaiserin

1970

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Zwischenmahlzeit

1963

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Wie würden Sie entscheiden?

1974

Der Andro-Jäger poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Der Andro-Jäger

1982

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Zwickelbach & Co

1976

Luftsprünge poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Luftsprünge

1969

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Heiße Wickel - kalte Güsse

1984

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Die Perle – Aus dem Tagebuch einer Hausgehilfin

1969

The White Horses poster
8.3

The 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.

The White Horses

1966

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Schwarzer Peter

1970

… und die Tuba bläst der Huber poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

… und die Tuba bläst der Huber

1980