Johann Sklenka
Biography
Johann Sklenka (March 5, 1911 – August 5, 1983) was an Austrian composer, cabaret artist, actor, and director. He studied music at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and at the Vienna Music Academy, alongside training in acting. Sklenka worked extensively on stage, particularly in cabaret and small theatre productions in Austria and abroad, including Vienna’s Kabarett ABC. From 1956 onward, he was active at the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) as a composer and director, contributing to radio and television productions.
Known For & Full Filmography8 Titles
Movie - 1974, 2h 15m • as Professor Sternheim
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.
Movie - 1971, 2h 15m • as Matrose
A ship, a bus, a pastor, a businessman and a lot of alcohol.
Movie - 1977, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A beautiful blonde bitten by Count Dracula 100 years previously is unearthed in Vienna, and soon she goes on a killing spree.
Movie - 1969, 2h 15m • as Hieronymus Zipfl
Young photographer Andy is commissioned to take advertising photographs of the film star Hanna Peters. She is on holiday, and to his confusion and bewilderment Andy finds that her twin sister works in Hanna's hotel. The comedy of errors that arises keeps Andy on tenterhooks until he finds his true love in sister Renate.
Movie - 1963, 2h 15m • as Hermann, Eisenbahner
Karl Bockerer is a Viennese original. He survives the ‘great times’ – to his own dismay his birthday is on the same day as the one of the “Führer” – by pretending to be more stupid than he really is, and uncovers, over and over again, the hypocrisy and the uptightness of the epic nonsense in his milieu by means of real and phony naivety. Where Schweijk made a mockery of the ruling system by being a presumptive follower, the Viennese butcher strives against the tide. And he is not alone, has family and friends. His personal braveness protects him neither from the rebellion in his own house, nor from the horrors of total war…
Movie - 1973, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Vienna, a few days before the shots in Sarajevo which would trigger what was first called the Great, later simply the First World War: Job seekers from the crown lands flock to the capital of the empire in search of a better life, even if it's the factory hell . A new social class is growing faster and faster, the city overflows with the poor, lower-class workers and the unemployed. Labor fighters can be heard louder, better, clearer, every day. The nobility strongly suspects its end.
Movie - 1954, 2h 15m • as Chemiker bei Kestranek
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1975, 2h 15m • as Wassermann
A naive innkeeper arrives from the Alps into town to investigate his shady investor only to discover that he owns a sex shop. Needing money for a good cause, he and his sons join in. However, his partner is actually a diamond smuggler.