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Johannes Silberschneider

Date of birth: 1958-12-13

Place of birth: Mautern, Austria

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Johannes Silberschneider

Biography

Johannes Silberschneider (born 13 December 1958 in Styria, Austria), is an Austrian actor. He studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar. He has appeared in many films and TV films and serials. His motion picture appearances include in The Red Violin (1998), Desperados On the Block (2009), Mahler On the Couch (2010) and Luisa Sanfelice (2004). Television credits include the role of Johannes Kleiman in Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001), and Kreuzfeuer (1997) in which he played Lamoth. Source: Article "Johannes Silberschneider" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movie Credits

Why Not You
1.3

Why Not You

2021-10-07

Mario, a young dancer living in a small village has to face the loss of his beloved best friend Lenz

God Does Not Believe in Us Anymore
3.5

God Does Not Believe in Us Anymore

1982-05-16

After his father is murdered by the Nazis in 1938, a young Viennese Jew named Ferry Tobler flees to

Im Schatten der Angst - Du sollst nicht lügen
3

Im Schatten der Angst - Du sollst nicht lügen

2023-02-19

A man is murdered on a remote riverbank, and a young woman confesses to the murder to the police tha

The Castle
3

The Castle

1997-09-06

When land surveyor K arrives at a small village that houses a castle, local authorities refuse to al

The Red Violin
3.7

The Red Violin

1998-11-13

300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 168

Man kann nicht alles haben
2.8

Man kann nicht alles haben

2021-12-08

When Graz lawyer Brigitte learns that her only daughter Anna-Lena not only wants to marry a man deca

MA 2412 - Die Staatsdiener
3.4

MA 2412 - Die Staatsdiener

2003-12-25

The film deals with questions that have long tormented us: Who was the first civil servant? How has

Santa Fe
4

Santa Fe

1987-01-01

After arriving in 1940 New York, Freddy struggles to find work. His world of refugee acquaintances i

Mahler on the Couch
2.6

Mahler on the Couch

2010-06-24

Alma Mahler's affair with the young architect Walter Gropius sets in motion a marital drama that for

For a Moment, Freedom
2.9

For a Moment, Freedom

2008-08-29

Centers on a group of weary Middle Eastern refugees who have made their way to Turkey to apply for E

Frantz
3.7

Frantz

2016-09-07

In the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a myster

Uns trennt das Leben
3.5

Uns trennt das Leben

2012-02-17

The tragic death of the six-year-old Tine joins the fates for three families: The eight-year-old Dav

Herrenjahre
0

Herrenjahre

1983-01-01

During his apprenticeship, Bruno Melzer is still full of hope that he will one day be able to escape

Zwerg Nase
2.9

Zwerg Nase

2008-09-21

German TV adaptation of Wilhelm Hauff‘s fairy tale “Dwarf Nose“.

Ruby Red
3.5

Ruby Red

2013-03-14

On her 16th birthday, Gwendolyn Shepherd finds out that instead of her cousin, she has inherited a r

Spaghetti für zwei
0

Spaghetti für zwei

2011-05-06

Likeable but lonely Finn is on his way to lunch. The outside world is already lurking menacingly, be

Die Ehre der Strizzis
2.5

Die Ehre der Strizzis

2000-01-01

A crime comedy directed by Peter Weck. The movie follows "Geliebte Gegner" (1998).

Geliebte Gegner
2.5

Geliebte Gegner

1998-01-01

A crime comedy directed by Peter Weck. The movie was followed by "Die Ehre der Strizzis" (2000).

Küss die Hand, Krüger
1.2

Küss die Hand, Krüger

2018-03-10

Paul Krüger and his drinking mates can't accept their beer pub "Flachbau", reaching its 25th jubilee

Delirium
2.9

Delirium

2019-08-30

A psychiatrist should assess the guilt of a woman abuser.

Zores
0

Zores

2006-08-30

The Great World Theatre - Salzburg and Its Festival
0

The Great World Theatre - Salzburg and Its Festival

2020-08-02

A documentary about how the Salzburger Festspiele came to be and evolved almost 100 years ago.

Alles Schwindel
2.3

Alles Schwindel

2013-02-27

The catastrophe is perfect: Gustav Klimt's world-famous "kiss" was stolen from the museum. What is a

Bad Fucking
2.7

Bad Fucking

2013-12-20

Because of its name, the small Austrian town of Bad F* is a tourist attraction—until a landslide cut

False Freedom
3.1

False Freedom

2014-02-15

The name "Voss" is given to a high-ranking Nazi criminal who flees from Germany to South America aft

Sleeping with a Tiger
3.1

Sleeping with a Tiger

2024-04-12

Sleeping with a Tiger is a hybrid film about the Austrian painter Maria Lassnig. A film about her st

Jew Suss: Rise and Fall
2.5

Jew Suss: Rise and Fall

2010-09-23

This intricate historical drama tells the story of actor Ferdinand Marian (Tobias Moretti), who is o

Kaspar Hauser
3

Kaspar Hauser

1993-09-11

In May 1828, a feral boy aged around 16 was found in Nuremberg. Kaspar Hauser, as he is called, can

Lüg weiter, Liebling
2.6

Lüg weiter, Liebling

2010-05-03

"Hape" Wegener is an old hippie and has a lot of debts. At the cemetery he happens to meet the widow

Die göttliche Sophie
3

Die göttliche Sophie

2009-09-03

Pastor Jens Steffensen is actually a dyed-in-the-wool northerner. However, at the request of his old

Henri 4
2.8

Henri 4

2010-03-04

A wide-ranging, energetic period piece tracing the rise of the Protestant Henry of Navarre as he goe

Männerpension
2.6

Männerpension

1996-01-31

A support program brings the two convicts Gerd and Steinbock into the care of women. There they are

Ein Leben für die Steiermark. Die Czernys und das Werden des Landes
0

Ein Leben für die Steiermark. Die Czernys und das Werden des Landes

2018-09-04

Rommel
3.1

Rommel

2012-11-01

The story of the final seven months in the life of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.

Beauty and the Beast
2.6

Beauty and the Beast

2012-08-06

German/Austrian TV adaptation of the famous fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast“. There is only one wa

Letzter Saibling - Der vierte Altaussee-Krimi
4.5

Letzter Saibling - Der vierte Altaussee-Krimi

2023-10-28

In this gruesome case, the likeable village policeman, Franz Gasperlmaier, needs particularly strong

Jedermann auf der Weltbühne – 100 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele
0

Jedermann auf der Weltbühne – 100 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele

2020-07-30

Die Fernsehsaga – Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte
0

Die Fernsehsaga – Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte

1995-01-01

Liebe zartbitter
2.8

Liebe zartbitter

2003-07-25

After the dashing Bavarian Lena Mayerhofer catches her future husband having a fling with her brides

Mutig in die neuen Zeiten - Im Reich der Reblaus
2.8

Mutig in die neuen Zeiten - Im Reich der Reblaus

2005-10-26

Austria in the mid-1950s. Seamstress Elfi Redlich and her two children are about to emigrate to Amer

Gott schützt die Liebenden
2.3

Gott schützt die Liebenden

2008-11-10

The daily confrontation with the darkest abysses of the human soul has turned war reporter Paul Holl

Mutig in die neuen Zeiten – Nur keine Wellen
0.5

Mutig in die neuen Zeiten – Nur keine Wellen

2006-10-26

October 1960. Nineteen-year-old Charlie tries his luck as a rock 'n' roll musician on the Reeperbahn

Helen, Fred und Ted
1.8

Helen, Fred und Ted

2006-09-13

Psychotherapist Fred Czerny is finding it difficult to retire. So he shares his busy practice in Mun

Todsünde
2.9

Todsünde

2008-11-24

Silentium
3.6

Silentium

2004-09-24

A man who accused a catholic bishop of abusing him when he was a child dies in the Austrian city Sal

Hirngespinster
2.8

Hirngespinster

2014-10-09

Simon falls head over heels in love with pretty and quick-witted Verena. When his father, who suffer

Die göttliche Sophie - Das Findelkind
1.5

Die göttliche Sophie - Das Findelkind

2011-04-14

A baby is abandoned in the village church of Fischbach. While Pastor Steffensen wants to take the le

Hunters in the Snow
2.5

Hunters in the Snow

2000-01-11

The protagonist, Franz, copies the paintings of old masters. He slowly loses his sense of reality, r

Franziskas Gespür für Männer
2.5

Franziskas Gespür für Männer

2006-11-13

Franziska sees police recovering a dead body and recognizes the woman as the one who had her make-up

Liebe und andere Gefahren
0

Liebe und andere Gefahren

2009-03-16

Franziska does not understand where Tom is. During their trip together, he disappears without a trac

The Harmonists
3.3

The Harmonists

1997-12-25

Comedian Harmonists tells the story of a famous, German male sextet, five vocals and piano, the "Com

Rendezvous mit dem Teufel
0

Rendezvous mit dem Teufel

1999-09-17

Love Your Female Neighbor!
3.5

Love Your Female Neighbor!

1998-12-24

Two young and attractive social workers/nuns bring fresh air into a city missionary station, but are

The Girl of Your Dreams
3.2

The Girl of Your Dreams

1998-11-13

A company of Spanish movie makers leaves Franco's Spain and moves to Hitler's Germany to make a film

Jacks Baby
2.5

Jacks Baby

1999-10-17

Jud Süß – Ein Film als Verbrechen?
0

Jud Süß – Ein Film als Verbrechen?

2001-09-26

"The blood of millions of people hangs on this film" wrote the newspapers in 1949, when the trial of

Letzte Bootsfahrt
0

Letzte Bootsfahrt

2022-10-15

Village policeman Gasperlmaier has a tough time in his third case. He's immediately summoned from a

Etwas am Herzen
0

Etwas am Herzen

1994-01-01

A tectonic displacement at the centre of a large family. No member of the family stays clear of the

Emerald Green
3.5

Emerald Green

2016-07-07

Emerald Green is the stunning conclusion to Kerstin Gier's Ruby Red Trilogy, picking up where Sapphi

Life Eternal
3.5

Life Eternal

2015-03-05

Brenner returns to Graz, the city where he grew up. When confronted with his old friends, his former

Hanna's Sleeping Dogs
2.5

Hanna's Sleeping Dogs

2016-06-09

When Johanna's blind grandmother Ruth tells her the secret about their Jewish past, the “sleeping do

Midsommar Stories
1

Midsommar Stories

1999-01-01

Tells the stories of a few people who are driven by different dreams, needs, and fears. At some poin

Willkommen in Wien
2.3

Willkommen in Wien

2010-12-25

For months, the corrupt Viennese policeman Albert Schuh unsuccessfully investigates the murder case

The Pearl Color
3.4

The Pearl Color

2009-01-08

In the early 1930s, ten-year-old Alexander is determined to win his school's painting competition to

Kreuzfeuer
3

Kreuzfeuer

1997-01-01

Mein Vater, meine Frau und meine Geliebte
1.3

Mein Vater, meine Frau und meine Geliebte

2004-10-16

Great feelings about a selfless young doctor on the wrong path of passion: On the eve of the First W

Concert for Alice
2.5

Concert for Alice

1985-01-01

Even with good acting, pleasant music, and artistic photography, this "love-boat" story of romance i

Heaven
0

Heaven

2006-01-12

Niemandsland
0

Niemandsland

1991-10-25

After Hick returns from America, he finds himself in no man's land: his station in Last Valley has b

Einmal leben
0

Einmal leben

2000-01-09

Bride of the Wind
1.9

Bride of the Wind

2001-06-08

A biopic of Alma Mahler, the wife of composer Gustav Mahler (as well as Walter Gropius and Franz Wer

Jedermann
0

Jedermann

2013-07-28

Since 1920, "Jedermann," "The Play of the Rich Man's Death" by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, has been perfo

Der Täter
0

Der Täter

2010-04-10

Jakob Kisch loves Impressionist art. Therefore, the coach driver leads a double life as a gentleman

Copy Shop
3.5

Copy Shop

2001-01-26

Wordless story about a man who awakes in his bed wearing his clothes (including a check vest). He ri

Der Bestseller - Wiener Blut
1.5

Der Bestseller - Wiener Blut

2004-02-04

Just when bestselling author Leo Leitner was awarded an Austrian literary prize, a mysterious death

Regentage
1.3

Regentage

2002-06-26

After nearly two decades of wedded bliss, Rosemarie and Hubert Haller's marriage is a shambles. Whil

Zwölfeläuten
0.5

Zwölfeläuten

2001-10-21

A village in Styria, Austria, 1945. A troop of the elderly, the lame, and the village idiots roams t

Hamlet_X
2.1

Hamlet_X

2003-06-21

A great mosaic, a labyrinth of scenes, dialogue splinters, interviews, portraits of people surroundi

Mutig in die neuen Zeiten - Alles anders
0

Mutig in die neuen Zeiten - Alles anders

2008-05-01

1974, the year of the oil crisis and car-free day. Things are going haywire for the Redlich and Berk

Werner and the Wizard of Booze
3.3

Werner and the Wizard of Booze

1990-11-29

Comic artist Brösel trades a magic pen that helps him come up with funny stories for the promise to

Charm's Incidents
3.3

Charm's Incidents

1996-10-03

Humourous interpretation of the poems and writings of Soviet dadaist Daniil Charms. These are organi

Maria Mafiosi
2.9

Maria Mafiosi

2017-06-15

Policewoman Maria Moosandl and her lover Rocco Pacelli are expecting offspring. Unfortunately, the f

Drei Herren
2.2

Drei Herren

1998-11-20

Dölken, Ivo and Sichel, three amiable and harmless inmates of a mental asylum are off to spend the s

Leaf and Blossom - The Inheritance
3.3

Leaf and Blossom - The Inheritance

2004-04-14

Aunty Agatha has passed away at a healthy ninety years. She had known all along, that her family wan

The Garden
2.3

The Garden

2017-10-26

In the summer of 1976, a shared family yard becomes the setting, as the adults bicker over selling t

Tigermännchen sucht Tigerweibchen
1.9

Tigermännchen sucht Tigerweibchen

2003-07-12

Reluctantly, Rüdiger and Marlene agree to a blind date and, to their surprise, they hit it off strai

Böses Erwachen
2

Böses Erwachen

2010-04-19

The wealthy Birgit Amberg is married to Frederik and finances a car showroom for her husband. When B

Die Unbedingten
0

Die Unbedingten

2009-10-30

Gigantic
3.8

Gigantic

1999-09-30

The Hamburg friends Walter, Ricco and Floyd take each day as it comes between the estates of tower b

The Wagner-Clan
1.8

The Wagner-Clan

2015-10-23

After the death of genius Richard Wagner his wife Cosima fights for his legacy even against the will

The Serbian Girl
0

The Serbian Girl

1991-01-31

The naive 18 year old Dobrila leaves her little Serbian village to travel to Hamburg, Germany, where

Jetzt bringen wir unsere Männer um
1

Jetzt bringen wir unsere Männer um

2001-11-07

Two humiliated wives decide to kill their husbands - each other's. But despite an ingenious plan, th

Krücke
3.5

Krücke

1993-01-22

The turmoil of the last days of the war. 13-year-old Tom loses his mother while on the run. In Vienn

Es wird etwas geschehen
0

Es wird etwas geschehen

2003-11-01

Agnieszka
2.8

Agnieszka

2014-10-10

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" is the life motto of 30-year-old Agnieszka. After serving f

Im Namen des Herrn
0.5

Im Namen des Herrn

2003-12-29

Die letzte Grenze
0

Die letzte Grenze

2012-02-13

While ageing border guard Alfred tries to save his now redundant border from demolition, Cupid's arr

Picasso in Munich
0

Picasso in Munich

1997-01-01

In this surrealist film director Picasso can awaken from the dead. He steals a paintings painted by

Schnellschuß
1.5

Schnellschuß

1995-11-25

Sapphire Blue
3.6

Sapphire Blue

2014-08-14

Gwen has just discovered, that she's the final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve.

Ich gehöre dir
0

Ich gehöre dir

2002-01-01

Vreni and Sali are made for each other. But a momentous argument between their fathers over a field

Der Schatten des Schreibers
0

Der Schatten des Schreibers

1995-02-11

Light fiction writer Robert David has completed a novel. He is pleased with his first ambitious work

Eight Miles High
3.1

Eight Miles High

2007-02-01

Achim Bornhak's movie focuses on the restless life of Uschi Obermaier, the icon of the 1968 movement

The Rebellion
3

The Rebellion

1993-10-26

The disabled ex-soldier Andreas Pum lost a leg for emperor and father land. After leaving the army h

Styrian Blood
3.1

Styrian Blood

2013-03-14

Young police chief Sandra Mohr returns to her hometown of Graz with a bad feeling. Together with her

Videopoly
0

Videopoly

1989-03-11

A small, computer-crazy employee falls victim to a diabolical plan.

Ein Dorf wehrt sich
3.3

Ein Dorf wehrt sich

2019-10-01

In the last days of World War II, Gauleiter Eigruber ordered the blasting of the salt mine. Stolen a

Determined Blind: The Dead Girls of Vienna
3.9

Determined Blind: The Dead Girls of Vienna

2018-05-05

The violent death of his girlfriend Kara throws Chief Inspector Haller completely off track. Haller

Nebeneinander
0

Nebeneinander

2010-01-19

While Rosemarie is waiting for her husband in the park, she meets Walther.

Der Fall der Gerti B.
0

Der Fall der Gerti B.

2019-11-25

Three friends from Floridsdorf – separated by 40 years and with lives that couldn't be more differen

Blind ermittelt: Blutsbande
2.9

Blind ermittelt: Blutsbande

2019-12-02

The blind former chief inspector Alexander Haller has experience with kidnappings. This time he is i

Farewell
0

Farewell

1984-01-01

Vienna in the early eighties: After a suicide attempt, Tina, who comes from a middle-class family, i

Durch dick und dünn
0

Durch dick und dünn

1987-01-01

Eva, a successful publicity executive, has weight problems. In spite of diets and starvation cures s

The Escape
0

The Escape

1992-04-09

Two crooks escape from jail and take refuge in a remote hotel. However, their plans soon start to go

Kino im Kopf
0

Kino im Kopf

1996-11-15

Ever had an idea for a film? Ever actually visualised this film in your mind? Or even sketched out s

Letzter Jodler
4

Letzter Jodler

2024-11-06

The latest Gasperlmaier case has almost ended in Ausseerland. On the day of the Pfeiffer's Day, of a

Aufputzt is'
0

Aufputzt is'

2025-11-27

Crush My Heart
0

Crush My Heart

2018-06-17

Two Romany teenagers fall in love after being sent away from their poor village in Eastern Slovakia

Rosenthal
3.6

Rosenthal

2025-04-07

Letzter Jodler - Der fünfte Altaussee-Krimi
0

Letzter Jodler - Der fünfte Altaussee-Krimi

2024-11-16

Little Secrets
2.5

Little Secrets

2006-10-12

October 1962, the height of the Cuban missile crisis… Norbi, 12, lives in a small industrial town ty

Männerpension
2.6

Männerpension

1996-01-31

A support program brings the two convicts Gerd and Steinbock into the care of women. There they are