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Austrian character actor, on stage from 1898. He was for more than four decades an ensemble member of the famous Vienna Burgtheater, often performing in classical plays by Nestroy and Shakespeare. On screen from 1921.

When the sound film rose he got also more engagements for movies.

Ferdinand Maierhofer was honored with the honorary medal of the capital city Vienna in 1956 for his special acting performance.

The Austrian actor Ferdinand Maierhofer probably made his film debut in the movie "Die Stadt ohne Juden" (24) where he acted at Johannes Riemann's and Hans Moser's side. This movie dealt with the problems of this time which was unusual in those days.