Karl Merkatz was an Australian actor. He was the son of a firefighter. He first wanted to be a carpenter. After World War II he was an active Boy Scout in Wiener Neustadt.
Merkatz later enrolled in acting lessons in Salzburg, Vienna and Zurich. Then he found employment in theatres, most notably in Munich, Salzburg, Hamburg and Vienna.
During his later career, he starred in several roles in television and motion pictures. In the part of Edmund Sackbauer (Mundi) in the 1970s, he became famous as the typical Viennese.
Another big success came with the film “Bockerer” starring a naive Viennese during the 5. He died on November 5, 2022, at the age of 92. The actual cause of his death is unknown.