Erwin Alois Robert Leder (born 30 July 1951 in Sankt Pölten, Lower Austria) is an Austrian actor.
He is probably best known for his role as the Chief Machinist Johann in Wolfgang Petersen's World War II submarine film Das Boot. He is also famous for his unsettling portrayal of the nameless Serial Killer in Gerald Kargl's Angst, which was banned in a good chunk of Europe for a time due to its extreme violence in 1983.
Selected filmography:
- Das Boot (1981) as Obermaschinist Johann
- Angst (1983) as K., the Psychopath
- The Three Musketeers (1993) as a peasant
- Schindler's List (1993) as a Waffen SS officer
- Alarm für Cobra 11 (1997; 2016) as Django / Harro
- Underworld (2003) as Singe
- The Three Robbers (2007) as Kutscher (voice, German dub)
