Heinrich Harrer (German pronunciation: [?ha?n??ç ?ha??]; 6 July 1912 – 7 January 2006) was an Austrian mountaineer, sportsman, geographer, and author. He is best known for being on the four-man climbing team that made the first ascent of the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland, and for his books Seven Years in Tibet (1952) and The White Spider (1959).
He spent much of his life supporting the cause of the Tibetan people.
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He was the first person to climb the difficult North face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps in 1938 but won world renown after his book "Seven Years in Tibet" was published. Its film version was directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud in 1997.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Seven Years in Tibet
1997
book
Seven Years in Tibet
1956
Documentary book
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Osterskitour in Tirol
1939
Short
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Seven Years in Tibet
1956
Documentary
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Universum
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself
Klingendes Österreich
1993
TV Series documentary
Himself
Heut' abend
1984
TV Series
Himself
Magic Graz
1972
Documentary short
Himself
Seven Years in Tibet
1956
Documentary
Himself
Berlin 1936: Games of the XI Olympiad
1936
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bergwelten
2012-2013
TV Series documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Seven Years in Tibet (1997) as Writer
Seven Years in Tibet (1956) as Writer
Magic Graz (1972) as Himself
Berlin 1936: Games of the XI Olympiad (1936) as Himself
$400,000
