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Maximilian Schell was an Austrian-born Swiss film and stage actor, who also wrote, directed and produced some of his own films. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1961 American film Judgment at Nuremberg, his second acting role in Hollywood. Born in Austria, his parents were involved in the arts and he grew up surrounded by acting and literature. While he was a child, his family fled to Switzerland in 1938 when Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany, and they settled in Zurich. After World War II ended, Schell took up acting or directing full-time. He appeared in numerous German films, often anti-war, before moving on to Hollywood.
Born
Monday, 08 December 1930
Died
Saturday, 01 February 2014
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Making Montgomery Clift | Hans Rolfe | 2019 |
| Les brigands | Mr. Escher | 2015 |
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2014 |
| Flores negras | Jacob Krinsten | 2009 |
| The Brothers Bloom | Diamond Dog | 2009 |
| Markus Lanz | Himself | 2008 |
| Die Rosenkönigin | Karl Friedrich Weidemann | 2007 |
| Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen | Quote Reader | 2007 |
| Verstörung - und eine Art von Poesie. Die Filmlegende Bernhard Wicki | Himself / Self | 2007 |
| Brando | Self | 2007 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Making Montgomery Clift | Hans Rolfe | 2019 |
| Les brigands | Mr. Escher | 2015 |
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2014 |
| Flores negras | Jacob Krinsten | 2009 |
| The Brothers Bloom | Diamond Dog | 2009 |
| Markus Lanz | Himself | 2008 |
| Die Rosenkönigin | Karl Friedrich Weidemann | 2007 |
| Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen | Quote Reader | 2007 |
| Verstörung - und eine Art von Poesie. Die Filmlegende Bernhard Wicki | Himself / Self | 2007 |
| Brando | Self | 2007 |
| House of the Sleeping Beauties | Kogi / Edmond's friend | 2006 |
| The Salzburg Festival: A Brief History | Self | 2006 |
| Die Alpenklinik | Dr. Alexander Ohlendorf | 2006 |
| Die Liebe eines Priesters | Father Christoph / Pater Christoph | 2005 |
| Hinter den Fassaden - Die Geheimnisse der Wiener Ringstrasse | Self - Host | 2004 |
| The Return of the Dancing Master | Fernando Hereira | 2004 |
| Coast to Coast | Casimir | 2004 |
| Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust | (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Der Fürst und das Mädchen | Friedrich Fürst von Thorwald, Fürst Friedrich von Thorwald | 2003 |
| The 75th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Past Winner | 2003 |
| Der Bestseller - Mord auf italienisch | Karl Steingraf | 2002 |
| Alles Glück dieser Erde | Xaver Schönborn | 2002 |
| My Sister Maria | Himself / Self | 2002 |
| Love, Lies, Passions | Franz Steininger, Franz Steiniger | 2002 |
| Festival in Cannes | Viktor Kovner | 2001 |
| I Love You, Baby | Walter Ekland | 2000 |
| Joan of Arc | Brother Jean le Maistre | 1999 |
| On the Wings of Love | Hochberg | 1999 |
| Deep Impact | Jason Lerner | 1998 |
| Vampires | Cardinal Alba / Kardinal Alba | 1998 |
| Left Luggage | Chaja's Father / Mr. Silberschmidt | 1998 |
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Past Winner | 1998 |
| Telling Lies in America | Dr. Istvan Jonas | 1997 |
| 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years | Capt. Hardenberg | 1997 |
| The Eighteenth Angel | Father Simeon | 1997 |
| The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years | Cardinal Vittorio | 1996 |
| The Vampyre Wars | Rodan | 1996 |
| Die Harald Schmidt Show | Himself | 1995 |
| Little Odessa | Arkady Shapira | 1994 |
| Abraham | Pharaoh | 1993 |
| Candles in the Dark | Colonel Arkush | 1993 |
| Justiz | Isaak Kohler | 1993 |
| A Far Off Place | Col. Mopani Theron | 1993 |
| Stalin | Lenin / Vladimir Lenin | 1992 |
| Miss Rose White | Mordecai Weiss | 1992 |
| Young Catherine | Frederick the Great | 1991 |
| The Freshman | Larry London | 1990 |
| The Rose Garden | Aaron / Aaron Reichenbach | 1989 |
| Wiseguy | Amado Guzman | 1987 |
| Biography | Hans Rolfe | 1987 |
| Peter the Great | Peter the Great | 1986 |
| The Assisi Underground | Col. Müller | 1985 |
| Morgen in Alabama | Lawyer Landau | 1984 |
| Marlene | Himself / Self | 1984 |
| The Islands | Fabrice | 1983 |
| The Phantom of the Opera | Sándor Korvin / The Phantom of the Opera / Sandor Korvin/Phantom | 1983 |
| Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen | Self - Presenter | 1982 |
| The Chosen | Professor David Malter | 1981 |
| Wetten, dass..? | Self - Guest | 1981 |
| The Diary of Anne Frank | Otto Frank | 1980 |
| Heut' abend | Self | 1980 |
| The Black Hole | Dr. Hans Reinhardt | 1979 |
| Together? | Giovanni | 1979 |
| Avalanche Express | Colonel Nikolai Bunin | 1979 |
| Players | Marco | 1979 |
| Tales from the Vienna Woods | Theatre Visitor | 1979 |
| Julia | Johann | 1977 |
| A Bridge Too Far | Lieutenant General Bittrich / General der Waffen-SS Wilhelm Bittrich | 1977 |
| Cross of Iron | Hauptmann Stransky / Hauptmann (Capt.) Stransky | 1977 |
| St. Ives | Dr. John Constable | 1976 |
| Working in the Theatre | Self | 1976 |
| The Assassination at Sarajevo | Djuro Sarac / Đuro Šarac | 1975 |
| End of the Game | Robert Schmied on Audiotape | 1975 |
| The Man in the Glass Booth | Arthur Goldman | 1975 |
| Good Morning America | Himself | 1975 |
| The Odessa File | Eduard Roschmann | 1974 |
| The Rehearsal | Self | 1974 |
| The Pedestrian | Andreas Giese | 1973 |
| Je später der Abend... | Self | 1973 |
| Pope Joan | Adrian | 1972 |
| First Love | Vater / Father | 1970 |
| The Joe Namath Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| Simón Bolívar | Simón Bolívar | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| Krakatoa: East of Java | Captain Hanson / Captain Chris Hanson | 1968 |
| Heidi | Richard Sessemann | 1968 |
| The Joan Rivers Show | Self - Guest | 1968 |
| The Castle | 'K' / K | 1968 |
| Counterpoint | Gen. Schiller | 1967 |
| Beyond the Mountains | Marek | 1967 |
| The Deadly Affair | Dieter Frey | 1966 |
| Return from the Ashes | Stanislaus Pilgrin / Stanislaw Pilgrin | 1965 |
| John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums | German Narrator | 1965 |
| Topkapi | Walter Harper | 1964 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | August Holland | 1963 |
| The Reluctant Saint | Giuseppe | 1962 |
| The Condemned of Altona | Franz von Gerlach | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest, Himself | 1962 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Himself | 1962 |
| Five Finger Exercise | Walter | 1962 |
| Judgment at Nuremberg | Hans Rolfe | 1961 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor | 1961 |
| Kraft Mystery Theater | Hans | 1961 |
| Hamlet | Hamlet | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Fifth Column | 1960 | |
| Sunday Showcase | Peter Gerard | 1959 |
| Kinder der Berge | Josef Ospel / Josef Rainer | 1958 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Hans | 1958 |
| The Young Lions | Capt. Hardenberg | 1958 |
| Alcoa Theatre | Sarrail | 1957 |
| Goodyear Theatre | Sarrail | 1957 |
| The Jack Paar Tonight Show | Himself | 1957 |
| Ein Herz kehrt heim | Wolfgang Thomas / Wolfgang Thomas, beider Sohn | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Gunther, Otto Rolfe | 1956 |
| The Girl from Flanders | Lt. Alexander 'Alex' Haller / Alexander Haller | 1956 |
| The Plot to Assassinate Hitler | Mitglied des Kreisauer Kreises | 1955 |
| Sons, Mothers and a General | Soldat, der nicht mehr mitmacht | 1955 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Hans Rolfe - scene from 'Judgement at Nuremberg' | 1948 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| My Sister Maria | 2002 |
| Candles in the Dark | 1993 |
| Marlene | 1984 |
| Tales from the Vienna Woods | 1979 |
| End of the Game | 1975 |
| The Pedestrian | 1973 |
| First Love | 1970 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| My Sister Maria | 2002 |
| The Islands | 1983 |
| Tales from the Vienna Woods | 1979 |
| The Clown | 1976 |
| End of the Game | 1975 |
| The Pedestrian | 1973 |
| The Castle | 1968 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1993 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 1993 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1992 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1978 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1978 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1976 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1976 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
| 1962 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Won |
| 1962 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Drama | Won |
