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Maximilian Schell

Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter / Actor | * 12/08/1930 († 83, 02/01/2014) | Vienna (Austria)
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Maximilian Schell (8 December 1930 – 1 February 2014) was a Swiss actor. 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 performance and literature. While he was still a child, his family fled to Switzerland in 1938 when Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany, and they settled in Zürich. After World War II ended, Schell took up acting and directing full-time. He appeared in numerous German films, often anti-war, before moving to Hollywood. Fluent in both English and German, Schell earned top billing in a number of Nazi-era themed films. Two earned him Oscar nominations: The Man in the Glass Booth (1975), for a character with two identities, and Julia (1977), portraying a member of a group resisting Nazism. His range of portrayals included personalities as diverse as Venezuelan leader Simón Bolívar... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Talk-Shows | Thriller

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In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not ...

Judgment at Nuremberg

NR

1961 | 4.0/5 | 2h 59min
Drama, History, War
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The church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching for an ancient relic that will allow them to exist in sunlight. ...

Vampires

R

1998 | 3.2/5 | 1h 48min
Action, Fantasy, Horror
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A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran ...

Deep Impact

PG-13

1998 | 3.1/5 | 2h
Action, Drama, Science Fiction
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The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the USS Cygnus, hovering near a blac ...

The Black Hole

PG

1979 | 2.9/5 | 1h 38min
Adventure, Kids & Family, Science Fiction, Action
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Awards & Nominations for Maximilian Schell

Officer's Cross of The Order of Merit of The Federal Republic of Germany Romy (TV award) Austrian Decoration for Science and Art Steiger Award Academy Award for Best Actor Bernhard Wicki Award Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Mary Pickford Award Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 2x Academy Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Maximilian Schell as Actor(95)

as Mr. Escher2015 Les brigands
as Jedermann (archive footage)2011 Jedermann Remixed
as Self (archive footage)2011 Passion & Poetry: Sam's War
as himself2010 Maximilian Schell - Ein sehnsüchtiger Rebell
as Jacob Krinsten2009 Black Flowers
2009 Darkness
as Diamond Dog2008 The Brothers Bloom
as Lawrence Sterne2007 The Shell Seekers
as himself2007 Verstörung - und eine Art von Poesie. Die Filmlegende Bernhard Wicki
as Karl Friedrich Weidemann2007 Die Rosenkönigin
as Kogi2006 House of the Sleeping Beauties
as Dr. Alexander Ohlendorf2006 Die Alpenklinik
as Father Christoph2005 Die Liebe eines Priesters
as Casimir2004 Coast to Coast
as himself2004 In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximillian Schell
as Fernando Hereira2004 The Return of the Dancing Master
as Xaver Schönborn2003 Alles Glück dieser Erde
as Karl Steingraf2002 Der Bestseller - Mord auf italienisch
as himself2002 My Sister Maria
as Viktor Kovner2001 Festival in Cannes
as Walter Ekland2000 I Love You, Baby
as Hochberg1999 On the Wings of Love
as Mr. Silberschmidt1998 Left Luggage
as Jason Lerner1998 Deep Impact
as Cardinal Alba1998 Vampires
as Dr. Istvan Jonas1997 Telling Lies in America
as Father Simeon1997 The Eighteenth Angel
as Carl Stern1997 Zwischen Rosen
as Cardinal Vittorio1996 The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
as Rodan1996 The Vampyre Wars
as Arkady Shapira1994 Little Odessa
as Colonel Arkush1993 Candles in the Dark
as Col. Mopani Theron1993 A Far Off Place
as Isaak Kohler1993 Justice
as Pharao1993 Abraham
as Vladimir Lenin1992 Stalin
as Mordecai Weiss1992 Miss Rose White
as Larry London1990 The Freshman
as German Commentator1990 You Can't Live Like That
as Aaron1989 The Rose Garden
as Col. Müller1985 The Assisi Underground
as Lawyer Landau1985 Man Under Suspicion
as himself1984 Marlene
as Sandor Korvin/Phantom1983 The Phantom of the Opera
as Fabrice1983 Les îles
as Professor David Malter1981 The Chosen
as Otto Frank1980 The Diary of Anne Frank
as Dr. Hans Reinhardt1979 The Black Hole
as Colonel Nikolai Bunin1979 Avalanche Express
as Marco1979 Players
as Theatre Visitor1979 Tales from the Vienna Woods
as Giovanni1979 Together?
as Johann1977 Julia
as Hauptmann Stransky1977 Cross of Iron
as General der Waffen-SS Wilhelm Bittrich1977 A Bridge Too Far
as Dr. John Constable1976 St. Ives
as Arthur Goldman1975 The Man in the Glass Booth
as Đuro Šarac1975 The Day That Shook the World
as Eduard Roschmann1974 The Odessa File
as Andreas Giese1973 The Pedestrian
as Adrian1972 Pope Joan
1972 Paulina 1880
as Vater1970 First Love
as Simón Bolívar1969 Simón Bolívar
as K1968 The Castle
as Captain Chris Hanson1968 Krakatoa, East of Java
as Richard Sessemann1968 Heidi
as Gen. Schiller1967 Counterpoint
as Marek1967 The Desperate Ones
as Dieter Frey1966 The Deadly Affair
as Zanetto und Tonio1966 Die venezianischen Zwillinge
as German Narrator1966 John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums
as Don Rodrigo1965 Der seidene Schuh
as Stanislaw Pilgrin1965 Return from the Ashes
as Walter Harper1964 Topkapi
as Giuseppe1962 The Reluctant Saint
as Walter1962 Five Finger Exercise
as Franz von Gerlach1962 The Condemned of Altona
as Hans Rolfe1961 Judgment at Nuremberg
as Hamlet1961 Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
1960 The Fifth Column
as Jegor Dmitritsch Glumow1959 Eine Dummheit macht auch der Gescheiteste
as Henry Howard1959 Die sechste Frau
1958 Der Meisterdieb
as Capt. Hardenberg1958 The Young Lions
as Herzog Albrecht von Bayern1958 Die Bernauerin
as Josef Ospel1958 Kinder der Berge
as Toni Schellenberg1957 Taxichauffeur Bänz
as Lorenz Darrandt1957 The Last Ones Shall Be First
as Wolfgang Thomas, beider Sohn1956 Ein Herz kehrt heim
as Dr. Oswald Hauser1956 Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitz
as Alexander Haller1956 The Girl from Flanders
as Jürgen Sengebusch1955 Reifende Jugend
as Mitglied des Kreisauer Kreises1955 The Plot to Assassinate Hitler
as Soldat, der nicht mehr mitmacht1955 Children, Mother, and the General

TV Shows/Series with Maximilian Schell as Actor(31)

as Sprecher2008 Imperium der Päpste
as himself2008 Markus Lanz
2003 Der Fürst und das Mädchen
as Friedrich Fürst von Thorwald2003 Der Fürst und das Mädchen
as himself2003 Menschen bei Maischberger
as Franz Steininger2002 Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften
as himself2002 Gero von Boehm begegnet...
as himself1999 Beckmann
as himself1998 Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
as himself1997 Leute heute
as himself1995 Kulturzeit
as himself1995 The Harald Schmidt Show
as himself1994 alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
as himself1992 Riverboat
as Frederick the Great1991 Young Catherine
as himself1987 Seitenblicke
1987 Wiseguy
as himself1986 Showgeschichten
as Peter the Great1986 Peter the Great
as himself1980 Heut' abend
as himself1979 NDR Talk Show
as himself1976 Kölner Treff
as himself1973 Je später der Abend
as himself1971 V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Presenter1966 Goldene Kamera Verleihung
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as himself1959 Stars in der Manege
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as Rose's Father1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Hans Rolfe (archive footage)1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with Maximilian Schell as Crew(18)

Directing/Director2002 My Sister Maria
Production/Executive Producer2002 My Sister Maria
Directing/Director1993 Candles in the Dark
Directing/Director1984 Marlene
Directing/Director1979 Tales from the Vienna Woods
Production/Producer1979 Tales from the Vienna Woods
Writing/Writer1979 Tales from the Vienna Woods
Production/Producer1976 The Clown
Directing/Director1975 End of the Game
Production/Producer1975 End of the Game
Writing/Writer1975 End of the Game
Directing/Director1973 The Pedestrian
Writing/Writer1973 The Pedestrian
Writing/Screenplay1971 Trotta
Directing/Director1970 First Love
Writing/Writer1970 First Love
Writing/Writer1968 The Castle
Directing/Director1967 Alles zum Guten

TV Shows/Series with Maximilian Schell as Crew(1)

Creator/Creator2008 Imperium der Päpste

Full Name: Maximilian Schell
Citizenships: Switzerland, Austria
Born: Monday, 12/08 1930 (December) in Vienna (Austria)
Died: Saturday, 02/01 2014 (February) in Innsbruck (aged: 83)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: German (DE), English (EN)
Educated at: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, University of Zurich, University of Basel, University of the Arts Bern
Spouses (current/former): Natalya Andrejchenko, Iva Mihanović
Father: Hermann Ferdinand Schell
Mother: Margarethe Noé von Nordberg
Other names for Maximilian Schell (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Максимилиан Шелл"
Maximilian Schell frequently works together with these people:
Frank Elstner (17x, Actor)
Peter Ustinov (15x, Actor)
Iris Berben (15x, Actress)
Senta Berger (14x, Actress)
Thomas Gottschalk (14x, Actor)
Hape Kerkeling (14x, Actor)
Joachim Fuchsberger (14x, Actor)
Mario Adorf (13x, Actor)
Maurice Evans (13x, Actor)
Ulla Kock am Brink (13x, Actress)
Alfred Biolek (13x, Actor)
Vadim Glowna (7x, Actor)
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