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Maximilian Schell

Acting
December 8, 1930
— February 1, 2014(83 years old)
Vienna, Austria
Popularity: 1
IMDb

Biography

Maximilian Schell (8 December 1930 – 1 February 2014) was a Swiss actor. 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. Schell won the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing a lawyer in the legal drama Judgment at Nuremberg (1961). He was Oscar-nominated for playing a character with multiple identities in The Man in...

Known For

Die Harald Schmidt Show series poster (1995)
7.2

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Self

Bambi series poster (1948)
9.0

Bambi

Self - Laudation

Bambi series poster (1948)
9.0

Bambi

Self

Wiseguy series poster (1987)
6.6

Wiseguy

Amado Guzman

The Oscars series poster (1953)
7.0

The Oscars

Self

People's Choice Awards series poster (1975)
9.2

People's Choice Awards

Self

Playhouse 90 series poster (1956)
7.6

Playhouse 90

Otto Rolfe

Photos of Maximilian Schell

Filmography

2010s

Les brigands movie poster (2015)
3.4

Les brigands

Mr. Escher

Jedermann Remixed movie poster (2011)

Jedermann Remixed

Jedermann (archive footage)

2000s

Black Flowers movie poster (2009)
4.4

Black Flowers

Jacob Krinsten

Darkness movie poster (2009)
4.1

Darkness

The Brothers Bloom movie poster (2008)
6.5

The Brothers Bloom

Diamond Dog

The Shell Seekers movie poster (2007)
6.9

The Shell Seekers

Lawrence Sterne

Die Rosenkönigin movie poster (2007)
5.6

Die Rosenkönigin

Karl Friedrich Weidemann

Verstörung - und eine Art von Poesie. Die Filmlegende Bernhard Wicki movie poster (2007)

Verstörung - und eine Art von Poesie. Die Filmlegende Bernhard Wicki

Himself

House of the Sleeping Beauties movie poster (2006)
5.3

House of the Sleeping Beauties

Kogi

Die Alpenklinik movie poster (2006)
2.3

Die Alpenklinik

Dr. Alexander Ohlendorf

Die Liebe eines Priesters movie poster (2005)
10.0

Die Liebe eines Priesters

Father Christoph

Coast to Coast movie poster (2004)
7.0

Coast to Coast

Casimir

The Return of the Dancing Master movie poster (2004)
5.3

The Return of the Dancing Master

Fernando Hereira

In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximillian Schell movie poster (2004)
9.0

In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximillian Schell

Self

Alles Glück dieser Erde movie poster (2003)
6.3

Alles Glück dieser Erde

Xaver Schönborn

Der Bestseller - Mord auf italienisch movie poster (2002)
7.0

Der Bestseller - Mord auf italienisch

Karl Steingraf

My Sister Maria movie poster (2002)
6.7

My Sister Maria

Himself

Festival in Cannes movie poster (2001)
6.3

Festival in Cannes

Viktor Kovner

Just Messing About movie poster (2000)
4.5

Just Messing About

Poser

1990s

On the Wings of Love movie poster (1999)
6.5

On the Wings of Love

Hochberg

Deep Impact movie poster (1998)
6.2

Deep Impact

Jason Lerner

Vampires movie poster (1998)
6.3

Vampires

Cardinal Alba

Left Luggage movie poster (1998)
6.3

Left Luggage

Mr. Silberschmidt

Telling Lies in America movie poster (1997)
5.8

Telling Lies in America

Dr. Istvan Jonas

The Eighteenth Angel movie poster (1997)
5.1

The Eighteenth Angel

Father Simeon

The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years movie poster (1996)
6.9

The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years

Cardinal Vittorio

The Vampyre Wars movie poster (1996)

The Vampyre Wars

Rodan

Little Odessa movie poster (1994)
6.5

Little Odessa

Arkady Shapira

A Far Off Place movie poster (1993)
6.2

A Far Off Place

Col. Mopani Theron

Abraham movie poster (1993)
7.0

Abraham

Pharao

Justice movie poster (1993)
5.6

Justice

Isaak Kohler

Candles in the Dark movie poster (1993)
6.0

Candles in the Dark

Colonel Arkush

Stalin movie poster (1992)
5.3

Stalin

Vladimir Lenin

Miss Rose White movie poster (1992)
5.4

Miss Rose White

Mordecai Weiss

Labyrinth movie poster (1991)
10.0

Labyrinth

The Filmmaker

Why Havel? movie poster (1991)

Why Havel?

The Freshman movie poster (1990)
6.3

The Freshman

Larry London

You Can't Live Like That movie poster (1990)
5.0

You Can't Live Like That

German Commentator

1980s

The Rose Garden movie poster (1989)
6.7

The Rose Garden

Aaron

The Assisi Underground movie poster (1985)
5.1

The Assisi Underground

Col. Müller

To Be Hamlet movie poster (1985)

To Be Hamlet

Self

Marlene movie poster (1984)
7.0

Marlene

Himself

Man Under Suspicion movie poster (1984)
6.5

Man Under Suspicion

Lawyer Landau

The Phantom of the Opera movie poster (1983)
5.9

The Phantom of the Opera

Sandor Korvin/Phantom

Les Îles movie poster (1983)
9.0

Les Îles

Fabrice

The Chosen movie poster (1981)
6.9

The Chosen

Professor David Malter

The Diary of Anne Frank movie poster (1980)
5.8

The Diary of Anne Frank

Otto Frank

1970s

The Black Hole movie poster (1979)
5.8

The Black Hole

Dr. Hans Reinhardt

Avalanche Express movie poster (1979)
4.8

Avalanche Express

Colonel Nikolai Bunin

Players movie poster (1979)
4.9

Players

Marco

Tales from the Vienna Woods movie poster (1979)
6.1

Tales from the Vienna Woods

Theatre Visitor

Together? movie poster (1979)
5.2

Together?

Giovanni

End of the Game movie poster (1978)
5.0

End of the Game

Robert Schmied on Audiotape (voice) (uncredited)

A Bridge Too Far movie poster (1977)
7.2

A Bridge Too Far

General der Waffen-SS Wilhelm Bittrich

Cross of Iron movie poster (1977)
7.1

Cross of Iron

Hauptmann Stransky

Julia movie poster (1977)
6.5

Julia

Johann

St. Ives movie poster (1976)
5.7

St. Ives

Dr. John Constable

The Clown movie poster (1976)
6.3

The Clown

Producer

The Day That Shook the World movie poster (1975)
6.1

The Day That Shook the World

Đuro Šarac

The Man in the Glass Booth movie poster (1975)
6.1

The Man in the Glass Booth

Arthur Goldman

The Odessa File movie poster (1974)
6.6

The Odessa File

Eduard Roschmann

The Pedestrian movie poster (1973)
7.0

The Pedestrian

Andreas Giese

Pope Joan movie poster (1972)
6.1

Pope Joan

Adrian

Paulina 1880 movie poster (1972)
8.7

Paulina 1880

Count Michele Cantarini

Trotta movie poster (1971)
6.8

Trotta

Screenplay

First Love movie poster (1970)
5.7

First Love

Vater

1960s

Krakatoa, East of Java movie poster (1969)
5.9

Krakatoa, East of Java

Captain Chris Hanson

Simón Bolívar movie poster (1969)
5.1

Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar

Heidi movie poster (1968)
6.3

Heidi

Richard Sessemann

The Castle movie poster (1968)
6.6

The Castle

K

The Deadly Affair movie poster (1967)
6.3

The Deadly Affair

Dieter Frey

Counterpoint movie poster (1967)
6.2

Counterpoint

Gen. Schiller

The Desperate Ones movie poster (1967)
8.0

The Desperate Ones

Marek

John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums movie poster (1966)
5.8

John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums

German Narrator

Return from the Ashes movie poster (1965)
6.2

Return from the Ashes

Stanislaw Pilgrin

Der seidene Schuh movie poster (1965)
8.0

Der seidene Schuh

Don Rodrigo

Topkapi movie poster (1964)
6.5

Topkapi

Walter Harper

The Condemned of Altona movie poster (1962)
7.1

The Condemned of Altona

Franz von Gerlach

The Reluctant Saint movie poster (1962)
7.8

The Reluctant Saint

Giuseppe

Five Finger Exercise movie poster (1962)
5.6

Five Finger Exercise

Walter

Judgment at Nuremberg movie poster (1961)
8.0
Gem

Judgment at Nuremberg

Hans Rolfe

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark movie poster (1961)
2.8

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Hamlet

The Fifth Column movie poster (1960)
8.3

The Fifth Column

1950s

Judgment at Nuremberg movie poster (1959)

Judgment at Nuremberg

Otto Rolfe

The Young Lions movie poster (1958)
6.8

The Young Lions

Capt. Hardenberg

Children of the Mountains movie poster (1958)
10.0

Children of the Mountains

Josef Ospel

The Last Ones Shall Be First movie poster (1957)
7.0

The Last Ones Shall Be First

Lorenz Darrandt

Taxichauffeur Bänz movie poster (1957)
7.2

Taxichauffeur Bänz

Toni Schellenberg

The Girl from Flanders movie poster (1956)
8.6

The Girl from Flanders

Alexander Haller

Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitz movie poster (1956)
7.0

Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitz

Dr. Oswald Hauser

Children, Mother, and the General movie poster (1955)
6.4

Children, Mother, and the General

Soldat, der nicht mehr mitmacht

The Plot to Assassinate Hitler movie poster (1955)
6.1

The Plot to Assassinate Hitler

Mitglied des Kreisauer Kreises