Maximilian Schell

Nationality:
orig. Austrian; longtime citizen of Switzerland
Birthdate:
12/08/1930
Birthplace:
Vienna, Austria
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biography
Darkly handsome, Austrian-born Maximilian Schell began his career in Germany, where he appeared in a number of films before making his Hollywood debut as a Nazi officer in Edward Dmytryk's "The Young Lions" (1958). He returned repeatedly to World War II and its aftermath, becoming arguably the most recognized "German" actor in American films. Best-remembered for his powerful Oscar-winning turn as a relentless defense attorney in Stanley Kramer's "Judgment at Nuremberg" (1961), a role he had originated in the "Playhouse 90" (1959) original, he won his second Best Actor Oscar nomination for his Continued
Credits
Diamond Dog
2008
Mr Silberschmidt--Chaja's Father
2000
Poser
1999
Cardinal Alba
1998
Jason Lerner
1998
Dr Istvan Jonas
1997
Colonel Mopani Theron
1993
Captain Stransky
1977
Walter Harper
1964
Hans Rolfe
1961
Himself
Captain Hardenberg
Arkady Shapira
Adrian
Father Simeon
Dr Constable
Nikolai Bunin
Colonel Mueller
Johann
Father
Dieter Fray
Andreas Giese
Marco
Viktor Kovner
Schiller
Aaron Reichenbacher
Count
Eduard Roschmann
screenplay
Director
Director
Director
Director
Actor
Stanislaus Pilgrin
Director
Giuseppe Desa
Professor David Malter
Dr Hans Reinhardt
David Landau
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Producer
Producer
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milestones
Year
Milestone
1938 
Fled Austria to Switzerland
1948 
Did military service in Swiss Army; achieved rank of corporal
1953 
Began career at Basel Theater
 
Worked with theaters in Essen, Bonn, Lubeck, Munich and Berlin in Germany
1955 
Screen debut in "Kinder, Mutter und ein General"
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