Though he spent a great part of his career playing a variety of roles, actor Maximilian Schell made his name in a number of World War II-themed film and television projects. After taking his first Hollywood bow with a turn as a Nazi officer in “The Young Lions” (1958), Schell won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a dogged defense attorney in the courtroom classic “Judgment at Nuremberg” (1961). Not content with being strictly an actor, he also developed a second career as an award-winning director, starting with “First Love” (1970), which earned a foreign picture nomination at the Academy
