
Maximilian Schell
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
8 Dec 1930
Age
96 Years
Born In
Vienna, Austria
Total Projects
153
Years Active
67 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.6 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Les brigands
Les brigands
as Mr. Escher

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Jedermann Remixed
Jedermann Remixed
as Jedermann (archive footage)

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Maximilian Schell - Ein sehnsüchtiger Rebell
Maximilian Schell - Ein sehnsüchtiger Rebell
as Self

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Im Gespräch mit Teddy Podgorski
Im Gespräch mit Teddy Podgorski
as Self

movie
Black Flowers
Black Flowers
as Jacob Krinsten

movie
Darkness
Darkness

movie
The Brothers Bloom
The Brothers Bloom
as Diamond Dog

tv
Markus Lanz
Markus Lanz
as Self

tv
Imperium der Päpste
Imperium der Päpste
as Sprecher

movie
The Shell Seekers
The Shell Seekers
as Lawrence Sterne

movie
Die Rosenkönigin
Die Rosenkönigin
as Karl Friedrich Weidemann

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

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Pilawas großes Geschichts-Quiz
Pilawas großes Geschichts-Quiz
as Self

movie
House of the Sleeping Beauties
House of the Sleeping Beauties
as Kogi

movie
Die Alpenklinik
Die Alpenklinik
as Dr. Alexander Ohlendorf

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Semperopernball
Semperopernball
as Self

movie
Die Liebe eines Priesters
Die Liebe eines Priesters
as Father Christoph

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G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten
G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten
as Self

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Servus, Hansi Hinterseer
Servus, Hansi Hinterseer
as Self

movie
In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximillian Schell
In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximillian Schell
as Self

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Kulturplatz
Kulturplatz
as Self

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The Return of the Dancing Master
The Return of the Dancing Master
as Fernando Hereira

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Coast to Coast
Coast to Coast
as Casimir

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Alles Glück dieser Erde
Alles Glück dieser Erde
as Xaver Schönborn

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Der Fürst und das Mädchen
Der Fürst und das Mädchen

tv
Der Fürst und das Mädchen
Der Fürst und das Mädchen
as Friedrich Fürst von Thorwald

tv
Menschen bei Maischberger
Menschen bei Maischberger
as Self

movie
Der Bestseller - Mord auf italienisch
Der Bestseller - Mord auf italienisch
as Karl Steingraf

tv
Gero von Boehm begegnet...
Gero von Boehm begegnet...
as Self

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My Sister Maria
My Sister Maria
as Himself

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Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften
Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften
as Franz Steininger

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Festival in Cannes
Festival in Cannes
as Viktor Kovner

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I Love You, Baby
I Love You, Baby
as Walter Ekland

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Just Messing About
Just Messing About
as Poser

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Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
as Brother Jean le Maistre

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On the Wings of Love
On the Wings of Love
as Hochberg

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Beckmann
Beckmann
as Self

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Sternstunde Kunst
Sternstunde Kunst
as Self

movie
Vampires
Vampires
as Cardinal Alba

movie
Deep Impact
Deep Impact
as Jason Lerner

movie
Left Luggage
Left Luggage
as Mr. Silberschmidt

tv
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
as Self

movie
Telling Lies in America
Telling Lies in America
as Dr. Istvan Jonas

movie
Zwischen Rosen
Zwischen Rosen
as Carl Stern

movie
The Eighteenth Angel
The Eighteenth Angel
as Father Simeon

movie
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
as Cardinal Vittorio

movie
The Vampyre Wars
The Vampyre Wars
as Rodan

movie
Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music
Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music
as Self

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Die Harald Schmidt Show
Die Harald Schmidt Show
as Self

tv
Lebens-Künstler
Lebens-Künstler
as Self

tv
Kulturzeit
Kulturzeit
as self

tv
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
as Self

movie
Little Odessa
Little Odessa
as Arkady Shapira

tv
Abraham
Abraham
as Pharaoh

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Abraham
Abraham
as Pharao

movie
Abraham
Abraham
as Pharao

movie
Candles in the Dark
Candles in the Dark
as Colonel Arkush

movie
Justice
Justice
as Isaak Kohler

movie
A Far Off Place
A Far Off Place
as Col. Mopani Theron

movie
Stalin
Stalin
as Vladimir Lenin

movie
Miss Rose White
Miss Rose White
as Mordecai Weiss

tv
Riverboat
Riverboat
as Self

movie
Labyrinth
Labyrinth
as The Filmmaker

movie
Why Havel?
Why Havel?

tv
Young Catherine
Young Catherine
as Frederick the Great

movie
You Can't Live Like That
You Can't Live Like That
as German Commentator

movie
The Freshman
The Freshman
as Larry London

tv
Romy Award
Romy Award
as Self

movie
The Rose Garden
The Rose Garden
as Aaron

tv
Seitenblicke
Seitenblicke
as self

tv
Wiseguy
Wiseguy
as Amado Guzman

tv
Nachtcafé
Nachtcafé
as Self

tv
Showgeschichten
Showgeschichten
as self

tv
Peter the Great
Peter the Great
as Peter the Great

movie
The Assisi Underground
The Assisi Underground
as Col. Müller

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To Be Hamlet
To Be Hamlet
as Self

movie
Marlene
Marlene
as Himself

movie
Man Under Suspicion
Man Under Suspicion
as Lawyer Landau

tv
Goldene Kamera
Goldene Kamera
as Self - Presenter

movie
Les Îles
Les Îles
as Fabrice

movie
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
as Sandor Korvin/Phantom

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Bernstein/Beethoven
Bernstein/Beethoven
as Self (commentary)

movie
The Chosen
The Chosen
as Professor David Malter

movie
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
as Otto Frank

tv
Heut' abend
Heut' abend
as Self

movie
The Black Hole
The Black Hole
as Dr. Hans Reinhardt

movie
Together?
Together?
as Giovanni

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Bavarian Film Awards
Bavarian Film Awards
as Self

movie
Avalanche Express
Avalanche Express
as Colonel Nikolai Bunin

movie
Players
Players
as Marco

movie
Tales from the Vienna Woods
Tales from the Vienna Woods
as Theatre Visitor

tv
NDR Talk Show
NDR Talk Show
as Self

movie
End of the Game
End of the Game
as Robert Schmied on Audiotape (voice) (uncredited)

movie
Julia
Julia
as Johann

movie
A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far
as General der Waffen-SS Wilhelm Bittrich

movie
Cross of Iron
Cross of Iron
as Hauptmann Stransky

movie
St. Ives
St. Ives
as Dr. John Constable

tv
Kölner Treff
Kölner Treff
as Self

movie
The Day That Shook the World
The Day That Shook the World
as Đuro Šarac

tv
People's Choice Awards
People's Choice Awards
as Self

movie
The Man in the Glass Booth
The Man in the Glass Booth
as Arthur Goldman

movie
The Odessa File
The Odessa File
as Eduard Roschmann

movie
The Pedestrian
The Pedestrian
as Andreas Giese

tv
Je später der Abend
Je später der Abend
as Self

movie
Pope Joan
Pope Joan
as Adrian

movie
Paulina 1880
Paulina 1880
as Count Michele Cantarini

tv
V.I.P. Schaukel
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self

movie
First Love
First Love
as Vater

movie
Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar
as Simón Bolívar

movie
Krakatoa, East of Java
Krakatoa, East of Java
as Captain Chris Hanson

movie
Heidi
Heidi
as Richard Sessemann

tv
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers

movie
The Castle
The Castle
as K

tv
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest

movie
Counterpoint
Counterpoint
as Gen. Schiller

movie
The Desperate Ones
The Desperate Ones
as Marek

movie
The Deadly Affair
The Deadly Affair
as Dieter Frey

movie
Die venezianischen Zwillinge
Die venezianischen Zwillinge
as Zanetto und Tonio

movie
John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums
John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums
as German Narrator

movie
Return from the Ashes
Return from the Ashes
as Stanislaw Pilgrin

tv
Der seidene Schuh
Der seidene Schuh
as Don Rodrigo

movie
Der seidene Schuh
Der seidene Schuh
as Don Rodrigo

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Topkapi
Topkapi
as Walter Harper

tv
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

movie
The Reluctant Saint
The Reluctant Saint
as Giuseppe

movie
The Condemned of Altona
The Condemned of Altona
as Franz von Gerlach

movie
Five Finger Exercise
Five Finger Exercise
as Walter

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Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
as Hamlet

movie
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg
as Hans Rolfe

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The Fifth Column
The Fifth Column

movie
Eine Dummheit macht auch der Gescheiteste
Eine Dummheit macht auch der Gescheiteste
as Jegor Dmitritsch Glumow

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Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg
as Otto Rolfe

tv
Stars in the Ring
Stars in the Ring
as Self

movie
Die sechste Frau
Die sechste Frau
as Henry Howard

movie
Die Bernauerin
Die Bernauerin
as Herzog Albrecht von Bayern

movie
Children of the Mountains
Children of the Mountains
as Josef Ospel

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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

movie
The Young Lions
The Young Lions
as Capt. Hardenberg

movie
Der Meisterdieb
Der Meisterdieb

movie
The Last Ones Shall Be First
The Last Ones Shall Be First
as Lorenz Darrandt

movie
Taxichauffeur Bänz
Taxichauffeur Bänz
as Toni Schellenberg

movie
Ein Herz kehrt heim
Ein Herz kehrt heim
as Wolfgang Thomas, beider Sohn

tv
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
as Otto Rolfe

movie
Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitz
Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitz
as Dr. Oswald Hauser

movie
The Girl from Flanders
The Girl from Flanders
as Alexander Haller

movie
Ripening Youth
Ripening Youth
as Jürgen Sengebusch

movie
The Plot to Assassinate Hitler
The Plot to Assassinate Hitler
as Mitglied des Kreisauer Kreises

movie
Children, Mother, and the General
Children, Mother, and the General
as Soldat, der nicht mehr mitmacht

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The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Rose's Father

tv
German Film Award
German Film Award
as Self

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Bambi
Bambi
as Self - Laudation

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Bambi
Bambi
as Self