Maximilian Schell

Maximilian Schell

Acting
Born 1930-12-08 - Died 2014-02-01Vienna, Austria

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 the Glass Booth (1975) and for playing a man resisting Nazism in Julia (1977). Fluent in both English and German, Schell earned top billing in a number of Nazi-era themed films. He acted in films such as Topkapi (1964), The Deadly Affair (1967), Counterpoint (1968), Simón Bolívar (1969), The Odessa File (1974), A Bridge Too Far (1977), and Deep Impact (1998). On television, he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the NBC film Miss Rose White and the HBO television film Stalin (1992), the later of which earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. He also portrayed Otto Frank in the TV film The Diary of Anne Frank (1980), the Russian emperor Peter the Great in the NBC series Peter the Great (1986), Frederick the Great in the British series Young Catherine (1991), and Brother Jean le Maistre in the miniseries Joan of Arc (1999). Schell also performed in a number of stage plays, including a celebrated performance as Prince Hamlet. Schell was an accomplished pianist and conductor, performing with Claudio Abbado and Leonard Bernstein, and with orchestras in Berlin and Vienna. His elder sister was the internationally noted actress Maria Schell; he produced the documentary tribute My Sister Maria in 2002. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maximilian Schell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies (100)

Deep Impact
6.2

Deep Impact

1998Movie6.2
A Bridge Too Far
7.2

A Bridge Too Far

1977Movie7.2
Vampires
6.3

Vampires

1998Movie6.3
The Black Hole
5.8

The Black Hole

1979Movie5.8
Cross of Iron
7.1

Cross of Iron

1977Movie7.1
The Man in the Glass Booth
6.1

The Man in the Glass Booth

1975Movie6.1
Judgment at Nuremberg
8.0

Judgment at Nuremberg

1961Movie8.0
The Brothers Bloom
6.6

The Brothers Bloom

2008Movie6.6
Little Odessa
6.5

Little Odessa

1994Movie6.5
The Odessa File
6.6

The Odessa File

1974Movie6.6
The Freshman
6.3

The Freshman

1990Movie6.3
Julia
6.5

Julia

1977Movie6.5
St. Ives
5.8

St. Ives

1976Movie5.8
The Young Lions
6.8

The Young Lions

1958Movie6.8
Telling Lies in America
5.8

Telling Lies in America

1997Movie5.8
Zwischen Rosen
9.0

Zwischen Rosen

1997Movie9.0
Counterpoint
6.2

Counterpoint

1967Movie6.2
Krakatoa, East of Java
5.8

Krakatoa, East of Java

1969Movie5.8
On the Wings of Love
6.5

On the Wings of Love

1999Movie6.5
A Far Off Place
6.2

A Far Off Place

1993Movie6.2
Coast to Coast
7.0

Coast to Coast

2004Movie7.0
Stalin
5.3

Stalin

1992Movie5.3
Abraham
7.1

Abraham

1993Movie7.1
Heidi
6.3

Heidi

1968Movie6.3
Why Havel?

Why Havel?

1991Movie
The Deadly Affair
6.3

The Deadly Affair

1967Movie6.3
First Love
5.5

First Love

1970Movie5.5
Just Messing About
4.5

Just Messing About

2000Movie4.5
Alles Glück dieser Erde
6.3

Alles Glück dieser Erde

2003Movie6.3
Topkapi
6.5

Topkapi

1964Movie6.5
The Chosen
7.1

The Chosen

1981Movie7.1
Taxichauffeur Bänz
7.2

Taxichauffeur Bänz

1957Movie7.2
Jedermann Remixed

Jedermann Remixed

2011Movie
The Shell Seekers
6.9

The Shell Seekers

2007Movie6.9
Return from the Ashes
6.2

Return from the Ashes

1965Movie6.2
The Eighteenth Angel
5.1

The Eighteenth Angel

1997Movie5.1
Darkness
4.1

Darkness

2009Movie4.1
Avalanche Express
4.8

Avalanche Express

1979Movie4.8
The Day That Shook the World
6.1

The Day That Shook the World

1975Movie6.1
Marlene
7.0

Marlene

1984Movie7.0
Left Luggage
6.3

Left Luggage

1998Movie6.3
Der Meisterdieb

Der Meisterdieb

1958Movie
End of the Game
5.0

End of the Game

1975Movie5.0
Paulina 1880
8.7

Paulina 1880

1972Movie8.7
The Assisi Underground
4.8

The Assisi Underground

1985Movie4.8
Pope Joan
6.1

Pope Joan

1972Movie6.1
Festival in Cannes
5.3

Festival in Cannes

2001Movie5.3
The Diary of Anne Frank
5.8

The Diary of Anne Frank

1980Movie5.8
The Condemned of Altona
7.1

The Condemned of Altona

1962Movie7.1
Tales from the Vienna Woods
6.1

Tales from the Vienna Woods

1979Movie6.1
Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitz
7.0

Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitz

1956Movie7.0
Five Finger Exercise
5.6

Five Finger Exercise

1962Movie5.6
Die venezianischen Zwillinge

Die venezianischen Zwillinge

1966Movie
Together?
4.7

Together?

1979Movie4.7
Black Flowers
4.8

Black Flowers

2009Movie4.8
In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximillian Schell
9.0

In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximillian Schell

2004Movie9.0
To Be Hamlet

To Be Hamlet

1985Movie
Simón Bolívar
5.1

Simón Bolívar

1969Movie5.1
Children, Mother, and the General
6.4

Children, Mother, and the General

1955Movie6.4
The Reluctant Saint
7.8

The Reluctant Saint

1962Movie7.8
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
6.9

The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years

1996Movie6.9
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
2.8

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

1961Movie2.8
Maximilian Schell - Ein sehnsüchtiger Rebell

Maximilian Schell - Ein sehnsüchtiger Rebell

2010Movie
The Return of the Dancing Master
5.3

The Return of the Dancing Master

2004Movie5.3
The Fifth Column
8.3

The Fifth Column

1960Movie8.3
The Desperate Ones
8.0

The Desperate Ones

1967Movie8.0
John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums
5.8

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

1966Movie5.8
The Vampyre Wars

The Vampyre Wars

1996Movie
Miss Rose White
5.0

Miss Rose White

1992Movie5.0
The Rose Garden
6.7

The Rose Garden

1989Movie6.7
The Girl from Flanders
8.6

The Girl from Flanders

1956Movie8.6
Labyrinth
8.5

Labyrinth

1991Movie8.5
The Pedestrian
7.0

The Pedestrian

1973Movie7.0
The Phantom of the Opera
6.0

The Phantom of the Opera

1983Movie6.0
The Plot to Assassinate Hitler
6.1

The Plot to Assassinate Hitler

1955Movie6.1
Children of the Mountains
10.0

Children of the Mountains

1958Movie10.0
Players
4.9

Players

1979Movie4.9
Ripening Youth
7.0

Ripening Youth

1955Movie7.0
Judgment at Nuremberg
6.0

Judgment at Nuremberg

1959Movie6.0
Les Îles
9.0

Les Îles

1983Movie9.0
Les brigands
3.4

Les brigands

2015Movie3.4
House of the Sleeping Beauties
5.3

House of the Sleeping Beauties

2006Movie5.3
My Sister Maria
6.7

My Sister Maria

2002Movie6.7
Candles in the Dark
6.0

Candles in the Dark

1993Movie6.0
You Can't Live Like That
5.0

You Can't Live Like That

1990Movie5.0
Ein Herz kehrt heim
7.0

Ein Herz kehrt heim

1956Movie7.0
The Castle
6.6

The Castle

1968Movie6.6
Die sechste Frau

Die sechste Frau

1959Movie
Verstörung - und eine Art von Poesie. Die Filmlegende Bernhard Wicki

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

2007Movie
Man Under Suspicion
6.5

Man Under Suspicion

1984Movie6.5
Die Liebe eines Priesters
9.5

Die Liebe eines Priesters

2005Movie9.5
Die Rosenkönigin
5.6

Die Rosenkönigin

2007Movie5.6
Der Bestseller - Mord auf italienisch
7.0

Der Bestseller - Mord auf italienisch

2002Movie7.0
Eine Dummheit macht auch der Gescheiteste

Eine Dummheit macht auch der Gescheiteste

1959Movie
Justice
5.6

Justice

1993Movie5.6
I Love You, Baby
9.0

I Love You, Baby

2000Movie9.0
Die Alpenklinik
2.3

Die Alpenklinik

2006Movie2.3
Die Bernauerin
10.0

Die Bernauerin

1958Movie10.0
The Last Ones Shall Be First
7.0

The Last Ones Shall Be First

1957Movie7.0
Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music
10.0

Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music

1996Movie10.0

TV Shows (48)

Die Harald Schmidt Show
7.3

Die Harald Schmidt Show

1995Series7.3
Markus Lanz
5.5

Markus Lanz

2008Series5.5
Kölner Treff
6.8

Kölner Treff

1976Series6.8
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963Series5.9
NDR Talk Show
6.6

NDR Talk Show

1979Series6.6
Nachtcafé
4.7

Nachtcafé

1987Series4.7
Riverboat
5.2

Riverboat

1992Series5.2
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
7.5

The Johannes B. Kerner Show

1998Series7.5
The Dick Cavett Show
6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

1968Series6.8
G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten
4.0

G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten

2005Series4.0
Menschen bei Maischberger
7.3

Menschen bei Maischberger

2003Series7.3
Wiseguy
6.6

Wiseguy

1987Series6.6
Beckmann
4.5

Beckmann

1999Series4.5
Kulturplatz
6.0

Kulturplatz

2004Series6.0
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
6.0

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

1994Series6.0
People's Choice Awards
9.2

People's Choice Awards

1975Series9.2
Bambi
9.0

Bambi

1948Series9.0
Sternstunde Kunst

Sternstunde Kunst

1998Series
Romy Award
9.0

Romy Award

1990Series9.0
Playhouse 90
7.5

Playhouse 90

1956Series7.5
Goldene Kamera
5.7

Goldene Kamera

1984Series5.7
Heut' abend
7.0

Heut' abend

1980Series7.0
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
6.3

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958Series6.3
German Film Award
6.0

German Film Award

1951Series6.0
Seitenblicke
8.0

Seitenblicke

1987Series8.0
V.I.P. Schaukel
8.0

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971Series8.0
Das blaue Sofa

Das blaue Sofa

2010Series
Gero von Boehm begegnet...

Gero von Boehm begegnet...

2002Series
Stars in der Manege
5.3

Stars in der Manege

1959Series5.3
Lebens-Künstler

Lebens-Künstler

1995Series
Je später der Abend
7.0

Je später der Abend

1973Series7.0
Bavarian Film Awards

Bavarian Film Awards

1979Series
Joan of Arc
6.6

Joan of Arc

1999Series6.6
Peter the Great
7.9

Peter the Great

1986Series7.9
Showgeschichten

Showgeschichten

1986Series
Semperopernball

Semperopernball

2006Series
Der Fürst und das Mädchen
8.0

Der Fürst und das Mädchen

2003Series8.0
Im Gespräch mit Teddy Podgorski

Im Gespräch mit Teddy Podgorski

2010Series
Abraham
7.2

Abraham

1994Series7.2
Bernstein/Beethoven
8.0

Bernstein/Beethoven

1982Series8.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951Series8.8
Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften
3.8

Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften

2002Series3.8
Servus, Hansi Hinterseer

Servus, Hansi Hinterseer

2004Series
Young Catherine
5.9

Young Catherine

1991Series5.9
Der seidene Schuh

Der seidene Schuh

1965Series
Pilawas großes Geschichts-Quiz

Pilawas großes Geschichts-Quiz

2007Series
Imperium der Päpste

Imperium der Päpste

2008Series