Maximilian Schell
Maximilian Schell was a renowned Austrian actor and director known for his powerful performances in films such as 'Judgment at Nuremberg' and 'The Man in the Glass Booth'. His career spanned over six decades, earning him an Academy Award for Best Actor. Schell was celebrated... Read More
Known for
Deep Impact (1998)
A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to...
The Black Hole (1979)
The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly...
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against...
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
Les brigandsKarl Escher, the son of a prominent banker, was accused of embezzlement and forgery at the bank and went to... |
Mr. Escher | |
| 2011 |
Jedermann RemixedBased on archive holdings from nine decades, director Hannes Rossacher has created a complete Jedermann performance and thus a unique... |
Jedermann (archive footage) | |
| 2010 | Self | ||
| 2010 | Self | ||
| 2009 |
Black FlowersFollowing the failure of his last mission, RFG spy Michael Roddick decides to disappear, taking along Elena, the daughter of... |
Jacob Krinsten | |
| 2009 |
DarknessA man leaves his busy city life for the peace of the country home where he spent his early childhood.... |
Unknown character | |
| 2008 |
The Brothers BloomThe Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue.... |
Diamond Dog | |
| 2008 |
Markus LanzTV presenter Markus Lanz invites prominent guests and experts from all areas of public life to his colourful talk show.... |
Self | |
| 2008 | Sprecher | ||
| 2007 |
The Shell SeekersPenelope Keeling, a sixty-four-year-old daughter of a famous artist, reflects on her life, and the fate and choices that defined... |
Lawrence Sterne | |
| 2007 |
Die RosenköniginThe Weidemann have a perfume factory but the business goes bad and blindly trust Marie, a young woman with a... |
Karl Friedrich Weidemann | |
| 2007 |
Verstörung - und eine Art von Poesie. Die Filmlegende Bernhard WickiDocumentary about film director and actor Bernhard Wicki. |
Himself | |
| 2007 | Self | ||
| 2006 |
House of the Sleeping BeautiesEdmond, a man in his sixties whose wife has recently passed away, is told about a secret establishment where men... |
Kogi | |
| 2006 |
Die AlpenklinikAfter an alleged malpractice that led to the death of his brother, heart surgeon Daniel Guth took the consequences: he... |
Dr. Alexander Ohlendorf | |
| 2006 | Self | ||
| 2005 |
Die Liebe eines PriestersMichael, a hardened petty criminal, has made a hot score with two accomplices. On a hectic escape through the streets... |
Father Christoph | |
| 2005 | Self | ||
| 2004 | Self | ||
| 2004 |
In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximillian SchellThe actor and the writer reminisce about working on both the Playhouse 90 and Stanley Kramer versions of "Judgment at... |
Self | |
| 2004 | Self | ||
| 2004 |
The Return of the Dancing MasterStefan Lindman is a police officer in Boros, Sweden. When his mentor and retired former partner Herbert Molin is brutally... |
Fernando Hereira | |
| 2004 |
Coast to CoastBarnaby and Maxine Pierce, an embattled married couple in Connecticut, are on the verge of divorce. Their son is getting... |
Casimir | |
| 2003 |
Alles Glück dieser ErdeTo their big surprise, the capable waitress Gundula Kirchner receives from the estate owner Xaver Schönborn the offer to manage... |
Xaver Schönborn | |
| 2003 | Friedrich Fürst von Thorwald | ||
| 2003 | Unknown character | ||
| 2003 | Self | ||
| 2002 | Karl Steingraf | ||
| 2002 | Self | ||
| 2002 |
My Sister MariaMaximilian Schell's portrait of his sister Maria. |
Himself | |
| 2002 |
Liebe, Lügen, LeidenschaftenThe renowned Viennese fashion designer Franz Steiniger learns that he has a fatal illness and then retires to Italy with... |
Franz Steininger | |
| 2001 |
Festival in CannesCannes, 1999. Alice, an actress, wants to direct an indie picture. Kaz, a talkative (and maybe bogus) deal maker, promises... |
Viktor Kovner | |
| 2000 |
I Love You, BabyThe crook couple Peter and Gwen have run away from Germany and are dreaming of a sweet life on Mallorca.... |
Walter Ekland | |
| 2000 |
Just Messing AboutA painter learns that leaving the creative life behind is much more complicated than he expected. |
Poser | |
| 1999 |
Joan of ArcJoan of Arc is born in 1412 in the village of Domrémy in the war zone of Northern France. During... |
Brother Jean le Maistre | |
| 1999 | Hochberg | ||
| 1999 |
BeckmannReinhold Beckmann hosts a weekly talk show. |
Self | |
| 1998 | Self | ||
| 1998 |
VampiresThe church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching for an ancient... |
Cardinal Alba | |
| 1998 |
Deep ImpactA seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of... |
Jason Lerner | |
| 1998 |
Left LuggageWhile escaping from Nazis during the WWII, a Jewish man dug suitcases full of things dear to his heart in... |
Mr. Silberschmidt | |
| 1998 | Self | ||
| 1997 |
Telling Lies in AmericaA 17-year-old boy becomes friends with Billy Magic, the radio DJ he idolizes, and eventually slips into the payola and... |
Dr. Istvan Jonas | |
| 1997 | Carl Stern | ||
| 1997 |
The Eighteenth AngelMythology and religious dogma are slowly revealed when an attractive young woman is approached by a modeling agency that pulls... |
Father Simeon | |
| 1996 |
The Thorn Birds: The Missing YearsAt the height of WWII and ten years after their union in Matlock Island, Father Ralph reunites with Meggie who... |
Cardinal Vittorio | |
| 1996 |
The Vampyre Wars1996 horror movie starring Chris Sarandon and Robert Englund |
Rodan | |
| 1996 |
Abbado: The Silence that Follows the MusicShot over a two-year period observing Abbado: a) Rossini, Overture to 'll Barbiere di Siviglia' b) Schubert, Symphony no. 2... |
Self | |
| 1995 |
Die Harald Schmidt ShowThe Harald Schmidt Show is a German late night talk show hosted on Sky Deutschland by comedian Harald Schmidt. The... |
Self | |
| 1995 | Self | ||
| 1995 | self | ||
| 1994 | Self | ||
| 1994 |
Little OdessaLong separated from his family, hitman Joshua returns to Brighton Beach for a contract killing for the Russian Mafia. His... |
Arkady Shapira | |
| 1994 |
AbrahamThe life of Abraham, the most tested servant of God and the father of Judaism, spanning from the patriarch's quest... |
Pharaoh | |
| 1994 |
AbrahamThe life of Abraham, the most tested servant of God and the father of Judaism, spanning from the patriarch's quest... |
Pharao | |
| 1993 |
AbrahamRather than choosing a great leader or king, God chooses Abraham, an elderly shepherd from Mesopotamia, as the way to... |
Pharao | |
| 1993 |
Candles in the DarkCandles in the Dark is the story of a girl who comes to visit her father's homeland, the Soviet Republic... |
Colonel Arkush | |
| 1993 |
JusticeSenator Isaak Kohler shoots and kills Professor Winter in a crowded restaurant, while Winter is dining with the struggling idealistic... |
Isaak Kohler | |
| 1993 |
A Far Off PlaceThrown together under incredible circumstances, two strangers must discover courage and strength when they begin a journey across the treacherous... |
Col. Mopani Theron | |
| 1992 |
StalinThe life and career of the brutal Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin. Through the eyes and memories of Anna Aliluyeva, Stalin’s... |
Vladimir Lenin | |
| 1992 |
Miss Rose WhiteTwo sisters, one a Polish concentration camp survivor, the other safely relocated to America with her father, are reunited in... |
Mordecai Weiss | |
| 1992 | Self | ||
| 1991 |
LabyrinthFilm makes the creative process visible by letting its narrative flow in the mind of a foreign director who is... |
The Filmmaker | |
| 1991 |
Why Havel?The first part of the block will be dedicated to the monograph Vojtěch Jasný: The Film Poet in Exile (2020)... |
Unknown character | |
| 1991 |
Young CatherineA Prussian princess is chosen to marry the heir to the Russian Throne, but faces plots and intrigues against her. |
Frederick the Great | |
| 1990 |
You Can't Live Like ThatA film about the sociopolitical condition of the Soviet society at the end of the eighties. |
German Commentator | |
| 1990 |
The FreshmanAfter a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic... |
Larry London | |
| 1990 | Self | ||
| 1989 |
The Rose GardenIn Germany, an old man attacks another old man and is arrested. The attacker refuses to speak. A female lawyer... |
Aaron | |
| 1987 |
SeitenblickeAn Austrian magazine-TV show. |
self | |
| 1987 |
WiseguyVinnie Terranova does time in a New Jersey penitentiary to set up his undercover role as an agent for the... |
Amado Guzman | |
| 1987 | Self | ||
| 1986 | self | ||
| 1986 |
Peter the GreatPeter the Great is a 1986 NBC television mini-series starring Maximilian Schell as Russian emperor Peter the Great, and based... |
Peter the Great | |
| 1985 |
The Assisi UndergroundThis film sheds light on the role of the Catholic Church and the people of Assisi in rescuing Italian Jews... |
Col. Müller | |
| 1985 |
To Be HamletDocumentary examination of the role of Hamlet, in which ten prominent actors who have played the part discuss Hamlet's personality,... |
Self | |
| 1984 |
MarleneRetrospective on the career of enigmatic screen diva Marlene Dietrich. |
Himself | |
| 1984 |
Man Under SuspicionShots are suddenly fired at a rally. A young man is arrested from the crowd. During questioning, he claims to... |
Lawyer Landau | |
| 1984 | Self - Presenter | ||
| 1983 | Fabrice | ||
| 1983 |
The Phantom of the OperaThe Budapest Opera House's diva commits suicide after the owner ruins her career for having rejected his advances but her... |
Sandor Korvin/Phantom | |
| 1982 |
Bernstein/BeethovenA music miniseries, filmed largely on location in Vienna and Germany, not only featuring Bernstein but also, noted actor Maximilian... |
Self (commentary) | |
| 1981 |
The ChosenIn a 1940s New York, two Jewish teenage boys are determined to remain friends despite the deep differences between their... |
Professor David Malter | |
| 1980 |
The Diary of Anne FrankThe story of a 13-year-old Jewish girl and her family who are forced into hiding by the Nazis during World... |
Otto Frank | |
| 1980 | Self | ||
| 1979 |
The Black HoleThe explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew... |
Dr. Hans Reinhardt | |
| 1979 |
Together?Louise has left her husband, launched a career as a dress designer, and together with her son moved in with... |
Giovanni | |
| 1979 | Self | ||
| 1979 |
Avalanche ExpressCIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to aid Gen. Marenkov, a senior Russian official, who is defecting to the west.... |
Colonel Nikolai Bunin | |
| 1979 |
PlayersA rising tennis star falls for an older woman engaged with a wealthy man she doesn't love. |
Marco | |
| 1979 |
Tales from the Vienna WoodsBased on a popular 1931 play, the film tells the fate of a naive young woman named Marianne, who breaks... |
Theatre Visitor | |
| 1979 | Self | ||
| 1978 |
End of the GameHans Baerlach is a Swiss police detective who has dedicated much of his career to pursuing powerful and allegedly murderous... |
Robert Schmied on Audiotape (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1977 |
JuliaAt the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into... |
Johann | |
| 1977 |
A Bridge Too FarThe story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the... |
General der Waffen-SS Wilhelm Bittrich | |
| 1977 |
Cross of IronIt is 1943, and the German army—ravaged and demoralised—is hastily retreating from the Russian front. In the midst of the... |
Hauptmann Stransky | |
| 1976 |
St. IvesA dabbler-in-crime and his assistant hire an ex-police reporter to recover some stolen papers. |
Dr. John Constable | |
| 1976 | Self | ||
| 1975 |
The Day That Shook the WorldAn historical depiction of the events preceding the political murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, would-be emperor of the Austro-Hungarian throne,... |
Đuro Šarac | |
| 1975 |
People's Choice AwardsAn American awards show recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the general public and fans. |
Self | |
| 1975 |
The Man in the Glass BoothArthur Goldman is a rich Jewish industrialist, living in luxury in a Manhattan high-rise. He banters with his assistant Charlie,... |
Arthur Goldman | |
| 1974 |
The Odessa FileFollowing the suicide of an elderly Jewish man, investigative journalist Peter Miller sets out to hunt down an SS Captain... |
Eduard Roschmann | |
| 1973 |
The PedestrianWhen a German businessman causes a car accident with deadly consequences, the papers start digging into his past to find... |
Andreas Giese | |
| 1973 | Self | ||
| 1972 |
Pope JoanBased on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The... |
Adrian | |
| 1972 |
Paulina 1880In 1880's Italy, young Paulina must join a monastery to escape a doomed relationship with a married count. However, neither... |
Count Michele Cantarini | |
| 1971 |
V.I.P. SchaukelV.I.P.-Schaukel is a 45 minute documentary-family-news-talk show starring Margret Dünser as Host. The series premiered on Sun May 09, 1971... |
Self | |
| 1970 |
First LoveThe story of two young lovers takes a tragic turn as the girl falls in love with the boy's father. |
Vater | |
| 1969 |
Simón BolívarSimon Bolivar is the true-life story of the leader of the 1817 Venezuelan revolution. |
Simón Bolívar | |
| 1969 |
Krakatoa, East of JavaA team of maritime salvage workers are about to embark on a recovery dive. However the 1883 Krakatoa Volcano eruption... |
Captain Chris Hanson | |
| 1968 |
HeidiHeidi is an orphaned girl initially raised by her aunt Dete in Maienfeld, Switzerland. In order to get a job... |
Richard Sessemann | |
| 1968 | Unknown character | ||
| 1968 |
The CastleA man comes to a small village to begin his new job as an attendant at the nearby castle. But... |
K | |
| 1968 |
The Dick Cavett ShowThe Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks. |
Self - Guest | |
| 1967 |
CounterpointIn December of 1944, Lionel Evans, an internationally renowned American conductor, is on a USO tour with his 70-piece symphony... |
Gen. Schiller | |
| 1967 |
The Desperate OnesIn 1941, two Polish brothers escape a Soviet gulag. Their only escape route is through the impossible mountains of Afghanistan... |
Marek | |
| 1967 |
The Deadly AffairCharles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan. Dobbs suspects that... |
Dieter Frey | |
| 1966 | Zanetto und Tonio | ||
| 1966 |
John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of DrumsAn overview of John F. Kennedy's political career. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Warner Bros. Entertainment... |
German Narrator | |
| 1965 |
Return from the AshesA Jewish woman, Dr. Michele Wolf, interred in a Nazi concentration camp during WWII returns to her Paris home after... |
Stanislaw Pilgrin | |
| 1965 |
Der seidene SchuhDona Proeza loves the Spanish nobleman Don Rodrigo, the long-standing viceroy of the West Indies, at the end of the... |
Don Rodrigo | |
| 1965 | Don Rodrigo | ||
| 1964 |
TopkapiArthur Simon Simpson is a small-time crook biding his time in Greece. One of his potential victims turns out to... |
Walter Harper | |
| 1963 | Unknown character | ||
| 1962 |
The Reluctant SaintCupertino, Italy, 1623: A simple-minded and clumsy young man joins a Franciscan order as a hired hand, overcoming his intellectual... |
Giuseppe | |
| 1962 |
The Condemned of AltonaA dying German magnate invites his youngest son and daughter-in-law home to discuss the future of the family's shipbuilding empire.... |
Franz von Gerlach | |
| 1962 |
Five Finger ExerciseThe arrival of a young tutor triggers emotional crises for a wealthy family. |
Walter | |
| 1961 |
Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkHamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. |
Hamlet | |
| 1961 |
Judgment at NurembergIn 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer... |
Hans Rolfe | |
| 1960 |
The Fifth ColumnA TV film made as part of The Buick-Electra Playhouse. |
Unknown character | |
| 1959 | Jegor Dmitritsch Glumow | ||
| 1959 |
Judgment at NurembergJudgment at Nuremberg is an American television play broadcast live on April 16, 1959, as part of the CBS television... |
Otto Rolfe | |
| 1959 |
Stars in the RingEvery year there was a Gala of the Stars at the Zirkus Krone in Munich. |
Self | |
| 1959 | Henry Howard | ||
| 1958 | Herzog Albrecht von Bayern | ||
| 1958 |
Children of the MountainsJosef Rainer is a road worker in a mountain village in Liechtenstein. His wife Marianne works as a waitress in... |
Josef Ospel | |
| 1958 |
Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu Productions. The show ran on CBS television between... |
Unknown character | |
| 1958 |
The Young LionsThe lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII. |
Capt. Hardenberg | |
| 1958 | Unknown character | ||
| 1957 |
The Last Ones Shall Be FirstThe brother of a high ranking lawyer has killed the husband of a Polish woman, with whom he is having... |
Lorenz Darrandt | |
| 1957 |
Taxichauffeur BänzOscar Bänz is a solid, middle-class taxi driver and widower. He loves his daughter Irma with all his heart. In... |
Toni Schellenberg | |
| 1956 | Wolfgang Thomas, beider Sohn | ||
| 1956 |
Playhouse 90Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total... |
Otto Rolfe | |
| 1956 |
Die Ehe des Dr. med. DanwitzDr. Danwitz is a dedicated physician. The assistant doctor works practically day and night on a research project, but without... |
Dr. Oswald Hauser | |
| 1956 |
The Girl from FlandersA love story between a German soldier and a young Flemish woman amidst World War I. |
Alexander Haller | |
| 1955 |
Ripening YouthThe trials and tribulations of love in a school community in the still young Federal Republic of Germany. |
Jürgen Sengebusch | |
| 1955 |
The Plot to Assassinate HitlerA disillusioned Wehrmacht officer named Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and his co-conspirators attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler on 20 July... |
Mitglied des Kreisauer Kreises | |
| 1955 |
Children, Mother, and the GeneralAs Germany's fortunes in the latter part of World War II wane, several young boys, in their enthusiasm to do... |
Soldat, der nicht mehr mitmacht | |
| 1953 |
The OscarsAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy... |
Self | |
| 1951 |
Hallmark Hall of FameLong-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards,... |
Rose's Father | |
| 1951 | Self | ||
| 1948 |
BambiThe Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda... |
Self - Laudation | |
| 1948 |
BambiThe Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda... |
Self |
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Got a question about Maximilian Schell?
Maximilian Schell is best known for his roles in 'Judgment at Nuremberg', 'The Man in the Glass Booth', and 'The Deadly Affair'. His performances in these films earned him critical acclaim and numerous awards.
Yes, Maximilian Schell won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1962 for his performance in 'Judgment at Nuremberg'. He also received several nominations throughout his career.
Maximilian Schell began his acting career in the 1950s, making his film debut in 1955. He quickly gained recognition for his talent in both European and American cinema.
Maximilian Schell's estimated net worth was around 10 million USD at the time of his passing. His wealth was primarily accumulated through his successful acting and directing career.
Yes, in addition to acting, Maximilian Schell was also a talented director. He directed several films and documentaries, showcasing his versatility in the film industry.
Maximilian Schell was known for his distinctive voice, which added depth to his performances. His vocal ability contributed to his reputation as a skilled actor capable of portraying complex characters.
Maximilian Schell was Austrian by birth. He later became a prominent figure in both European and American cinema, representing Austrian talent on the global stage.
Maximilian Schell left behind a rich legacy as one of the most respected actors of his time. His contributions to film and theatre have inspired countless actors and filmmakers.