Maximilian Schell

Maximilian Schell

Known for: Acting

Born: December 8, 1930

Died: February 1, 2014

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 Nurember…

Known for

Les Îles
Les Îles
1983
The Black Hole
The Black Hole
1979
The Pedestrian
The Pedestrian
1973
The Man in the Glass Booth
The Man in the Glass Booth
1975
Krakatoa, East of Java
Krakatoa, East of Java
1969
Return from the Ashes
Return from the Ashes
1965
The Reluctant Saint
The Reluctant Saint
1962
Die Rosenkönigin
Die Rosenkönigin
2007
The Castle
The Castle
1968
Man Under Suspicion
Man Under Suspicion
1984
Justice
Justice
1993
Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar
1969
The Girl from Flanders
The Girl from Flanders
1956
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
1961
Der seidene Schuh
Der seidene Schuh
1965
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
1983
Labyrinth
Labyrinth
1991
Eine Dummheit macht auch der Gescheiteste
1959
The Desperate Ones
The Desperate Ones
1967
Der Meisterdieb
1958
Verstörung - und eine Art von Poesie. Die Filmlegende Bernhard Wicki
Verstörung - und eine Art von Poesie. Die Filmlegende Bernhard Wicki
2007
Maximilian Schell - Ein sehnsüchtiger Rebell
2010
Cross of Iron
Cross of Iron
1977
The Odessa File
The Odessa File
1974
The Shell Seekers
The Shell Seekers
2007
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
1980
The Fifth Column
The Fifth Column
1960
The Condemned of Altona
The Condemned of Altona
1962
Counterpoint
Counterpoint
1967
Together?
Together?
1979
My Sister Maria
My Sister Maria
2002
The Rose Garden
The Rose Garden
1989
Die Liebe eines Priesters
Die Liebe eines Priesters
2005
Die Bernauerin
1958
Die venezianischen Zwillinge
1966
Children of the Mountains
Children of the Mountains
1958
Ripening Youth
1955
Alles Glück dieser Erde
Alles Glück dieser Erde
2003
John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums
John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums
1966
Marlene
Marlene
1984
In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximillian Schell
In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximillian Schell
2004
Paulina 1880
Paulina 1880
1972
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
Topkapi
Topkapi
1964
The Chosen
The Chosen
1981
The Eighteenth Angel
The Eighteenth Angel
1997
The Deadly Affair
The Deadly Affair
1967
On the Wings of Love
On the Wings of Love
1999
Stalin
Stalin
1992
Festival in Cannes
Festival in Cannes
2001
House of the Sleeping Beauties
House of the Sleeping Beauties
2006
The Return of the Dancing Master
The Return of the Dancing Master
2004
First Love
First Love
1970
Players
Players
1979
Five Finger Exercise
Five Finger Exercise
1962
Der Bestseller - Mord auf italienisch
Der Bestseller - Mord auf italienisch
2002
Miss Rose White
Miss Rose White
1992
The Last Ones Shall Be First
The Last Ones Shall Be First
1957
Heidi
Heidi
1968
The Day That Shook the World
The Day That Shook the World
1975
Telling Lies in America
Telling Lies in America
1997
You Can't Live Like That
You Can't Live Like That
1990
Zwischen Rosen
1997
Die sechste Frau
1959
Just Messing About
Just Messing About
2000
Avalanche Express
Avalanche Express
1979
Julia
Julia
1977
St. Ives
St. Ives
1976
Why Havel?
Why Havel?
1991
The Assisi Underground
The Assisi Underground
1985
Ein Herz kehrt heim
1956
Les brigands
Les brigands
2015
Die Alpenklinik
Die Alpenklinik
2006
Coast to Coast
Coast to Coast
2004
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg
1959
Vampires
Vampires
1998
Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitz
Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitz
1956
Candles in the Dark
Candles in the Dark
1993
Taxichauffeur Bänz
Taxichauffeur Bänz
1957
Pope Joan
Pope Joan
1972
Jedermann Remixed
Jedermann Remixed
2011
The Brothers Bloom
The Brothers Bloom
2008
Deep Impact
Deep Impact
1998
The Young Lions
The Young Lions
1958
Left Luggage
Left Luggage
1998
Little Odessa
Little Odessa
1994
To Be Hamlet
To Be Hamlet
1985
A Far Off Place
A Far Off Place
1993
Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music
Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music
1996
I Love You, Baby
2000
The Vampyre Wars
The Vampyre Wars
1996
The Freshman
The Freshman
1990
Children, Mother, and the General
Children, Mother, and the General
1955
Black Flowers
Black Flowers
2009
The Plot to Assassinate Hitler
The Plot to Assassinate Hitler
1955
A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far
1977
Darkness
Darkness
2009
Tales from the Vienna Woods
Tales from the Vienna Woods
1979
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
1996
End of the Game
End of the Game
1978
Abraham
Abraham
1993
Showgeschichten
1986
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Peter the Great
Peter the Great
1986
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953
The Three Musketeers
1968
Der Fürst und das Mädchen
Der Fürst und das Mädchen
2003
Stars in the Ring
Stars in the Ring
1959
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften
Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften
2002
Imperium der Päpste
Imperium der Päpste
2008
Im Gespräch mit Teddy Podgorski
2010
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
1956
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
1999
Young Catherine
Young Catherine
1991
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
Pilawas großes Geschichts-Quiz
2007
German Film Award
1951
Romy Award
1990
Goldene Kamera
1984
Bambi
Bambi
1948
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
Wiseguy
Wiseguy
1987
Servus, Hansi Hinterseer
2004
Menschen bei Maischberger
2003
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994
Markus Lanz
Markus Lanz
2008
Kölner Treff
Kölner Treff
1976
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Lebens-Künstler
1995
NDR Talk Show
NDR Talk Show
1979
Beckmann
Beckmann
1999
Kulturplatz
Kulturplatz
2004
Je später der Abend
1973
Abraham
Abraham
1994
G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten
2005
Gero von Boehm begegnet...
2002
Riverboat
Riverboat
1992
Nachtcafé
Nachtcafé
1987
Seitenblicke
1987
Kulturzeit
Kulturzeit
1995
Heut' abend
Heut' abend
1980
Semperopernball
2006
Der seidene Schuh
Der seidene Schuh
1965
People's Choice Awards
People's Choice Awards
1975
Bernstein/Beethoven
Bernstein/Beethoven
1982
Sternstunde Kunst
1998