Maximilian Schell Biography

MARITAL STATUS
Professions Actor , Director , Screenwriter more
Nationalities Austrian, Swiss
Birth December 8, 1930 (Vienna – Austria)
Death February 1, 2014
BIOGRAPHY
Born in Vienna but raised in Switzerland to escape Nazi Germany, Maximilian Schell began acting at the age of 12 and quickly built his reputation by starring in various German-language films and series. His admiration for Shakespeare allowed him to reveal himself in the theater in roles like Richard III and Hamlet .

In 1958, he made his Hollywood debut starring in The Ball of the Cursed alongside Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift . But it was with Judgment at Nuremberg that he experienced international success, receiving the Oscar for Best Actor in 1961. He subsequently moved on to European projects, starring in The Prisoners of Altona (1963) by Vittorio De Sica and Topkapi (1964) by Jules Dassin . Moving behind the camera, he directed Erste Liebe in 1970, which won several awards.

Returning to Hollywood, he went on to major productions by playing in Arthur Hiller ‘s The Man in the Glass Booth , which earned him his second Oscar nomination. In 1973, he wrote, directed, produced and starred in The Pedestrian , which was nominated as best foreign film at the Academy Awards and won the Golden Globe in the same category. Next came Iron Cross by Sam Peckinpah , A Bridge Too Far by Richard Attenborough and Julia by Fred Zinnemann in 1977. He starred in The Chosen by Jeremy Kagan in 1982. In 1984, his documentary Marlene on Marlene Dietrich was considered a leader -work of its kind and a superb tribute. In 1992, he won the Golden Globe for best actor for his performance in the television film Stalin . In the 90s, James Gray chose him to play the role of Tim Roth ‘s father in Little Odessa and appeared in John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998) by John Carpenter and Deep Impact (1998) by Mimi Leder . In 2000 he suffered from pancreatitis linked to his diabetes, which did not prevent him from continuing to act in various German films and from making a documentary on his sister-actress Maria Schell in 2002. He returned to the stage in 2006 in London in the play by Arthur Miller

Ressurection Blues .

We recently saw him in An Almost Perfect Scam (2009) by Rian Johnson .