Maximilian Schell (born December 8, 1930) is an Academy Award-winning Austrian actor who has appeared in over 92 film/television roles. He is also a writer, director and producer of several films. Image File history File links Screenshot from the Film Judgement at Nuremberg Maximilian Schell on the left This is a screenshot of a copyrighted movie or television program. ... is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the city and federal state in Austria. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Maximilian Schell and Richard Widmark in Judgment at Nuremberg Judgment at Nuremberg is a 1961 film which gives a fictionalized account of the post-World War II Nuremberg Trials. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951. ... Maximilian Schell and Richard Widmark in Judgment at Nuremberg Judgment at Nuremberg is a 1961 film which gives a fictionalized account of the post-World War II Nuremberg Trials. ... Iosif (usually anglicized as Joseph) Vissarionovich Stalin (Russian: Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин), original name Ioseb Jughashvili (Georgian: იოსებ ჯუღაშვი&#4314... is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ...

Biography

Early life

Schell was born in Vienna, Austria, the son of Margarethe (née Noe von Nordberg), an actress, and Hermann Ferdinand Schell, a poet, writer, and owner of a pharmacy.^[1] Schell's late elder sister, Maria Schell, was also an actress, as are his two other far less well-known siblings, Carl and Immy (Immaculata) Schell. Schell's family moved to Zurich, Switzerland in 1938, where Schell later served in the Swiss Army, achieving the rank of corporal. He began acting at the Basel Theater.^[2] For other uses, see Vienna (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Schell as a kidnapped German doctor in the 1954 World War II drama, The Last Bridge . ... Location within Switzerland   Zürich[?] (German pronunciation IPA: ; usually spelled Zurich in English) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... This article is about the military rank. ...

Career

Schell made his Hollywood debut in 1958 in the World War II film The Young Lions. In 1961, he took the role of the defense attorney in Judgment at Nuremberg, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, a role he had initiated in a live television performance. Year 1974's The Pedestrian, which Schell wrote, produced, directed, and starred in, was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Young Lions was novel by Irwin Shaw and a 1958 film based upon the book starring Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, and Dean Martin. ... Maximilian Schell and Richard Widmark in Judgment at Nuremberg Judgment at Nuremberg is a 1961 film which gives a fictionalized account of the post-World War II Nuremberg Trials. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... The Pedestrian is a short story by author Ray Bradbury. ... The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Foreign Language Film is a yearly US award for the best film in a language other than English, released in the period October - September in the country of origin. ...

Schell has refused to be typecast. Although he was top billed in a number of Nazi-era themed films as The Man in the Glass Booth, A Bridge Too Far, Cross of Iron, The Odessa File, Julia, and Judgment at Nuremberg, he has also appeared in Topkapi, The Black Hole, The Freshman, Stalin, Deep Impact, Candles in the Dark, and Erste Liebe. Since the 1990s, Schell has appeared in many German language made-for-TV films, such as the 2003 film Alles Glück dieser Erde (All the Luck in the World) opposite Uschi Glas and in the mini-series The Return of the Dancing Master (2004), which was based on Henning Mankell's novel. Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... DVD cover for the film The Man in the Glass Booth is a 1975 film adaptation of the novel and stage play by Robert Shaw (uncredited) about a Jewish man who is accused of being a Nazi war criminal. ... A Bridge Too Far is a 1977 film based on the 1974 book of the same name. ... Cross of Iron is a 1977 drama war film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring James Coburn, James Mason, Maximilian Schell, and David Warner. ... The Odessa File is a 1974 film adaptation of the thriller novel by Frederick Forsyth, about a struggle between a young German reporter and the ODESSA, an organization for ex-Nazis. ... Julia is a 1977 dramatic film based on playwright Lillian Hellmans novel Pentimento, which tells the story of her relationship with her lifelong friend Julia, who worked as an anti-fascist in the years prior to World War II. The movie was adapted by Alvin Sargent from the novel. ... Maximilian Schell and Richard Widmark in Judgment at Nuremberg Judgment at Nuremberg is a 1961 film which gives a fictionalized account of the post-World War II Nuremberg Trials. ... Topkapi is a 1964 heist film made by Filmways Pictures and distributed by United Artists. ... The Black Hole is a 1979 science fiction movie directed for Walt Disney Productions by Gary Nelson. ... The Freshman is a 1925 comedy film that tells the story of a nerdy college freshman trying to become popular by joining the school football team. ... Deep Impact is a 1998 science fiction disaster film released by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures. ... Candles in the Dark is a 1993 made for television christmas film directed by Maximilian Schell. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Uschi Glas in 1969 . ... A miniseries, in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... The Return of the Dancing Master is a 2000 novel by Swedish writer Henning Mankell. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Henning Mankell at the Gothenburg Book Fair 2005 Henning Mankell (born February 3, 1948) is an internationally known Swedish author of crime fiction, childrens books as well as plays. ...

In addition to his international film career, Schell has been active as director, writer and actor in European theatre, making his stage debut in 1952, three years before his first cinematic role. In 1972 he starred as 'Deeley' in Peter Hall's German language premiére of Harold Pinter's Old Times at the Burgtheater in Vienna, and in 2006 he appeared in Arthur Miller's Resurrection Blues directed by Robert Altman in London at the Old Vic.^[3] Schell has also served as a writer, producer and director for a variety of films, including the documentary Marlene with the participation of Marlene Dietrich that won several awards. In 2002 he released My Sister Maria, a documentary about the career of and his relationship with Maria Schell. Sir Peter Reginald Frederick Hall CBE (born 22 November 1930) is an English theatre and film director. ... Harold Pinter, CH, CBE (born 10 October 1930) is an English playwright, screenwriter, poet, actor, director, author, and political activist. ... One of Harold Pinters most popular plays, Old Times was first presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre in London on June 1, 1971. ... Burgtheater (front) Burgtheater (side) Burgtheater (Main entrance) Burgtheater (right after its construction) The Burgtheater (en: Castle Theatre or Imperial Court Theatre), originally known as , then until 1920 as the , is the Austrias federal theatre in Vienna and one of the most important German language theatres in the world. ... Arthur Bob Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright and essayist. ... Resurrection Blues (2002) is Arthur Millers penultimate play. ... For other persons named Robert Altman, see Robert Altman (disambiguation). ... The exterior of the Old Vic from the corner of Baylis Road and Waterloo Road. ... Marlene, also known in Germany as Marlene Dietrich - Porträt eines Mythos is a 1984 documentary film made by Maximilian Schell about the legendary film star Marlene Dietrich. ... Marlene Dietrich IPA: ; (December 27, 1901 – May 6, 1992) was a German-born American actress, singer, and entertainer. ...

Among fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000, Schell is known for his appearance in Hamlet, Prinz von Dänemark, a German language version of Hamlet screened on the show. Mystery Science Theater 3000, often abbreviated MST3K, is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc. ... Hamlet and Horatio in the cemetery by Eugène Delacroix For other uses, see Hamlet (disambiguation). ...

The Most Interesting Man in the World

Schell is currently starring as "The Most Interesting Man in the World," a series of beer commercials for Dos Equis.

Personal life

In 2000, he collapsed and was diagnosed with pancreatitis related to his diabetes. At the time, he was starring on Broadway in the premiere of the stage version of Judgment at Nuremberg, changing roles from the defense lawyer to the lead judge on trial for crimes against humanity. The pancreas is a gland organ in the digestive and endocrine systems of vertebrates[2]. It is both exocrine (secreting pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes) and endocrine (producing several important hormones, including insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin). ... This article is about the disease that features high blood sugar. ...

In the mid 1960s, Schell reportedly was engaged to marry the African American fashion model Donyale Luna, though the wedding never happened. He did marry famous Russian actress Natalia Andreichenko, whom he met on the set of Peter the Great. They have one daughter, Anastasia Schell, born in 1989. Donyale Luna (1 January 1945 - 17 May 1979) was the first notable African American supermodel and the first black cover girl. ...

Schell is the godfather of Angelina Jolie, daughter of Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. Angelina Jolie (born June 4, 1975) is an American film actress, a former fashion model and a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. ... John Vincent Voight (born December 29, 1938) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Marcheline Bertrand (May 9 1950-January 27 2007) was an American actress of French-Canadian and Indigenous Iroquois decent. ...

Filmography

• The Young Lions (1958)
• Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
• The Reluctant Saint (1962)
• Topkapi (1964)
• Heidi (1968)
• Krakatoa, East of Java (1969)
• Erste Liebe (1971)
• The Odessa File (1974)
• Der Richter und sein Henker (1975)
• Cross of Iron (1976)
• Julia (1977)
• A Bridge Too Far (1977)
• The Black Hole (1979)
• The Chosen (1981)
• The Phantom of the Opera (1983)
• Peter the Great (1986)
• The Freshman (1990)
• Young Catherine (1991)
• Little Odessa (1994)
• The Eighteenth Angel (1996)
• John Carpenter's Vampires (1998)
• Deep Impact (1998)
• Coast To Coast (2004)

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Academy Awards and nominations

• 1978 - Nominated - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Julia
• 1976 - Nominated Best Actor in a Leading Role - The Man in the Glass Booth
• 1961 - Won Best Actor in a Leading Role - Judgment at Nuremberg

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References

External links

• Maximilian Schell at the Internet Movie Database