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Mario Adorf
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Film & TV
Zürich, Switzerland
Mario Adorf (born 8 September 1930) was an Italian-German film and stage actor, best known for his lead role in the 1978 film The Tin Drum and The Italian Connection.
Known for
- Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life — Self2021
- The Case of Bruno Lüdke — Self2021
- Alte Bande — Boxer2019
- It Could Have Been Worse - Mario Adorf — Self2019
- The Hardy Krüger Story — Self2019
- Pygmalion — Harald2018
- Karl Marx – Der deutsche Prophet — Karl Marx2018
- Einmal Sohn, immer Sohn — Roland Hartwig2018
- 100 Years of the UFA — Self - Actor2017
- Marina, Mabuse und Morituri — Self2017
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1930-09-08 ) 8 September 1930, Zurich , Switzerland
- Died
- 8 April 2026 (2026-04-08) (aged 95), Paris , France
- Alma mater
- University of Mainz (withdrew), Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts
- Occupations
- Actor writer
- Years active
- 1954–2023
- Spouses
- Lis Verhoeven ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1962 – 1964 ) Monique Faye Adorf ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1985 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mario
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Zurich
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- musician
- Educated at
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Field of work
- acting
- Sport
- boxing
- Official website
- www.marioadorf.com
- Image
- AV0A1506 Mario Adorf.jpg
- Work location
- Munich
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- name in native language
- Mario Adorf
- date of birth
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- member of
- Deutsche Filmakademie
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
- date of death
- 2026-04-08
- copyright representative
- GEMA
- supported sports team
- Alemannia Aachen
- end of work period
- 2023-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Mario Adorf ( German: [ˈmaː.ʁio ˈaː.dɔʁf] ; 8 September 1930 – 8 April 2026) was a German actor, considered to be one of the great veteran character actors of European cinema. In his native country, he was one of the leading film and television stars for decades, winning two German Film Awards for acting and an Honorary Award for Outstanding Contributions to German Cinema.
From 1954 to 2023, he appeared in both leading and supporting roles in over 200 film and television productions, ranging from euro westerns and crime thrillers to the 1979 Oscar-winning film The Tin Drum. Adorf worked with noted directors such as Volker Schlöndorff, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Billy Wilder, Robert Siodmak, Sam Peckinpah, Sergio Corbucci, and Claude Chabrol. He was the author of several successful, mostly autobiographical books.
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