Person

Mario Adorf

Acting · 1930–2026 · Zürich, Switzerland

Biography

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

Filmography

2021Hannelore Elsner: More Than One LifeSelf
2021The Case of Bruno LüdkeSelf
2019The Hardy Krüger StorySelf
2019Alte BandeBoxer
2019It Could Have Been Worse - Mario AdorfSelf
2018PygmalionHarald
2018Karl Marx – Der deutsche ProphetKarl Marx
2018Einmal Sohn, immer SohnRoland Hartwig
2017Never Be Boring: Billy WilderSelf
2017100 Years of the UFASelf - Actor
2017Wir lieben FernsehenSelf
2017Marina, Mabuse und MorituriSelf
2017Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
2016Winnetou - The Last FightFrederick Louis Santer Sr.
2016Schubert in LoveOlafs Vater
2016Doomed Love: A Journey Through German Genre Filmshimself
2015Der Liebling des HimmelsSorel sen.
2014Altersglühen - Speed Dating für SeniorenJohann Schäfer
2014Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's FedoraSelf
2014Der letzte MentschMarcus Schwarz / Menachem Teitelbaum
2013PinocchioGeppetto
2013PinocchioGeppetto
2013The Invention of LoveHermann von Kirsch
2013KrokodilRichard
2012Lonely UNino Winter
2012Die lange Welle hinterm KielMartin Burian
2011Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche DuellSelf
2011GegengeradeBaldu
2010Der letzte PatriarchKonrad Hansen
2010Same Same But DifferentHerr Behr
2010The Secret of the WhalesProf. Johannes Waldmann
2009Western Legenden - Made in HollywoodSelf
2008Wer Liebe verspricht
2008Plasberg persönlichSelf
2008Markus LanzSelf
2008Red ZoraGorian
2008Botero Born in MedellinNarrator
2007Little DodoDarwin (voice)
2007Winnetou darf nicht sterbenHimself
2007Kleiner DodoOnkel Darwin (voice)
2007Fernsehgeschichte(n). DeutschSelf
2007Der Sonntags-StammtischSelf
2007Ein Leben wie im FlugSelf
2006Karol Wojtyla - Geheimnisse eines PapstesPeppino Mancuso
2006SemperopernballSelf
2005Thadeuszself
2005A Christmoose CarolWeihnachtsmann
2005Die Besten im Westenself
2005Enigma – Eine uneingestandene LiebeAbel Znorko
2005Fröhlich lesenSelf
2005Mein KriegsendeSelf
2005Vera - Die Frau des SizilianersCarlo Scalli
2005KanzleramtFriedrich Stern
2005Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam PeckinpahSelf
2004KulturplatzSelf
2004Willkommen bei Carmen NebelSelf
2003Die Jungen von der PaulstraßeJanó
2003Our BestSelf
2003ZIBBSelf
2003Jester TillMayor (voice)
2003Menschen bei MaischbergerSelf
2003Die VerhoevensHimself
2003Lesen! Mit Elke HeidenreichSelf
2003druckfrischself
2002Epsteins NachtJochen Epstein
2002The NibelungsHagen
2002Gero von Boehm begegnet...Self
2002Das Jahrhundert des TheatersSelf
2002Gabi Bauerhimself
2002Die Affäre SemmelingWalter „Beton-Walter“ Wegener
2000Menschen der WocheSelf
2000Vola sciusciù
2000Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actorSelf
2000Il ritorno del piccolo LordKarl Schneibel
1999Comeback für Freddy BakerFreddy Baker
1999Majestät brauchen SonneNarrator
1999BeckmannSelf
1999Pirates: Blood BrothersCoda / Teufelskralle
1999Ama il tuo nemicoNisticò
1998Alle für die MafiaDon Michele
1998The Johannes B. Kerner ShowSelf
1998Wider den tierischen ErnstSelf
1998Alpha ForumSelf
1998Sabine ChristiansenSelf
1998La quindicesima epistolaZeffirino
1997The Fearless FourFred (voice)
1997NachtstudioSelf
1997Leute heuteSelf
1997Smilla's Sense of SnowCapt. Sigmund Lukas
1997Tietjen und BommesSelf
1997RossiniPaolo Rossini
1997Im Dialogself
1996Tresko – Amigo AffäreJoachim Tresko
1996Tresko - Im Visier der DrogenmafiaJoachim Tresko
1996Tresko - Der MaulwurfJoachim Tresko
1996Alles nur TarnungWilli Butzbach
1996Der SchattenmannJan Herzog
1995Die Harald Schmidt ShowSelf
1995BauernschachFranz Hofnagel
1995Willemsens WocheSelf
1995Il piccolo lordCarl Schneibel
1995Goldene HenneSelf
1994MissusCol. Tadigov
1994Rosa RothWaffenhändler Willem van Kleve
1994FelidaeBlaubart (voice)
1994AmigomíoAvô
1993Maus und KatzHeinz Lückert
1993A King for BurningFranz Graf Waldeck
1993Uomo di rispetto
1993AbissiniaEnzo Pagnini
1993Der große BellheimPeter Bellheim
1992The Cave of the Golden Rose 2The King
1992Les aventuriers du Rio VerdeGert Bauer
1991The Cave of the Golden RoseThe King
1991The Cave of the Golden Rosethe king
1991Pizza ColoniaFrancesco Serboli
1991MoneyThe Turk
1991Die Kaltenbach-PapiereIstvan Kaltenbach
1991Ex und hopp – Ein böses Spiel um Liebe, Geld und BierHeinrich Hartholz
1991Insel der TräumeOliver Sondheim
1991DAS!Self
1990Schmidteinander
1990Mother
1990Café EuropaWirt Mikis
1990Quiet Days in ClichyErnest Regentag
1990Believed ViolentRadnitz
1990The Black MoonPriest
1990The BachelorBohlinger
1990RosamundeLevin Austerlitz
1990Kommissar KlefischAntonio Valetta
1990Gioco di societàSpano
1990Romy AwardSelf
1989Try This One for SizeRadnitz
1989La trappolaKanz
1989Vado a riprendermi il gattoAlceo Brancicalori
1989OceanoDamian Centeno
1989FrancescoCardinal Ugolino
1989Via Panisperna BoysCorbino
1989Keine Gondel für die Leiche
1989Blauer PantherSelf
1988FacciaffittasiRigoletto
1988FacciaffittasiRigoletto
1988HeimatmuseumAlfons Rogalla
1987Notte italianaAlvise Tornova
1987The Second VictoryDr. Sepp Kunzli
1987Devil's ParadiseSchomberg
1987NachtcaféSelf
1986MinoMaggiore Lupo
1986Kir RoyalGeneraldirektor Heinrich 'Heini' Haffenloher
1986La ragazza dei lillàAlbert
1986ShowgeschichtenSelf
1986MomoNicola
1985Die Flucht ohne EndeWormser
1985Olga e i suoi figliBerto
1985The Holcroft CovenantErich Kessler / Jürgen Mass
1985Via MalaJonas Lauretz
1985Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und GloriePapst Urbano VIII
1985CoconutsSiemann
1984Class RelationsDer Onkel
1984Goldene KameraSelf
1983Les tilleuls de LautenbachOncle Fouchs
1983State buoni se poteteSisto V
1983TelestarSelf
1982Marco PoloGiovanni
1982Smiley's PeopleClaus Kretzschmar
1982Invitation to TravelTimour
1982Na sowas!Self
1982MenschenSelf
1982WortwechselSelf
1981LolaSchuckert
1981DisobediencePadre di Luca
1981Gesucht wird... Drei Geschichten um nicht ganz ehrenwerte Herren
1981Lion of the Desert(uncredited)
1981Wetten, dass..?Self
1981The Little World of Don CamilloDon Camillo
1980The Imprint of GiantsMeru
1980Heut' abendSelf
1979Bavarian Film AwardsSelf
1979Milo-MiloThanasis
1979The Tin DrumAlfred Matzerath
1979NDR Talk ShowSelf
1978FedoraCorfu Hotel Manager
1978Germany in AutumnTV committee member (uncredited)
1978Closed CircuitHarry (archive footage)
1978Bio’s BahnhofSelf
1978Good-for-Nothing
1977The Leading ManSchikowski
1977Tod oder FreiheitMax
1977I Am AfraidJudge Moser
1977Un anno di scuolaProf. Taucer
1977Scrounged MealsErwin
1976Bomber & PaganiniBomber
1976MitGiftEdgar
1976Kölner TreffSelf
1976Heart of a DogBormenthàl
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf
1975The Lost Honor of Katharina BlumKommissar Beizmenne
1975Weak SpotLe Manager
19743 nach 9Self
1974Der große PreisSelf
1974What Have They Done to Your Daughters?Insp. Valentini
1974Quick TrialProcuratore Benedikter
1974Am laufenden BandSelf - Guest
1974Anima miaIl commissario Marzoli
1974Die MontagsmalerSelf
1973The Journey to ViennaFred Scheuermann
1973The Assassination of MatteottiBenito Mussolini
1973Je später der AbendSelf
1973Without WarningL'ex-commandant Pierre Capra
1972The Adventures of Pinocchio
1972The Italian ConnectionLuca Canali
1972King, Queen, KnaveProf. Ritter
1972The Adventures of PinocchioDirettore del circo
1972Execution Squadsostituto procuratore Ricciuti
1972When Women Lost Their TailsPap
1972Caliber 9Rocco Musco
1972The Sicilian CheckmateAmedeo Barrese
1971Short Night of Glass DollsJacques Versain
1971Dalli DalliSelf - Candidate
1971Million Dollar EelNane Mora - the Guardiapesca
1971Long Live Robin HoodBrother Tuck
1970DeadlockCharles Dump, the Rat
1970Gentlemen in White VestsBruno 'Dandy' Stiegler
1970The Bird with the Crystal PlumageBerto Consalvi
1970Münchner BilderbogenSelf
1970Safety CatchThe Long-Haired Sadist
1969The Red TentGiuseppe Biagi
1969The SpecialistsEl Diablo
1969Precautions Against Fanatics
1968A Sky Full of Stars for a RoofHarry
1968Hoppe Hoppe Reiter Engelchen macht weiterGustl
1967Ghosts, Italian StyleAlfredo Mariano
1967Titel, Thesen, TemperamenteSelf
1967Anyone Can PlayTraffic cop
1967Tender SharksSpion SB 3
1967A Rose for EveryonePaolo
1966The Treasure of San GennaroSciascillo
1966Herr Puntila und sein Knecht MattiMatti
1966GanovenehreGeorg Posanke, genannt Artisten-Orje
1965I Knew Her WellEmilio Ricci, aka Bietolone
1965SunscorchedAbel Dragna
1965Die HerrenVerleger Blech
1965That Man in IstanbulBill
1965Ten Little IndiansJoseph Grohmann
1965The Camp FollowersCastagnoli
1965The Dirty GameCallaghan
1965Major DundeeSergeant Gomez
1964Conquerors of ArkansasMatt Ellis
1964Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnenSelf
1964The Last Ride to Santa CruzPedro Ortiz
1964Vorsicht Mister DoddBuddy Herman
1964Grimme AwardSelf
1963The VisitorCucaracha
1963Apache GoldFrederic Santer
1963Freddy und das Lied der Südsee
1963The Twelve JurorsSiebenter Geschworener
1963Morale 63Axel Rottmann, Reporter
1963The Endless NightJuanitas Friend
1963Station Six-SaharaSantos
1962Straße der VerheißungJoe
1962La leggenda di Fra DiavoloNadorne
1962LuluRodrigo
1961On the Tiger's BackTagliabue
1961The Taste of ViolenceChamaco
1961Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?Max Christiansen-Clausen
1961Rennen
1960BrainwashedMirko Centowic
1960Mein SchulfreundNiedermoser
1960BumerangGeorg Kugler
1959The Day the Rains CameBandenboss Werner Maurer
1959Ship of the DeadLawski, Polnischer Kohlenschlepper
1959Die Rückseite des Mondes
1959NachtasylWasjka Pepel
1959Stars in the RingSelf
1958A City's Birthday Celebrations
1958RosemaryHorst
1958Schwester BonaventuraWilly Pentridge
1958The Doctor of StalingradPelz, Sanitäter
1957Mammis WanderjahreFred Hayter
1957The Devil Strikes at NightBruno Lüdke
1957Monsignores große StundeGabriele Augustino Pagnani
1957Sand, Love and SaltCoco
1957Die SchwesternRelli
1957The Girl and the LegendBertie
1956Kirschen in Nachbars GartenLandstreicher
1956Die Tochter des BrunnenmachersFélipe Rambert
195508/15 at HomeUnteroffizier Stamm
195508/15 Part 2Gefreiter Wagner
1954Meuterei auf der Caine
195408/15Wagner
1951German Film AwardSelf
1948BambiSelf

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