Mario Adorf

Known for: Acting
Born: September 8, 1930, Zürich, Switzerland
Died: April 8, 2026
Movies: 197

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.1

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

1970

7.0

The Tin Drum

1979

7.5

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1972

7.5

Caliber 9

1972

6.4

Smilla's Sense of Snow

1997

7.3

Lion of the Desert

1981

7.4

The Treasure of San Gennaro

1966

7.5

I Knew Her Well

1965

6.7

Major Dundee

1965

6.8

Apache Gold

1963

Filmography

2021	Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life	Self
2021	The Case of Bruno Lüdke	Self
2019	The Hardy Krüger Story	Self
2019	Alte Bande	Boxer
2019	It Could Have Been Worse - Mario Adorf	Self
2018	Pygmalion	Harald
2018	Karl Marx – Der deutsche Prophet	Karl Marx
2018	Einmal Sohn, immer Sohn	Roland Hartwig
2017	Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder	Self
2017	100 Years of the UFA	Self - Actor
2017	Marina, Mabuse und Morituri	Self
2017	Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
2016	Winnetou - The Last Fight	Frederick Louis Santer Sr.
2016	Schubert in Love	Olafs Vater
2016	Doomed Love: A Journey Through German Genre Films	himself
2015	Der Liebling des Himmels	Sorel sen.
2014	Altersglühen - Speed Dating für Senioren	Johann Schäfer
2014	Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's Fedora	Self
2014	Der letzte Mentsch	Marcus Schwarz / Menachem Teitelbaum
2013	Pinocchio	Geppetto
2013	The Invention of Love	Hermann von Kirsch
2013	Krokodil	Richard
2012	Lonely U	Nino Winter
2012	Die lange Welle hinterm Kiel	Martin Burian
2011	Gegengerade	Baldu
2010	Same Same But Different	Herr Behr
2010	The Secret of the Whales	Prof. Johannes Waldmann
2009	Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood	Self
2008	Wer Liebe verspricht
2008	Red Zora	Gorian
2008	Botero Born in Medellin	Narrator
2007	Little Dodo	Darwin (voice)
2007	Winnetou darf nicht sterben	Himself
2007	Fernsehgeschichte(n). Deutsch	Self
2007	Ein Leben wie im Flug	Self
2006	Karol Wojtyla - Geheimnisse eines Papstes	Peppino Mancuso
2005	A Christmoose Carol	Weihnachtsmann
2005	Enigma – Eine uneingestandene Liebe	Abel Znorko
2005	Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah	Self
2003	Die Jungen von der Paulstraße	Janó
2003	Jester Till	Mayor (voice)
2003	Die Verhoevens	Himself
2002	Epsteins Nacht	Jochen Epstein
2002	The Nibelungs	Hagen
2000	Vola sciusciù
2000	Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor	Self
2000	Il ritorno del piccolo Lord	Karl Schneibel
1999	Comeback für Freddy Baker	Freddy Baker
1999	Majestät brauchen Sonne	Narrator
1998	Alle für die Mafia	Don Michele
1998	La quindicesima epistola	Zeffirino
1997	The Fearless Four	Fred (voice)
1997	Smilla's Sense of Snow	Capt. Sigmund Lukas
1997	Rossini	Paolo Rossini
1996	Tresko – Amigo Affäre	Joachim Tresko
1996	Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia	Joachim Tresko
1996	Alles nur Tarnung	Willi Butzbach
1995	Bauernschach	Franz Hofnagel
1995	Il piccolo lord	Carl Schneibel
1994	Missus	Col. Tadigov
1994	Felidae	Blaubart (voice)
1994	Amigomío	Avô
1993	Maus und Katz	Heinz Lückert
1993	Uomo di rispetto
1993	Abissinia	Enzo Pagnini
1992	The Cave of the Golden Rose 2	The King
1991	The Cave of the Golden Rose	The King
1991	Pizza Colonia	Francesco Serboli
1991	Money	The Turk
1991	Ex und hopp – Ein böses Spiel um Liebe, Geld und Bier	Heinrich Hartholz
1990	Mother
1990	Café Europa	Wirt Mikis
1990	Quiet Days in Clichy	Ernest Regentag
1990	Believed Violent	Radnitz
1990	The Black Moon	Priest
1990	The Bachelor	Bohlinger
1990	Rosamunde	Levin Austerlitz
1990	Gioco di società	Spano
1989	Try This One for Size	Radnitz
1989	Vado a riprendermi il gatto	Alceo Brancicalori
1989	Francesco	Cardinal Ugolino
1989	Via Panisperna Boys	Corbino
1989	Keine Gondel für die Leiche
1988	Facciaffittasi	Rigoletto
1987	Notte italiana	Alvise Tornova
1987	The Second Victory	Dr. Sepp Kunzli
1987	Devil's Paradise	Schomberg
1986	La ragazza dei lillà	Albert
1986	Momo	Nicola
1985	The Holcroft Covenant	Erich Kessler / Jürgen Mass
1985	Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie	Papst Urbano VIII
1985	Coconuts	Siemann
1984	Class Relations	Der Onkel
1983	Les tilleuls de Lautenbach	Oncle Fouchs
1983	State buoni se potete	Sisto V
1982	Invitation to Travel	Timour
1981	Lola	Schuckert
1981	Disobedience	Padre di Luca
1981	Gesucht wird... Drei Geschichten um nicht ganz ehrenwerte Herren
1981	Lion of the Desert	(uncredited)
1980	The Imprint of Giants	Meru
1979	Milo-Milo	Thanasis
1979	The Tin Drum	Alfred Matzerath
1978	Fedora	Corfu Hotel Manager
1978	Germany in Autumn	TV committee member (uncredited)
1978	Closed Circuit	Harry (archive footage)
1978	Good-for-Nothing
1977	The Leading Man	Schikowski
1977	Tod oder Freiheit	Max
1977	I Am Afraid	Judge Moser
1977	Un anno di scuola	Prof. Taucer
1977	Scrounged Meals	Erwin
1976	Bomber & Paganini	Bomber
1976	MitGift	Edgar
1976	Heart of a Dog	Bormenthàl
1975	The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum	Kommissar Beizmenne
1975	Weak Spot	Le Manager
1974	What Have They Done to Your Daughters?	Insp. Valentini
1974	Quick Trial	Procuratore Benedikter
1974	Anima mia	Il commissario Marzoli
1973	The Journey to Vienna	Fred Scheuermann
1973	The Assassination of Matteotti	Benito Mussolini
1973	Without Warning	L'ex-commandant Pierre Capra
1972	The Adventures of Pinocchio
1972	The Italian Connection	Luca Canali
1972	King, Queen, Knave	Prof. Ritter
1972	Execution Squad	sostituto procuratore Ricciuti
1972	When Women Lost Their Tails	Pap
1972	Caliber 9	Rocco Musco
1972	The Sicilian Checkmate	Amedeo Barrese
1971	Short Night of Glass Dolls	Jacques Versain
1971	Million Dollar Eel	Nane Mora - the Guardiapesca
1971	Long Live Robin Hood	Brother Tuck
1970	Deadlock	Charles Dump, the Rat
1970	Gentlemen in White Vests	Bruno 'Dandy' Stiegler
1970	The Bird with the Crystal Plumage	Berto Consalvi
1970	Safety Catch	The Long-Haired Sadist
1969	The Red Tent	Giuseppe Biagi
1969	The Specialists	El Diablo
1969	Precautions Against Fanatics
1968	A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof	Harry
1968	Hoppe Hoppe Reiter Engelchen macht weiter	Gustl
1967	Ghosts, Italian Style	Alfredo Mariano
1967	Anyone Can Play	Traffic cop
1967	Tender Sharks	Spion SB 3
1967	A Rose for Everyone	Paolo
1966	The Treasure of San Gennaro	Sciascillo
1966	Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti	Matti
1966	Ganovenehre	Georg Posanke, genannt Artisten-Orje
1965	I Knew Her Well	Emilio Ricci, aka Bietolone
1965	Sunscorched	Abel Dragna
1965	Die Herren	Verleger Blech
1965	That Man in Istanbul	Bill
1965	Ten Little Indians	Joseph Grohmann
1965	The Camp Followers	Castagnoli
1965	The Dirty Game	Callaghan
1965	Major Dundee	Sergeant Gomez
1964	Conquerors of Arkansas	Matt Ellis
1964	The Last Ride to Santa Cruz	Pedro Ortiz
1964	Vorsicht Mister Dodd	Buddy Herman
1963	The Visitor	Cucaracha
1963	Apache Gold	Frederic Santer
1963	Freddy und das Lied der Südsee
1963	The Twelve Jurors	Siebenter Geschworener
1963	Morale 63	Axel Rottmann, Reporter
1963	The Endless Night	Juanitas Friend
1963	Station Six-Sahara	Santos
1962	Straße der Verheißung	Joe
1962	La leggenda di Fra Diavolo	Nadorne
1962	Lulu	Rodrigo
1961	On the Tiger's Back	Tagliabue
1961	The Taste of Violence	Chamaco
1961	Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?	Max Christiansen-Clausen
1961	Rennen
1960	Brainwashed	Mirko Centowic
1960	Mein Schulfreund	Niedermoser
1960	Bumerang	Georg Kugler
1959	The Day the Rains Came	Bandenboss Werner Maurer
1959	Ship of the Dead	Lawski, Polnischer Kohlenschlepper
1959	Die Rückseite des Mondes
1959	Nachtasyl	Wasjka Pepel
1958	A City's Birthday Celebrations
1958	Rosemary	Horst
1958	Schwester Bonaventura	Willy Pentridge
1958	The Doctor of Stalingrad	Pelz, Sanitäter
1957	Mammis Wanderjahre	Fred Hayter
1957	The Devil Strikes at Night	Bruno Lüdke
1957	Monsignores große Stunde	Gabriele Augustino Pagnani
1957	Sand, Love and Salt	Coco
1957	Die Schwestern	Relli
1957	The Girl and the Legend	Bertie
1956	Kirschen in Nachbars Garten	Landstreicher
1956	Die Tochter des Brunnenmachers	Félipe Rambert
1955	08/15 at Home	Unteroffizier Stamm
1955	08/15 Part 2	Gefreiter Wagner
1954	Meuterei auf der Caine
1954	08/15	Wagner

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