Cast

Mario Adorf

1930 – 2026

Active years (films on this site)

1965–1984

Genres

DramaAdventureWarComedyCrime

Schools and movements

New German CinemaClassical HollywoodCommedia all'ItalianaContemporary European Art Cinema

Directors worked with

Sam Peckinpah1 filmDino Risi1 filmMikhail Kalatozov1 filmDario Argento1 filmBilly Wilder1 filmVolker Schlöndorff1 filmJean-Marie Straub1 film

Biography

Mario Adorf 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.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

International

• Berliner Bär 1996
• Order of Karl Valentin 1997
• Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 2001
• Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate 2005
• Bavarian Order of Merit
• Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
• Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
• Romy

National / local

• Grimme-Preis 1994
• Bavarian TV Awards 1996
• Carl Zuckmayer Medal 1996
• Golden Schlitzohr 1996
• Pro meritis scientiae et litterarum 2001
• Orden wider den tierischen Ernst 2009
• Herbert Strate Award 2019
• Jupiter Awards
• honorary doctor of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

7 films on this site

1. Major Dundee 1965 · Sam Peckinpah · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
2. Treasure of San Gennaro 1966 · Dino Risi · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
3. The Red Tent 1969 · Mikhail Kalatozov · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
4. The Bird with the Crystal Plumage 1970 · Dario Argento · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
5. Fedora 1978 · Billy Wilder · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
6. The Tin Drum 1979 · Volker Schlöndorff · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
7. Class Relations 1984 · Jean-Marie Straub · IMDb 6.8 · Cast