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Mario Adorf

Actor

Mario Adorf

Born September 8, 1930 in Zürich, SwitzerlandDied April 8, 2026173 films

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.

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The Adventures of Pinocchio posterFirst watchThe Adventures of Pinocchio19727.5Mastro Geppetto is a poor carpenter with no wife and no children. The man is very lonely, and after trading a piece of wood with his colleague Mastro Ciliegia, decides to build himself a…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage poster7.1The Bird with the Crystal Plumage1970The Tin Drum poster7.0The Tin Drum1979Caliber 9 poster7.5Caliber 91972I Knew Her Well poster7.5I Knew Her Well1965The Treasure of San Gennaro poster7.4The Treasure of San Gennaro1966Lion of the Desert poster7.3Lion of the Desert1981Smilla's Sense of Snow poster6.4Smilla's Sense of Snow1997Apache Gold poster6.8Apache Gold1963

Filmography

173 films as actor
  1. 2019Alte BandeBoxer
  2. 2018PygmalionHarald
  3. 2018Einmal Sohn, immer SohnRoland Hartwig
  4. 2016Winnetou - The Last FightFrederick Louis Santer Sr.
  5. 2016Schubert in LoveOlafs Vater
  6. 2015Der Liebling des HimmelsSorel sen.
  7. 2014Altersglühen - Speed Dating für SeniorenJohann Schäfer
  8. 2014Der letzte MentschMarcus Schwarz / Menachem Teitelbaum
  9. 2013PinocchioGeppetto
  10. 2013The Invention of LoveHermann von Kirsch
  11. 2013KrokodilRichard
  12. 2012Lonely UNino Winter
  13. 2012Die lange Welle hinterm KielMartin Burian
  14. 2011GegengeradeBaldu
  15. 2010Same Same But DifferentHerr Behr
  16. 2010The Secret of the WhalesProf. Johannes Waldmann
  17. 2008Wer Liebe verspricht
  18. 2008Red ZoraGorian
  19. 2007Little DodoDarwin (voice)
  20. 2006Karol Wojtyla - Geheimnisse eines PapstesPeppino Mancuso
  21. 2005A Christmoose CarolWeihnachtsmann
  22. 2005Enigma – Eine uneingestandene LiebeAbel Znorko
  23. 2003Die Jungen von der PaulstraßeJanó
  24. 2003Jester TillMayor (voice)
  25. 2002Epsteins NachtJochen Epstein
  26. 2002The NibelungsHagen
  27. 2000Vola sciusciù
  28. 2000Il ritorno del piccolo LordKarl Schneibel
  29. 1999Comeback für Freddy BakerFreddy Baker
  30. 1998Alle für die MafiaDon Michele
  31. 1998La quindicesima epistolaZeffirino
  32. 1997The Fearless FourFred (voice)
  33. 1997Smilla's Sense of SnowCapt. Sigmund Lukas
  34. 1997RossiniPaolo Rossini
  35. 1996Tresko – Amigo AffäreJoachim Tresko
  36. 1996Tresko - Im Visier der DrogenmafiaJoachim Tresko
  37. 1996Alles nur TarnungWilli Butzbach
  38. 1995BauernschachFranz Hofnagel
  39. 1995Il piccolo lordCarl Schneibel
  40. 1994MissusCol. Tadigov
  41. 1994FelidaeBlaubart (voice)
  42. 1994AmigomíoAvô
  43. 1993Maus und KatzHeinz Lückert
  44. 1993Uomo di rispetto
  45. 1993AbissiniaEnzo Pagnini
  46. 1992The Cave of the Golden Rose 2The King
  47. 1991The Cave of the Golden RoseThe King
  48. 1991Pizza ColoniaFrancesco Serboli
  49. 1991MoneyThe Turk
  50. 1991Ex und hopp – Ein böses Spiel um Liebe, Geld und BierHeinrich Hartholz
  51. 1990Mother
  52. 1990Café EuropaWirt Mikis
  53. 1990Quiet Days in ClichyErnest Regentag
  54. 1990Believed ViolentRadnitz
  55. 1990The Black MoonPriest
  56. 1990The BachelorBohlinger
  57. 1990RosamundeLevin Austerlitz
  58. 1990Gioco di societàSpano
  59. 1989Try This One for SizeRadnitz
  60. 1989Vado a riprendermi il gattoAlceo Brancicalori
  61. 1989FrancescoCardinal Ugolino
  62. 1989Via Panisperna BoysCorbino
  63. 1989Keine Gondel für die Leiche
  64. 1988FacciaffittasiRigoletto
  65. 1987Notte italianaAlvise Tornova
  66. 1987The Second VictoryDr. Sepp Kunzli
  67. 1987Devil's ParadiseSchomberg
  68. 1986La ragazza dei lillàAlbert
  69. 1986MomoNicola
  70. 1985The Holcroft CovenantErich Kessler / Jürgen Mass
  71. 1985Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und GloriePapst Urbano VIII
  72. 1985CoconutsSiemann
  73. 1984Class RelationsDer Onkel
  74. 1983Les tilleuls de LautenbachOncle Fouchs
  75. 1983State buoni se poteteSisto V
  76. 1982Invitation to TravelTimour
  77. 1981LolaSchuckert
  78. 1981DisobediencePadre di Luca
  79. 1981Gesucht wird... Drei Geschichten um nicht ganz ehrenwerte Herren
  80. 1981Lion of the Desert(uncredited)
  81. 1980The Imprint of GiantsMeru
  82. 1979Milo-MiloThanasis
  83. 1979The Tin DrumAlfred Matzerath
  84. 1978FedoraCorfu Hotel Manager
  85. 1978Good-for-Nothing
  86. 1977The Leading ManSchikowski
  87. 1977Tod oder FreiheitMax
  88. 1977I Am AfraidJudge Moser
  89. 1977Un anno di scuolaProf. Taucer
  90. 1977Scrounged MealsErwin
  91. 1976Bomber & PaganiniBomber
  92. 1976MitGiftEdgar
  93. 1976Heart of a DogBormenthàl
  94. 1975The Lost Honor of Katharina BlumKommissar Beizmenne
  95. 1975Weak SpotLe Manager
  96. 1974What Have They Done to Your Daughters?Insp. Valentini
  97. 1974Quick TrialProcuratore Benedikter
  98. 1974Anima miaIl commissario Marzoli
  99. 1973The Journey to ViennaFred Scheuermann
  100. 1973The Assassination of MatteottiBenito Mussolini
  101. 1973Without WarningL'ex-commandant Pierre Capra
  102. 1972The Adventures of Pinocchio
  103. 1972The Italian ConnectionLuca Canali
  104. 1972King, Queen, KnaveProf. Ritter
  105. 1972Execution Squadsostituto procuratore Ricciuti
  106. 1972When Women Lost Their TailsPap
  107. 1972Caliber 9Rocco Musco
  108. 1972The Sicilian CheckmateAmedeo Barrese
  109. 1971Short Night of Glass DollsJacques Versain
  110. 1971Million Dollar EelNane Mora - the Guardiapesca
  111. 1971Long Live Robin HoodBrother Tuck
  112. 1970DeadlockCharles Dump, the Rat
  113. 1970Gentlemen in White VestsBruno 'Dandy' Stiegler
  114. 1970The Bird with the Crystal PlumageBerto Consalvi
  115. 1970Safety CatchThe Long-Haired Sadist
  116. 1969The Red TentGiuseppe Biagi
  117. 1969The SpecialistsEl Diablo
  118. 1969Precautions Against Fanatics
  119. 1968A Sky Full of Stars for a RoofHarry
  120. 1968Hoppe Hoppe Reiter Engelchen macht weiterGustl