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- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Maximilian Schell was the most successful German-speaking actor in English-language films since Emil Jannings, the winner of the first Best Actor Academy Award. Like Jannings, Schell won the Oscar, but unlike him, he was a dedicated anti-Nazi. Indeed, with the exception of Maurice Chevalier and Marcello Mastroianni, Schell was undoubtedly the most successful non-anglophone foreign actor in the history of American cinema.
Schell was born in Vienna, Austria on December 8, 1930, but raised in in Zurich, Switzerland. (Austria became part of Germany after the anschluss of 1938), then was occupied by the allies from 1945 until 1955, when it again joined the family of nations.) He learned his craft on the stage beginning in 1952, and made his reputation with appearances in German-language films and television. He was a fine Shakespearean actor, and had a huge success with "Richard III" (he has also appeared in as the eponymous prince in a German-language version of "Hamlet").
Schell made his Hollywood debut in 1958 in the World War II film The Young Lions (1958) quite by accident, as the producers had wanted to hire his sister Maria Schell, but lines of communication got crossed, and he was the one hired. He impressed American producers as his turn as the friend of German soldier Marlon Brando, and subsequently assayed the role of the German defense attorney in the television drama Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) on "Playhouse 90" in 1959. He was also cast in the big screen remake, for which he won the 1961 Academy Award for Best Actor, beating out co-star Spencer Tracy for the Oscar. He also won a Golden Globe and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for the role. Schell ultimately won two more Oscar nominations for acting, in 1976 for Best Actor for The Man in the Glass Booth (1975) and in 1978 as Best Supporting Actor for Julia (1977) (which also brought him the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor). He has twice been nominated for an Emmy for his TV work, and won the 1993 Golden Globe for best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, mini-series or made-for-TV movie for Stalin (1992).
Schell has also has directed films, and his 1974 film The Pedestrian (1973) ("The Pedestrian"), which Schell wrote, produced, directed, and starred in, was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar and won the Golden Globe in the same category. His documentary about Marlene Dietrich, Marlene (1984), was widely hailed as a masterpiece of the non-fiction genre and garnered its producers a Best Documentary Oscar nomination in 1985. In 2002, Schell released Meine Schwester Maria (2002) (My Sister Maria), a documentary about the career of and his relationship with Maria Schell. Since the 1990s, Schell has appeared in many German language made-for-TV films, such as the 2003 film Alles Glück dieser Erde (2003) (All the Luck in the World) and in the mini-series The Hard Cops (2004), which was based on Henning Mankell's novel. He has also continued to appear on stage, appearing in dual roles in the 2000 Broadway production of the stage version of "Judgment at Nuremberg", and most recently in Robert Altman's London production of Arthur Miller's play "Resurrection Blues" in 2006. He died on 31st of January 2014, aged 83, in Innsbruck, Austria.- Martin Miller was born on 2 September 1899 in Kremsier, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Kromeriz, Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Exodus (1960), Peeping Tom (1960) and The Pink Panther (1963). He was married to Hannah Norbert. He died on 26 August 1969 in Innsbruck, Austria.
- Walter Kohut was born on 20 November 1927 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor, known for A Bridge Too Far (1977), Supermarket (1974) and Volpone oder Der Fuchs (1966). He was married to Immy Schell and Elfriede Irrall. He died on 18 May 1980 in Innsbruck, Austria.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Walther Reyer was born on 4 September 1922 in Hall, Tyrol, Austria. He was an actor, known for Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin (1956), The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959) and Journey to the Lost City (1960). He was married to Angela, Erika Remberg, Gretl Elb and Claudia. He died on 5 September 1999 in Innsbruck, Austria.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Anton "Toni" Sailer was born on 17 November 1935 in Kitzbühel, Austria and is considered one of the best Alpine skiers in history. At the 1956 Olympic Winter Games, he won all three Alpine events (downhill, giant slalom, slalom), which made him the first athlete to do so. After he had retired in 1959, he appeared in several movies such as Das Blaue vom Himmel (1964), co-starring Zarah Leander. Despite his show talents, the Austrians' national hero decided to coach the Austrian ski team from 1972 to 1976. In 1985, the International Olympic Committee awarded him the Olympic Order.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Hermann Brix was a singer, stage and film actor. He studied medicine and Germanistik in high school and university. Then he took private acting school. By 1936 he made his debut in Prague. From there he gained a contract with the Kamerspiele Theater in Munich. In 1939 he played Emperor Franz Joseph in "Maria Ilona". After the premiere of that film in Vienna, he signed a contract with Tera Film, but, nevertheless, he was more interested in stage theater and radio. He began to work on novels and in 1966 he got the title of Professor. From then on he worked as a professor and lived in Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria.- Rudi Matt was born on 7 September 1909. He was an actor, known for ABC im Schnee (1940), Les amours de Blanche Neige (1947) and Der schwarze Blitz (1958). He died on 18 November 1993 in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria.
- Peter Aufschnaiter was born on 2 November 1899 in Kitzbühel, Tyrol, Austria. He died on 12 October 1973 in Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Karl Hackenberg was born on 15 May 1932 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor, known for Die Perle von Tokay (1954), Unter den Sternen von Capri (1953) and Mamitschka (1955). He was married to Johanna Matz. He died on 2 June 2002 in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria.- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Günter Peis was born on 23 July 1927 in Leoben, Austria. He was a writer and producer, known for Mario (1962), Car-Napping - Bestellt, geklaut, geliefert (1980) and Secrets of War (1998). He died on 19 July 2012 in Innsbruck, Austria.- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Werner Pirchner was born on 13 February 1940 in Hall, Tyrol, Austria. He was a composer and actor, known for Mirakel (1990), New Wave (1990) and Verkaufte Heimat (1989). He was married to Elfriede. He died on 10 August 2001 in Innsbruck, Austria.- Fritz Schmiedel was born on 26 March 1906 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. He was an actor, known for Der Mann, der sich verkaufte (1959), The Buddenbrooks (1959) and The Buddenbrooks (1959). He died on 10 November 1979 in Innsbruck, Austria.
- Josef Griesser was born on 13 September 1937 in Telfs, Tyrol, Austria. He was an actor, known for Idomeneo (1989), Die Piefke-Saga (1990) and The Dark Valley (2014). He died on 19 January 2022 in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria.
- Walter Riss was born on 24 February 1931 in Tamsweg, Salzburg, Austria. He was an actor, known for Kommissariat IX (1975), Das Kurheim (1972) and Das geliebte Klischee - Wandlungen zentraler Motive der deutschen Dramatik des 20. Jahrhunderts (1971). He was married to Christa Rossenbach. He died on 21 January 2001 in Natters/Innsbruck, Austria.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Siegfried Hold was born on 18 August 1931. He was a cinematographer, known for Killer's Carnival (1966), Meine Frau Susanne (1963) and Das Paradies der flotten Sünder (1968). He died on 16 December 2003 in Innsbruck, Austria.- Otto John was born on 19 March 1909 in Marburg, Hesse, Germany. He was married to Lucie. He died on 26 March 1997 in Innsbruck, Austria.
- Dagmar Rom was born on 16 June 1928 in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria. She was an actress, known for Night on Mont-Blanc (1951), Mario (1962) and Ski Champs (1951). She died on 13 October 2022 in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria.
- Ferdinand Exl was born on 27 August 1875 in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Speckbacher (1913), Der Feuerteufel (1940) and Glaube und Heimat (1921). He was married to Anna Exl. He died on 28 October 1942 in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria.
- Reinhold Stecher was born on 22 December 1921 in Innsbruck, Austria. He died on 29 January 2013 in Innsbruck, Austria.
- Cinematographer
- Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
Theo Hörmann was born on 4 March 1914 in Reutte, Tyrol, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. Theo was a cinematographer and director, known for IX Olympic Winter Games, Innsbruck 1964 (1964), The Vth Olympic Winter-Games St. Moritz 1948 (1948) and Italia K2 (1955). Theo died in 1994 in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria.- Hermann Gmeiner was born on 23 June 1919 in Alberschwende, Vorarlberg, Austria. He died on 26 April 1986 in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria.
- Diana Budisavljevic was born on 15 January 1891 in Innsbruck, Austria. She was a writer, known for The Diary of Diana B (2019). She died on 20 August 1978 in Innsbruck, Austria.
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Rudolf Greinz was born on 16 August 1866 in Pradl nearby Innsbruck, Austria. He was a writer, known for Gordian the Tyrant (1937). He was married to Zoe Basevi. He died on 16 August 1942 in Innsbruck, Austria.- Chryseldis Hofer was born in 1948 in Landeck-Perfuchs, Tyrol, Austria. She was an actress, known for Zwielicht (1978). She was married to Felix Mitterer. She died on 27 February 2017 in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria.
- Christine Kayssler was born on 13 October 1923 in Munich, Germany. She was an actress, known for Der Bergdoktor (1992), The Trial of Joan of Arc to Rouen 1431 (1967) and Schwestern (1983). She died on 17 November 2010 in Innsbruck, Austria.