Mario Adorf
Mario Adorf is a German actor, considered to be one of the great veteran character actors of European cinema. Since 1954, he has played both leading and supporting roles in over 200 film and television productions, among them the 1979 Oscar-winning film The Tin Drum. He is also the author of several successful mostly autobiographical books.
Biography
Adorf was born in Zürich, Switzerland, the illegitimate child of Matteo Menniti, an Italian surgeon and Alice Adorf, a German medical assistant. He grew up in his maternal grandfather's hometown, Mayen, where he was raised by his unmarried mother. He rose to fame in Europe, and particularly Germany, and also made appearances in international films, including Ten Little Indians and Smilla's Sense of Snow. He also played a small role in the BBC adaptation of John le Carré's Smiley's People as a German club owner. He also appeared in a number of Italian movies.
In the 1960s, he married Lis Verhoeven. The couple had a child, Stella, prior to their divorce. He starred with Barbara Bouchet in Milano Calibro 9 in 1972. In 1985, he married Monique Faye.
Adorf has expressed regret that he declined roles in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather and Billy Wilder's One, Two, Three. He also turned down the role of General Mapache in Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch, because he felt the character was too violent. In 1996, he provided the German dubbing voice for the character Draco in Dragonheart, a role performed by Sean Connery.
Awards
Among many others:
Selected filmography
08/15, as Wagner', as Unteroffizier StammFruit in the Neighbour's Garden, as LandstreicherThe Girl and the Legend, as BertieSand, Love and Salt, as Coco
The Devil Strikes at Night, as Bruno LuedkeThe Doctor of Stalingrad, as Pelz, SanitäterRosemary, as HorstThe Death Ship, as Lawski, Polnischer KohlenschlepperThe Day the Rains Came, as Werner MaurerBoomerang, as Georg KuglerMy Schoolfriend, as NiedermoserBrainwashed, as Mirko CentowicWho Are You, Mr. Sorge?, as Max KlausenLe goût de la violence, as ChamacoOn the Tiger's Back, as Mario TagliabueLulu, as Rodrigo QuastFreddy and the Song of the South Pacific, as Cameo during brawl at harbour pub The Last Charge, as NardoneStreet of Temptation, as JoeStation Six-Sahara, as Santos', as Juanitas Bekannter ', as Axel Rottmann, Reporter', as Juror 7Apache Gold, as Frederick SanterLa visita, as CucarachaA Mission for Mr. Dodd, as Buddy HermanThe Last Ride to Santa Cruz, as Pedro OrtizMassacre at Marble City, as Matt EllisMajor Dundee, as Sgt. GomezThe Dirty Game, as CallaghanThe Camp Followers, as Sergeant CastagnoliThat Man in Istanbul, as BillThe Gentlemen, as Verleger Blech – episode 'Die Intellektuellen'Ten Little Indians, as Herr Grohmann ', as Abel DragnaI Knew Her Well, as Emilio Ricci, aka Bietolone', as OrjeThe Treasure of San Gennaro, as SciascilloA Rose for Everyone, as PaoloZärtliche Haie, as Spion SB 3Ghosts – Italian Style, as Alfredo MarianoAnyone Can Play, as Traffic copA Sky Full of Stars for a Roof, as HarryUp the Establishment, as Augustin 'Gustl' WohlfahrtGli specialisti, as El DiabloThe Red Tent, as BiagiSafety Catch, as Le sadique aux cheveux longsThe Bird with the Crystal Plumage, as Berto ConsalviGentlemen in White Vests, as Bruno 'Dandy' StieglerDeadlock, as Charles DumpLong Live Robin Hood, as Brother TuckMillion Dollar Eel, as Nane Mora – the GuardiapescaShort Night of Glass Dolls, as Jacques VersainThe Sicilian Checkmate, as Amedeo BarreseCaliber 9, as Rocco MuscoWhen Women Lost Their Tails, as PapExecution Squad, as District Attorney RicciutiKing, Queen, Knave, as Prof. RitterThe Italian Connection , as Luca CanaliThe Adventures of Pinocchio, as Circus Director ', as L'ex-commandant Pierre CapraThe Assassination of Matteotti, as Benito MussoliniTrip to Vienna, as Fred Scheuermann – OrtsgruppenleiterBrigitte, Laura, Ursula, Monica, Raquel, Litz, Florinda, Barbara, Claudia, e Sofia le chiamo tutte... anima mia, as Il commissario MarzoliWhat Have They Done to Your Daughters?, as Insp. ValentiniProcesso per direttissima, as Procuratore BenedikterWeak Spot, as ManagerThe Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, as Kommissar Beizmenne', as Edgar BurgmannDog's Heart, as BormenthàlBomber & Paganini, as Bomber ', as Police Officer ErwinI Am Afraid, as Judge Moser', as Max ', as Schikowski – der VaterDifficile morire ', as Drunken PoetGermany in Autumn, as Member of the board of TV producersFedora, as Hotel ManagerThe Tin Drum, as Alfred Matzerath ', as Thanasis', as MeruThe Little World of Don Camillo, as Don CamilloLa disubbidienza, as Mr. ManziLola, as SchuckertInvitation au voyage, as TimourSmiley's People, as Claus KretzschmarLa côte d'amour, as Louis ZannellaMarco Polo, as GiovanniState buoni se potete, as Pope Sixtus VKlassenverhältnisse, as Karl Roßmann's Uncle ', as Siemann', as Pope Urban VIIIThe Holcroft Covenant, as Erich Kessler / Jürgen MassVia Mala, as Jonas LauretzMomo, as NicolaLa ragazza dei lillà, as AlbertKir Royal, as Generaldirektor Heinrich 'Heini' HaffenloherMino, as Maggiore Lupo ', as SchombergThe Second Victory, as Dr. Sepp KunzliItalian Night, as Alvise TornovVado a riprendermi il gatto ', as Alfons RogallaThe Post Office Girl, as Anthony van BoolenIncident at Twilight, as Maximilian Friedrich KorbesLa piovra,, as Salvatore 'Acidduzzu' FroloI ragazzi di via Panisperna, as Orso Mario CorbinoFrancesco, as Cardinal UgolinoLa luna negra, as PadreTry This One for Size, as RadnitzOcean, as Damian Centeno ', as Levin AusterlitzThe Bachelor, as Gräsler's FriendPrésumé dangereux, as RadnitzQuiet Days in Clichy, as Ernest RegentagMother ', as Mikis ', as Heinrich Hartholz', as Istvan KaltenbachMoney, as The Turk ', as Francesco SerboliFantaghirò, as The King', as Peter BellheimAbissinia, as Enzo Pagnini ', as Franz Graf WaldeckAmigomío, as Grandfather', as Janusz 'Jan' HerzogLife Is a Bluff, as Willi ButzbachSchwarzmüller ', as Paolo RossiniSmilla's Sense of Snow, as Capt. Sigmund LukasAlle für die Mafia, as Don Michele', as Coda del diavoloDie Affäre Semmeling, as Walter 'Beton-Walter' Wegener ', as Jochen Epstein', as Abel Znorko ', as Santa Claus', as Fisherman GorianRebecca Ryman: Olivia and Jai, as Sir Joshua TemplewoodSame Same But Different, as Publishing Director Mr. BehrDas Geheimnis der Wale, as Prof. Johannes 'Joe' Waldmann ', as Konrad Hansen', as Baldu ', as Martin Burian', as Nino WinterCrocodile, as Richard ', as Hermann von Kirsch', as Marcus Schwarz ', as Johann SchäferSchubert in Love: Vater werden ist schwer, as Professor SchubertWinnetou, as Frederick Louis SanterEinmal Sohn, immer Sohn Alte Bande Real Fight, as WechselburgThe Brave Little Toaster, as Kirby Felidae, as BluebeardDragonheart, as Draco The Fearless Four, as Fred the DonkeyJester Till, as BürgermeisterRacing Stripes, as Tucker Little Dodo, as Darwin