Biography
Maximilian Schell
Acting
Maximilian Schell (8 December 1930 – 1 February 2014) was a Swiss actor. Born in Austria, his parents were involved in the arts and he grew up surrounded by performance and literature. While he was still a child, his family fled to Switzerland in 1938 when Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany, and they settled in Zürich. After World War II ended, Schell took up acting and directing full-time. Schell won the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing a lawyer in the legal drama…
Career works
150
Movies
101
Series
49
Career average
6.6/10
Birth date
12/08/1930
Place of birth
Vienna, Austria
Date of death
02/01/2014
Filmography highlights
Movies
Les brigands
2015 · 3.4
Jedermann Remixed
2011
Black Flowers
2009 · 4.4
Darkness
2009 · 4.1
The Brothers Bloom
2008 · 6.6
The Shell Seekers
2007 · 6.9
Die Rosenkönigin
2007 · 5.6
Verstörung - und eine Art von Poesie. Die Filmlegende Bernhard Wicki
2007
House of the Sleeping Beauties
2006 · 5.3
Die Alpenklinik
2006 · 2.3
Die Liebe eines Priesters
2005 · 10.0
In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximillian Schell
2004 · 9.0
The Return of the Dancing Master
2004 · 5.3
Coast to Coast
2004 · 7.0
Alles Glück dieser Erde
2003 · 6.3
Series
Markus Lanz
2008 · 5.5
Imperium der Päpste
2008
Kulturplatz
2004 · 6.0
Der Fürst und das Mädchen
2003 · 8.0
Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften
2002 · 3.8
Joan of Arc
1999 · 6.6
Beckmann
1999 · 4.3
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995 · 7.2
Kulturzeit
1995 · 4.7
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994 · 6.0
Abraham
1994 · 8.0
Riverboat
1992 · 5.3
Young Catherine
1991 · 5.9
Wiseguy
1987 · 6.6
Nachtcafé
1987 · 4.7