Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf
Adorf in 2018
Born	(1930-09-08)8 September 1930 Zürich,Switzerland
Nationality	German
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1954–present
Spouses	Lis Verhoeven ​ (m.1962⁠–⁠1964)​ Monique Faye Adorf ​ (m.1985)​
Children	1

Mario Adorf(German:[ˈmaː.ʁioˈaː.dɔʁf];born 8 September 1930) 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 1979Oscar-winning filmThe Tin Drum.He is also the author of several successful mostly autobiographical books.

Biography

Adorf inThe Italian Connection(1972)

Adorf was born inZürich,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, includingTen Little IndiansandSmilla's Sense of Snow.He also played a small role in theBBCadaptationofJohn le Carré'sSmiley's Peopleas a German club owner. He also appeared in a number of Italian movies.

In the 1960s, he marriedLis Verhoeven.The couple had a child, Stella, prior to their divorce. He starred withBarbara BouchetinMilano Calibro 9in 1972. In 1985, he married Monique Faye.

Adorf has expressed regret that he declined roles inFrancis Ford Coppola'sThe Godfather(1972) andBilly Wilder'sOne, Two, Three(1961). He also turned down the role of General Mapache inSam Peckinpah'sThe Wild Bunch(1969), because he felt the character was too violent. In 1996, he provided the German dubbing voice for the character Draco inDragonheart,a role performed bySean Connery.

Awards

Among many others:

• 2000Bavarian Film AwardsHonorary Award
• 2011 Best Human Brand Award

Selected filmography

• 08/15(1954), as Wagner
• 08/15 at Home(1955), as Unteroffizier Stamm
• Fruit in the Neighbour's Garden(1956), as Landstreicher
• The Girl and the Legend(1957), as Bertie
• Sand, Love and Salt(1957, directed byFrantišek Čáp), as Coco
• Vater, unser bestes Stück(1957)
• The Devil Strikes at Night(1957, directed byRobert Siodmak), as Bruno Luedke
• The Doctor of Stalingrad(1958, directed byGéza von Radványi), as Pelz, Sanitäter
• Rosemary(1958, directed byRolf Thiele), as Horst
• The Death Ship(1959, directed byGeorg Tressler), as Lawski, Polnischer Kohlenschlepper
• The Day the Rains Came(1959, directed byGerd Oswald), as Werner Maurer
• Boomerang(1960, directed byAlfred Weidenmann), as Georg Kugler
• My Schoolfriend(1960), as Niedermoser
• Brainwashed(1960, directed byGerd Oswald), as Mirko Centowic
• Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?(1961), as Max Klausen
• Le goût de la violence(1961), as Chamaco
• On the Tiger's Back(1961, directed byLuigi Comencini), as Mario Tagliabue
• Lulu(1962, directed byRolf Thiele), as Rodrigo Quast
• Freddy and the Song of the South Pacific(1962), as Cameo during brawl at harbour pub (uncredited)
• The Last Charge(1962), as Nardone
• Street of Temptation(1962), as Joe
• Station Six-Sahara(1963, directed bySeth Holt), as Santos
• The Endless Night(1963), as Juanitas Bekannter
• Moral 63(1963), as Axel Rottmann, Reporter
• 12 Angry Men(1963, TV film), as Juror 7
• Apache Gold(1963, directed byHarald Reinl), as Frederick Santer
• La visita(1963, directed byAntonio Pietrangeli), as Cucaracha
• A Mission for Mr. Dodd(1964), as Buddy Herman
• The Last Ride to Santa Cruz(1964, directed byRolf Olsen), as Pedro Ortiz
• Massacre at Marble City(1964, directed byPaul Martin), as Matt Ellis
• Major Dundee(1965, directed bySam Peckinpah), as Sgt. Gomez
• The Dirty Game(1965, directed byTerence Young,Christian-Jaque,Carlo Lizzani,Werner Klingler), as Callaghan
• The Camp Followers(1965, directed byValerio Zurlini), as Sergeant Castagnoli
• That Man in Istanbul(1965, directed byAntonio Isasi-Isasmendi), as Bill
• The Gentlemen(1965, directed byRolf Thiele,Alfred Weidenmann,Franz Seitz), as Verleger Blech – episode 'Die Intellektuellen'
• Ten Little Indians(1965, directed byGeorge Pollock), as Herr Grohmann
• Sunscorched(1965), as Abel Dragna
• I Knew Her Well(1965, directed byAntonio Pietrangeli), as Emilio Ricci, aka Bietolone
• Ganovenehre(1966, directed byWolfgang Staudte), as Orje
• The Treasure of San Gennaro(1966, directed byDino Risi), as Sciascillo
• A Rose for Everyone(1967, directed byFranco Rossi), as Paolo
• Zärtliche Haie(1967, directed byMichel Deville), as Spion SB 3
• Ghosts – Italian Style(1967, directed byRenato Castellani), as Alfredo Mariano
• Anyone Can Play(1968, directed byLuigi Zampa), as Traffic cop
• A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof(1968, directed byGiulio Petroni), as Harry
• Up the Establishment(1969, directed byMichael Verhoeven), as Augustin 'Gustl' Wohlfahrt
• Gli specialisti(1969, directed bySergio Corbucci), as El Diablo
• The Red Tent(1969, directed byMikhail Kalatozov), as Biagi
• Safety Catch(1970), as Le sadique aux cheveux longs
• The Bird with the Crystal Plumage(1970, directed byDario Argento), as Berto Consalvi
• Gentlemen in White Vests(1970, directed byWolfgang Staudte), as Bruno 'Dandy' Stiegler
• Deadlock(1970, directed byRoland Klick), as Charles Dump
• Long Live Robin Hood(1971), as Brother Tuck
• Million Dollar Eel(1971), as Nane Mora – the Guardiapesca
• Short Night of Glass Dolls(1971, directed byAldo Lado), as Jacques Versain
• The Sicilian Checkmate(1972, directed byFlorestano Vancini), as Amedeo Barrese
• Caliber 9(1972, directed byFernando Di Leo), as Rocco Musco
• When Women Lost Their Tails(1972), as Pap
• Execution Squad(1972, directed bySteno), as District Attorney Ricciuti
• King, Queen, Knave(1972, directed byJerzy Skolimowski), as Prof. Ritter
• The Italian Connection(La mala ordina)(1972, directed byFernando Di Leo), as Luca Canali
• The Adventures of Pinocchio(1972, TV miniseries, directed byLuigi Comencini), as Circus Director
• Sans sommation(1973, directed byBruno Gantillon), as L'ex-commandant Pierre Capra
• The Assassination of Matteotti(1973, directed byFlorestano Vancini), asBenito Mussolini
• Trip to Vienna(1973, directed byEdgar Reitz), as Fred Scheuermann – Ortsgruppenleiter
• Brigitte, Laura, Ursula, Monica, Raquel, Litz, Florinda, Barbara, Claudia, e Sofia le chiamo tutte... anima mia(1974), as Il commissario Marzoli
• What Have They Done to Your Daughters?(1974, directed byMassimo Dallamano), as Insp. Valentini
• Processo per direttissima(1974, directed byLucio De Caro), as Procuratore Benedikter
• Weak Spot(1975, directed byPeter Fleischmann), as Manager
• The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum(1975, directed byVolker Schlöndorff), as Kommissar Beizmenne
• MitGift(1976, directed byMichael Verhoeven), as Edgar Burgmann
• Dog's Heart(1976, directed byAlberto Lattuada), as Bormenthàl
• Bomber & Paganini(1976), as Bomber
• Scrounged Meals(1977), as Police Officer Erwin
• I Am Afraid(1977, directed byDamiano Damiani), as Judge Moser
• Death or Freedom(1977, directed byWolf Gremm), as Max
• The Main Actor(1977, directed byReinhard Hauff), as Schikowski – der Vater
• Difficile morire(1977)
• Good-for-Nothing(1978), as Drunken Poet
• Germany in Autumn(1978, directed byVolker Schlöndorff,Rainer Werner Fassbinder), as Member of the board of TV producers
• Fedora(1978, directed byBilly Wilder), as Hotel Manager
• The Tin Drum(1979, directed byVolker Schlöndorff), as Alfred Matzerath
• Milo Milo(1979), as Thanasis
• L'empreinte des géants(1980), as Meru
• The Little World of Don Camillo(1981, TV miniseries, directed byPeter Hammond), asDon Camillo
• La disubbidienza(1981, directed byAldo Lado), as Mr. Manzi
• Lola(1981, directed byRainer Werner Fassbinder), as Schuckert
• Invitation au voyage(1982, directed byPeter Del Monte), as Timour
• Smiley's People(1982, TV miniseries, directed bySimon Langton), as Claus Kretzschmar
• La côte d'amour(1982), as Louis Zannella
• Marco Polo(1982–1983, TV miniseries, directed byGiuliano Montaldo), as Giovanni
• State buoni se potete(1983, directed byLuigi Magni), asPope Sixtus V
• Klassenverhältnisse(1984, directed byStraub-Huillet), as Karl Roßmann's Uncle
• Coconuts(1985), as Siemann
• Mary Ward(1985), asPope Urban VIII
• The Holcroft Covenant(1985, directed byJohn Frankenheimer), as Erich Kessler / Jürgen Mass
• Via Mala(1985, TV miniseries, directed byTom Toelle), as Jonas Lauretz
• Momo(1986, directed byJohannes Schaaf), as Nicola
• La ragazza dei lillà(1986), as Albert
• Kir Royal(1986, TV series, 1 episode, directed byHelmut Dietl), as Generaldirektor Heinrich 'Heini' Haffenloher
• Mino(1986, TV miniseries, directed byGianfranco Albano), as Maggiore Lupo
• Devil's Paradise(1987, directed byVadim Glowna), as Schomberg
• The Second Victory(1987, directed byGerald Thomas), as Dr. Sepp Kunzli
• Italian Night(1987, directed byCarlo Mazzacurati), as Alvise Tornov
• Vado a riprendermi il gatto(1987, directed byGiuliano Biagetti)
• Heimatmuseum(1988, TV miniseries, directed byEgon Günther), as Alfons Rogalla
• The Post Office Girl(1988, TV film, directed byÉdouard Molinaro), as Anthony van Boolen
• Incident at Twilight(1988, TV film, directed byAugust Everding), as Maximilian Friedrich Korbes
• La piovra,season 4(1989, TV series, directed byLuigi Perelli), as Salvatore 'Acidduzzu' Frolo
• I ragazzi di via Panisperna(1989, directed byGianni Amelio), as Orso Mario Corbino
• Francesco(1989, directed byLiliana Cavani), as Cardinal Ugolino
• La luna negra(1989), as Padre
• Try This One for Size(1989), as Radnitz
• Ocean(1989, TV miniseries), as Damian Centeno
• Rosamunde(1990, directed byEgon Günther), as Levin Austerlitz
• The Bachelor(1990, directed byRoberto Faenza), as Gräsler's Friend
• Présumé dangereux(1990), as Radnitz
• Quiet Days in Clichy(1990, directed byClaude Chabrol), as Ernest Regentag
• Mother(1990, directed byGleb Panfilov)
• Café Europa(1990), as Mikis
• Ex & Hopp(1991, TV film, directed byAndy Bausch), as Heinrich Hartholz
• The Kaltenbach Papers(1991, TV film, directed byRainer Erler), as Istvan Kaltenbach
• Money(1991, directed bySteven Hilliard Stern), as The Turk
• Pizza Colonia(1991), as Francesco Serboli
• Fantaghirò(1991, TV film, directed byLamberto Bava), as The King
• The Great Bellheim(1992, TV miniseries, directed byDieter Wedel), as Peter Bellheim
• Abissinia(1993), as Enzo Pagnini
• A King for Burning(1993, TV film, directed byTom Toelle), as Franz Graf Waldeck
• Amigomío(1994), as Grandfather
• The Shadow Man(1996, TV miniseries, directed byDieter Wedel), as Janusz 'Jan' Herzog
• Life Is a Bluff(1996), as Willi Butzbach
• Schwarzmüller(1996)
• Rossini(1997, directed byHelmut Dietl), as Paolo Rossini
• Smilla's Sense of Snow(1997, directed byBille August), as Capt. Sigmund Lukas
• Alle für die Mafia(1998), as Don Michele
• Caraibi(1999, TV miniseries, directed byLamberto Bava), as Coda del diavolo
• Die Affäre Semmeling(2002, TV miniseries, directed byDieter Wedel), as Walter 'Beton-Walter' Wegener
• Epstein's Night(2002), as Jochen Epstein
• Enigma: An Unacknowledged Love(2005, TV film, directed byVolker Schlöndorff), as Abel Znorko
• A Christmoose Carol(2005, directed byBen Verbong), as Santa Claus
• Die Rote Zora(2008), as Fisherman Gorian
• Rebecca Ryman: Olivia and Jai(2008, TV film), as Sir Joshua Templewood
• Same Same But Different(2009), as Publishing Director Mr. Behr
• Das Geheimnis der Wale(2010, TV film, directed byPhilipp Kadelbach), as Prof. Johannes 'Joe' Waldmann
• The Last Patriarch(2010, TV film), as Konrad Hansen
• Gegengerade(2011), as Baldu
• The Long Wave After the Keel(2012, TV film, directed byNikolaus Leytner), as Martin Burian
• The Rhino and the Dragonfly(2012, directed byLola Randl), as Nino Winter
• The Invention of Love(2013), as Hermann von Kirsch
• The Last Mentsch(2013, directed byPierre-Henri Salfati), as Marcus Schwarz
• Autumn Tingles: Speed Dating for Silver Hairs(2014), as Johann Schäfer
• Schubert in Love: Vater werden ist (nicht) schwer(2016), as Professor Schubert
• Winnetou(2016), as Frederick Louis Santer
• Einmal Sohn, immer Sohn(2018, TV film)
• Alte Bande(2019, TV film)
• Real Fight(2021), as Wechselburg

German-language voice acting

• The Brave Little Toaster(1987), as Kirby (German version)
• Felidae(1994), as Bluebeard
• Dragonheart(1996), as Draco (German version)
• The Fearless Four(1997), as Fred the Donkey
• Jester Till(2003), as Bürgermeister
• Racing Stripes(2005), as Tucker (German version)
• Little Dodo(2008), as Darwin

External links

• Mario Adorfin theGerman National Librarycatalogue
• Mario AdorfatIMDb
• Photographs and literature