Mario Adorf
Born: 1930-09-08 in Zürich, Switzerland
Died: 2026-04-08
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2021
- The Case of Bruno Lüdke as Self
- Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life as Self
2019
- Alte Bande as Boxer
- It Could Have Been Worse - Mario Adorf as Self
- The Hardy Krüger Story as Self
2018
- Pygmalion as Harald
- Karl Marx – Der deutsche Prophet as Karl Marx
- Einmal Sohn, immer Sohn as Roland Hartwig
2017
- Wir lieben Fernsehen as Self
- Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder as Self
- 100 Years of the UFA as Self - Actor
- Marina, Mabuse und Morituri as Self
- Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
2016
- Winnetou - The Last Fight as Frederick Louis Santer Sr.
- Schubert in Love as Olafs Vater
- Doomed Love: A Journey Through German Genre Films as himself
2015
- Der Liebling des Himmels as Sorel sen.
2014
- Altersglühen - Speed Dating für Senioren as Johann Schäfer
- Der letzte Mentsch as Marcus Schwarz / Menachem Teitelbaum
- Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's Fedora as Self
2013
- Pinocchio as Geppetto
- Pinocchio as Geppetto
- The Invention of Love as Hermann von Kirsch
- Krokodil as Richard
2012
- Die lange Welle hinterm Kiel as Martin Burian
- Die Libelle und das Nashorn as Nino Winter
2011
- Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell as Self
- Gegengerade as Baldu
2010
- Der letzte Patriarch as Konrad Hansen
- The Secret of the Whales as Prof. Johannes Waldmann
2009
- Same Same But Different as Herr Behr
- Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood as Self
2008
- Markus Lanz as Self
- Plasberg persönlich as Self
- Red Zora as Gorian
- Wer Liebe verspricht
- Botero Born in Medellin as Narrator
2007
- Der Sonntags-Stammtisch as Self
- Ein Leben wie im Flug as Self
- Kleiner Dodo as Onkel Darwin (voice)
- Fernsehgeschichte(n). Deutsch as Self
- Little Dodo as Darwin (voice)
- Winnetou darf nicht sterben as Himself
2006
- Semperopernball as Self
- Karol Wojtyla - Geheimnisse eines Papstes as Peppino Mancuso
2005
- Thadeusz as self
- Kanzleramt as Friedrich Stern
- Fröhlich lesen as Self
- Die Besten im Westen as self
- Mein Kriegsende as Self
- Vera - Die Frau des Sizilianers as Carlo Scalli
- A Christmoose Carol as Weihnachtsmann
- Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah as Self
- Enigma – Eine uneingestandene Liebe as Abel Znorko
2004
- Kulturplatz as Self
- Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel as Self
2003
- ZIBB as Self
- Menschen bei Maischberger as Self
- Our Best as Self
- druckfrisch as self
- Jester Till as Mayor (voice)
- Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich as Self
- Die Jungen von der Paulstraße as Janó
- Die Verhoevens as Himself
2002
- Gero von Boehm begegnet... as Self
- Das Jahrhundert des Theaters as Self
- Gabi Bauer as himself
- Die Affäre Semmeling as Walter „Beton-Walter“ Wegener
- Epsteins Nacht as Jochen Epstein
- The Nibelungs as Hagen
2000
- Menschen der Woche as Self
- Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor as Self
- Il ritorno del piccolo Lord as Karl Schneibel
- Vola sciusciù
1999
- Beckmann as Self
- Pirates: Blood Brothers as Coda / Teufelskralle
- Ama il tuo nemico as Nisticò
- Comeback für Freddy Baker as Freddy Baker
- Majestät brauchen Sonne as Narrator
1998
- The Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- Alpha Forum as Self
- Sabine Christiansen as Self
- La quindicesima epistola as Zeffirino
- Alle für die Mafia as Don Michele
1997
- Leute heute as Self
- Tietjen und Bommes as Self
- Nachtstudio as Self
- Im Dialog as self
- Smilla's Sense of Snow as Capt. Sigmund Lukas
- Rossini as Paolo Rossini
- The Fearless Four as Fred (voice)
1996
- Der Schattenmann as Jan Herzog
- Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia as Joachim Tresko
- Alles nur Tarnung as Willi Butzbach
- Tresko - Der Maulwurf as Joachim Tresko
- Tresko – Amigo Affäre as Joachim Tresko
1995
- Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- Goldene Henne as Self
- Willemsens Woche as Self
- Il piccolo lord as Carl Schneibel
- Bauernschach as Franz Hofnagel
1994
1993
- Der große Bellheim as Peter Bellheim
- A King for Burning as Franz Graf Waldeck
- Maus und Katz as Heinz Lückert
- Abissinia as Enzo Pagnini
- Uomo di rispetto
1992
- The Cave of the Golden Rose 2 as The King
- Les aventuriers du Rio Verde as Gert Bauer
1991
- DAS! as Self
- The Cave of the Golden Rose as the king
- Insel der Träume as Oliver Sondheim
- The Cave of the Golden Rose as The King
- Money as The Turk
- Pizza Colonia as Francesco Serboli
- Die Kaltenbach-Papiere as Istvan Kaltenbach
- Ex und hopp – Ein böses Spiel um Liebe, Geld und Bier as Heinrich Hartholz
1990
- Romy Award as Self
- Schmidteinander
- Quiet Days in Clichy as Ernest Regentag
- Kommissar Klefisch as Antonio Valetta
- Mother
- The Black Moon as Priest
- The Bachelor as Bohlinger
- Rosamunde as Levin Austerlitz
- Believed Violent as Radnitz
- Café Europa as Wirt Mikis
- Gioco di società as Spano
1989
- Blauer Panther as Self
- Oceano as Damian Centeno
- Francesco as Cardinal Ugolino
- Try This One for Size as Radnitz
- Via Panisperna Boys as Corbino
- La trappola as Kanz
- Keine Gondel für die Leiche
- Vado a riprendermi il gatto as Alceo Brancicalori
1988
- Heimatmuseum as Alfons Rogalla
- Facciaffittasi as Rigoletto
- Facciaffittasi as Rigoletto
1987
- Nachtcafé as Self
- Notte italiana as Alvise Tornova
- The Second Victory as Dr. Sepp Kunzli
- Devil's Paradise as Schomberg
1986
- Showgeschichten as Self
- Kir Royal as Generaldirektor Heinrich 'Heini' Haffenloher
- Momo as Nicola
- La ragazza dei lillà as Albert
- Mino as Maggiore Lupo
1985
- The Holcroft Covenant as Erich Kessler / Jürgen Mass
- Via Mala as Jonas Lauretz
- Die Flucht ohne Ende as Wormser
- Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie as Papst Urbano VIII
- Coconuts as Siemann
- Olga e i suoi figli as Berto
1984
- Goldene Kamera as Self
- Class Relations as Der Onkel
1983
- Telestar as Self
- State buoni se potete as Sisto V
- Les tilleuls de Lautenbach as Oncle Fouchs
1982
- Marco Polo as Giovanni
- Wortwechsel as Self
- Menschen as Self
- Smiley's People as Claus Kretzschmar
- Na sowas! as Self
- Invitation to Travel as Timour
1981
- Wetten, dass..? as Self
- Lion of the Desert as (uncredited)
- Lola as Schuckert
- Disobedience as Padre di Luca
- The Little World of Don Camillo as Don Camillo
- Gesucht wird... Drei Geschichten um nicht ganz ehrenwerte Herren
1980
- Heut' abend as Self
- The Imprint of Giants as Meru
1979
- NDR Talk Show as Self
- Bavarian Film Awards as Self
- The Tin Drum as Alfred Matzerath
- Milo-Milo as Thanasis
1978
- Bio’s Bahnhof as Self
- Fedora as Corfu Hotel Manager
- Germany in Autumn as TV committee member (uncredited)
- Good-for-Nothing
- Closed Circuit as Harry (archive footage)
1977
- I Am Afraid as Judge Moser
- The Leading Man as Schikowski
- Tod oder Freiheit as Max
- Scrounged Meals as Erwin
- Un anno di scuola as Prof. Taucer
1976
- Kölner Treff as Self
- Heart of a Dog as Bormenthàl
- MitGift as Edgar
- Bomber & Paganini as Bomber
1975
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum as Kommissar Beizmenne
- Weak Spot as Le Manager
1974
- 3 nach 9 as Self
- Die Montagsmaler as Self
- Der große Preis as Self
- Am laufenden Band as Self - Guest
- What Have They Done to Your Daughters? as Insp. Valentini
- Anima mia as Il commissario Marzoli
- Quick Trial as Procuratore Benedikter
1973
- Je später der Abend as Self
- Without Warning as L'ex-commandant Pierre Capra
- The Assassination of Matteotti as Benito Mussolini
- The Journey to Vienna as Fred Scheuermann
1972
- The Adventures of Pinocchio as Direttore del circo
- The Italian Connection as Luca Canali
- Caliber 9 as Rocco Musco
- The Adventures of Pinocchio
- When Women Lost Their Tails as Pap
- Execution Squad as sostituto procuratore Ricciuti
- King, Queen, Knave as Prof. Ritter
- The Sicilian Checkmate as Amedeo Barrese
1971
- Dalli Dalli as Self - Candidate
- Long Live Robin Hood as Brother Tuck
- Short Night of Glass Dolls as Jacques Versain
- Million Dollar Eel as Nane Mora - the Guardiapesca
1970
- The Bird with the Crystal Plumage as Berto Consalvi
- Deadlock as Charles Dump, the rat
- Münchner Bilderbogen as Self
- Safety Catch as The Long-Haired Sadist
- Gentlemen in White Vests as Bruno 'Dandy' Stiegler
1969
- The Red Tent as Giuseppe Biagi
- The Specialists as El Diablo
- Precautions Against Fanatics
1968
- A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof as Harry
- Hoppe Hoppe Reiter Engelchen macht weiter as Gustl
1967
- Titel, Thesen, Temperamente as Self
- Tender Sharks as Spion SB 3
- A Rose for Everyone as Paolo
- Anyone Can Play as Traffic cop
- Ghosts, Italian Style as Alfredo Mariano
1966
- The Treasure of San Gennaro as Sciascillo
- Ganovenehre as Georg Posanke, genannt Artisten-Orje
- Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti as Matti
1965
- Major Dundee as Sergeant Gomez
- Ten Little Indians as Joseph Grohmann
- I Knew Her Well as Emilio Ricci, aka Bietolone
- The Dirty Game as Callaghan
- That Man in Istanbul as Bill
- The Camp Followers as Castagnoli
- Die Herren as Verleger Blech
- Sunscorched as Abel Dragna
1964
- Grimme Award as Self
- Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen as Self
- Conquerors of Arkansas as Matt Ellis
- Vorsicht Mister Dodd as Buddy Herman
- The Last Ride to Santa Cruz as Pedro Ortiz
1963
- Apache Gold as Frederic Santer
- The Twelve Jurors as Siebenter Geschworener
- The Endless Night as Juanitas Friend
- The Visitor as Cucaracha
- Station Six-Sahara as Santos
- Morale 63 as Axel Rottmann, Reporter
- Freddy und das Lied der Südsee
1962
- Lulu as Rodrigo
- La leggenda di Fra Diavolo as Nadorne
- Straße der Verheißung as Joe
1961
- On the Tiger's Back as Tagliabue
- Who Are You, Mr. Sorge? as Max Christiansen-Clausen
- The Taste of Violence as Chamaco
- Rennen
1960
- Brainwashed as Mirko Centowic
- Bumerang as Georg Kugler
- Mein Schulfreund as Niedermoser
1959
- Stars in the Ring as Self
- Ship of the Dead as Lawski, Polnischer Kohlenschlepper
- The Day the Rains Came as Bandenboss Werner Maurer
- Die Rückseite des Mondes
- Nachtasyl as Wasjka Pepel
1958
- Rosemary as Horst
- The Doctor of Stalingrad as Pelz, Sanitäter
- A City's Birthday Celebrations
- Schwester Bonaventura as Willy Pentridge
1957
- The Devil Strikes at Night as Bruno Lüdke
- The Girl and the Legend as Bertie
- Sand, Love and Salt as Coco
- Mammis Wanderjahre as Fred Hayter
- Monsignores große Stunde as Gabriele Augustino Pagnani
- Die Schwestern as Relli
1956
- Kirschen in Nachbars Garten as Landstreicher
- Die Tochter des Brunnenmachers as Félipe Rambert
1955
- 08/15 at Home as Unteroffizier Stamm
- 08/15 Part 2 as Gefreiter Wagner
1954
- 08/15 as Wagner
- Meuterei auf der Caine
1951
- German Film Award as Self
1948
- Bambi as Self