Image: Wikimedia CommonsMario Adorf
German actor and writer (1930–2026)
- Born September 8, 1930
- 6 movies
Mario Adorf was a German actor, regarded as one of European cinema's veteran character actors and for decades a leading film and television star in Germany. Across more than 200 productions from 1954 to 2023, from euro westerns to The Tin Drum, he worked with directors including Volker Schlöndorff, Fassbinder, Billy Wilder and Sam Peckinpah, and won two German Film Awards for acting.
Mario Adorf appears in 6 films in The Rerun, from 1965 to 1981. Most of that work is in war, history and drama. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Dario Argento (2), Senta Berger (2).
Known for
- The Tin Drum (1979). A role in the 1979 film that won the Oscar.
- Major Dundee (1965). One of his films for director Sam Peckinpah.
- The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970). A 1970 credit from his years in European genre cinema.
- Lion of the Desert (1981). An early 1980s international film credit.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Mario Adorf been in?
- Mario Adorf appears in Lion of the Desert (1981), The Tin Drum (1979), The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970), The Red Tent (1969), Treasure of San Gennaro (1968) and Major Dundee (1965) on The Remote.
- When was Mario Adorf born?
- Mario Adorf was born on 8 September 1930.
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