Mario Adorf
Acting
Born September 8, 1930 · Zürich, Switzerland
Died April 8, 2026
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.
Known for
Filmography
Schubert in Love
2016 · Olafs Vater
Winnetou - The Last Fight
2016 · Frederick Louis Santer Sr.
Pinocchio
2013 · Geppetto
The Secret of the Whales
2010 · Prof. Johannes Waldmann
Same Same But Different
2009 · Herr Behr
Red Zora
2008 · Gorian
A Christmoose Carol
2005 · Weihnachtsmann
Jester Till
2003 · Mayor (voice)
Die Jungen von der Paulstraße
2003 · Janó
Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997 · Capt. Sigmund Lukas
Rossini
1997 · Paolo Rossini
The Fearless Four
1997 · Fred (voice)
Il piccolo lord
1995 · Carl Schneibel
Felidae
1994 · Blaubart (voice)
The Cave of the Golden Rose 2
1992 · The King
The Cave of the Golden Rose
1991 · The King
Quiet Days in Clichy
1990 · Ernest Regentag
Mother
1990
The Black Moon
1990 · Priest
Francesco
1989 · Cardinal Ugolino
Via Panisperna Boys
1989 · Corbino
Notte italiana
1987 · Alvise Tornova
Momo
1986 · Nicola
The Holcroft Covenant
1985 · Erich Kessler / Jürgen Mass
Class Relations
1984 · Der Onkel
State buoni se potete
1983 · Sisto V
Lola
1981 · Schuckert
Disobedience
1981 · Padre di Luca
Lion of the Desert
1981 · (uncredited)
The Tin Drum
1979 · Alfred Matzerath
Germany in Autumn
1978 · TV committee member (uncredited)
Fedora
1978 · Corfu Hotel Manager
Closed Circuit
1978 · Harry (archive footage)
I Am Afraid
1977 · Judge Moser
Heart of a Dog
1976 · Bormenthàl
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975 · Kommissar Beizmenne
Weak Spot
1975 · Le Manager
What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
1974 · Insp. Valentini
The Assassination of Matteotti
1973 · Benito Mussolini
Caliber 9
1972 · Rocco Musco
The Italian Connection
1972 · Luca Canali
Execution Squad
1972 · sostituto procuratore Ricciuti
King, Queen, Knave
1972 · Prof. Ritter
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1972
Short Night of Glass Dolls
1971 · Jacques Versain
Long Live Robin Hood
1971 · Brother Tuck
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
1970 · Berto Consalvi
Deadlock
1970 · Charles Dump, the Rat
Safety Catch
1970 · The Long-Haired Sadist
The Red Tent
1969 · Giuseppe Biagi
Precautions Against Fanatics
1969
The Specialists
1969 · El Diablo
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
1968 · Harry
Ghosts, Italian Style
1967 · Alfredo Mariano
The Treasure of San Gennaro
1966 · Sciascillo
Ten Little Indians
1965 · Joseph Grohmann
That Man in Istanbul
1965 · Bill
Major Dundee
1965 · Sergeant Gomez
The Dirty Game
1965 · Callaghan
The Camp Followers
1965 · Castagnoli
I Knew Her Well
1965 · Emilio Ricci, aka Bietolone
Apache Gold
1963 · Frederic Santer
The Visitor
1963 · Cucaracha
Station Six-Sahara
1963 · Santos
The Endless Night
1963 · Juanitas Friend
The Twelve Jurors
1963 · Siebenter Geschworener
On the Tiger's Back
1961 · Tagliabue
The Taste of Violence
1961 · Chamaco
Brainwashed
1960 · Mirko Centowic
Ship of the Dead
1959 · Lawski, Polnischer Kohlenschlepper
Rosemary
1958 · Horst
The Devil Strikes at Night
1957 · Bruno Lüdke
The Girl and the Legend
1957 · Bertie
08/15 at Home
1955 · Unteroffizier Stamm
08/15 Part 2
1955 · Gefreiter Wagner
08/15
1954 · Wagner