Mario Adorf
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 8 September 1930 · Zürich, Switzerland
- Died
- 8 April 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
Acting 198
- 2021Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life as Self
- 2021The Case of Bruno Lüdke as Self
- 2019The Hardy Krüger Story as Self
- 2019Alte Bande as Boxer
- 2019It Could Have Been Worse - Mario Adorf as Self
- 2018Pygmalion as Harald
- 2018Karl Marx – Der deutsche Prophet as Karl Marx
- 2018Einmal Sohn, immer Sohn as Roland Hartwig
- 2017Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder as Self
- 2017100 Years of the UFA as Self - Actor
- 2017Marina, Mabuse und Morituri as Self
- 2017Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
- 2016Winnetou - The Last Fight as Frederick Louis Santer Sr.
- 2016Schubert in Love as Olafs Vater
- 2016Doomed Love: A Journey Through German Genre Films as himself
- 2015Der Liebling des Himmels as Sorel sen.
- 2014Altersglühen - Speed Dating für Senioren as Johann Schäfer
- 2014Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's Fedora as Self
- 2014Der letzte Mentsch as Marcus Schwarz / Menachem Teitelbaum
- 2013Pinocchio as Geppetto
- 2013The Invention of Love as Hermann von Kirsch
- 2013Krokodil as Richard
- 2012Lonely U as Nino Winter
- 2012Die lange Welle hinterm Kiel as Martin Burian
- 2011Gegengerade as Baldu
- 2010Same Same But Different as Herr Behr
- 2010The Secret of the Whales as Prof. Johannes Waldmann
- 2009Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood as Self
- 2008Wer Liebe verspricht
- 2008Red Zora as Gorian
- 2008Botero Born in Medellin as Narrator
- 2007Little Dodo as Darwin (voice)
- 2007Winnetou darf nicht sterben as Himself
- 2007Fernsehgeschichte(n). Deutsch as Self
- 2007Ein Leben wie im Flug as Self
- 2006Karol Wojtyla - Geheimnisse eines Papstes as Peppino Mancuso
- 2005A Christmoose Carol as Weihnachtsmann
- 2005Enigma – Eine uneingestandene Liebe as Abel Znorko
- 2005Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah as Self
- 2003Die Jungen von der Paulstraße as Janó
- 2003Jester Till as Mayor (voice)
- 2003Die Verhoevens as Himself
- 2002Epsteins Nacht as Jochen Epstein
- 2002The Nibelungs as Hagen
- 2000Vola sciusciù
- 2000Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor as Self
- 2000Il ritorno del piccolo Lord as Karl Schneibel
- 1999Comeback für Freddy Baker as Freddy Baker
- 1999Majestät brauchen Sonne as Narrator
- 1998Alle für die Mafia as Don Michele
- 1998La quindicesima epistola as Zeffirino
- 1997The Fearless Four as Fred (voice)
- 1997Smilla's Sense of Snow as Capt. Sigmund Lukas
- 1997Rossini as Paolo Rossini
- 1996Tresko – Amigo Affäre as Joachim Tresko
- 1996Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia as Joachim Tresko
- 1996Tresko - Der Maulwurf as Joachim Tresko
- 1996Alles nur Tarnung as Willi Butzbach
- 1995Bauernschach as Franz Hofnagel
- 1995Il piccolo lord as Carl Schneibel
- 1994Missus as Col. Tadigov
- 1994Felidae as Blaubart (voice)
- 1994Amigomío as Avô
- 1993Maus und Katz as Heinz Lückert
- 1993Uomo di rispetto
- 1993Abissinia as Enzo Pagnini
- 1992The Cave of the Golden Rose 2 as The King
- 1991The Cave of the Golden Rose as The King
- 1991Pizza Colonia as Francesco Serboli
- 1991Money as The Turk
- 1991Ex und hopp – Ein böses Spiel um Liebe, Geld und Bier as Heinrich Hartholz
- 1990Mother
- 1990Café Europa as Wirt Mikis
- 1990Quiet Days in Clichy as Ernest Regentag
- 1990Believed Violent as Radnitz
- 1990The Black Moon as Priest
- 1990The Bachelor as Bohlinger
- 1990Rosamunde as Levin Austerlitz
- 1990Gioco di società as Spano
- 1989Try This One for Size as Radnitz
- 1989Vado a riprendermi il gatto as Alceo Brancicalori
- 1989Francesco as Cardinal Ugolino
- 1989Via Panisperna Boys as Corbino
- 1989Keine Gondel für die Leiche
- 1988Facciaffittasi as Rigoletto
- 1987Notte italiana as Alvise Tornova
- 1987The Second Victory as Dr. Sepp Kunzli
- 1987Devil's Paradise as Schomberg
- 1986La ragazza dei lillà as Albert
- 1986Momo as Nicola
- 1985The Holcroft Covenant as Erich Kessler / Jürgen Mass
- 1985Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie as Papst Urbano VIII
- 1985Coconuts as Siemann
- 1984Class Relations as Der Onkel
- 1983Les tilleuls de Lautenbach as Oncle Fouchs
- 1983State buoni se potete as Sisto V
- 1982Invitation to Travel as Timour
- 1981Lola as Schuckert
- 1981Disobedience as Padre di Luca
- 1981Gesucht wird... Drei Geschichten um nicht ganz ehrenwerte Herren
- 1981Lion of the Desert as (uncredited)
- 1980The Imprint of Giants as Meru
- 1979Milo-Milo as Thanasis
- 1979The Tin Drum as Alfred Matzerath
- 1978Fedora as Corfu Hotel Manager
- 1978Germany in Autumn as TV committee member (uncredited)
- 1978Closed Circuit as Harry (archive footage)
- 1978Good-for-Nothing
- 1977The Leading Man as Schikowski
- 1977Tod oder Freiheit as Max
- 1977I Am Afraid as Judge Moser
- 1977Un anno di scuola as Prof. Taucer
- 1977Scrounged Meals as Erwin
- 1976Bomber & Paganini as Bomber
- 1976MitGift as Edgar
- 1976Heart of a Dog as Bormenthàl
- 1975The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum as Kommissar Beizmenne
- 1975Weak Spot as Le Manager
- 1974What Have They Done to Your Daughters? as Insp. Valentini
- 1974Quick Trial as Procuratore Benedikter
- 1974Anima mia as Il commissario Marzoli
- 1973The Journey to Vienna as Fred Scheuermann
- 1973The Assassination of Matteotti as Benito Mussolini
- 1973Without Warning as L'ex-commandant Pierre Capra
- 1972The Adventures of Pinocchio
- 1972The Italian Connection as Luca Canali
- 1972King, Queen, Knave as Prof. Ritter
- 1972Execution Squad as sostituto procuratore Ricciuti
- 1972When Women Lost Their Tails as Pap
- 1972Caliber 9 as Rocco Musco
- 1972The Sicilian Checkmate as Amedeo Barrese
- 1971Short Night of Glass Dolls as Jacques Versain
- 1971Million Dollar Eel as Nane Mora - the Guardiapesca
- 1971Long Live Robin Hood as Brother Tuck
- 1970Deadlock as Charles Dump, the Rat
- 1970Gentlemen in White Vests as Bruno 'Dandy' Stiegler
- 1970The Bird with the Crystal Plumage as Berto Consalvi
- 1970Safety Catch as The Long-Haired Sadist
- 1969The Red Tent as Giuseppe Biagi
- 1969The Specialists as El Diablo
- 1969Precautions Against Fanatics
- 1968A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof as Harry
- 1968Hoppe Hoppe Reiter Engelchen macht weiter as Gustl
- 1967Ghosts, Italian Style as Alfredo Mariano
- 1967Anyone Can Play as Traffic cop
- 1967Tender Sharks as Spion SB 3
- 1967A Rose for Everyone as Paolo
- 1966The Treasure of San Gennaro as Sciascillo
- 1966Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti as Matti
- 1966Ganovenehre as Georg Posanke, genannt Artisten-Orje
- 1965I Knew Her Well as Emilio Ricci, aka Bietolone
- 1965Sunscorched as Abel Dragna
- 1965Die Herren as Verleger Blech
- 1965That Man in Istanbul as Bill
- 1965Ten Little Indians as Joseph Grohmann
- 1965The Camp Followers as Castagnoli
- 1965The Dirty Game as Callaghan
- 1965Major Dundee as Sergeant Gomez
- 1964Conquerors of Arkansas as Matt Ellis
- 1964The Last Ride to Santa Cruz as Pedro Ortiz
- 1964Vorsicht Mister Dodd as Buddy Herman
- 1963The Visitor as Cucaracha
- 1963Apache Gold as Frederic Santer
- 1963Freddy und das Lied der Südsee
- 1963The Twelve Jurors as Siebenter Geschworener
- 1963Morale 63 as Axel Rottmann, Reporter
- 1963The Endless Night as Juanitas Friend
- 1963Station Six-Sahara as Santos
- 1962Straße der Verheißung as Joe
- 1962La leggenda di Fra Diavolo as Nadorne
- 1962Lulu as Rodrigo
- 1961On the Tiger's Back as Tagliabue
- 1961The Taste of Violence as Chamaco
- 1961Who Are You, Mr. Sorge? as Max Christiansen-Clausen
- 1961Rennen
- 1960Brainwashed as Mirko Centowic
- 1960Mein Schulfreund as Niedermoser
- 1960Bumerang as Georg Kugler
- 1959The Day the Rains Came as Bandenboss Werner Maurer
- 1959Ship of the Dead as Lawski, Polnischer Kohlenschlepper
- 1959Die Rückseite des Mondes
- 1959Nachtasyl as Wasjka Pepel
- 1958A City's Birthday Celebrations
- 1958Rosemary as Horst
- 1958Schwester Bonaventura as Willy Pentridge
- 1958The Doctor of Stalingrad as Pelz, Sanitäter
- 1957Mammis Wanderjahre as Fred Hayter
- 1957The Devil Strikes at Night as Bruno Lüdke
- 1957Monsignores große Stunde as Gabriele Augustino Pagnani
- 1957Sand, Love and Salt as Coco
- 1957Die Schwestern as Relli
- 1957The Girl and the Legend as Bertie
- 1956Kirschen in Nachbars Garten as Landstreicher
- 1956Die Tochter des Brunnenmachers as Félipe Rambert
- 195508/15 at Home as Unteroffizier Stamm
- 195508/15 Part 2 as Gefreiter Wagner
- 1954Meuterei auf der Caine
- 195408/15 as Wagner
Writing 1
- 1996Tresko - Der Maulwurf · story
crew 1
- 1972The Italian Connection · stunts