Maximilian Schell
Birthday: 8 December 1930, Vienna, Austria
Height: 180 cm
Maximilian Schell was the most successful German-speaking actor in English-language films since Emil Jannings, the winner of the first Best Actor Academy Award. Like Jannings, Schell won the Oscar, bu ...Show More
When asked by journalists in Vienna (his family's home) what I enjoy most about living and working i Show more
When asked by journalists in Vienna (his family's home) what I enjoy most about living and working in North America, I answered, "Freedom." The reporters told me, "We're sorry, Mr. Schell; but it needs to be something else, because we can't print that." So I rest my case. Hide
[on directing movies] It's more fulfilling than acting, but it's also more wounding to get bad revie Show more
[on directing movies] It's more fulfilling than acting, but it's also more wounding to get bad reviews as a director than an actor. Hide
I am America's number-one fan. I like your food. Especially corn flakes.
I am America's number-one fan. I like your food. Especially corn flakes.
[on Marlene Dietrich] You won't believe it, but the lady is extremely funny.
[on Marlene Dietrich] You won't believe it, but the lady is extremely funny.
Maximilian Schell's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (32)
Maximilian Schell'S roles
Walter Harper
Dr. Hans Reinhardt
Jason Lerner
Diamond Dog
Hans Rolfe
Cardinal Alba