
Mario Adorf
Known for Acting · 292 credits
- Born
- 1930-09-08
- Died
- 2026-04-08
- Place of birth
- Zürich, Switzerland
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.
Known For
TV Shows (94)

DAS!
1991
as Self
ZIBB
2003
as Self

Markus Lanz
2008
as Self

Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self

Leute heute
1997
as Self

NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self

Kölner Treff
1976
as Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self
Alpha Forum
1998
as Self

Bambi
1948
as Self

Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Menschen bei Maischberger
2003
as Self
3 nach 9
1974
as Self

Beckmann
1999
as Self

Nachtcafé
1987
as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self

Dalli Dalli
1971
as Self - Candidate
Tietjen und Bommes
1997
as Self
German Film Award
1951
as Self
Der Sonntags-Stammtisch
2007
as Self
Menschen der Woche
2000
as Self
Grimme Award
1964
as Self

Die Montagsmaler
1974
as Self

Kulturplatz
2004
as Self
Sabine Christiansen
1998
as Self

Heut' abend
1980
as Self
Blauer Panther
1989
as Self
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
as Self
Im Dialog
1997
as self
Nachtstudio
1997
as Self
Romy Award
1990
as Self

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
2011
as Self
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
1967
as Self
Wortwechsel
1982
as Self

Stars in the Ring
1959
as Self
Thadeusz
2005
as self
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
2004
as Self

Marco Polo
1982
as Giovanni
Der große Preis
1974
as Self
Menschen
1982
as Self
Goldene Henne
1995
as Self
Na sowas!
1982
as Self

Rosa Roth
1994
as Waffenhändler Willem van Kleve
Gero von Boehm begegnet...
2002
as Self
Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen
1964
as Self
Our Best
2003
as Self
Bio’s Bahnhof
1978
as Self
Showgeschichten
1986
as Self

Smiley's People
1982
as Claus Kretzschmar
Semperopernball
2006
as Self

The Cave of the Golden Rose
1991
as the king
Telestar
1983
as Self

Am laufenden Band
1974
as Self - Guest
Fröhlich lesen
2005
as Self
Je später der Abend
1973
as Self

Schmidteinander
1990
Plasberg persönlich
2008
as Self

Das Jahrhundert des Theaters
2002
as Self

The Adventures of Pinocchio
1972
as Direttore del circo
Movies (198)

The Tin Drum
1979
as Alfred Matzerath

Disobedience
1981
as Padre di Luca

Lola
1981
as Schuckert

Lion of the Desert
1981
as (uncredited)

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
1970
as Berto Consalvi

Apache Gold
1963
as Frederic Santer

Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997
as Capt. Sigmund Lukas

Money
1991
as The Turk

Anima mia
1974
as Il commissario Marzoli

The Specialists
1969
as El Diablo

Major Dundee
1965
as Sergeant Gomez

The Red Tent
1969
as Giuseppe Biagi

Morale 63
1963
as Axel Rottmann, Reporter

Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?
1961
as Max Christiansen-Clausen

Abissinia
1993
as Enzo Pagnini

Rossini
1997
as Paolo Rossini

The Girl and the Legend
1957
as Bertie

Fedora
1978
as Corfu Hotel Manager

Brainwashed
1960
as Mirko Centowic

The Cave of the Golden Rose
1991
as The King

The Holcroft Covenant
1985
as Erich Kessler / Jürgen Mass

The Cave of the Golden Rose 2
1992
as The King

Francesco
1989
as Cardinal Ugolino

A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
1968
as Harry

Weak Spot
1975
as Le Manager

Momo
1986
as Nicola

Vola sciusciù
2000

Jester Till
2003
as Mayor (voice)

The Invention of Love
2013
as Hermann von Kirsch

Felidae
1994
as Blaubart (voice)

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975
as Kommissar Beizmenne

The Adventures of Pinocchio
1972

Caliber 9
1972
as Rocco Musco

Ten Little Indians
1965
as Joseph Grohmann

Quiet Days in Clichy
1990
as Ernest Regentag

What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
1974
as Insp. Valentini

I Knew Her Well
1965
as Emilio Ricci, aka Bietolone

Long Live Robin Hood
1971
as Brother Tuck

Ghosts, Italian Style
1967
as Alfredo Mariano

That Man in Istanbul
1965
as Bill

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
2005
as Self

Winnetou - The Last Fight
2016
as Frederick Louis Santer Sr.

The Fearless Four
1997
as Fred (voice)

The Italian Connection
1972
as Luca Canali

Short Night of Glass Dolls
1971
as Jacques Versain

Pinocchio
2013
as Geppetto

Tender Sharks
1967
as Spion SB 3

The Treasure of San Gennaro
1966
as Sciascillo

Mein Schulfreund
1960
as Niedermoser

Altersglühen - Speed Dating für Senioren
2014
as Johann Schäfer

The Assassination of Matteotti
1973
as Benito Mussolini

The Dirty Game
1965
as Callaghan

When Women Lost Their Tails
1972
as Pap

Gegengerade
2011
as Baldu

The Devil Strikes at Night
1957
as Bruno Lüdke

Anyone Can Play
1967
as Traffic cop

The Camp Followers
1965
as Castagnoli

08/15
1954
as Wagner

Germany in Autumn
1978
as TV committee member (uncredited)

State buoni se potete
1983
as Sisto V

Station Six-Sahara
1963
as Santos

Pizza Colonia
1991
as Francesco Serboli

The Second Victory
1987
as Dr. Sepp Kunzli

Believed Violent
1990
as Radnitz

Rosemary
1958
as Horst

Quick Trial
1974
as Procuratore Benedikter

Heart of a Dog
1976
as Bormenthàl

Tod oder Freiheit
1977
as Max

Execution Squad
1972
as sostituto procuratore Ricciuti

Same Same But Different
2009
as Herr Behr

I Am Afraid
1977
as Judge Moser

Alte Bande
2019
as Boxer
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
2000
as Self

A Rose for Everyone
1967
as Paolo

Class Relations
1984
as Der Onkel

The Endless Night
1963
as Juanitas Friend

Deadlock
1970
as Charles Dump, the rat

Closed Circuit
1978
as Harry (archive footage)

Sand, Love and Salt
1957
as Coco

Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie
1985
as Papst Urbano VIII

The Twelve Jurors
1963
as Siebenter Geschworener

The Visitor
1963
as Cucaracha

Precautions Against Fanatics
1969

The Bachelor
1990
as Bohlinger

Mother
1990

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
1964
as Pedro Ortiz

Safety Catch
1970
as The Long-Haired Sadist

Epsteins Nacht
2002
as Jochen Epstein

Million Dollar Eel
1971
as Nane Mora - the Guardiapesca

100 Years of the UFA
2017
as Self - Actor

Vorsicht Mister Dodd
1964
as Buddy Herman

King, Queen, Knave
1972
as Prof. Ritter

On the Tiger's Back
1961
as Tagliabue

La ragazza dei lillà
1986
as Albert

Kirschen in Nachbars Garten
1956
as Landstreicher

The Black Moon
1990
as Priest

A Christmoose Carol
2005
as Weihnachtsmann

The Secret of the Whales
2010
as Prof. Johannes Waldmann

Try This One for Size
1989
as Radnitz

Milo-Milo
1979
as Thanasis
Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia
1996
as Joachim Tresko

The Day the Rains Came
1959
as Bandenboss Werner Maurer

La quindicesima epistola
1998
as Zeffirino

Alles nur Tarnung
1996
as Willi Butzbach

Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
2021
as Self

Devil's Paradise
1987
as Schomberg
Die Verhoevens
2003
as Himself

Red Zora
2008
as Gorian
Mammis Wanderjahre
1957
as Fred Hayter

The Sicilian Checkmate
1972
as Amedeo Barrese

Freddy und das Lied der Südsee
1963
Gesucht wird... Drei Geschichten um nicht ganz ehrenwerte Herren
1981

The Doctor of Stalingrad
1958
as Pelz, Sanitäter

The Journey to Vienna
1973
as Fred Scheuermann
Karol Wojtyla - Geheimnisse eines Papstes
2006
as Peppino Mancuso

Die Jungen von der Paulstraße
2003
as Janó

Marina, Mabuse und Morituri
2017
as Self

Sunscorched
1965
as Abel Dragna
Krokodil
2013
as Richard

Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood
2009
as Self
About Mario Adorf
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. With 292 credits spanning from 1948 to 2021, Mario Adorf has appeared in 198 films and 94 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mario Adorf Movies
- The Tin Drum (1979) — as Alfred Matzerath
- Disobedience (1981) — as Padre di Luca
- Lola (1981) — as Schuckert
- Lion of the Desert (1981) — as (uncredited)
- The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) — as Berto Consalvi
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