Acting
Mario Adorf
DE, EN, ES, IT cinema · 197 credits
Born
8 September 1930
Died
8 April 2026 (aged 95)
Birthplace
Zürich, Switzerland
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
Alte Bande
as Boxer
Pygmalion
as Harald
Karl Marx – Der deutsche Prophet
as Karl Marx
Einmal Sohn, immer Sohn
as Roland Hartwig
100 Years of the UFA
as Self - Actor
Schubert in Love
as Olafs Vater
Winnetou - The Last Fight
as Frederick Louis Santer Sr.
Der Liebling des Himmels
as Sorel sen.
Der letzte Mentsch
as Marcus Schwarz / Menachem Teitelbaum
Altersglühen - Speed Dating für Senioren
as Johann Schäfer
Pinocchio
as Geppetto
The Invention of Love
as Hermann von Kirsch
Krokodil
as Richard
Lonely U
as Nino Winter
Die lange Welle hinterm Kiel
as Martin Burian
Gegengerade
as Baldu
The Secret of the Whales
as Prof. Johannes Waldmann
Same Same but Different
as Herr Behr
Red Zora
as Gorian
Botero Born in Medellin
as Narrator
Little Dodo
as Darwin (voice)
Karol Wojtyla - Geheimnisse eines Papstes
2006
Karol Wojtyla - Geheimnisse eines Papstes
as Peppino Mancuso
A Christmoose Carol
as Weihnachtsmann
Enigma – Eine uneingestandene Liebe
as Abel Znorko
Jester Till
as Mayor (voice)
Epsteins Nacht
as Jochen Epstein
Il ritorno del piccolo Lord
as Karl Schneibel
La quindicesima epistola
as Zeffirino
Alle für die Mafia
as Don Michele
Smilla's Sense of Snow
as Capt. Sigmund Lukas
Rossini
as Paolo Rossini
The Fearless Four
as Fred (voice)
Alles nur Tarnung
as Willi Butzbach
Tresko – Amigo Affäre
as Joachim Tresko
Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia
1996
Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia
as Joachim Tresko
Bauernschach
as Franz Hofnagel
Il piccolo lord
as Carl Schneibel
Felidae
as Blaubart (voice)
Missus
1994
Missus
as Col. Tadigov
Amigomío
as Avô
Maus und Katz
1993
Maus und Katz
as Heinz Lückert
Abissinia
as Enzo Pagnini
The Cave of the Golden Rose 2
as The King
Pizza Colonia
as Francesco Serboli
The Cave of the Golden Rose
as The King
Money
as The Turk
Ex und hopp – Ein böses Spiel um Liebe, Geld und Bier
1991
Ex und hopp – Ein böses Spiel um Liebe, Geld und Bier
as Heinrich Hartholz
Quiet Days in Clichy
as Ernest Regentag
The Bachelor
as Bohlinger
Café Europa
as Wirt Mikis
Rosamunde
as Levin Austerlitz
Believed Violent
as Radnitz
Mother
Actor
The Black Moon
as Priest
Gioco di società
as Spano
Francesco
as Cardinal Ugolino
Via Panisperna Boys
as Corbino
Try This One for Size
as Radnitz
Vado a riprendermi il gatto
as Alceo Brancicalori
Facciaffittasi
1988
Facciaffittasi
as Rigoletto
Notte italiana
as Alvise Tornova
The Second Victory
as Dr. Sepp Kunzli
Devil's Paradise
as Schomberg
Momo
as Nicola
La ragazza dei lillà
as Albert
Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie
as Papst Urbano VIII
Coconuts
as Siemann
The Holcroft Covenant
as Erich Kessler / Jürgen Mass
Class Relations
as Der Onkel
State buoni se potete
as Sisto V
Invitation to Travel
as Timour
Lola
as Schuckert
Disobedience
as Padre di Luca
Lion of the Desert
as (uncredited)
The Tin Drum
as Alfred Matzerath
Milo-Milo
as Thanasis
Germany in Autumn
as TV committee member (uncredited)
Fedora
as Corfu Hotel Manager
Closed Circuit
as Harry (archive footage)
I Am Afraid
as Judge Moser
Scrounged Meals
as Erwin
Der Hauptdarsteller
1977
The Leading Man
as Schikowski
Un anno di scuola
as Prof. Taucer
Heart of a Dog
as Bormenthàl
Bomber & Paganini
as Bomber
MitGift
as Edgar
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
as Kommissar Beizmenne
Weak Spot
as Le Manager
Quick Trial
as Procuratore Benedikter
What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
as Insp. Valentini
Anima mia
as Il commissario Marzoli
The Assassination of Matteotti
as Benito Mussolini
Without Warning
as L'ex-commandant Pierre Capra
The Journey to Vienna
as Fred Scheuermann
Caliber 9
as Rocco Musco
The Italian Connection
as Luca Canali, Stunts
Execution Squad
as sostituto procuratore Ricciuti
The Sicilian Checkmate
as Amedeo Barrese
King, Queen, Knave
as Prof. Ritter
Short Night of Glass Dolls
as Jacques Versain
Long Live Robin Hood
as Brother Tuck
Million Dollar Eel
as Nane Mora - the Guardiapesca
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
as Berto Consalvi
Deadlock
as Charles Dump, the Rat
Safety Catch
as The Long-Haired Sadist
Gentlemen in White Vests
as Bruno 'Dandy' Stiegler
The Red Tent
as Giuseppe Biagi
The Specialists
as El Diablo
Anyone Can Play
as Traffic cop
Tender Sharks
as Spion SB 3
Ghosts, Italian Style
as Alfredo Mariano
A Rose for Everyone
as Paolo
The Treasure of San Gennaro
as Sciascillo
Ganovenehre
as Georg Posanke, genannt Artisten-Orje
Ten Little Indians
as Joseph Grohmann
Major Dundee
as Sergeant Gomez
Sunscorched
as Abel Dragna
The Dirty Game
as Callaghan
The Camp Followers
as Castagnoli
Die Herren
1965
Die Herren
as Verleger Blech
I Knew Her Well
as Emilio Ricci, aka Bietolone
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
as Pedro Ortiz
Conquerors of Arkansas
as Matt Ellis
Vorsicht Mister Dodd
as Buddy Herman
Apache Gold
as Frederic Santer
The Visitor
as Cucaracha
Station Six-Sahara
as Santos
The Endless Night
as Juanitas Friend
Morale 63
as Axel Rottmann, Reporter
The Twelve Jurors
as Siebenter Geschworener
Lulu
as Rodrigo
On the Tiger's Back
as Tagliabue
The Taste of Violence
as Chamaco
Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?
as Max Christiansen-Clausen
Brainwashed
as Mirko Centowic
Mein Schulfreund
as Niedermoser
Bumerang
as Georg Kugler
Ship of the Dead
as Lawski, Polnischer Kohlenschlepper
The Day the Rains Came
as Bandenboss Werner Maurer
Nachtasyl
1959
Nachtasyl
as Wasjka Pepel
Rosemary
as Horst
The Doctor of Stalingrad
as Pelz, Sanitäter
Schwester Bonaventura
as Willy Pentridge
The Devil Strikes at Night
as Bruno Lüdke
The Girl and the Legend
as Bertie
Monsignores große Stunde
1957
Monsignores große Stunde
as Gabriele Augustino Pagnani
Kirschen in Nachbars Garten
as Landstreicher
08/15 at Home
as Unteroffizier Stamm
08/15 Part 2
as Gefreiter Wagner
08/15
as Wagner