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| Image:Adorf I.JPG Mario Adorf in 2005 |
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Mario Adorf (born September 8, 1930) is an Italian-German film and stage actor, best known for his lead role in the 1978 film, The Tin Drum. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zürich (, Zürich German: Züri, Zurich, Zurigo; in English generally Zurich) is the largest city in Switzerland and capital of the Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The Tin Drum (Die Blechtrommel is a 1959 Novel by Günter Grass.
Adorf was born in Zürich, Switzerland, the son of an Italian surgeon and a German nurse. Zürich (, Zürich German: Züri, Zurich, Zurigo; in English generally Zurich) is the largest city in Switzerland and capital of the Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. His first appearance on-screen was in the 1954 film 08/15, in which he took on the role of a German soldier. The year 1954 in film involved some significant events Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx He rose to fame in Europe, and particularly Germany, and also made appearances in international films, including Major Dundee, Ten Little Indians and Smilla's Sense of Snow. Major Dundee was a 1965 Western film written by Harry Julian Fink and directed by Sam Peckinpah. The 1965 version of Ten Little Indians is the third film version of Agatha Christie 's detective novel And Then There Were None Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow or Smilla's Sense of Snow (original Danish title Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne He also played a small role in the famed BBC Adaptation of John Le Carre's Smiley's People as a German club owner. John le Carré is the Pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell (born October 19, 1931 in Poole, Dorset, England For the article by Neal Stephenson see Smiley's people (essay. In Italy he was the main protagonist of the Zu Gino TV series (1985), as well as numerous movies.
In 1963, he married Lis Verhoeven. Lis Verhoeven (also spelled Liz Verhoeven (born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany) is a German actress. The pair had a child, Stella prior to their divorce. He starred with Barbara Bouchet in Milano Calibro 9 in 1972. Barbara Bouchet, (born as Barbara Goutscher on August 15, 1943 in Reichenberg) is an actress and entrepreneuse Milano calibro 9 is a Poliziottesco film written and directed by the Italian Crime film specialist Fernando In 1985, he married Monique Faye. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Adorf remains very active in German films, television, and theatre.
Adorf still regrets that he refused parts in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather and Billy Wilder's One, Two, Three. Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, The Godfather is a 1972 Crime drama film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed Billy Wilder ( June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian born Jewish - American Journalist He also turned down the role of General Mapache in Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch (1969), because he felt the character was too violent. David Samuel "Sam" Peckinpah (February 21 1925 &ndash December 28 1984 was an American Film director who achieved iconic status following the release The Wild Bunch ( directed by Sam Peckinpah, is a Western film about an aging outlaw gang at the Texas-Mexico border trying to exist in the modern world
Filmography
See also
- Lis Verhoeven
- Stella Adorf
External links
- Official website
- Mario Adorf in the German National Library catalogue
- Mario Adorf at the Internet Movie Database
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| NAME | Adorf, Mario |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zürich, Switzerland |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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