Armin Mueller-Stahl (born 17 December 1930) is a retired German film actor, painter and author, who also appeared in numerous English-language films since the 1980s. He was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while worki ...
for his role in ''
Shine''. In 2011, he was awarded the
Honorary Golden Bear.
Early life
Mueller-Stahl was born in
Tilsit
Sovetsk (russian: Сове́тск; german: Tilsit; Old Prussian: ''Tilzi''; lt, Tilžė; pl, Tylża) is a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the south bank of the Neman River which forms the border with Lithuania.
Geography
S ...
,
East Prussia
East Prussia ; german: Ostpreißen, label= Low Prussian; pl, Prusy Wschodnie; lt, Rytų Prūsija was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1773 to 1829 and again from 1878 (with the Kingdom itself being part of the German Empire from 187 ...
(now
Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...
). His mother, Editta, was from an upper-class family and became a university professor in
Leipzig
Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as ...
. His father, Alfred Müller, was a bank teller who changed the family's surname to "Mueller-Stahl".
The rest of the family moved to Berlin while his father fought on the
Eastern Front in
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
.
Mueller-Stahl was a concert violinist while he was a teenager and enrolled at an
East Berlin
East Berlin was the ''de facto'' capital city of East Germany from 1949 to 1990. Formally, it was the Soviet sector of Berlin, established in 1945. The American, British, and French sectors were known as West Berlin. From 13 August 1961 u ...
acting school in 1952.
Career
Mueller-Stahl was a film and stage actor in
East Germany
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In t ...
, performing in such films as ''
Her Third
''Her Third'' () is a 1972 East German (then GDR) film directed by Egon Günther and starring Jutta Hoffmann, Barbara Dittus, Rolf Ludwig and Armin Mueller-Stahl. The film is based on the short story ''Unter den Bäumen regnet es zweimal'' by Ebe ...
'' and ''
Jacob the Liar
''Jacob the Liar'' is a 1969 novel written by the East German Jewish author Jurek Becker. The German original title is ''Jakob der Lügner'' (). Becker was awarded the Heinrich-Mann Prize (1971) and the Charles Veillon Prize (1971) after the pub ...
''. For that country's television, he played the main character of the popular series ''
Das unsichtbare Visier'' from 1973–1979, a spy thriller program designed, in co-operation with the
Stasi
The Ministry for State Security, commonly known as the (),An abbreviation of . was the state security service of the East Germany from 1950 to 1990.
The Stasi's function was similar to the KGB, serving as a means of maintaining state autho ...
, as a counterpart to the
James Bond
The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors hav ...
films. After protesting against
Wolf Biermann
Karl Wolf Biermann (; born 15 November 1936) is a German singer-songwriter, poet, and former East German dissident. He is perhaps best known for the 1968 song " Ermutigung" and his expatriation from East Germany in 1976.
Early life
Biermann was ...
's
denaturalization in 1976 he was
blacklisted
Blacklisting is the action of a group or authority compiling a blacklist (or black list) of people, countries or other entities to be avoided or distrusted as being deemed unacceptable to those making the list. If someone is on a blacklist, ...
by the government. Emigrating in 1980 to West Germany,
he found regular work in films. These included
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (; 31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement.
Fassbinder's mai ...
's ''
Lola'' (1981) and ''
Veronika Voss'' (1982),
Andrzej Wajda
Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the ...
's ''
A Love in Germany'' (1984), ''
Angry Harvest'' and ''
Colonel Redl'' (both 1985), the latter about the scandal surrounding
Austro-Hungarian Army
The Austro-Hungarian Army (, literally "Ground Forces of the Austro-Hungarians"; , literally "Imperial and Royal Army") was the ground force of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy from 1867 to 1918. It was composed of three parts: the joint arm ...
Colonel
Alfred Redl
Alfred Redl (14 March 1864 – 25 May 1913) was an Austrian military officer who rose to head the ''Evidenzbureau'', the
counterintelligence wing of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army. Redl was one of the leading figures of pre- World ...
.
Mueller-Stahl played the
Soviet
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
general in charge of the occupied United States in the 1987
ABC television miniseries ''
Amerika''. He made his American feature film debut as
Jessica Lange's character's father in ''
Music Box
A music box (American English) or musical box (British English) is an automatic musical instrument in a box that produces musical notes by using a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder or disc to pluck the tuned teeth (or ''lamellae'' ...
'' (1989). His performance as a Jewish immigrant to the United States in the 1990 film ''
Avalon
Avalon (; la, Insula Avallonis; cy, Ynys Afallon, Ynys Afallach; kw, Enys Avalow; literally meaning "the isle of fruit r appletrees"; also written ''Avallon'' or ''Avilion'' among various other spellings) is a mythical island featured in the ...
'' was widely praised. He subsequently took
character
Character or Characters may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk
* ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to The ...
roles in ''
Kafka'' by
Steven Soderbergh
Steven Andrew Soderbergh (; born January 14, 1963) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor. A pioneer of modern independent cinema, Soderbergh is an acclaimed and prolific filmmaker.
Soderbergh's direct ...
and ''
Night on Earth'' by
Jim Jarmusch
James Robert Jarmusch (; born January 22, 1953) is an American film director and screenwriter. He has been a major proponent of independent cinema since the 1980s, directing films including ''Stranger Than Paradise'' (1984), '' Down by Law'' (19 ...
(both 1991).
Mueller-Stahl won the
Silver Bear for Best Actor at the
42nd Berlin International Film Festival
The 42nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1992. The festival opened with '' The Inner Circle'' by Andrei Konchalovsky. The Golden Bear was awarded to American film ''Grand Canyon'' directed by Lawrence Ka ...
for his performance in ''
Utz'' (1992).
Mueller-Stahl was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while worki ...
for his performance as the abusive father of pianist
David Helfgott
David Helfgott (born 19 May 1947) is an Australian concert pianist whose life inspired the Academy Award-winning film ''Shine'', in which he was portrayed by actors Geoffrey Rush, Noah Taylor and Alex Rafalowicz.
Biography Early life
Helfgott ...
in the 1996 film ''
Shine''. Mueller-Stahl was also in ''
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
''A Pyromaniac's Love Story'' is a 1995 American romantic comedy film directed by Joshua Brand and starring William Baldwin, John Leguizamo, Sadie Frost, and Erika Eleniak. The original screenplay is by Morgan Ward. It was filmed in Toronto.
Plot ...
'' (1995) and the 1997 remake of the film ''
12 Angry Men
''Twelve Angry Men'' is an American courtroom drama written by Reginald Rose concerning the jury of a homicide trial. It was broadcast initially as a television play in 1954. The following year it was adapted for the stage. It was adapted for a ...
''. ''
Conversation with the Beast'' (1996) was his first film as director. In 1998, he played the German scientist and syndicate member,
Conrad Strughold, in the feature film ''
The X-Files
''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation ...
''. In 1999 he played the mastermind of a criminal gang opposite
Ray Liotta and
Gloria Reuben in ''
Pilgrim
A pilgrim (from the Latin ''peregrinus'') is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) who is on a journey to a holy place. Typically, this is a physical journey (often on foot) to some place of special significance to the adherent of ...
'', also distributed under the title ''Inferno''.
In the early 2000s, Mueller-Stahl received a positive response for his portrayal of
Thomas Mann
Paul Thomas Mann ( , ; ; 6 June 1875 – 12 August 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. His highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novell ...
in a German miniseries about the Mann family called ''
Die Manns - Ein Jahrhundertroman''. In 2004, Mueller-Stahl made a foray into American television, guest-starring in four episodes on the television drama series ''
The West Wing
''The West Wing'' is an American serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White Hous ...
'' as the
Prime Minister of Israel
The prime minister of Israel ( he, רֹאשׁ הַמֶּמְשָׁלָה, Rosh HaMemshala, Head of the Government, Hebrew acronym: he2, רה״מ; ar, رئيس الحكومة, ''Ra'īs al-Ḥukūma'') is the head of government and chief exe ...
. In 2006, he played the role of reclusive Russian artist Nikolai Seroff in ''
Local Color
Local color/colour may refer to:
* ''Local Color'' (book), a 1950 note and sketch study by Truman Capote
* ''Local Color'' (Mose Allison album), 1958
* ''Local Color'' (University of Northern Iowa Jazz Band One album), 2015
* ''Local Color'' (film ...
''. He had a role in
David Cronenberg
David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation ...
's crime drama ''
Eastern Promises'' (2007) and the thriller ''
The International'' (2009), both of which co-starred British-Australian actress
Naomi Watts. In 2008, he won the
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for ''Eastern Promises'', and Mueller-Stahl played the role of Cardinal Strauss, Dean of the College of Cardinals and the Papal conclave, in ''
Angels & Demons
''Angels & Demons'' is a 2000 bestselling mystery-thriller novel written by American author Dan Brown and published by Pocket Books and then by Corgi Books. The novel introduces the character Robert Langdon, who recurs as the protagonist of ...
'' (2009).
In 2011, he was awarded the
Honorary Golden Bear at the
61st Berlin International Film Festival.
Since the creation of the
Freya von Moltke Stiftung, working out of Berlin and Krzyżowa, he has been a supporter and linked with their work.
Filmography
* ''
Heimliche Ehen'' (1956), as Norbert
* ''
Die Flucht aus der Hölle'' (1960), as Hans Röder
* ''
Five Cartridges'' (1960), as Pierre Gireau
* ''
Star-Crossed Lovers'' (1962), as Michael
* ''… und deine Liebe auch'' (1962), as Ullrich Settich
* ''
Naked among Wolves'' (1963), as André Höfel
* ''Christine'' (1963)
* ''Preludio 11'' (1964), as Quintana
* ''Alaskafüchse'' (1964), as Sowjetischer Arzt
* ''
Wolf Among Wolves
''Wolf Among Wolves'' (German title: ''Wolf unter Wölfen'') is a novel by Hans Fallada first published in 1937 by Rowohlt Verlag GmbH, Berlin. Its first unabridged translation into English by Philip Owens was published in 1938.
This novel has ...
'' (1965, TV series), as Wolfgang Pagel
* ''
Ein Lord am Alexanderplatz'' (1967), as Dr. Achim Engelhardt
* ''
Ways across the Country'' (1968), as Jürgen Leßtorff
* ''Tödlicher Irrtum'' (1970), as Chris Howard
* ''
Her Third
''Her Third'' () is a 1972 East German (then GDR) film directed by Egon Günther and starring Jutta Hoffmann, Barbara Dittus, Rolf Ludwig and Armin Mueller-Stahl. The film is based on the short story ''Unter den Bäumen regnet es zweimal'' by Ebe ...
'' (1972), as The Blind Man
* ''Januskopf'' (1972), as Dr. Brock
* ''Die Hosen des Ritters von Bredow'' (1973), as Dechant von Krummensee
* ' (1974), as Mr. Slavovitz
* ''
Jacob the Liar
''Jacob the Liar'' is a 1969 novel written by the East German Jewish author Jurek Becker. The German original title is ''Jakob der Lügner'' (). Becker was awarded the Heinrich-Mann Prize (1971) and the Charles Veillon Prize (1971) after the pub ...
'' (1974), as Roman Schtamm
* ''Nelken in Aspik'' (1976), as Wolfgang Schmidt
* ''
Das unsichtbare Visier'' (1973–1976, TV series), as Werner Bredebusch
* ''Die Flucht'' (1977), as Schmidt
* ''
Lola'' (1981), as Von Bohm
* ' (1981, TV film), as Andreas Roth
* ''
Veronika Voss'' (1982), as Max Rehbein
* ' (1982), as 'Gandhi'
* ' (1982), as Harald Liebe
* ''Die Flügel der Nacht'' (1982), as Goedel
* ''
Embers'' (1983), as François Korb / Andres Korb
* ' (1983), as Tetzlav
* ' (1983), as The Lawyer
* ''
The Wounded Man'' (1983), as Henri's Father
* ''
A Love in Germany'' (1983), as Mayer
* ' (1983), as Sam
* ''Rita Ritter'' (1984)
* ' (1984), as Arnold
* ''
Colonel Redl'' (1985), as
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria, (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was the heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. His assassination in Sarajevo was the most immediate cause of World War I.
F ...
* ''
Angry Harvest'' (1985), as Leon Wolny
* ''Die Mitläufer'' (1985)
* ''
Forget Mozart'' (1985), as Graf Pergen
* ''
The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time'' (1985), as Blind Director
* ''
Close-Up
A close-up or closeup in filmmaking, television production, photography, still photography, and the comic strip medium is a type of shot (filmmaking), shot that tightly film frame, frames a person or object. Close-ups are one of the standard s ...
'' (1985, TV film), as Dold
* ''
Momo'' (1986), as Leader of the Men in Grey
* ''
Franza'' (1987, TV film), as Jordan
* ''
Amerika'' (1987, TV miniseries), as General Petya Samanov
* ' (1987), as Lutz Kehlmann
* ''
Jokehnen
''Jokehnen '' is a German television series, based on a novel by Arno Surminski.
See also
*List of German television series
The following is a list of television series produced in Germany:
Current
Drama
* '' 4 Blocks'' ( TNT Serie, 201 ...
'' (1987, TV miniseries), as Karl Steputat
* ''
Lethal Obsession
''Lethal Obsession'' (german: Der Joker, also known as ''The Joker'') is a 1987 German crime-thriller film written and directed by Peter Patzak and starring Peter Maffay, Tahnee Welch, Michael York, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elliott Gould, and Massim ...
'' (1987), as Axel Baumgartner
* ''
Midnight Cop'' ''Killing Blue'' (1988), as Inspector Alex Glass
* ''
Spider's Web
A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, or cobweb (from the archaic word '' coppe'', meaning "spider") is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.
...
'' (1989), as Baron von Rastchuk
* ' (1989), as Maxwell
* ''A hecc'' (1989), as Marnó, kabinos, Tamás barátja
* ''
Music Box
A music box (American English) or musical box (British English) is an automatic musical instrument in a box that produces musical notes by using a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder or disc to pluck the tuned teeth (or ''lamellae'' ...
'' (1989), as Mike Laszlo
* ''
Avalon
Avalon (; la, Insula Avallonis; cy, Ynys Afallon, Ynys Afallach; kw, Enys Avalow; literally meaning "the isle of fruit r appletrees"; also written ''Avallon'' or ''Avilion'' among various other spellings) is a mythical island featured in the ...
'' (1990), as Sam Krichinsky
* ''
Night on Earth'' (1991), as Helmut Grokenberger
* ''
Kafka'' (1991), as Grubach
* ' (1991), as Aaron
* ''
Utz'' (1992), as Baron Kaspar Joachim von Utz
* ''
The Power of One'' (1992), as Doc
* ''Far from Berlin'' (1992), as Otto Lindner
* ''
Red Hot'' (1993), as Dimitri
* ' (1993), as Movie Teller
* ''
The House of the Spirits
''The House of the Spirits'' ( es, La casa de los espíritus, 1982) is the debut novel of Isabel Allende. The novel was rejected by several Spanish-language publishers before being published in Buenos Aires in 1982. It became an instant best-sel ...
'' (1993), as Severo
* ''
Taxandria'' (1994), as Karol / Virgilus
* ''
Holy Matrimony'' (1994), as Wilhelm
* ''
The Last Good Time
''The Last Good Time'' is a 1994 American drama film starring Armin Mueller-Stahl, Olivia d'Abo, Maureen Stapleton and Lionel Stander in his final theatrical role. Directed by Bob Balaban, the film was based on a 1984 novel of the same name by ...
'' (1994), as Joseph Kopple
* ''
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
''A Pyromaniac's Love Story'' is a 1995 American romantic comedy film directed by Joshua Brand and starring William Baldwin, John Leguizamo, Sadie Frost, and Erika Eleniak. The original screenplay is by Morgan Ward. It was filmed in Toronto.
Plot ...
'' (1995), as Mr. Linzer
* ''
Theodore Rex'' (1995), as Elizar Kane
* ''
Shine'' (1996), as Peter
* ''
Conversation with the Beast'' (1996), as
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Germany from 1933 until his death in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chancellor in 1933 and the ...
* ''
The Ogre'' (1996), as Count von Kaltenborn
* ''
In the Presence of Mine Enemies'' (1997, TV Movie), as Rabbi Adam Heller
* ''
12 Angry Men
''Twelve Angry Men'' is an American courtroom drama written by Reginald Rose concerning the jury of a homicide trial. It was broadcast initially as a television play in 1954. The following year it was adapted for the stage. It was adapted for a ...
'' (1997, TV Movie), as Juror #4
* ''
The Game'' (1997), as Anson Baer
* ''The Assistant'' (1997), as Mr. Morris Bober
* ''
The Peacemaker'' (1997), as Dimitri Vertikoff
* ''
The Commissioner'' (1998), as Hans Koenig
* ''
The X-Files
''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation ...
'' (1998), as Strughold
* ''
The Thirteenth Floor
''The Thirteenth Floor'' is a 1999 science fiction neo-noir film written and directed by Josef Rusnak, and produced by Roland Emmerich through his Centropolis Entertainment company. It is loosely based upon ''Simulacron-3'' (1964), a novel by Da ...
'' (1999), as Hannon Fuller / Grierson
* ''
The Third Miracle
''The Third Miracle'' is a 1999 drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland and starring Ed Harris and Anne Heche. The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Plot
In Bystrica, Slovakia in 1944, near the end of World War II, an Allied bombing ...
'' (1999), as Werner
* ''
Jakob the Liar'' (1999), as Kirschbaum
* ''
Jesus
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and relig ...
'' (1999, TV film), as Joseph
* ''
Mission to Mars'' (2000), as Ray Beck (uncredited)
* ''
Pilgrim
A pilgrim (from the Latin ''peregrinus'') is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) who is on a journey to a holy place. Typically, this is a physical journey (often on foot) to some place of special significance to the adherent of ...
'' (2000), as Mac
* ''
The Long Run'' (2001), as Bertold 'Barry' Bohmer
* ''
Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman
''Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman'' (; ''The Manns – Novel of a Century'') is a 2001 German Docudrama-miniseries directed by Heinrich Breloer.
The miniseries is divided in three parts and tells the story of the Mann family, a family of fa ...
'' (2001, TV miniseries), as
Thomas Mann
Paul Thomas Mann ( , ; ; 6 June 1875 – 12 August 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. His highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novell ...
* ''
The Story of an African Farm
''The Story of an African Farm'' (published in 1883 under the pseudonym Ralph Iron) was South African author Olive Schreiner's first published novel. It was an immediate success and has become recognised as one of the first feminist novels.
B ...
'' (2004), as Otto
* ''
The West Wing
''The West Wing'' is an American serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White Hous ...
'' (2004, TV series, 4 episodes), as Israeli Prime Minister Efraim 'Eli' Zahavy
* ''
The Dust Factory'' (2004), as Grandpa Randolph
* ''
Local Color
Local color/colour may refer to:
* ''Local Color'' (book), a 1950 note and sketch study by Truman Capote
* ''Local Color'' (Mose Allison album), 1958
* ''Local Color'' (University of Northern Iowa Jazz Band One album), 2015
* ''Local Color'' (film ...
'' (2006), as Nicholi Seroff
* ' (2006), as Karl Winter
* ''
Eastern Promises'' (2007), as Semyon
* ''
Buddenbrooks'' (2008), as Johann 'Jean' Buddenbrook
* ''
The International'' (2009), as Wilhelm Wexler
* ''
Angels & Demons
''Angels & Demons'' is a 2000 bestselling mystery-thriller novel written by American author Dan Brown and published by Pocket Books and then by Corgi Books. The novel introduces the character Robert Langdon, who recurs as the protagonist of ...
'' (2009), as Cardinal Strauss
* ''
Attack on Leningrad
''Attack on Leningrad'', or just ''Leningrad'', is a 2009 war film written and directed by Aleksandr Buravsky, set during the Siege of Leningrad.
Plot
In 1941 Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union and their troops besieged the city of Leningr ...
'' (2009), as
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
Wilhelm Josef Franz Ritter von Leeb (5 September 1876 – 29 April 1956) was a German field marshal and war criminal in World War II. Leeb was a highly decorated officer in World War I and was awarded the Military Order of Max Joseph which gr ...
* ''
Knight of Cups'' (2015), as Fr. Zeitlinger
Awards
* Berlin Film Festival
**
Silver Bear for Best Actor at the
42nd Berlin International Film Festival
The 42nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1992. The festival opened with '' The Inner Circle'' by Andrei Konchalovsky. The Golden Bear was awarded to American film ''Grand Canyon'' directed by Lawrence Ka ...
** Berlinale Camera at the
47th Berlin International Film Festival
The 47th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1997. The Golden Bear was awarded to Canadian-American film '' The People vs. Larry Flynt'' directed by Miloš Forman. The retrospective dedicated to Austrian fi ...
**
Honorary Golden Bear at the
61st Berlin International Film Festival
*Lifetime Achievement Award of
Zurich Film Festival
Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) is an annual film festival that has been held in Zürich, Switzerland, since 2005.
The festival's main focus is to promote emerging filmmakers from all over the world. In three competition categories only first, second ...
(2015)
*
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (2007)
* Honorary citizen of
Sovetsk (2011)
Armin Mueller-Stahl Ehrenbürger seiner Heimatstadt
Berliner Zeitung
The ''Berliner Zeitung'' (, ''Berlin Newspaper'') is a daily newspaper based in Berlin, Germany. Founded in East Germany in 1945, it is the only East German paper to achieve national prominence since reunification. It is published by Berliner ...
, 8 December 2011
See also
* List of German-speaking Academy Award winners and nominees
This is a list of Academy Award winners and nominees from Germany.
Acting categories
Actor in a Leading Role
Actor in a Supporting Role
Actress in a Leading Role
Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Be ...
References
External links
*
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1930 births
Living people
20th-century German male actors
21st-century German male actors
German male film actors
German male television actors
German film directors
People from East Prussia
People from Tilsit
Members of the Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia
Honorary Golden Bear recipients
Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Recipients of the Art Prize of the German Democratic Republic
Silver Bear for Best Actor winners
Best Supporting Actor AACTA Award winners
Best Supporting Actor Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
German Film Award winners
East German emigrants to West Germany
German male violinists