Armin Mueller-Stahl (born 17 December 1930) is a retired German actor 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 has been awarded since the 9th Academy Awards to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in ...

for his role in '' Shine''. In 2011, he was awarded the Honorary Golden Bear.

Early life

Mueller-Stahl was born in

Tilsit Sovetsk (; ) is a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the south bank of the Neman River which forms the border with Lithuania. History Early history Tilsit, which received civic rights from Albert, Duke of Prussia in 1552,''Sło ...

East Prussia East Prussia was a Provinces of Prussia, province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1772 to 1829 and again from 1878 (with the Kingdom itself being part of the German Empire from 1871); following World War I it formed part of the Weimar Republic's ...

(now

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). 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 States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Ge ...

. 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

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. Mueller-Stahl was a concert violinist while he was a teenager and enrolled at an

East Berlin East Berlin (; ) was the partially recognised capital city, capital of East Germany (GDR) from 1949 to 1990. From 1945, it was the Allied occupation zones in Germany, Soviet occupation sector of Berlin. The American, British, and French se ...

acting school in 1952.

Career

Mueller-Stahl was a film and stage actor in

East Germany East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...

, 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 ...

'' and ''

Jacob the Liar ''Jacob the Liar'' is a 1969 novel written by the East Germany, East German Jewish author Jurek Becker. The German language, German original title is ''Jakob der Lügner'' (). Becker was awarded the Heinrich-Mann Prize (1971) and the Charles Veill ...

''. For that country's television, he played the main character of the popular series '' Das unsichtbare Visier'' from 1973 to 1979, a spy thriller program designed, in co-operation with the

Stasi The Ministry for State Security (, ; abbreviated MfS), commonly known as the (, an abbreviation of ), was the Intelligence agency, state security service and secret police of East Germany from 1950 to 1990. It was one of the most repressive pol ...

, as a counterpart to the

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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 ...

denaturalization Denaturalization is the loss of citizenship against the will of the person concerned. Denaturalization is often applied to ethnic minorities and political dissidents. Denaturalization can be a penalty for actions considered criminal by the state ...

in 1976 he was

blacklisted Blacklisting is the action of a group or authority compiling a blacklist of people, countries or other entities to be avoided or distrusted as being deemed unacceptable to those making the list; if people are on a blacklist, then they are considere ...

by the government. Immigrating 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, dramatist and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema moveme ...

's ''

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'' (1981) and ''

Veronika Voss ''Veronika Voss'' (, "The Longing of Veronika Voss") is a 1982 West German black-and-white drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and starring Rosel Zech, Hilmar Thate, and Cornelia Froboess. Loosely based on the career of actress ...

'' (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 "P ...

's ''

A Love in Germany ''Eine Liebe in Deutschland'' (''A Love in Germany'') is a 1983 feature film directed by Andrzej Wajda. The film is based on the novel by Rolf Hochhuth about a woman who commits adultery with a prisoner of war while her husband serves as a soldie ...

'' (1984), ''

Angry Harvest ''Angry Harvest'' () is a 1985 West German film directed by Agnieszka Holland, based on a novel written by Hermann Field and Stanislaw Mierzenski while they were imprisoned by the Polish government in the early 1950s. The circumstances surroundin ...

'' and the Academy Award nominated Hungarian-West German film ''

Colonel Redl ''Colonel Redl'' ( (original title); ) is a 1985 biographical drama film by Hungarian director István Szabó. The plot, set in the period before World War I, follows the rise of Alfred Redl, an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Redl, who ...

'' (both 1985), the latter about the scandal surrounding

Austro-Hungarian Army The Austro-Hungarian Army, also known as the Imperial and Royal Army,; was the principal ground force of Austria-Hungary from 1867 to 1918. It consisted of three organisations: the Common Army (, recruited from all parts of Austria-Hungary), ...

Colonel

Alfred Redl Alfred Redl (14 March 1864 – 25 May 1913) was an Austro-Hungarian military officer who rose to head the '' Evidenzbureau'', the counterintelligence wing of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army. He was one of the leading figures of pr ...

. Mueller-Stahl played the

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general in charge of the occupied United States in the 1987

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television miniseries '' Amerika''. He made his American feature film debut as

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's character's father in ''

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'' (1989). His performance as a Jewish immigrant to the United States in the 1990 film ''

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'' was widely praised. He subsequently took character roles in ''

Kafka Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a novelist and writer from Prague who was Jewish, Austrian, and Czech and wrote in German. He is widely regarded as a major figure of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of real ...

'' 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 film, independent cinema, Soderbergh later drew acclaim for formally inventiv ...

and ''

Night on Earth ''Night on Earth'' is a 1991 American comedy-drama anthology film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It is a collection of five vignettes, taking place during the same night, concerning the temporary bond formed between taxi driver and pas ...

'' by

Jim Jarmusch James Robert Jarmusch ( ; born January 22, 1953) is an American film director, screenwriter and musician. He has been a major proponent of independent film, independent cinema since the 1980s, directing films such as ''Stranger Than Paradise'' ...

(both 1991). Mueller-Stahl won the

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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 K ...

for his performance in '' Utz'' (1992). Mueller-Stahl was nominated for an

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'' (1995) and the 1997 remake of the film '' 12 Angry Men''. '' 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 ''

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''. In 1999 he played the mastermind of a criminal gang opposite

Ray Liotta Raymond Allen Liotta (; December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022) was an American actor. He first gained attention for his role in the film '' Something Wild'' (1986), which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination. He was best known for his portray ...

and

Gloria Reuben Gloria Elizabeth Reuben (born June 9, 1964) is a Canadian-American actress, producer, and singer. She is well-known for her role as Jeanie Boulet on the medical drama '' ER'' (1995–1999, 2008), for which she was twice nominated for an Emmy Aw ...

in ''

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'', 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 ''

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''. 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 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 House, where t ...

'' as the

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. In 2006, he played the role of reclusive Russian artist Nikolai Seroff in '' Local Color''. He had a villainous role in

David Cronenberg David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and ...

's crime drama ''

Eastern Promises ''Eastern Promises'' is a 2007 gangster film directed by David Cronenberg from a screenplay by Steven Knight. The film tells the story of Anna ( Naomi Watts), a Russian-British midwife who delivers the baby of a drug-addicted 14-year-old tra ...

'' (2007) and the thriller '' The International'' (2009), both of which co-starred British-Australian actress

Naomi Watts Naomi Ellen Watts (born 28 September 1968) is a British actress. Known for her work predominantly in independent films with dark or tragic themes, she has received various accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, a Primetime ...

. In 2008, he won the

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for ''Eastern Promises''. 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 The 61st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 February 2011, with actress Isabella Rossellini as the president of the jury. The Coen Brothers film ''True Grit (2010 film), True Grit'' opened the festival. 300,000 tick ...

. 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 ''Five Cartridges'' () is a 1960 East German film directed by Frank Beyer and starring Erwin Geschonneck, Armin Mueller-Stahl and Manfred Krug. Plot During the Spanish Civil War, a battalion of the International Brigades is cut off without water ...

'' (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'' (1965, TV series), as Wolfgang Pagel * '' Ein Lord am Alexanderplatz'' (1967), as Dr. Achim Engelhardt * ''

Ways Across the Country ''Ways across the Country'' (German language, German: ''Wege übers Land'') is a 1968 East Germany, East German television miniseries, directed by Martin Ackermann. Plot Episode I November 1939. Gertrud Habersaat is a maid in the house of the Leß ...

'' (1968), as Jürgen Leßtorff * ''Tödlicher Irrtum'' (1970), as Chris Howard * ''

'' (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 * ''

'' (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 * ''

'' (1981), as Von Bohm * ' (1981, TV film), as Andreas Roth * ''

'' (1982), as Max Rehbein * ' (1982), as 'Gandhi' * ' (1982), as Harald Liebe * ''Wings of Night'' (1982), as Goedel * ''

Embers ''Embers'' is a radio play by Samuel Beckett. It was written in English in 1957. First broadcast on the BBC Third Programme on 24 June 1959, the play won the RAI prize at the Prix Italia awards later that year. Donald McWhinnie directed Ja ...

'' (1983), as François Korb / Andres Korb * ' (1983), as Tetzlav * ' (1983), as The Lawyer * '' The Wounded Man'' (1983), as Henri's Father * ''

'' (1983), as Mayer * ' (1984), as Sam * ''Rita Ritter'' (1984) * ' (1984), as Arnold * ''Crooks in Paradise'' (1985, TV film), as Otto Flamm * ''

'' (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. Fran ...

* ''

'' (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 A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via over-the-air, s ...

'' (1985, TV film), as Dold * ''

Momo Momo may refer to: Geography * Momo (department), Cameroon, a division of Northwest Province * Momo, Gabon, a town in the Woleu-Ntem province * Momo, Piedmont, a town in the province of Novara, Italy People Given name or nickname Athletes * ...

'' (1986), as Leader of the Men in Grey * '' Franza'' (1986, TV film), as Jordan * '' Amerika'' (1987, TV miniseries), as General Petya Samanov * ' (1987), as Lutz Kehlmann * '' Jokehnen'' (1987, TV miniseries), as Karl Steputat * ''

Lethal Obsession ''Lethal Obsession'' (, 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 Elliott Gould (; né Gold ...

'' (1987), as Axel Baumgartner * ' (1988, TV film), as Max Telligan * '' Midnight Cop'' ''Killing Blue'' (1988), as Inspector Alex Glass * '' Spider's Web'' (1989), as Baron von Rastchuk * ' (1989), as Maxwell * ''A hecc'' (1989), as Marnó, kabinos, Tamás barátja * ''

'' (1989), as Mike Laszlo * ''

'' (1990), as Sam Krichinsky * ''

'' (1991), as Helmut Grokenberger * ''

'' (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'' (1993), as Severo * '' Taxandria'' (1994), as Karol / Virgilus * '' Holy Matrimony'' (1994), as Wilhelm * '' The Last Good Time'' (1994), as Joseph Kopple * '' A Pyromaniac's Love Story'' (1995), as Mr. Linzer * '' Theodore Rex'' (1995), as Elizar Kane * '' Shine'' (1996), as Peter * '' Conversation with the Beast'' (1996), as

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* '' The Ogre'' (1996), as Count von Kaltenborn * '' In the Presence of Mine Enemies'' (1997, TV Movie), as Rabbi Adam Heller * '' 12 Angry Men'' (1997, TV Movie), as Juror #4 * '' The Game'' (1997), as Anson Baer * '' The Assistant'' (1997), as Mr. Morris Bober * ''

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'' (1997), as Dimitri Vertikoff * '' The Commissioner'' (1998), as Hans Koenig * ''

'' (1998), as Strughold * ''

The Thirteenth Floor ''The Thirteenth Floor'' is a 1999 science fiction film written and directed by Josef Rusnak and produced by Roland Emmerich’s Centropolis Entertainment. Loosely based on Daniel F. Galouye’s 1964 novel, '' Simulacron-3,'' it is a remake o ...

'' (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 and Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia. Plot In Bystrica, Slovakia in 1944, near the end of W ...

'' (1999), as Werner * ''

Jakob the Liar ''Jakob the Liar'' is a 1999 American-made Holocaust film directed by Peter Kassovitz, produced by Steven Haft and Marsha Garces Williams. It is written by Kassovitz and Didier Decoin based on the 1969 German novel '' Jacob the Liar'', by Je ...

'' (1999), as Kirschbaum * ''

Jesus Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...

'' (1999, TV film), as Joseph * ''

Mission to Mars ''Mission to Mars'' is a 2000 American science fiction adventure film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Jim and John Thomas, and Graham Yost, and suggested by Disney's theme park attraction of the same name. The film depicts the first ...

'' (2000), as Ray Beck (uncredited) * ''

'' (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 famou ...

'' (2001, TV miniseries), as

* ''

The Story of an African Farm ''The Story of an African Farm'' was South African author Olive Schreiner's first published novel. It was published in 1883 under the pseudonym Ralph Iron. It was an immediate success and has become recognised as one of the first feminist nov ...

'' (2004), as Otto * ''

'' (2004, TV series, 4 episodes), as Israeli Prime Minister Efraim 'Eli' Zahavy * ''

The Dust Factory ''The Dust Factory'' is a 2004 film directed and written by Eric Small. Plot Ryan Flynn (Ryan Kelley) is a young boy who, traumatized by the death of his father, has not spoken aloud or exercised his imagination since. While on a walk with a f ...

'' (2004), as Grandpa Randolph * '' Local Color'' (2006), as Nicholi Seroff * ' (2006), as Karl Winter * ''

'' (2007), as Semyon * ''

Buddenbrooks ''Buddenbrooks'' () is a 1901 novel by Thomas Mann, chronicling the decline of a wealthy north German merchant family over the course of four generations, incidentally portraying the manner of life and mores of the Hanseatic bourgeoisie in th ...

'' (2008), as Johann 'Jean' Buddenbrook * Die Treuhanderin (2009) as Narrator (voice) * '' The International'' (2009), as Wilhelm Wexler * ''

'' (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 ''Generalfeldmarschall'' (Field marshal, Field Marshal) of the ''Wehrmacht'' during the Second World War, who was subsequently convicted of war crimes. Leeb w ...

* '' Knight of Cups'' (2015), as Fr. Zeitlinger

Awards

* Berlin Film Festival **

at the

** 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 f ...

** Honorary Golden Bear at the

*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, secon ...

(2015) *

(2007) * Honorary citizen of Sovetsk (2011)Armin Mueller-Stahl Ehrenbürger seiner Heimatstadt

Berliner Zeitung The ''Berliner Zeitung'' (; ) 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 of Germany, reunification. It is published by Berl ...

, 8 December 2011 * Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Knight Commander's Cross, Great Cross with Star (Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz mit Stern) (2008) * Honorary Citizen of Schleswig -Holstein (as of 5. Person) (2010)

References

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