Oskar Josef Schliessmayer
| Sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Nov 13, 1922 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | Oct 23, 1984 Marburg an der Lahn, Germany |
| Age | Died at 61 |
| Final Resting PlaceTriesen Cemetery | |
Oskar Werner | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1939-1984 |
| Top Roles | Cpl. Karl Maurer aka Happy, Fiedler, Guy Montag, Dr. Schumann, Jules |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, War, Romance, Science Fiction, Historical |
| Top Topics | Cold War, Spies, Book-Based |
| Top Collaborators | Maximilian Schell, Cyril Cusack, François Truffaut (Director), Maria Schell |
| Shares birthday with | Jean Seberg, H.C. Potter, Hermione Baddeley see more.. |
Oskar Werner Overview:
Actor, Oskar Werner, was born Oskar Josef Schliessmayer on Nov 13, 1922 in Vienna, Austria. Werner died at the age of 61 on Oct 23, 1984 in Marburg an der Lahn, Germany and was laid to rest in Triesen Cemetery in Triesen, Liechtenstein.
HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Werner was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1965 | Best Actor | Ship of Fools (1965) | Dr. Schumann | Nominated |
Oskar Werner's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #96 on Dec 13, 1951.
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Oskar Werner Quotes:
Guy Montag:
[holding a book in his hand] Behind each of these books, there's a man. That's what interests me.
Guy Montag: [reading from dictionary] Rhinoceros: any of certain large, powerful, thick-skinned perissodactyl mammals of the family Rhinocerotidae.
Guy Montag: Look at that fellow over there.
Clarisse: What's he doing?
Guy Montag: That's the information box. He can't make up his mind.
Clarisse: What does he want to find out?
Guy Montag: He doesn't want to find out anything. He knows someone who has books, so he got hold of the person's picture and number and is going to drop it into that box.
Clarisse: But he's an informer!
Guy Montag: No, he's an informant.
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Guy Montag: [reading from dictionary] Rhinoceros: any of certain large, powerful, thick-skinned perissodactyl mammals of the family Rhinocerotidae.
Guy Montag: Look at that fellow over there.
Clarisse: What's he doing?
Guy Montag: That's the information box. He can't make up his mind.
Clarisse: What does he want to find out?
Guy Montag: He doesn't want to find out anything. He knows someone who has books, so he got hold of the person's picture and number and is going to drop it into that box.
Clarisse: But he's an informer!
Guy Montag: No, he's an informant.
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