Maximilian Schell
| Sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Dec 8, 1930 Vienna, Austria |
| Age | 95 |
Maximilian Schell | |
| Job | Actor, screenwriter, director, producer, production manager |
| Years active | 1955-2014 |
| Top Roles | Capt. Hardenberg, Hans Rolfe, Walter, Walter Harper, Franz von Gerlach |
| Top Genres | Drama, Thriller/Suspense, Crime, War, Adventure, Action |
| Top Topics | Period Piece, Book-Based, World War II |
| Top Collaborators | Edward Dmytryk (Director), Jules Dassin (Director), Richard Attenborough, Akim Tamiroff |
| Shares birthday with | Lee J. Cobb, Sammy Davis Jr., Richard A. Rowland see more.. |
Maximilian Schell Overview:
Actor, Maximilian Schell, was born on Dec 8, 1930 in Vienna, Austria. As of December 2025, Maximilian Schell was 95 years old.
HONORS and AWARDS:
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Maximilian Schell was nominated for two Academy Awards, winning one for Best Actor for Judgment at Nuremberg (as Hans Rolfe) in 1961.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1961 | Best Actor | Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) | Hans Rolfe | Won |
| 1977 | Best Supporting Actor | Julia (1977) | Johann | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 2, 2014 From 4 Star Films
With the passing of Maximillian Schell yesterday I felt it necessary to say a few words about him. First off, if you have never seen Judgment at Nuremberg take a few hours out of your day and go see it. He gives an absolutely electric performance as a lawyer defending Nazi judges. Perhaps the most e... Read full article
By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 2, 2014 From 4 Star Films
With the passing of Maximillian Schell yesterday I felt it necessary to say a few words about him. First off, if you have never seen Judgment at Nuremberg take a few hours out of your day and go see it. He gives an absolutely electric performance as a lawyer defending Nazi judges. Perhaps the most e... Read full article
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Maximilian Schell Quotes:
Mother: They have thrown you out. They don't want you back because you are an idiot. You have been nothing but trouble since the day you got there - since the day you were born! What have you done this time? Tell me. Answer!
Mother: I broke a statue.
Mother: For breaking a little statue they throw you out like a dog?
Giuseppe: It wasn't little, it was big.
Capt. Hardenberg: The German army is invincible because it is an army that obeys orders. Any order. No matter how distasteful. It has no sentimentalists, no moralists, no individualists. You will have no future in it if you don't understand that. You may have no future at all if you oppose it. I trouble to tell you this because you have a fine record. You will be a creative soldier, once you get all this "thinking" knocked out of you.
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