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Maximilian Schell (8 December 1930 – 1 February 2014) was a Swiss actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1961 American film Judgment at Nuremberg , his second acting role in Hollywood.
Maximilian Schell was the most successful German-speaking actor in English-language films since Emil Jannings, the winner of the first Best Actor Academy Award. Like Jannings, Schell won the Oscar, but unlike him, he was a dedicated anti-Nazi.
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- Vienna, Austria
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- Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
Feb 2, 2014 · Maximilian Schell, the ruggedly handsome Austrian-born actor who won an Academy Award for his role in “Judgment at Nuremberg,” died early Saturday in Innsbruck, Austria. He was 83.
Learn about the life and career of Maximilian Schell, the most successful German-speaking actor in English-language films since Emil Jannings, who won the Oscar for Judgment at Nuremberg (1961). Find out his family, awards, trivia, quotes and more on IMDb.
- Actor, Director, Writer
- February 1, 2014
- December 8, 1930
Feb 2, 2014 · Austrian actor Maximilian Schell, who starred in Judgment at Nuremberg and other Hollywood films, passed away at 83. He was one of the most famous German-speaking actors to have gained international renown.
Feb 1, 2014 · VIENNA (AP) — Austrian-born actor Maximilian Schell, a fugitive from Adolf Hitler who became a Hollywood favorite and won an Oscar for his role as a defense attorney in “Judgment at Nuremberg,” has died. He was 83.
Feb 1, 2014 · Jim Beaver, an actor and a student of Maximillian Schell, pays tribute to the late Oscar-winning star of "Judgment at Nuremberg" and "The Man in the Glass Booth". He shares his personal experience of auditing Schell's master class at USC and learning from his acting skills.
