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Maximilian Schell

1930 - 2014

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Maximilian Schell (8 December 1930 – 1 February 2014) was a Swiss actor. Born in Austria, his parents were involved in the arts and he grew up surrounded by performance and literature. While he was still a child, his family fled to Switzerland in 1938 when Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany, and they settled in Zürich. After World War II ended, Schell took up acting and directing full-time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maximilian Schell is the 218th most popular actor, the 106th most popular biography from Austria (down from 93rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Austrian Actor.

Maximilian Schell is most famous for his role in the movie "Judgement at Nuremberg" where he played the part of Hans Rolfe.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Maximilian Schell ranks 218 out of 13,578. Before him are John Saxon, Fred Astaire, Eddie Fisher, Silvana Mangano, Gene Kelly, and Melina Mercouri. After him are Daniel Day-Lewis, Jessica Lange, John Lithgow, Marsha Hunt, Christopher Walken, and Gary Oldman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Maximilian Schell ranks 32. Before him are Jean-Louis Trintignant, Tu Youyou, Salvatore Riina, Ion Iliescu, Frank Lucas, and Silvana Mangano. After him are Philippe Noiret, Yves Chauvin, Thomas P. Stafford, George E. Smith, Leon Cooper, and Niki de Saint Phalle. Among people deceased in 2014, Maximilian Schell ranks 15. Before him are Claudio Abbado, Wojciech Jaruzelski, Nadine Gordimer, Eli Wallach, Joe Cocker, and Luis Aragonés. After him are Shirley Temple, Alexander Grothendieck, Lauren Bacall, Paco de Lucía, Jacques Le Goff, and Robert A. Dahl.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Maximilian Schell ranks 106 out of 1,424. Before him are Engelbert Dollfuss (1892), Roman von Ungern-Sternberg (1886), Alfred Hermann Fried (1864), Karl von Frisch (1886), Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria (1883), and Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria (1339). After him are Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1743), Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain (1584), Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria (1558), Paula Hitler (1896), Baroness Mary Vetsera (1871), and Maria Amalia of Austria (1701).

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Among ACTORS In Austria

Among actors born in Austria, Maximilian Schell ranks 5. Before him are Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947), Romy Schneider (1938), Hedy Lamarr (1914), and Christoph Waltz (1956). After him are Helmut Berger (1944), Maria Schell (1926), Klaus Maria Brandauer (1943), Katharina Schratt (1853), Oskar Werner (1922), Martin Weinek (1964), and Senta Berger (1941).

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