Mario Adorf
Acting
Born: September 8, 1930 · Zürich, Switzerland
Died: April 8, 2026 (aged 95)
Highest Rated
Biography
Mario Adorf (born 8 September 1930) was an Italian-German film and stage actor, best known for his lead role in the 1978 film The Tin Drum and The Italian Connection.
Known for
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
1970
The Tin Drum
1979
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1972
Caliber 9
1972
Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997
Lion of the Desert
1981
The Treasure of San Gennaro
1966
Major Dundee
1965
I Knew Her Well
1965
Apache Gold
1963
The Cave of the Golden Rose
1991
Felidae
1994
Photos (3)
Movies (158)
The Tin Drum
Alfred Matzerath
Major Dundee
Sergeant Gomez
Apache Gold
Frederic Santer
Lion of the Desert
(uncredited)
Conquerors of Arkansas
Matt Ellis
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Capt. Sigmund Lukas
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Berto Consalvi
The Specialists
El Diablo
Felidae
Blaubart (voice)
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1972
Pinocchio
Geppetto
Fedora
Corfu Hotel Manager
Momo
Nicola
Class Relations
Der Onkel
Devil's Paradise
Schomberg
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
Kommissar Beizmenne
The Red Tent
Giuseppe Biagi
Lola
Schuckert
The Holcroft Covenant
Erich Kessler / Jürgen Mass
Vorsicht Mister Dodd
Buddy Herman
Disobedience
Padre di Luca
Ten Little Indians
Joseph Grohmann
Altersglühen - Speed Dating für Senioren
Johann Schäfer
The Treasure of San Gennaro
Sciascillo
I Knew Her Well
Emilio Ricci, aka Bietolone
Deadlock
Charles Dump, the Rat
Mein Schulfreund
Niedermoser
Quiet Days in Clichy
Ernest Regentag
Germany in Autumn
TV committee member (uncredited)
Rossini
Paolo Rossini
Epsteins Nacht
Jochen Epstein
The Italian Connection
Luca Canali
Caliber 9
Rocco Musco
Jester Till
Mayor (voice)
Morale 63
Axel Rottmann, Reporter
What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
Insp. Valentini
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
Harry
Same Same But Different
Herr Behr
The Camp Followers
Castagnoli
Long Live Robin Hood
Brother Tuck
Brainwashed
Mirko Centowic
Amigomío
Avô
The Dirty Game
Callaghan
Tender Sharks
Spion SB 3
Short Night of Glass Dolls
Jacques Versain
Schwester Bonaventura
Willy Pentridge
The Devil Strikes at Night
Bruno Lüdke
Rosemary
Horst
King, Queen, Knave
Prof. Ritter
Station Six-Sahara
Santos
Heart of a Dog
Bormenthàl
Francesco
Cardinal Ugolino
Scrounged Meals
Erwin
That Man in Istanbul
Bill
The Girl and the Legend
Bertie
Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?
Max Christiansen-Clausen
MitGift
Edgar
The Fearless Four
Fred (voice)
The Assassination of Matteotti
Benito Mussolini
The Endless Night
Juanitas Friend
Execution Squad
sostituto procuratore Ricciuti
Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
2017
The Cave of the Golden Rose 2
The King
The Cave of the Golden Rose
The King
Ghosts, Italian Style
Alfredo Mariano
The Bachelor
Bohlinger
Try This One for Size
Radnitz
Precautions Against Fanatics
1969
Ship of the Dead
Lawski, Polnischer Kohlenschlepper
08/15 at Home
Unteroffizier Stamm
When Women Lost Their Tails
Pap
Safety Catch
The Long-Haired Sadist
Café Europa
Wirt Mikis
Pygmalion
Harald
Closed Circuit
Harry (archive footage)
Weak Spot
Le Manager
The Visitor
Cucaracha
The Black Moon
Priest
Krokodil
Richard
Ganovenehre
Georg Posanke, genannt Artisten-Orje
State buoni se potete
Sisto V
Kirschen in Nachbars Garten
Landstreicher
The Second Victory
Dr. Sepp Kunzli
Via Panisperna Boys
Corbino
Milo-Milo
Thanasis
I Am Afraid
Judge Moser
Anyone Can Play
Traffic cop
Schubert in Love
Olafs Vater
On the Tiger's Back
Tagliabue
Money
The Turk
The Taste of Violence
Chamaco
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
Pedro Ortiz
Abissinia
Enzo Pagnini
The Secret of the Whales
Prof. Johannes Waldmann
Wer Liebe verspricht
2008
A Rose for Everyone
Paolo
Without Warning
L'ex-commandant Pierre Capra
Invitation to Travel
Timour
08/15
Wagner
The Invention of Love
Hermann von Kirsch
Good-for-Nothing
1978
Gentlemen in White Vests
Bruno 'Dandy' Stiegler
Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie
Papst Urbano VIII
A Christmoose Carol
Weihnachtsmann
The Twelve Jurors
Siebenter Geschworener
Lulu
Rodrigo
08/15 Part 2
Gefreiter Wagner
Il ritorno del piccolo Lord
Karl Schneibel
Alles nur Tarnung
Willi Butzbach
Die Jungen von der Paulstraße
Janó
The Sicilian Checkmate
Amedeo Barrese
Vola sciusciù
2000
Sand, Love and Salt
Coco
The Doctor of Stalingrad
Pelz, Sanitäter
A City's Birthday Celebrations
1958
Quick Trial
Procuratore Benedikter
Bumerang
Georg Kugler
Mother
1990
Winnetou - The Last Fight
Frederick Louis Santer Sr.
Vado a riprendermi il gatto
Alceo Brancicalori
Million Dollar Eel
Nane Mora - the Guardiapesca
La quindicesima epistola
Zeffirino
Red Zora
Gorian
Gegengerade
Baldu
Bomber & Paganini
Bomber
Straße der Verheißung
Joe
Notte italiana
Alvise Tornova
Alte Bande
Boxer
Der Liebling des Himmels
Sorel sen.
Little Dodo
Darwin (voice)
The Journey to Vienna
Fred Scheuermann
Tresko – Amigo Affäre
Joachim Tresko
Alle für die Mafia
Don Michele
The Day the Rains Came
Bandenboss Werner Maurer
Lonely U
Nino Winter
Believed Violent
Radnitz
Il piccolo lord
Carl Schneibel
Gioco di società
Spano
Sunscorched
Abel Dragna
Pizza Colonia
Francesco Serboli
The Imprint of Giants
Meru
Der letzte Mentsch
Marcus Schwarz / Menachem Teitelbaum
Anima mia
Il commissario Marzoli
Einmal Sohn, immer Sohn
Roland Hartwig
La ragazza dei lillà
Albert
Tod oder Freiheit
Max
Die Rückseite des Mondes
1959
Uomo di rispetto
1993
Rosamunde
Levin Austerlitz
Botero Born in Medellin
Narrator
Karl Marx – Der deutsche Prophet
Karl Marx
Hoppe Hoppe Reiter Engelchen macht weiter
Gustl
Enigma – Eine uneingestandene Liebe
Abel Znorko
Bauernschach
Franz Hofnagel
Die lange Welle hinterm Kiel
Martin Burian
Coconuts
Siemann
Freddy und das Lied der Südsee
1963
Un anno di scuola
Prof. Taucer
TV Shows (24)
The Cave of the Golden Rose
the king · 4 eps
Marco Polo
Giovanni · 6 eps
Rosa Roth
Waffenhändler Willem van Kleve · 1 eps
Smiley's People
Claus Kretzschmar · 2 eps
Kir Royal
Generaldirektor Heinrich 'Heini' Haffenloher · 1 eps
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Direttore del circo · 5 eps
Schmidteinander
1 eps
Die Affäre Semmeling
Walter „Beton-Walter“ Wegener · 6 eps
Oceano
Damian Centeno · 6 eps
Der große Bellheim
Peter Bellheim · 4 eps
Kanzleramt
Friedrich Stern · 1 eps
Pinocchio
Geppetto · 2 eps
Via Mala
Jonas Lauretz · 3 eps
Vera - Die Frau des Sizilianers
Carlo Scalli · 2 eps
Die Flucht ohne Ende
Wormser · 4 eps
Die Flucht ohne Ende
Fabrikant Wormser · 4 eps
Pirates: Blood Brothers
Coda / Teufelskralle · 4 eps
A King for Burning
Franz Graf Waldeck · 2 eps
Kleiner Dodo
Onkel Darwin (voice) · 26 eps
Mino
Maggiore Lupo · 6 eps
Les aventuriers du Rio Verde
Gert Bauer · 4 eps
Der Schattenmann
Jan Herzog · 5 eps
Die Kaltenbach-Papiere
Istvan Kaltenbach · 2 eps
Der letzte Patriarch
Konrad Hansen · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (33)
Markus Lanz
Self · 1 eps
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self · 1 eps
DAS!
Self · 1 eps
Kölner Treff
Self · 1 eps
NDR Talk Show
Self · 4 eps
Leute heute
Self · 5 eps
Nachtcafé
Self · 1 eps
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 6 eps
Beckmann
Self · 4 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · 1 eps
Bambi
Self · 5 eps
Kulturplatz
Self · 1 eps
Dalli Dalli
Self - Candidate · 1 eps
Dalli Dalli
Self · 1 eps
Heut' abend
Self · 1 eps
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
Self · 1 eps
Die Montagsmaler
Self · 1 eps
Stars in der Manege
Self · 2 eps
druckfrisch
self · 1 eps
Am laufenden Band
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Das Jahrhundert des Theaters
Self · 1 eps
It Could Have Been Worse - Mario Adorf
Self
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
Self
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Self
100 Years of the UFA
Self - Actor
Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder
Self
The Case of Bruno Lüdke
Self
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
Self
Marina, Mabuse und Morituri
Self
Winnetou darf nicht sterben
Himself
Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood
Self
The Hardy Krüger Story
Self
Doomed Love: A Journey Through German Genre Films
himself