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Mario Adorf
Zurich, 8 December 1930
He was born in Zurich to Alice calabrese, a German nurse and the surgeon Adorf Matthew Menniti, Mario studied Borromean sisters, in 1950 he attended The University of Mainz.
In 1953 he returned to Zurich to pursue their studies and here he began collaborating with the theatre Schauspielhaus in Zurich as a helper and Assistant Director. In 1954 he left University to study acting in the Munich Academy Otto Falkenberg.
From the same year he began to play regularly at the Kammerspiele Theater. After some minor parts in films, the role that does emerge is that of the psychopathic Killer in the film of Robert Siodmak Secret order of the Third Reich, the success of which causes to Adorf under negative roles in the years ahead.
In 1961 Adorf, in addition to debut in French cinema with The spy of the century by Yves Ciampi begins in an Italian production in the film A Tiger Horse by Luigi Comencini, where is the violent Tagliabue; Despite the economic failure of the film, the role open to Adorf doors of Cinecittà, in which the actor will be a recurring presence extremely until 2000. In 1963 Adorf took part in the successful saga western Winnetou as a Villain, in the film the Valley of long knives. The same year there is a meeting between Adorf and Director Antonio Pietrangeli, who will exploit for two of his best known films, the visit and I Conoscevo Well. The ' 65 is the actor one of the most productive years, where will participate among others to the films Le Soldatesse Valeri Zurlini, Sam Peckinpah's Major Dundee, Ten little Indians of George Pollock and international co-production The secret war. The following year the dingus Sciascilo in Operation San Gennaro di Dino Risi, while in 1967 is the false Specter of These Ghosts by Renato Castellani. In the next biennium interprets Two Spaghetti Westerns of some significance . And the roof will be a starry sky and the specialists. In 1969 she starred in the movie The red tent, starring alongside Sean Connery and Claudia Cardinale. In the 1970 's called by Dario Argento to recite the famous thriller The bird with the Crystal plumage. By 1972 Italian crime becomes an icon of Mario Adorf, in the same year appeared in the television program The adventures of Pinocchio, in the film When women lost their Tails by Pasquale Festa Campanile, takes part in The Polizia Ringrazia, films considered progenitor of the detective genre. In the early 1980s Adorf has a great chance to work, being called to join the cast of the film Fitzcarraldo directed by Werner Herzog; Also various important parts in some movies refuse Adorf as one, two, Three! Billy Wilder, The Godfather of Francis Ford Coppola and The wild bunch by Sam Peckinph, refused the part of General Mapache considering it too violent. Over the years Adorf embarked also as a singer, television host, author and dubber of cartoons. His first wife was actress Lis Verhoeven, this report was born the daughter Stella Adorf (actress). Mario remarried in 1985 with the former model Monique Faye, with which lived from the late 1960s. He lives in Mayen, a city that in 2001 awarded him an honorary citizen.Here Adorf spent most of his childhood and here every year the Burgfestpiele Festival. From 30 August 2004 is an honorary member of Alemannia Aachen.
On 19 November 2010 received an honorary doctorate from the University of Mainz.
Filmography
1954/ 08/15, directed by Paul May
1955/ The strange war of the Asch, directed by Paul May
1956/ Kirschen in Nachbars Garten, directed by Erich Engles
1957/ The Salina Girl, directed by Frantisěk Čàp
1957/ Vater, Unser Bestes Stuck, directed by Gunther Luders
1957/ Secret order of the Third Reich, directed by Robert Siodmak
1958/ The prisoner of Stalingrad, directed by Gárdonyi von radványi
1958/ The girl Rosemarie, directed by Rolf Thiele
1958/ S.O.S. York!, directed by Georg Tressler
1959/ The devil kills so?, directed by Ger Oswald
1960/ Boomerang – even the young Kill, directed by Alfred Weidenmann
1960/ In the grip of the SS, directed by Roebrt Siodmak
1960/ Checkmate to madness, directed by Gerd Oswald
1960/ The spy of the century, directed by Yves Ciampi
1961/ Fever of Revolt, directed by Robert Hossein
1961/ A Tiger Horse, directed by Luigi Comencini
1962/ Lulu, the primitive love, directed by Rolf Thiele
1962/ The legend of Fra Diavolo, directed by Leopoldo Savona
1962/ Strasse der Verheissung, directed by Imo Moszkowicz
1962/ Sahara Outpost, directed by Seth Holt
1963/ Die Endlose Nacht, directed by Will Tremper
1963/ Luxury Horizontal, directed by Rolf Thiele
1963/ The Valley of the long knives, Director of Haral Reinl
1963/ The visit, directed by Antonio Pietrangeli
1964/ The long road of vengeance, directed by Rolf Olsen
1964/ Hamburg homicide squad, directed by Jurgen Roland
1964/ The conquest of Arkansas, directed by Paul Martin
1965/ Sierra Charriba, directed by Sam Peckinph
1965/ The secret war, directed by Christian-Jaque and Werner Klinger
1965/ Ten little Indians, directed by George Pollock
1965/ The Soldiers, directed by Valerio Zurlini
1965/ I knew her well, directed by Antonio Pietrangeli
1965/ Big Shot at Galata Street, directed by Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi
1966/ Operation San Gennaro, directed by Dino Risi
1966/ Jessy doesn't forgive ... Kills, by Jaime Jesús Balcàzar
1967/ These ghosts, directed by Renato Castellani
1967/ A Rose for All, directed by Franco Rossi
1967/ The gentle Ladies, directed by Luigi Zampa
1968/ ... And the roof will be a starry sky, directed by Giulio Petroni
1969/ The specialists, directed by Sergio Corbucci
1969/ The red curtain, directed by Mikhail Kalazotozishvili
1970/ The bird from the Crystal plumage, directed by Dario Argento
1970/ The case Private Venus, directed by Yves Boissett
1970/ Three Duel, directed by Roland Kick
1971/ The Archer of fire, directed by Giorgio Ferroni
1971/ An eel from 300 million, directed by Salvatore Samperi
1971/ Short night of glass dolls, directed by Aldo Lado
1972/ When women lost their Tail, directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile
1972/ Milan Calibre 9, directed by Ferdinando Di Leo
1972/ Mala Order, directed by Fernando di Leo
1972/ Violence: Fifth Power, directed by Florestano Vancini
1973/ The Matteotti Murder, by Florestano Vancini
1973/ The trip to Vienna, directed by Edgar Reitz
1974/ Brigitte, Laura, Ursula, Monica, Raquel, Litz, Florinda, Barbara, Claudia and Sophie and I call them All ... My soul, directed by Maruvo Ivaldi
1974/ Police ask for help, directed by Massimo Dallaman
1974/ Process for Direct, directed by Lucio De Caro
1975/ The Snag, directed by Peter Fleischmann
1975/ The case of Katharina Blum
1976/ A dog's heart, directed by Alberto Lattuada
1977/ I am afraid, directed by Damiano Damiani
1977/ A year of school, directed by Franco Giraldi
1978/ Fedora, directed by Billy Wilder (1978/
1979/ The Tin Tambira
1981/ Disobedience, directed by Aldo Lado
1981/ Lola, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
1982/ Invitation au voyage, directed by Peter Del Monte
1983/ Stay Good If You Can, directed by Luigi Magni (1983/
1983/ Class relation, directed by Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub
1985/ The return of the Eagles
1986/ Momo, directed by Johannes Schaap
1986/ Mino-The Little Alpine, directed by Gianfranco Albano
1987/ Italian night, directed by Carlo Mazzacurat
1987/ I'm going to get my Cat, directed by Giuliano Biagetti
1988/ The Boys of Via Panisperna, directed by Gianni Amelio
1989/ Francis, directed by Liliana Cavani
1989/ Parlour game, directed by Nanni Loy
1989/ If you like ... Go, directed by Guy Hamilton
1990/ My dear doctor Directed, directed by Roberto Faenza
1990/ Alleged Violent, directed by Georges Lautner
1990/ Quiet days in Clichy, directed by Claude Chabrol
1991/ Pizza Cologne, directed by Klaus Emmerich
1993/ Abyssinia, directed by Francis Ranieri Martinotti
1997/ Smilla's sense of snow, directed by Bille August
Television
The adventures of Pinocchio, by Luigi Comencini
Olga and her children, directed by Salvatore Nocita
The Rain 4, directed by Luigi Perelli
Fantaghirò, directed by Lamberto Bava
A man of respect, directed by Damiano Damiani
Fantaghirò 2, directed by Lamberto Bava
The return of little Lord Fauntleroy, directed by Giorgio Capitani
Fly Sciusciù, directed by Joseph Sargent
The Boys of the Pal Way, directed by Maurizio Zaccaro
He was voiced by
Pino Locchi in The female soldiers; The Red Tent; Police Thank You; I'm Scared
Gianni Musy in Short night of glass dolls; Fantaghirò 1-2
Stefano Satta Flores in Milan Calibre 9; La Mala Orders
Mario Feliciani in A Tiger Horse
Alexander Salih in The secret war
Carlo Croccolo in Operation San Gennaro
Adriano Micantoni in The bird with the Crystal plumage
Glauco Onorato in The Archer to Fire
Ivo Garrani in Montessori
Giampiero Albertini in Police ask for help
Silvio Spaccessi in Dog Hearts
Omero Antonutti in Disobedience
Renato Mori in The return of the Eagles; Olga and her children
Sergio Fiorentini in Mino – the little Alpine
Giuseppe Rinaldi in I'm going to get the cat
Bruno Alexander in Smilla's sense of snow
Aldo Giuffrè in specialists; ... Roof and a starry sky
Michele Gammino in Francis
Luciano De Ambrosis in Major Dundee