Maximilian Schell

Movie Actor

Birthday December 8, 1930

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Vienna, Austria

DEATH DATE Feb 1, 2014 (83)

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About

He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1961 film Judgment at Nuremberg. In 1994, he appeared in Little Odessa and Abraham.

Before Fame

He served in the Swiss Army and gained the rank of corporal before becoming an actor.

Trivia

Though he is Swiss, he was born in Austria.

Family Life

His father was Swiss poet, novelist, and playwright Hermann Ferdinand Schell.

Associated With

He starred in Judgment at Nuremberg with Burt Lancaster.