Mario Adorf (born 8 September 1930) is an Italian-German film and stage actor, best known for his lead role in the 1978 film The Tin Drum.
Known For
Major Dundee
(1965)
Sergeant Gomez
The Tin Drum
(1979)
Alfred Matzerath
Momo
(1986)
Nicola
Lola
(1981)
Schuckert
Apache Gold
(1963)
Frederic Santer
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
(1970)
Berto Consalvi
The Specialists
(1969)
El Diabolo
Fedora
(1978)
Corfu Hotel Manager
Francesco
(1989)
Cardinal Ugolino
The Visitor
(1963)
Cucaracha
Felidae
(1994)
Blaubart (voice)
The Treasure of San Gennaro
(1966)
Sciascillo
Caliber 9
(1972)
Rocco Musco
The Holcroft Covenant
(1985)
Erich Kessler / Jürgen Mass
I Knew Her Well
(1965)
Emilio Ricci, aka Bietolone
Jester Till
(2003)
Mayor (voice)
Full Filmography
Acting
Meuterei auf der Caine
(1954)
08/15
(1954)
Wagner
08/15 Part 2
(1955)
Gefreiter Wagner
08/15 at Home
(1955)
Unteroffizier Stamm
Die Tochter des Brunnenmachers
(1956)
Félipe Rambert
Kirschen in Nachbars Garten
(1956)
Landstreicher
The Girl and the Legend
(1957)
Bertie
The Devil Strikes at Night
(1957)
Bruno Lüdke
Mammis Wanderjahre
(1957)
Fred Hayter
Die Schwestern
(1957)
Relli
Monsignores große Stunde
(1957)
Gabriele Augustino Pagnani
Sand, Love and Salt
(1957)
Coco
Rosemary
(1958)
Horst
A City's Birthday Celebrations
(1958)
Schwester Bonaventura
(1958)
Willy Pentridge
The Doctor of Stalingrad
(1958)
Pelz, Sanitäter
Ship of the Dead
(1959)
Lawski, Polnischer Kohlenschlepper
The Day the Rains Came
(1959)
Bandenboss Werner Maurer
Nachtasyl
(1959)
Wasjka Pepel
Die Rückseite des Mondes
(1959)
Brainwashed
(1960)
Mirko Centowic
Mein Schulfreund
(1960)
Niedermoser
Bumerang
(1960)
Georg Kugler
On the Tiger's Back
(1961)
Tagliabue
The Taste of Violence
(1961)
Chamaco
Rennen
(1961)
Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?
(1961)
Max Christiansen-Clausen
Straße der Verheißung
(1962)
Joe
La leggenda di Fra Diavolo
(1962)
Nadorne
Lulu
(1962)
Rodrigo
The Visitor
(1963)
Cucaracha
Freddy und das Lied der Südsee
(1963)
Morale 63
(1963)
Axel Rottmann, Reporter
The Twelve Jurors
(1963)
Siebenter Geschworener
Apache Gold
(1963)
Frederic Santer
Station Six-Sahara
(1963)
Santos
The Endless Night
(1963)
Juanitas Friend
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
(1964)
Pedro Ortiz
Vorsicht Mister Dodd
(1964)
Buddy Herman
Conquerors of Arkansas
(1964)
Matt Ellis
The Camp Followers
(1965)
Castagnoli
I Knew Her Well
(1965)
Emilio Ricci, aka Bietolone
Major Dundee
(1965)
Sergeant Gomez
That Man in Istanbul
(1965)
Bill
The Dirty Game
(1965)
Callaghan
Ten Little Indians
(1965)
Joseph Grohmann
Die Herren
(1965)
Verleger Blech
The Treasure of San Gennaro
(1966)
Sciascillo
Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti
(1966)
Matti
Ganovenehre
(1966)
Georg Posanke, genannt Artisten-Orje
Ghosts, Italian Style
(1967)
Alfredo Mariano
Tender Sharks
(1967)
Spion SB 3
A Rose for Everyone
(1967)
Paolo
Anyone Can Play
(1967)
Traffic cop
Sunscorched
(1967)
Abel Dragna
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
(1968)
Harry
Hoppe Hoppe Reiter Engelchen macht weiter
(1968)
Gustl
The Red Tent
(1969)
Giuseppe Biagi
The Specialists
(1969)
El Diabolo
Precautions Against Fanatics
(1969)
Gentlemen in White Vests
(1970)
Bruno 'Dandy' Stiegler
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
(1970)
Berto Consalvi
Deadlock
(1970)
Charles Dump, the rat
Safety Catch
(1970)
Le sadique aux cheveux longs
Short Night of Glass Dolls
(1971)
Jacques Versain
Million Dollar Eel
(1971)
Nane Mora - the Guardiapesca
Long Live Robin Hood
(1971)
Brother Tuck
Execution Squad
(1972)
District Attorney Ricciuti
The Sicilian Checkmate
(1972)
Amedeo Barrese
The Italian Connection
(1972)
Luca Canali
Caliber 9
(1972)
Rocco Musco
When Women Lost Their Tails
(1972)
Pap
King, Queen, Knave
(1972)
Prof. Ritter
Die Reise nach Wien
(1973)
Fred Scheuermann
The Assassination of Matteotti
(1973)
Benito Mussolini
Without Warning
(1973)
L'ex-commandant Pierre Capra
What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
(1974)
Insp. Valentini
Brigitte, Laura, Ursula, Monica, Raquel, Litz, Florinda, Barbara, Claudia, e Sofia le chiamo tutte... anima mia
(1974)
Il commissario Marzoli
Weak Spot
(1975)
Le Manager
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
(1975)
Kommissar Beizmenne
Bomber & Paganini
(1976)
Bomber
Heart of a Dog
(1976)
Bormenthàl
Quick Trial
(1976)
Procuratore Benedikter
Mitgift
(1976)
Edgar
The Leading Man
(1977)
Schikowski
Scrounged Meals
(1977)
Erwin
Tod oder Freiheit
(1977)
Max
I Am Afraid
(1977)
Judge Moser
Un anno di scuola
(1977)
Prof. Taucer
Taugenichts
(1978)
Fedora
(1978)
Corfu Hotel Manager
Germany in Autumn
(1978)
TV committee member (uncredited)
Milo-Milo
(1979)
Thanasis
The Tin Drum
(1979)
Alfred Matzerath
The Imprint of Giants
(1980)
Meru
Gesucht wird... Drei Geschichten um nicht ganz ehrenwerte Herren
(1981)
Lola
(1981)
Schuckert
Disobedience
(1981)
Padre di Luca
Invitation to Travel
(1982)
Timour
State buoni se potete
(1983)
Sisto V
Les tilleuls de Lautenbach
(1983)
Oncle Fouchs
Class Relations
(1984)
Der Onkel
Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie
(1985)
Papst Urbano VIII
Coconuts
(1985)
Siemann
The Holcroft Covenant
(1985)
Erich Kessler / Jürgen Mass
Momo
(1986)
Nicola
La ragazza dei lillà
(1986)
Albert
The Second Victory
(1987)
Dr. Sepp Kunzli
Devil's Paradise
(1987)
Schomberg
Notte italiana
(1987)
Alvise Tornova
Facciaffittasi
(1988)
Rigoletto
Keine Gondel für die Leiche
(1989)
Via Panisperna Boys
(1989)
Corbino
Francesco
(1989)
Cardinal Ugolino
Try This One for Size
(1989)
Radnitz
Rosamunde
(1990)
Levin Austerlitz
Café Europa
(1990)
Wirt Mikis
The Black Moon
(1990)
Priest
Quiet Days in Clichy
(1990)
Ernest Regentag
Believed Violent
(1990)
Radnitz
The Bachelor
(1990)
Bohlinger
Mother
(1990)
The Kaltenbach Papers
(1991)
Istvan Kaltenbach
Ex und hopp – Ein böses Spiel um Liebe, Geld und Bier
(1991)
Heinrich Hartholz
Money
(1991)
The Turk
The Cave of the Golden Rose
(1991)
The King
Pizza Colonia
(1991)
Francesco Serboli
The Cave of the Golden Rose 2
(1992)
The King
A King for Burning
(1993)
Bishop Franz von Waldeck
Abissinia
(1993)
Enzo Pagnini
Maus und Katz
(1993)
Heinz Lückert
Missus
(1994)
Col. Tadigov
Felidae
(1994)
Blaubart (voice)
Amigomío
(1994)
Avô
Bauernschach
(1995)
Franz Hofnagel
Alles nur Tarnung
(1996)
Willi Butzbach
The Little Lord
(1996)
Carl Schneibel
Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia
(1996)
Joachim Tresko
Tresko - Der Maulwurf
(1996)
Joachim Tresko
Tresko – Amigo Affäre
(1996)
Joachim Tresko
The Fearless Four
(1997)
Fred (voice)
Rossini
(1997)
Paolo Rossini
Smilla's Sense of Snow
(1997)
Capt. Sigmund Lukas
Alle für die Mafia
(1998)
Don Michele
La quindicesima epistola
(1998)
Zeffirino
Comeback für Freddy Baker
(1999)
Freddy Baker
Pirates: Blood Brothers
(1999)
Coda
Vola sciusciù
(2000)
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
(2000)
Self
Il ritorno del piccolo Lord
(2000)
Karl Schneibel
Epsteins Nacht
(2002)
Jochen Epstein
The Nibelungs
(2002)
Hagen
Die Verhoevens
(2003)
Himself
Die Jungen von der Paulstraße
(2003)
Janó
Jester Till
(2003)
Mayor (voice)
A Christmoose Carol
(2005)
Weihnachtsmann
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
(2005)
Self
Enigma – Eine uneingestandene Liebe
(2005)
Abel Znorko
Karol Wojtyla - Geheimnisse eines Papstes
(2006)
Peppino Mancuso
Ein Leben wie im Flug
(2007)
Self
Fernsehgeschichte(n). Deutsch
(2007)
Self
Little Dodo
(2007)
Darwin (voice)
Winnetou darf nicht sterben
(2007)
Himself
Red Zora
(2008)
Gorian
Rebecca Ryman - Wer Liebe verspricht
(2008)
Same Same But Different
(2009)
Herr Behr
Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood
(2009)
Self
The Secret of the Whales
(2010)
Prof. Johannes Waldmann
Die lange Welle hinterm Kiel
(2011)
Martin Burian
Gegengerade
(2011)
Baldu
Die Libelle und das Nashorn
(2012)
Nino Winter
Pinocchio
(2013)
Geppetto
Krokodil
(2013)
Richard
The Invention of Love
(2013)
Hermann von Kirsch
Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's Fedora
(2014)
Himself
Altersglühen - Speed Dating für Senioren
(2014)
Johann Schäfer
Der letzte Mentsch
(2014)
Marcus Schwarz / Menachem Teitelbaum
Der Liebling des Himmels
(2015)
Sorel sen.
Schubert in Love
(2016)
Olafs Vater
Winnetou - The Last Fight
(2016)
Frederick Louis Santer Sr.
Doomed Love: A Journey Through German Genre Films
(2016)
himself
Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder
(2017)
Self
100 Years of the UFA
(2017)
Self - Actor
Marina, Mabuse und Morituri - 70 Jahre Deutscher Nachkriegsfilm im Spiegel der CCC
(2017)
Himself
Einmal Sohn, immer Sohn
(2018)
Roland Hartwig
Karl Marx - Der deutsche Prophet
(2018)
Karl Marx
It Could Have Been Worse - Mario Adorf
(2019)
Himself
Alte Bande
(2019)
Boxer
The Hardy Krüger Story
(2019)
Self
The Case of Bruno Lüdke
(2021)
Self
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
(2021)
Self
Crew
Writing