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.

Filmography

• 2019Alte Bande — Boxer
• 2018Einmal Sohn, immer Sohn — Roland Hartwig
• 2018Karl Marx – Der deutsche Prophet — Karl Marx
• 2018Pygmalion — Harald
• 2017Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
• 2016Schubert in Love — Olafs Vater
• 2016Winnetou - The Last Fight — Frederick Louis Santer Sr.
• 2015Der Liebling des Himmels — Sorel sen.
• 2014Altersglühen - Speed Dating für Senioren — Johann Schäfer
• 2014Der letzte Mentsch — Marcus Schwarz / Menachem Teitelbaum
• 2013Krokodil — Richard
• 2013Pinocchio — Geppetto
• Pinocchio — Geppetto
• 2013The Invention of Love — Hermann von Kirsch
• 2012Die lange Welle hinterm Kiel — Martin Burian
• 2012Lonely U — Nino Winter
• 2011Gegengerade — Baldu
• Der letzte Patriarch — Konrad Hansen
• 2010Same Same But Different — Herr Behr
• 2010The Secret of the Whales — Prof. Johannes Waldmann
• 2008Botero Born in Medellin — Narrator
• 2008Red Zora — Gorian
• 2008Wer Liebe verspricht
• Kleiner Dodo — Onkel Darwin (voice)
• 2007Little Dodo — Darwin (voice)
• 2006Karol Wojtyla - Geheimnisse eines Papstes — Peppino Mancuso
• 2005A Christmoose Carol — Weihnachtsmann
• 2005Enigma – Eine uneingestandene Liebe — Abel Znorko
• Kanzleramt — Friedrich Stern
• Vera - Die Frau des Sizilianers — Carlo Scalli
• 2003Die Jungen von der Paulstraße — Janó
• 2003Jester Till — Mayor (voice)
• Die Affäre Semmeling — Walter „Beton-Walter“ Wegener
• 2002Epsteins Nacht — Jochen Epstein
• 2002The Nibelungs — Hagen
• 2000Il ritorno del piccolo Lord — Karl Schneibel
• 2000Vola sciusciù
• Ama il tuo nemico — Nisticò
• 1999Comeback für Freddy Baker — Freddy Baker
• 1999Majestät brauchen Sonne — Narrator
• Pirates: Blood Brothers — Coda / Teufelskralle
• 1998Alle für die Mafia — Don Michele
• 1998La quindicesima epistola — Zeffirino
• 1997Rossini — Paolo Rossini
• 1997Smilla's Sense of Snow — Capt. Sigmund Lukas
• 1997The Fearless Four — Fred (voice)
• 1996Alles nur Tarnung — Willi Butzbach
• Der Schattenmann — Jan Herzog
• Tresko — Joachim Tresko
• 1996Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia — Joachim Tresko
• 1996Tresko – Amigo Affäre — Joachim Tresko
• 1995Bauernschach — Franz Hofnagel
• 1995Il piccolo lord — Carl Schneibel
• 1994Amigomío — Avô
• 1994Felidae — Blaubart (voice)
• 1994Missus — Col. Tadigov
• Missus — Col. Tadigov
• Rosa Roth — Waffenhändler Willem van Kleve
• A King for Burning — Franz Graf Waldeck
• 1993Abissinia — Enzo Pagnini
• Der große Bellheim — Peter Bellheim
• 1993Maus und Katz — Heinz Lückert
• 1993Uomo di rispetto
• Les aventuriers du Rio Verde — Gert Bauer
• 1992The Cave of the Golden Rose 2 — The King
• Die Kaltenbach-Papiere — Istvan Kaltenbach
• 1991Ex und hopp – Ein böses Spiel um Liebe, Geld und Bier — Heinrich Hartholz
• Insel der Träume — Oliver Sondheim
• 1991Money — The Turk
• 1991Pizza Colonia — Francesco Serboli
• 1991The Cave of the Golden Rose — The King
• The Cave of the Golden Rose — the king
• 1990Believed Violent — Radnitz
• 1990Café Europa — Wirt Mikis
• 1990Gioco di società — Spano
• Kommissar Klefisch — Antonio Valetta, Tony Valetta
• 1990Mother
• 1990Quiet Days in Clichy — Ernest Regentag
• 1990Rosamunde — Levin Austerlitz
• Schmidteinander
• 1990The Bachelor — Bohlinger
• 1990The Black Moon — Priest
• 1989Francesco — Cardinal Ugolino
• 1989Keine Gondel für die Leiche
• La trappola — Kanz
• Oceano — Damian Centeno
• 1989Try This One for Size — Radnitz
• 1989Vado a riprendermi il gatto — Alceo Brancicalori
• 1989Via Panisperna Boys — Corbino
• 1988Facciaffittasi — Rigoletto
• Facciaffittasi — Rigoletto
• Heimatmuseum — Alfons Rogalla
• 1987Devil's Paradise — Schomberg
• 1987Notte italiana — Alvise Tornova
• 1987The Second Victory — Dr. Sepp Kunzli
• Kir Royal — Generaldirektor Heinrich 'Heini' Haffenloher
• 1986La ragazza dei lillà — Albert
• Mino — Maggiore Lupo
• 1986Momo — Nicola
• 1985Coconuts — Siemann
• Die Flucht ohne Ende — Wormser, Fabrikant Wormser
• 1985Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie — Papst Urbano VIII
• Olga e i suoi figli — Berto
• 1985The Holcroft Covenant — Erich Kessler / Jürgen Mass
• Via Mala — Jonas Lauretz
• 1984Class Relations — Der Onkel
• 1983Les tilleuls de Lautenbach — Oncle Fouchs
• 1983State buoni se potete — Sisto V
• 1982Invitation to Travel — Timour
• Marco Polo — Giovanni
• Smiley's People — Claus Kretzschmar
• 1981Disobedience — Padre di Luca
• 1981Gesucht wird... Drei Geschichten um nicht ganz ehrenwerte Herren
• 1981Lion of the Desert — (uncredited)
• 1981Lola — Schuckert
• The Little World of Don Camillo — Don Camillo
• 1980The Imprint of Giants — Meru
• 1979Milo-Milo — Thanasis
• 1979The Tin Drum — Alfred Matzerath
• 1978Closed Circuit — Harry (archive footage)
• 1978Fedora — Corfu Hotel Manager
• 1978Germany in Autumn — TV committee member (uncredited)
• 1978Good-for-Nothing
• 1977I Am Afraid — Judge Moser
• 1977Scrounged Meals — Erwin
• 1977The Leading Man — Schikowski
• 1977Tod oder Freiheit — Max
• 1977Un anno di scuola — Prof. Taucer
• 1976Bomber & Paganini — Bomber
• 1976Heart of a Dog — Bormenthàl
• 1976MitGift — Edgar
• 1975The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum — Kommissar Beizmenne
• 1975Weak Spot — Le Manager
• 1974Anima mia — Il commissario Marzoli
• 1974Quick Trial — Procuratore Benedikter
• 1974What Have They Done to Your Daughters? — Insp. Valentini
• 1973The Assassination of Matteotti — Benito Mussolini
• 1973The Journey to Vienna — Fred Scheuermann
• 1973Without Warning — L'ex-commandant Pierre Capra
• 1972Caliber 9 — Rocco Musco
• 1972Execution Squad — sostituto procuratore Ricciuti
• 1972King, Queen, Knave — Prof. Ritter
• 1972The Adventures of Pinocchio
• The Adventures of Pinocchio — Direttore del circo
• 1972The Italian Connection — Luca Canali, Stunts
• 1972The Sicilian Checkmate — Amedeo Barrese
• 1972When Women Lost Their Tails — Pap
• 1971Long Live Robin Hood — Brother Tuck
• 1971Million Dollar Eel — Nane Mora - the Guardiapesca
• 1971Short Night of Glass Dolls — Jacques Versain
• 1970Deadlock — Charles Dump, the Rat
• 1970Gentlemen in White Vests — Bruno 'Dandy' Stiegler
• 1970Safety Catch — The Long-Haired Sadist
• 1970The Bird with the Crystal Plumage — Berto Consalvi
• 1969Precautions Against Fanatics
• 1969The Red Tent — Giuseppe Biagi
• 1969The Specialists — El Diablo
• 1968A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof — Harry
• 1968Hoppe Hoppe Reiter Engelchen macht weiter — Gustl
• 1967A Rose for Everyone — Paolo
• 1967Anyone Can Play — Traffic cop
• 1967Ghosts, Italian Style — Alfredo Mariano
• 1967Tender Sharks — Spion SB 3
• 1966Ganovenehre — Georg Posanke, genannt Artisten-Orje
• 1966Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti — Matti
• 1966The Treasure of San Gennaro — Sciascillo
• 1965Die Herren — Verleger Blech
• 1965I Knew Her Well — Emilio Ricci, aka Bietolone
• 1965Major Dundee — Sergeant Gomez
• 1965Sunscorched — Abel Dragna
• 1965Ten Little Indians — Joseph Grohmann
• 1965That Man in Istanbul — Bill
• 1965The Camp Followers — Castagnoli
• 1965The Dirty Game — Callaghan
• 1964Conquerors of Arkansas — Matt Ellis
• 1964The Last Ride to Santa Cruz — Pedro Ortiz
• 1964Vorsicht Mister Dodd — Buddy Herman
• 1963Apache Gold — Frederic Santer
• 1963Freddy und das Lied der Südsee
• 1963Morale 63 — Axel Rottmann, Reporter
• 1963Station Six-Sahara — Santos
• 1963The Endless Night — Juanitas Friend
• 1963The Twelve Jurors — Siebenter Geschworener
• 1963The Visitor — Cucaracha
• 1962La leggenda di Fra Diavolo — Nadorne
• 1962Lulu — Rodrigo
• 1962Straße der Verheißung — Joe
• 1961On the Tiger's Back — Tagliabue
• 1961Rennen
• 1961The Taste of Violence — Chamaco
• 1961Who Are You, Mr. Sorge? — Max Christiansen-Clausen
• 1960Brainwashed — Mirko Centowic
• 1960Bumerang — Georg Kugler
• 1960Mein Schulfreund — Niedermoser
• 1959Die Rückseite des Mondes
• 1959Nachtasyl — Wasjka Pepel
• 1959Ship of the Dead — Lawski, Polnischer Kohlenschlepper
• 1959The Day the Rains Came — Bandenboss Werner Maurer
• 1958A City's Birthday Celebrations
• 1958Rosemary — Horst
• 1958Schwester Bonaventura — Willy Pentridge
• 1958The Doctor of Stalingrad — Pelz, Sanitäter
• 1957Die Schwestern — Relli
• 1957Mammis Wanderjahre — Fred Hayter
• 1957Monsignores große Stunde — Gabriele Augustino Pagnani
• 1957Sand, Love and Salt — Coco
• 1957The Devil Strikes at Night — Bruno Lüdke
• 1957The Girl and the Legend — Bertie
• 1956Die Tochter des Brunnenmachers — Félipe Rambert
• 1956Kirschen in Nachbars Garten — Landstreicher
• 195508/15 Part 2 — Gefreiter Wagner
• 195508/15 at Home — Unteroffizier Stamm
• 195408/15 — Wagner
• 1954Meuterei auf der Caine

Appearances as themselves (79)

• 2021Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life — Self
• 2021The Case of Bruno Lüdke — Self
• 2019It Could Have Been Worse - Mario Adorf — Self
• 2019The Hardy Krüger Story — Self
• 2017100 Years of the UFA — Self - Actor
• 2017Marina, Mabuse und Morituri — Self
• 2017Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder — Self
• Wir lieben Fernsehen — Self
• 2016Doomed Love: A Journey Through German Genre Films — himself
• 2014Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's Fedora — Self
• Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell — Self
• 2009Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood — Self
• Markus Lanz — Self
• Plasberg persönlich — Self
• Der Sonntags-Stammtisch — Self
• 2007Ein Leben wie im Flug — Self
• 2007Fernsehgeschichte(n). Deutsch — Self
• 2007Winnetou darf nicht sterben — Himself
• Semperopernball — Self
• Die Besten im Westen — self
• Fröhlich lesen — Self
• Mein Kriegsende — Self
• 2005Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah — Self
• Thadeusz — self
• Kulturplatz — Self
• Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel — Self
• 2003Die Verhoevens — Himself
• Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich — Self
• Menschen bei Maischberger — Self
• Our Best — Self
• ZIBB — Self
• druckfrisch — self
• Das Jahrhundert des Theaters — Self
• Gabi Bauer — himself
• Gero von Boehm begegnet... — Self
• 2000Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor — Self
• Menschen der Woche — Self
• Beckmann — Self
• Alpha Forum — Self
• Sabine Christiansen — Self
• The Johannes B. Kerner Show — Self
• Wider den tierischen Ernst — Self
• Im Dialog — self
• Leute heute — Self
• Nachtstudio — Self
• Tietjen und Bommes — Self
• Die Harald Schmidt Show — Self
• Goldene Henne — Self
• Willemsens Woche — Self
• DAS! — Self
• Romy Award — Self
• Blauer Panther — Self
• Nachtcafé — Self
• Showgeschichten — Self
• Goldene Kamera — Self
• Telestar — Self
• Menschen — Self
• Na sowas! — Self
• Wortwechsel — Self
• Wetten, dass..? — Self
• Heut' abend — Self
• Bavarian Film Awards — Self
• NDR Talk Show — Self
• Bio’s Bahnhof — Self
• Kölner Treff — Self
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self
• 3 nach 9 — Self
• Am laufenden Band — Self - Guest
• Der große Preis — Self
• Die Montagsmaler — Self
• Je später der Abend — Self
• Dalli Dalli — Self - Candidate
• Münchner Bilderbogen — Self
• Titel, Thesen, Temperamente — Self
• Grimme Award — Self
• Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen — Self
• Stars in der Manege — Self
• German Film Award — Self
• Bambi — Self