Mario Adorf facts for kids
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Mario Adorf
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Adorf in 2018
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| Born | 8 September 1930 Zürich, Switzerland
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| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Lis Verhoeven
(m. 1962–1964)Monique Faye Adorf
(m. 1985) |
| Children | 1 |
Mario Adorf (born September 8, 1930) is a famous German actor. He is known as one of the best character actors in European movies. Since 1954, he has acted in over 200 films and TV shows. One of his most famous roles was in the 1979 Oscar-winning movie The Tin Drum. Mario Adorf has also written several successful books, mostly about his own life.
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Mario Adorf's Life Story
Mario Adorf was born in Zürich, Switzerland. His mother was Alice Adorf, a German medical assistant, and his father was Matteo Menniti, an Italian surgeon. Mario grew up in Mayen, Germany, which was his grandfather's hometown. His mother raised him there.
He became very famous in Europe, especially in Germany. He also acted in many international films. Some of these include Ten Little Indians and Smilla's Sense of Snow. He also appeared in a TV show called Smiley's People. Mario Adorf also acted in many Italian movies.
In the 1960s, he married Lis Verhoeven. They had a daughter named Stella before they divorced. In 1985, he married Monique Faye.
Mario Adorf once turned down roles in some big movies. He chose not to be in One, Two, Three (1961). He also decided not to play a character in The Wild Bunch (1969) because he felt the role was too violent. In 1996, he provided the German voice for the dragon character Draco in the movie Dragonheart. The original voice was by Sean Connery.
Awards and Honors
Mario Adorf has received many awards for his acting. Here are a few of them:
- 2000 Bavarian Film Awards Honorary Award
- 2011 Best Human Brand Award
- 2024: Deutscher Fernsehpreis: Ehrenpreis der Stifter (Honorary Award of the Founders)
Selected Movies and TV Shows
Mario Adorf has been in many films and TV shows. Here are some of his notable works:
- 08/15 (1954)
- The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)
- The Doctor of Stalingrad (1958)
- Brainwashed (1960)
- Apache Gold (1963)
- Major Dundee (1965)
- Ten Little Indians (1965)
- The Treasure of San Gennaro (1966)
- The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
- Deadlock (1970)
- The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972, TV miniseries)
- The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (1975)
- The Tin Drum (1979)
- Lola (1981)
- Smiley's People (1982, TV miniseries)
- Marco Polo (1982–1983, TV miniseries)
- Momo (1986)
- Fantaghirò (1991, TV film)
- The Great Bellheim (1992, TV miniseries)
- Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)
- A Christmoose Carol (2005)
- Same Same But Different (2009)
- Winnetou (2016, TV miniseries)
Voice Acting Roles
Mario Adorf has also lent his voice to characters in German versions of animated films:
- The Brave Little Toaster (1987), as Kirby
- Felidae (1994), as Bluebeard
- Dragonheart (1996), as Draco
- The Fearless Four (1997), as Fred the Donkey
- Racing Stripes (2005), as Tucker
See also
In Spanish: Mario Adorf para niños
