Armin Mueller-Stahl Biography (1930-)

Born December 17, 1930, in Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany (now Sovetsk, Russia); immigrated to East Berlin; immigrated to West Germany (now Germany), 1980;son of Alfred (a bank teller) and Editta Mueller-Stahl; married Gabriele Scholz (a dermatologist), 1973; children: Christian (an actor). Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, One William Morris Place, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, writer
Birth Details: December 17, 1930; Tilsit, Germany

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Norbert, Heimliche Ehe (also known as The Secret Marriage),1956
Pierre, Fuenf Patronenhuelsen (also known as Five Cartridges), Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA), 1960
Michael, Koenigskinder (also known as And Your Love Too, Invincible Love, and Royal Children), 1962
Ulrich Settich, ... und Deine Liebe auch, 1962
Hoefel, Nackt unter Woelfen (also known as Naked among Wolves and Naked among the Wolves), DEFA, 1962, Lopert, 1967
Christine, filmed in 1963, released by Verleih des Staatlichen Filmarchivs der DDR (East Germany [now Germany]), 1974
Quintana, Preludio 11 (also known as Prelude Eleven), 1964
Sowjetischer Arzt, Alaskafuechse, 1964
Dr. Achim Engelhardt, Ein Lord am Alexader-Platz, 1967
Chris Howard, Toedlicher Irrtum, 1970
The blind man, Der Dritte (also known as The Blind Man andThe Third), DEFA, 1972
Dr. Brock, Januskopf, 1972
Dechant, Die Hosen des Ritters von Bredow, 1973
Mr. Slavovitz, Kit & Co.--Lockruf des Goldes (also known as Kit & Co.), DEFA, 1974
Roman Schtamm, Jakob der Luegner (also known as Jacob the Liar, Jakub lhar, and Jakub luhar), DEFA, 1975
Wolfgang Schmidt, Nelken in Aspik, DEFA, 1976
Dr. Volkmar Schmith, Die Flucht (also known as The Flight),DEFA, 1977
Harald Liebe, Der Westen leuchtet (also known as Lite Trap), Cine- International, 1981
Lawyer, Un dimanche de flics (also known as A Cop's Sunday), Societe Nouvelle Prodis, 1981
Von Bohm, Lola, United Artists, 1981
The father, L'homme blesse (also known as The Wounded Man),Gaumont, 1982
Goedel, Die Fluegel der Nacht (also known as Wings of Night), 1982
Max Rehbein, Veronika Voss (also known as Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss), United Artists, 1982
Tetzlaff, Viadukt (also known as Matushka and The TrainKiller), Mafilm, 1982
Sam, Trauma, Futura Filmproduktion, 1983
SS Untersturmfuhrer Mayer, Eine Liebe in Deutschland (also known as A Love in Germany and Un amour en Allemagne), Triumph Films,1983
Arnold, Tausend Augen (also known as Thousand Eyes), Filmverlag der Autoren, 1984
Kurz, Die Mitlaeufer (also known as Following the Fuhrer),Futura Filmproduktion, 1984
Rita Ritter, 1984
Gandhi, An uns glaubt Gott nicht mehr (also known as God Does Not Believe in Us Any More and Wohin und zurueck--An uns glaubt Gott nicht mehr), Roxie Releasing, 1985, originally a television movie, 1982
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Oberst Redl (also known as Colonel Redl and Redl ezredes), Orion Classics, 1985
The blind director, Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die uebrige Zeit(also known as The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time and The Blind Director), Spectrafilm, 1985
Count Pergen, Vergesst Mozart (also known as Forget Mozartand Zabudnite na Mozarta), Slovak, 1985
Francois Korb and Andres Korb, Glut (also known as Embers and Glut im Herzen), 1985
Leon Wolny, Bittere Ernte (also known as Angry Harvest), European Classics, 1985
Chief of the gray men, Momo, Rialto Film, 1986
Mr. Kehlmann, Unser Mann im Dschungel (also known as The JungleMission and Amazonas Mission), Cine-International, 1986, originally a television movie, 1985
Axel Baumgartner, Der Joker (also known as Lethal Obsession), 1987
Inspector Alex Glas, Killing Blue (also known as Midnight Cop), 1988
Baron von Rastschuk, Das Spinnennetz (also known as The Spider's Web), Beta-Kirch, 1989
Marno, A Hecc (also known as Just for Kicks), Hungarofilm,1989
Maxwell, Schweinegeld (also known as C.A.S.H.: A Political Fairy Tale, Ein Marchen der Gebruder Nimm Schweinegeld, and Schweinegeld--Ein Maerchen der Gebrueder Nimm), Filmverlag der Autoren, 1989
Arno/Aaron Bronstein, Bronsteins Kinder (also known as Bronstein's Children), Tobis Filmkunst, 1990
Michael Laszlo, Music Box, TriStar, 1990
Sam Krichinsky, Avalon, TriStar, 1990
Helmut Grokenberger, Night on Earth (also known as LANewYorkParisRomeHelsinki and Une nuit sur terre), Fine Line Features, 1991
Inspector Grubach, Kafka, Miramax, 1991
Doc, The Power of One (also known as La puissance de l'ange), Warner Bros., 1992
Otto Linder, Far from Berlin (also known as Loin de Berlin), 1992
Baron Kaspar Joachim von Utz (title role), Utz, First Run Features/Castle Rock Productions, 1993
Title role, Der Kinoerzaehler (also known as The Film Narrator and The Movie Teller), Roxy Film, 1993
Dimitri, Red Hot, SC Entertainment International, 1993
Severo de Valle, The House of the Spirits (also known as Aandernes hus, A casa dos espiritos, and Das Geisterhaus), Miramax, 1993
Joseph Kopple, The Last Good Time, Samuel Goldwyn, 1994
Uncle Wilhelm, Holy Matrimony, Interscope Communications/PolyGramFilmed Entertainment, 1994
Virgilus and Karol, Taxandria, Iblis Films, 1994
Elizar Kane, Theodore Rex (also known as T. Rex), New LineCinema, 1995
Mr. Linzer, A Pyromaniac's Love Story (also known as Burning Love), Buena Vista, 1995
Adolf Hitler/Andreas Kronsted, Conversation with the Beast (also known as Gespraech mit dem Biest and Gespraech mit der Bestie),1996
Count von Kaltenborn, Der Unhold (also known as The Ogre and Le roi des aulnes), Westdeutscher Rundfunk/Le Studio Canal/France 2Cinema, 1996
Elias Peter Helfgott, Shine, Buena Vista, 1996
Anson Baer, The Game, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1997
Dimitri Vertikoff, The Peacemaker, DreamWorks, 1997
Hanson, Tanger--Legende einer Stadt (documentary), Accolade Films/Paladin Films, 1997
Morris Bober, The Assistant, Lions Gate Films, 1997
Conrad Strughold, The X-Files (also known as Blackwood, Fight the Future, X-Files: Blackwood, The X-Files: Fight the Future, X-Files: The Movie, and Aux frontieres du reel), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998

Hannon Fuller and Grierson, The Thirteenth Floor (also known as Abwaerts in die Zukunft), Centropolis Entertainment, 1998
Archbishop Werner, The Third Miracle, Sony Pictures Classics, 1999
Dr. Kirschbaum, Jakob the Liar (also known as Jakob le menteur), TriStar, 1999
(Uncredited) Ramier Beck, Mission to Mars (also known as M2M), Buena Vista, 2000
Bertold "Barry" Bohmer, The Long Run, Universal, 2001
(In archive footage) Himself, Der Bayerische Rebell (documentary),Neue Visionen Filmverleih, 2004
Grandpa Randolph, The Dust Factory, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2004
Otto, The Story of An African Farm (also known as Bustin Bonaparte), Freestyle Releasing, 2004
Karl Winter, Ich bin die Andere, Concorde Filmverleih, 2006
Nicoli Seroff, Local Color, Permut Presentations/Local Color Productions, 2006
Von Leeb, Leningrad, c. 2006, also broadcast as a miniseries, Channel One Russia, 2006
Sigmund Freud, Sabina (also known as Where Love Reigns), Becker Entertainment, c. 2007
Film Work
Director, Conversation with the Beast (also known as Gespraechmit dem Biest and Gespraech mit der Bestie), 1996
Television Appearances
Series
Juergen Lesstorff, Wege uebers Land, Deutscher Fernsehfunk (East Germany [now Germany]), 1968
(Uncredited) Musikant, Stuelpner-Legende, [East Germany (now Germany)], 1973
Bredebusch, Das Unsichtbare Visier, Deutscher Fernsehfunk, c. 1973-79
Keibel, Le gorille (also known as Codename: Gorilla, Ilgorilla, and Le gorille se mange froid), France 2, beginning 1990
Host, The Power of Knowledge, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (Germany),2005
Miniseries
Hans Roeder (a legionnaire), Flucht aus der Hoelle, Deutscher Fernsehfunk (East Germany [now Germany]), 1960
Wolfgang, Wolf unter Woelfen, [East Germany (now Germany)], 1964
Kurt Lindow, Die Verschworenen, [East Germany (now Germany)], 1971
Die sieben Affaeren der Dona Juanita, Deutscher Fernsehfunk, 1973
Andreas Roth, Collin, 1981
Himself, Plaisir du theatre, [France], 1983
Wohin und zurueck, 1984
General Petya Samanov, Amerika (also known as Topeka, Kansas ... USSR), ABC, 1987
Karl Steputat, Jokehnen oder Wie lange faehrt man von Ostpreussen nachDeutschland?, [West Germany (now Germany)], 1987
Joseph, Jesus (also known as Die Bibel--Jesus and La bibbia: Jesus), CBS, 2000
Alessio, Crociati (also known as Crusaders and Die Kreuzritter), [Germany and Italy], 2001
Thomas Mann, Die Manns--Ein Jahrhundertroman, [Germany, Austria, and Switzerland], 2001
(In archive footage) Unterwegs zue Familie Mann, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, and Westdeutscher Rundfunk, 2001
Von Leeb, Leningrad, Channel One Russia, 2006, also released theatrically, c. 2006
Movies
Die Letzte Chance (title means "The Last Chance"), 1962
Reinhard Marschner, Der Andere neben dir, 1963
Columbus 64, 1966
Die Dame aus Genua, 1969
Oberleutnant Heide, Kein Mann fuer Camp Detrick, 1970
Father Klemm, Die Eigene Haut, 1974
Robert, Geschlossene Gesellschaft, 1978
Die Laengste Sekunde, 1980
Gandhi, Ferry oder Wie es war, 1981
Ja und Nein, 1981
Ernest Kiel, Die Gartenlaube (also known as Eugenie Marlitt unddie Gartenlaube), 1982
Lyssek, Flucht aus Pommern (also known as Flight from Pomerania), 1982
Ausgestossen, 1982
Der Fall Sylvester Matuska, 1982
Ich werde warten, 1982
Gandhi, An uns glaubt Gott nicht mehr (also known as God Does Not Believe in Us Any More and Wohin und zurueck--An uns glaubt Gott nicht mehr), 1982, released as a theatrical film, Roxie Releasing, 1985
Ruhe sanft, Bruno, 1983
Dr. Konrad Ansbach, Tatort-Freiwild, 1984
Dold, Hautnah, 1985
Mr. Kehlmann, Unser Mann im Dschungel (also known as The JungleMission and Amazonas Mission), 1985, released as a theatrical film, Cine-International, 1986
Dr. Leopold Jordan and Dr. Koerner, Der Fall Franza (also known asFranza), 1986
Auf den Tag genau, 1986
Gauner im Paradies, 1986
Max Telligan, Tagebuch fuer einen Moerder, 1988
Juror number four, 12 Angry Men, Showtime, 1997
Rabbi Adam Heller, In the Presence of Mine Enemies, Showtime, 1997
Hans Koenig, The Commissioner (also known as Der Commissioner--Im Zentrum der Macht), The Movie Channel, 1998
Mac, Inferno (also known as Pilgrim), UPN, 2000
Specials
Himself, Geiger, Gaukler, Gentleman, [Germany], 2001
(In archive footage) Himself, Grosses Herz und grosse Klappe--Helga Feddersen, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (Germany), 2001
Awards Presentations
Himself, The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
Episodic
"Die Rache enes V-Mannes," Sonderdezernat K1, 1981
"Morgengrauen" (parts two and three), Ein Fall fuer zwei, 1984
"Stellen Sie sich vor, man hat Dr. Prestel erschossen," Derrick, 1984
Emil, "Les volets verts," L'heure Simenon, 1988
Guest, "Wetten, dass ... ? aus Duisburg," Wetten, dass ... ?, 1991
Guest, "Wetten, dass ... ? aus Muenchen," Wetten, dass ... ?, 2002
Guest, Beckmann, 2002
Israeli prime minister Efraim "Eli" Zahavy, "The Birnam Woods," The West Wing, NBC, 2004
Israeli prime minister Efraim "Eli" Zahavy, "N.S.F. Thurmont," The West Wing, NBC, 2004
Israeli prime minister Efraim "Eli" Zahavy, "Third Day Story," The West Wing, NBC, 2004
Israeli prime minister Efraim "Eli" Zahavy, "The Warfare of Genghis Khan," The West Wing, NBC, 2004
Guest, Die Johannes B. Kerner Show (also known as JBK), 2004
Stage Appearances
Appeared at Theatre am Schiffbauerdamm, East Berlin, Germany, c. 1953; worked with Volksbuehne (a theatre company; name means "People's Stage"), EastBerlin, 1954-c. 1979; appeared in East German productions as the Prince in Emilia Galotti; as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet; and as Andrei in War and Peace.
RECORDINGS
Audiobooks
Hannah, 2004
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Conversation with the Beast (also known as Gespraech mit dem Biest and Gespraech mit der Bestie), 1996
Novels
Verordneter Sonntag, Severin & Siedler, 1981
In Gedanken an Marie Louise: Eine Liebesgeschichte, 1998
Hannah, 2004
Nonfiction
Verordneter Sonntag (memoir), 1979
Drehtage: "Music Box" und "Avalon" (diaries), Luchterhand, 1991
Unterwegs nach Hause: Erinnerungen (memoir), Marion von Schroeder,1997
Malerei und Zeichnung (exhibition catalogue), c. 2001
Venice: Ein amerikanisches Tagebuch, 2005

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, fourth edition, St. James Press, 2000

Periodicals

People Weekly, November 12, 1990, pp. 87-88, 90
Playboy, March, 1991, pp. 36-42

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