Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

September 8, 1930

died

April 8, 2026

place of birth

Zürich, Switzerland

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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.

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Known For

The Tin Drum

The Tin Drum

as Alfred Matzerath

Disobedience

Disobedience

as Padre di Luca

Momo

Momo

as Nicola

Lion of the Desert

Lion of the Desert

as (uncredited)

Lola

Lola

as Schuckert

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

as Berto Consalvi

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Tin Drum
6.9

The Tin Drum

1979as Alfred Matzerath
Disobedience
4.0

Disobedience

1981as Padre di Luca
Momo
7.0

Momo

1986as Nicola
Lion of the Desert
7.3

Lion of the Desert

1981as (uncredited)
Lola
6.9

Lola

1981as Schuckert
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
7.1

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

1970as Berto Consalvi
Apache Gold
6.9

Apache Gold

1963as Frederic Santer
Major Dundee
6.7

Major Dundee

1965as Sergeant Gomez
The Red Tent
6.1

The Red Tent

1969as Giuseppe Biagi
Felidae
6.7

Felidae

1994as Blaubart (voice)
Smilla's Sense of Snow
6.3

Smilla's Sense of Snow

1997as Capt. Sigmund Lukas
Ten Little Indians
6.3

Ten Little Indians

1965as Joseph Grohmann
08/15
7.3

08/15

1954as Wagner
Tender Sharks
9.0

Tender Sharks

1967as Spion SB 3
I Knew Her Well
7.4

I Knew Her Well

1965as Emilio Ricci, aka Bietolone
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
5.9

A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof

1968as Harry
Fedora
6.7

Fedora

1978as Corfu Hotel Manager
Rossini
6.1

Rossini

1997as Paolo Rossini
What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
7.1

What Have They Done to Your Daughters?

1974as Insp. Valentini
Long Live Robin Hood
6.6

Long Live Robin Hood

1971as Brother Tuck
Caliber 9
7.5

Caliber 9

1972as Rocco Musco
Quiet Days in Clichy
4.5

Quiet Days in Clichy

1990as Ernest Regentag
Station Six-Sahara
5.9

Station Six-Sahara

1963as Santos
The Cave of the Golden Rose
6.4

The Cave of the Golden Rose

1991as The King
The Italian Connection
7.0

The Italian Connection

1972as Luca Canali
Money
5.5

Money

1991as The Turk
Francesco
6.6

Francesco

1989as Cardinal Ugolino
The Holcroft Covenant
5.5

The Holcroft Covenant

1985as Erich Kessler / Jürgen Mass
When Women Lost Their Tails
3.8

When Women Lost Their Tails

1972as Pap
The Adventures of Pinocchio
7.5

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1972
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
7.0

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

1975as Kommissar Beizmenne
Short Night of Glass Dolls
6.6

Short Night of Glass Dolls

1971as Jacques Versain
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
7.6

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

2005as Self
Red Zora
5.2

Red Zora

2008as Gorian
Closed Circuit
6.8

Closed Circuit

1978as Harry (archive footage)
Ship of the Dead
6.6

Ship of the Dead

1959as Lawski, Polnischer Kohlenschlepper
Germany in Autumn
6.3

Germany in Autumn

1978as TV committee member (uncredited)
The Camp Followers
6.7

The Camp Followers

1965as Castagnoli
That Man in Istanbul
5.7

That Man in Istanbul

1965as Bill
The Devil Strikes at Night
7.0

The Devil Strikes at Night

1957as Bruno Lüdke
Mother
4.6

Mother

1990
The Treasure of San Gennaro
7.4

The Treasure of San Gennaro

1966as Sciascillo
The Specialists
5.7

The Specialists

1969as El Diablo
Jester Till
6.0

Jester Till

2003as Mayor (voice)
Deadlock
6.3

Deadlock

1970as Charles Dump, the Rat
08/15 Part 2
6.0

08/15 Part 2

1955as Gefreiter Wagner
The Visitor
7.4

The Visitor

1963as Cucaracha
Ghosts, Italian Style
6.2

Ghosts, Italian Style

1967as Alfredo Mariano
Anyone Can Play
4.6

Anyone Can Play

1967as Traffic cop
Brainwashed
7.1

Brainwashed

1960as Mirko Centowic