A musical prodigy, East Prussian-born Armin Mueller-Stahl was a noted concert violinist while still in his teens. Mueller-Stahl turned to film acting in East Berlin in 1950, later launching a 25-year stint as a repertory performer at Theater aum Schiffbaurdamm. The winner of the GDR State Prize for his film work, Mueller-Stahl became persona non grata with the communist regime in 1977, due to his activism in protesting government suppression of performing artists. He relocated to the West in 1980, where he recouped his film stardom in such productions as Fassbinder's Lola (1981) and Veronika Voss (1982) and Agnieszka Holland's Angry Harvest (1985), winning the Montreal Festival "Best Actor" prize for his performance in the latter. Most American viewers first became aware of Mueller-Stahl through his portrayal of Russian general Samanov in the controversial miniseries Amerika (1987). He then gained perhaps his greatest recognition to date by U.S. film fans for two radically different characterizations: aging Nazi war criminal Mike Laszlo in Costa-Gavras' The Music Box (1989) and Jewish grandpa Sam Krischinsky in Barry Levinson's Avalon (1990). He spent the rest of the decade working steadily in Hollywood and abroad, appearing in such films as Jim Jarmusch's Night on Earth (1991), The X-Files (1998), and Jakob the Liar (1999). In 1996, he earned particular acclaim and a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal of pianist David Helfgott's domineering father in Scott Hicks' Shine. ~ Rovi
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Local Color
(2009)
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Anges et démons
(2009)
Cardinal Straus |
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Angels & Demons
(2009)
Cardinal Straus |
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L'international
(2009)
Wilhelm Wexler |
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The International
(2009)
Wilhelm Wexler |
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The International
(2009)
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Buddenbrooks
(2008)
Johann 'Jean' Buddenbrook |
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Eastern Promises
(2007)
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Promesses de l'ombre
(2007)
Semyon |
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The Dust Factory
(2004)
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The Dust Factory
(2004)
Grandpa Randolph |
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The Third Miracle
(1999)
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The Third Miracle
(1999)
Werner |
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Jakob the Liar
(1999)
Kirschbaum |
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Shine
(1997)
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Shine
(1996)
Peter |
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Night on Earth
(1992)
Helmut Grokenberger |
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Kafka
(1991)
Grubach |
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Avalon
(1990)
Sam Krichinsky |
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Music Box
(1989)
Mike Laszlo |
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Angry Harvest
(1985)
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Lola (1981)
(1981)
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And Your Love Too
(1962)
Michael |
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Five Cartridges
(1960)
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Buddenbrooks
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Avalon
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The Blind Director
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The X-Files
Conrad Strughold |
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Music Box
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God Does Not Believe in Us Anymore
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The Game
Anson Baer |
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And Your Love Too (Und deine Liebe auch)
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The Third (Der Dritte)
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Local Color
Nicolai Seroff |
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Lola
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Eastern Promises
Semyon |
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