Biography
Klaus Maria Brandauer (Austrian German: [klaʊs maˈriːa ˈbrandaʊɐ]; born Klaus Georg Steng; 22 June, 1943) is an Austrian actor and director. He is also a professor at the Max Reinhardt Seminar. Brandauer is known internationally for his roles in Mephisto (1981), Never Say Never Again (1983), Hanussen (1988), Burning Secret (1988), The Russia House (1990), and White Fang (1991). For his supporting role as Bror von Blixen-Finecke in Out of Africa (1985), he was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe Award. Brandauer has a working knowledge of and has acted in at least five languages including German, Italian, Hungarian, English and French. Description above from the Wikipedia article Klaus Maria Brandauer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Golden Nymph — Outstanding Actor in a Television Film · 2014
- Berliner Bär · 2008
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · 1986
- Grand Gold Decoration of Styria
- honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University
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- Nestroy Theatre Prize
- Ring of Honour of the Austrian state Styria
- Romy
- Steiger Award
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 1988 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1986 · nominated
Filmography16 titles
The French Revolution
Out of Africa
Mephisto
Colonel Redl
Jeremiah
White Fang
Tetro
Felidae
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Bonhoeffer
The Russia House
Never Say Never Again
Quo Vadis?
The Lightship
Kronprinz Rudolf
Druids