Klaus Maria Brandauer

Description:

Klaus Maria Brandauer was a music student and studied drama at Stuttgarter Hochschule. He was a true stage actor and therefore didn't like to work in movies except for two small parts in The Salzburg Connection (1972) and Októberi vasárnap (1979). This changed when Hungarian director István Szabó gave him a leading part in Mephisto (1981). Brandauer received the actors award in Cannes and that opened door to international films. Together with the movies Oberst Redl (1985) and Hanussen (1988), all directed by István Szabó, these three movies formed the 'German trilogy' of Brandauer. He received a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination for his role of Bror Blixen in Out of Africa (1985). The first movie he directed himself was Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland (1989). He also played the leading role in this movie.

Overview

Birthday June 22, 1943

Born In Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria

Alternative names Klaus-Maria Brandauer

Height 175 cm

Spouse/Ex- Natalie Krenn July 6, 2007 - present (),Karin Brandauer 1963 - November 13, 1992 (her death)

Parents Georg Steng

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Trivia Before Sean Connery was cast, was considered for the role of Marko Ramius in The Hunt for Red October (1990). He appeared with Connery earlier in Never Say Never Again (1983) and in The Russia House (1990).

Quotes [2020 interview, on Out of Africa (1985)] I very seldom watch my own films, I don't find them that interesting. But when it happens, it's also a pleasure. The film is shown quite often on television, it has become a kind of holiday classic, not every film manages that.