Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Maria Brandauer

actor, director, writer

Klaus Maria Brandauer was born on Jun 22, 1943 in Austria. Klaus Maria Brandauer's big-screen debut came with Mephisto directed by István Szabó in 1981, strarring Hendrik Höfgen. Klaus Maria Brandauer is known for The French Revolution directed by Robert Enrico, Klaus Maria Brandauer stars as Georges-Jacques Danton and Jane Seymour as Marie Antoinette. Klaus Maria Brandauer has got 29 awards and 15 nominations so far. The most recent award Klaus Maria Brandauer achieved is Biberach Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Klaus Maria Brandauer plays is Felidae which will be released on Jul 04, 2022.

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 Notre agent à Salzbourg (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 Colonel 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 - Souvenirs d'Afrique (1985). The first movie he directed himself was Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland (1989). He also played the leading role in this movie.

  • Birthday

    Jun 22, 1943
  • Place of Birth

    Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria
  • Also known

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Known For

Awards

29 wins & 15 nominations

Biberach Film Festival
2015
Winner - Honorary Award
German Screen Actors Awards
2014
Best Leading Actor (Bester Hauptdarsteller)
Winner - DSP Award
Die Auslöschung (2013)
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