Armin Mueller-Stahl

Biography

Born 12/17/1930

An overnight success years in the making, Armin Mueller-Stahl spent the post-World War II era in East Berlin studying and playing the violin. The former music teacher made his stage acting debut at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm (home of the famous Berliner Ensemble) in 1953 and worked for more...
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Awards

  • In 1996, received Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  • In 1992, received Berlin International Film Festival Award for Best Actor
  • In 1982, received German Film Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement: Actor

Highlights

  • In 2009, Teamed with Clive Owen and director Tom Tykwer for "The International"
  • In 2007, Co-starred with Viggo Mortensen in director David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises"
  • In 2004, Appeared in four episodes of the NBC drama series, "The West Wing" as the Prime Minister of Israel

Family & Companions

  • Christian Mueller-Stahl: son (Born in 1974; mother, Gabriele Scholz; played his father's character as a youth in "Utz" (1992))
  • Alfred Mueller-Stahl: father (Murdered on the last day of World War II in Europe )

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