Trivia

Wrote several bestselling books like "Der Mäusetöter" (The Mice Killer, 1992) or "Der Dieb von Trastevere" (The Thief of Trastevere, 1995). In 2005, he published "Mit Einer Nadel Bloß" (With just one needle), which focuses on his mother's life.

His father was an Italian surgeon, his mother a German nurse.

Refused to play parts in Uno, dos, tres (1961) and El padrino (1972), which he regrets to this day.

Lived together with Monique since 1968, before marrying her in 1985.

Was raised in Mayen/Eifel, Germany.

Started a singing career with his solo program "Al Dente" (1994).

Ranked #2 in a survey by Unsere Besten (2003) searching Germany's all-time favorite actors (24 November 2006).

Received Germany's Great Cross of Merit in 2001.

Mario Adorf was attached to play Ashriel in Grigorij Richters's Dean's Life in 2004. He dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.

Though he's starred in many Italian films, he's almost always dubbed into the language by another actor.

Studied acting at the Otto-Falckenberg-Schule in Munich from 1953 to 1955.

Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival in 2007.

He has an entry in Jean Tulard's "Dictionnaire du Cinéma/Les Acteurs", published in Paris in 2007 (pgs 12 and 13).

Appeared in two 1970's Italian crime films that influenced Quentin Tarantino's two first movies: Caliber 9 influenced a fight/beating scene in Reservoir Dogs and The Italian Connection influenced the two black and white gangsters for Pulp Fiction.

Former brother-in-law of director Michael Verhoeven.

Father of Stella Adorf (born 1963).