Maximilian Schell, Austrian-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1930)

Maximilian Schell

Swiss actor (1930–2014)

Maximilian Schell was a Swiss actor. Born in Austria, his parents were involved in the arts and he grew up surrounded by performance and literature. While he was still a child, his family fled to Switzerland in 1938 when Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany, and they settled in…