Armin Mueller-Stahl is a retired German film actor, painter and author, who also appeared in numerous English-language films since the 1980s. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Shine. In 2011, he was awarded the Honorary Golden Bear.
Mueller-Stahl in October 2007
The birthplace of Armin Mueller-Stahl in Tilsit (now Sovetsk), which has been a listed building since 2010
Armin Mueller-Stahl in Hamburg in 2022 in front of the poster for the film Utz (1992), his favorite film.
Shine is a 1996 Australian biographical psychological drama film directed by Scott Hicks from a screenplay by Jan Sardi, based on the life of David Helfgott, a pianist who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions. The film stars Armin Mueller-Stahl, Noah Taylor, Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave, Googie Withers, Sonia Todd and John Gielgud.
Theatrical release poster
Geoffrey Rush won an Academy Award for his portrayal of David Helfgott