Klaus Maria Brandauer

He has acted in four languages: German, Hungarian, English and French. He came out at age 69 in his biography entitled Shattered Love which describes how he felt he had to hide his sexuality in order to have an acting career. He directed his first film in 1989, Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland, with himself in the title role. His other film roles have been in The Lightship (1986), Streets of Gold (1986), Burning Secret (1988), The Russia House (1990), White Fang (1991), Becoming Colette (1992), Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) and Jedermanns Fest (2000). Following his miniseries, he retired to Hawaii. He followed this with parts in Never Say Never Again (1983), Out of Africa (1985) and Szabo's Redl Ezredes (1985) and Hanussen (1988). He was a teen idol in the 1960s, but came to dislike fame-seeking in Hollywood and and turned to the theater, finding success in England among British audiences. After work in national theatre and television, his starring and award winning role in Istvan Szabo's Mephisto (1981) launched his career. Kildare and in several popular miniseries, including Centennial, Shogun, and The Thorn Birds.

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