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Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Maria Brandauer (born 22 June 1943) is an Austrian actor. He has won numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (1986) for his role as Kurt Waldheim in the film Out of Africa, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (1986) for the same role, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (1986) for his role as Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke in the same film. He has also won five Bambi Awards, two Golden Camera Awards, and a Special Tony Award (1982).

Brandauer was born in Altaussee, Styria, Austria. He studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna and began his career in the theater in 1963. He made his film debut in 1972 in the film The Salzburg Connection. He went on to star in a number of films, including Mephisto (1981), Never Say Never Again (1983), Out of Africa (1985), The Russia House (1990), White Fang (1991), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), Mario and the Magician (1994), and The Ring (2002).

Brandauer has also directed several films, including The Magic Mountain (1982), which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He has also directed several operas, including La Bohème, Tosca, and Così fan tutte.

Brandauer is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. He is married to actress Karin Brandauer and has two children.

Early life and education Klaus Maria Brandauer was born on 22 June 1943 in Altaussee, Styria, Austria. His father, Josef Brandauer, was a hotel manager and his mother, Maria Brandauer, was a schoolteacher. He has two sisters, Monika and Margit.

Brandauer grew up in a Catholic family and attended the local Volksschule (elementary school). He then attended the Bundesgymnasium und Bundesrealgymnasium Bad Aussee (secondary school), where he studied classical languages and music.

After graduating from secondary school, Brandauer studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna. He graduated in 1963 and began his career in the theater.

Career Brandauer began his career in the theater in 1963. He joined the ensemble of the Burgtheater in Vienna and quickly became one of the theater's leading actors. He played a wide range of roles, from classical to contemporary.

In 1972, Brandauer made his film debut in the film The Salzburg Connection. He went on to star in a number of films, including Mephisto (1981), Never Say Never Again (1983), Out of Africa (1985), The Russia House (1990), White Fang (1991), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), Mario and the Magician (1994), and The Ring (2002).

Brandauer is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. He is married to actress Karin Brandauer and has two children.

Awards and nominations Brandauer has won numerous awards for his work in film, theater, and opera. His awards include:

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (1986) for Out of Africa
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (1986) for Out of Africa
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (1986) for Out of Africa
Bambi Award for Best Actor (1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 2002)
Golden Camera Award for Best Actor (1982, 1986)
Special Tony Award (1982) for his performance in the Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire
Molière Award for Best Actor (1991) for his performance in the play Le Soulier de satin
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (1993) for his performance in the play King Lear
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Salzburg (2003)