Klaus Maria Brandauer (German pronunciation: [klaʊ̯s maˈʀiË a
ˈbÊ€andaÊŠÌ¯É ] (listen); born Klaus Georg Steng; 22 June 1943) is an
Austrian actor and director. He is also a professor at the Max
Reinhardt Seminar.Brandauer is known internationally for his roles in
Mephisto (1981), Never Say Never Again (1983), Out of Africa (1985),
Hanussen (1988), Burning Secret (1988), and Introducing Dorothy
Dandridge (1999). For his supporting role as Bror von Blixen-Finecke
in the drama film Out of Africa (1985), Brandauer was nominated for an
Academy Award and won a Golden Globe Award.Brandauer has at least a
working knowledge of five languages: German, Italian, Hungarian,
English and French and has acted in each.Brandauer was born as Klaus
Georg Steng in Bad Aussee, Austria. He is the son of Maria Brandauer
and Georg Steng (or Stenj), a civil servant. He subsequently took his
mother's first name as part of his professional name, Klaus Maria
Brandauer.
ˈbÊ€andaÊŠÌ¯É ] (listen); born Klaus Georg Steng; 22 June 1943) is an
Austrian actor and director. He is also a professor at the Max
Reinhardt Seminar.Brandauer is known internationally for his roles in
Mephisto (1981), Never Say Never Again (1983), Out of Africa (1985),
Hanussen (1988), Burning Secret (1988), and Introducing Dorothy
Dandridge (1999). For his supporting role as Bror von Blixen-Finecke
in the drama film Out of Africa (1985), Brandauer was nominated for an
Academy Award and won a Golden Globe Award.Brandauer has at least a
working knowledge of five languages: German, Italian, Hungarian,
English and French and has acted in each.Brandauer was born as Klaus
Georg Steng in Bad Aussee, Austria. He is the son of Maria Brandauer
and Georg Steng (or Stenj), a civil servant. He subsequently took his
mother's first name as part of his professional name, Klaus Maria
Brandauer.
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