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Armin Mueller-Stahl
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Actor Born: December 17, 1920 in Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany Biography:A musical prodigy, East Prussian-born "Armin Mueller-Stahl" was a noted concert violinist while still in his teens. Mueller-Stahl turned to film acting in East Berlin in 1950, later launching a 25-year stint as a repertory performer at Theater aum Schiffbaurdamm. The winner of the GDR State Prize for his film work, Mueller-Stahl became persona non grata with the communist regime in 1977, due to his activism in protesting government suppression of performing artists. He relocated to the West in 1980, where he recouped his film stardom in such productions as Fassbinder's "Lola" (1981) and "Veronika Voss" (1982) and "Agnieszka Holland"'s "Angry Harvest" (1985), winning the Montreal Festival "Best Actor" prize for his performance in the latter. Most American viewers first became aware of Mueller-Stahl through his portrayal of Russian general Samanov in the controversial miniseries Amerika (1987). He then... Full Biography
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