Oskar Werner Biography

Fast Facts

• Received the 1965 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor for his work in "Ship of Fools․"
• At the age of 18, he became the youngest person accepted into the Austrian state theatre, the Burgtheater
• Quote: "I am married to the theater, and the films are only my mistress․"
• Well known for portraying older, distinguished characters
• As a staunch pacifist during World War II, he would make himself seem foolish in order to flunk out of military training school and avoid being sent to the Eastern Front
• Had such a dislike of director François Truffaut that he cut his hair while shooting the final scene of "Fahrenheit 451" in order to create a rift in the continuity of the film