Percy Adlon
- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- June 1, 1935 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Died
- March 10, 2024
- Active Years
- 1951–2021 (71 Years)
- Total Credits
- 64 credits in database
Biography
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Full Name: Paul Rudolf Parsifal "Percy" Adlon.
Nationality/Role: German director, screenwriter, and producer.
Notable Work: Bagdad Cafe.
Style/Movement: Associated with the New German Cinema movement; known for strong female characters and surrealist tendencies.
Birth: June 1, 1935, in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Death: March 10, 2024 (88 years old).
Career Start: Actor, radio work, narrator, editor of literature series, presenter, and voice-over actor in television for 10 years.
Film History: Made first short film for Bavarian television in 1970, followed by more than 150 documentary films.
Production Company: pelemele FILM GmbH, formed in 1978 with Eleonore Adlon.
First Project: Docu-drama "The Guardian and his Poet" about Swiss poet Robert Walser.
Awards: Won 2 Adolf-Grimme Awards in Gold (best writer/director, best actor) for "The Guardian and his Poet".
Family: Married Eleonore Adlon (née Haus); had a daughter and a son.
Paul Rudolf Parsifal "Percy" Adlon was a German director, screenwriter, and producer born on June 1, 1935, in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He is best known for the film Bagdad Cafe and is associated with the New German Cinema movement, noted for his surrealist tendencies and strong female characters. Adlon began his career as an actor and worked in radio, television presentation, and voice-over
Career overview
Paul Rudolf Parsifal Percy Adlon was a German director, screenwriter, and producer born in Munich, Bavaria, Germany on June 1, 1935. He passed away on March 10, 2024, at the age of 88. Associated with the New German Cinema movement, Adlon is best known for his film Bagdad Cafe and is recognized for his surrealist tendencies and strong female characters.
Adlon began his professional career as an actor and later worked in radio, serving as a narrator and editor of literature series. He also spent ten years as a television presenter and voice-over actor. In 1970, he directed his first short film for Bavarian television, which was followed by more than 150 documentary films.
In 1978, Percy Adlon and his wife, Eleonore Adlon, formed their own film production company named pelemele FILM GmbH. Their first project together was the docu-drama The Guardian and his Poet, which focused on the Swiss poet Robert Walser. For this work, they won two Adolf-Grimme Awards in Gold, recognizing best writer, director, and actor.
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Full Filmography
64 titles- Bagdad Cafe (2021) Writer
- Mann vor wilder Landschaft (2019) Director
- Mahler on the Couch (2010) Director
- Percy Adlon erzählt... (2010) as Self
- Filmlegenden. Deutsch (2006) as Self
- Musen, Macht und Glamour - Die Welt der Maximilianstraße (2004) as Self
- Gero von Boehm begegnet... (2002) as Self
- Koenig's Sphere (2002) Director
- Koenig's Sphere (2002) Writer
- Koenig's Sphere (2002) Director of Photography
- Hawaiian Gardens (2001) Director
- Hawaiian Gardens (2001) Writer
- Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs (1998) as Self
- Eat Your Heart Out (1997) Producer
- In der glanzvollen Welt des Hotel Adlon (1997) as Louis Adlon sen.
- In der glanzvollen Welt des Hotel Adlon (1997) Director
- Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung (1996) as Self
- alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio (1994) as Self
- Younger and Younger (1993) Director
- Younger and Younger (1993) Producer
- Younger and Younger (1993) Screenplay
- Boulevard Bio (1991) as Self
- Salmonberries (1991) Director
- Salmonberries (1991) Writer
- Bagdad Cafe (1990) Creator
- Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1990) Director
- Blauer Panther (1989) as Self
- Rosalie Goes Shopping (1989) Director
- Rosalie Goes Shopping (1989) Producer
- Rosalie Goes Shopping (1989) Screenplay
- Babycakes (1989) Original Film Writer
- Bagdad Cafe (1987) Director
- Bagdad Cafe (1987) Screenplay
- Bagdad Cafe (1987) Producer
- Herschel and the Music of the Stars (1986) Director
- Sugarbaby (1985) Director
- Sugarbaby (1985) Writer
- Sugarbaby (1985) Producer
- The Swing (1983) Director
- The Swing (1983) Writer
- Last Five Days (1982) Director
- Last Five Days (1982) Screenplay
- The Guldbagge Awards (1981) as Self - Best Foreign Language Film winner
- Céleste (1981) Director
- Céleste (1981) Writer
- The House of Ape Painter Gabriel Max (1980) Director
- The House of Ape Painter Gabriel Max (1980) Writer
- Bavarian Film Awards (1979) as Self
- Die Bilek (1978) Director
- Die Bilek (1978) Writer
- The Guardian and His Poet (1978) Director
- The Guardian and His Poet (1978) Writer
- Miss Annette Kolb (1977) as Self
- Miss Annette Kolb (1977) Director
- Miss Annette Kolb (1977) Writer
- Der Tänzer Heinz Bosl (1976) Director
- Der Tänzer Heinz Bosl (1976) Writer
- Tacambaro (1975) Director
- Tacambaro (1975) Writer
- 3 nach 9 (1974) as Self
- Tomi Ungerer's Country Life (1973) Director
- Tomi Ungerer's Country Life (1973) Writer
- Grimme Award (1964) as Self
- German Film Award (1951) as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Percy Adlon best known for?
Percy Adlon is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Mahler on the Couch (2010), You Instead (2011), Hawaiian Gardens (2001), Hawaiian Gardens (2001).
When and where was Percy Adlon born?
Percy Adlon was born on June 1, 1935 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. They passed away on March 10, 2024.
How many credits does Percy Adlon have?
Percy Adlon has accumulated over 64 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1951 to 2021.
What is Percy Adlon's background in cinema and television?
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Age in their best-rated roles
- 3 nach 9 (1974) as Self — aged about 39
- Boulevard Bio (1991) as Self — aged about 56
- alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio (1994) as Self — aged about 59
- German Film Award (1951) as Self — aged about 16
- Bavarian Film Awards (1979) as Self — aged about 44
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