Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds | 2009

Clip Name: The Jew Hunter

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Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds | 2009

Starring: Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent and Christoph Waltz
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
About this actor

Christoph Waltz (German pronunciation: [ˈvalts]; born 4 October 1956) is an Austrian actor, who also holds German citizenship. He has received international acclaim for his portrayal of SS Colonel Hans Landa in the 2009 film Inglourious Basterds, for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009 and the Best Supporting Actor at the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010. Waltz studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna. He also attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York. He started as a stage actor, performing at venues such as Zurich's Schauspielhaus Zürich, Vienna's Burgtheater, or the Salzburg Festival. He became a prolific actor on television. In 2000, he directed his first film, the TV production Wenn man sich traut. In Quentin Tarantino's 2009 film Inglourious Basterds, Waltz portrayed Standartenführer Hans Landa of the Schutzstaffel (SS) aka "The Jew Hunter." For this character who is courteous and speaks four languages but is self...