Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor and director
Klaus Maria Brandauer (German pronunciation: [klaʊ̯s maˈʀiːa ˈbʀandaʊ̯ɐ] (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 The Russia House (1990), Mephisto (1981), Never Say Never Again (1983), Out of Africa (1985), Hanussen (1988), Burning Secret (1988), and White Fang (1991). 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.

He has also appeared as King Nebuchadnezzar II in 1998, in Time Life’s Jeremiah, from The Bible Collection: The Old Testament.

Brandauer has at least a working knowledge of five languages: German, Italian, Hungarian, English and French and has acted in each.