VIENNA - Austrian-born actor Maximilian Schell, a fugitive from Adolf Hitler who became a Hollywood favorite and won an Oscar for his role as a defense attorney in "Judgment at Nuremberg," has died.

Maximilian Schell, the commanding Austrian-born actor who died Saturday at 83, is being remembered in obituaries for his long movie career, especially his Oscar-winning role in “Judgment at Nuremberg.

When Austrian-born actor Maximilian Schell won the best actor Academy Award in 1962 for his role in “Judgment at Nuremberg,” he gave a short thank-you speech in which he recalled being questioned by a ...

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2008 file picture, actor Maximilian Schell acknowledges the applause during the Diva Entertainment Awards 2008 in Munich, southern Germany. Austrian actor Maximilian Schell, ...