Biography
Maximilian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling (28 September 1905 – 2 February 2005) was a German boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932. His two fights with Joe Louis in 1936 and 1938 were worldwide cultural events because of their national associations. Schmeling is the only boxer to win the world heavyweight championship on a foul. Starting his professional career in 1924, Schmeling went to the United States in 1928 and, after a ninth-round technical knockout of Johnny Risko, became a sensation. He became the first to win the heavyweight championship (at that time vacant) by disqualification in 1930, after opponent Jack Sharkey knocked him down with a low blow in the fourth round. Schmeling retained his crown successfully in 1931 by a technical knockout victory over Young Stribling. A rematch in 1932 with Sharkey saw the American gaining the title from Schmeling by a controversial fifteen-round split decision. In 1933, Schmeling lost to Max Baer by a tenth-round technical knockout. The loss left people believing that Schmeling was past his prime. Meanwhile, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party took over control in Germany, and Schmeling, although he never …
Movies & TV Shows
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Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942) — Self - German paratrooper (archive footage)
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The Zurich Engagement (1957) — Himself
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) — Self (archive footage)
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The Stars Shine (1938) — Gast
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Knockout – Ein junges Mädchen, ein junger Mann (1935) — Max Breuer
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a.k.a. Cassius Clay (1970) — Self (archive footage)
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Love in the Ring (1930) — Max
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Terra X History (2000) — Self (archiveFootage)
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Not Afraid of Big Animals (1953) — Zuschauer
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Stars in the Ring (1959) — Self
- V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) — Self
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Dalli Dalli (1971) — Self - Box-Experte
- Der große Preis (1974) — Self
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The Big Game (1942) — Zuschauer des Fussballspiels
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The Century Is Fifty (1950) — Self
- Great International Heavyweight Boxing Contest Between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling (1936) — Self
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Bambi (1948) — Self
- Der Sport-Spiegel (1963) — Self
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Heut' abend (1980) — Self
- Hitler's Forgotten Victims (1997) — Self (achive footage)
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Les Champions d'Hitler (2016) — Self
- Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren (1979) — Self
- Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten (1969) — Self
- Zeichen der Zeit (1957) — himself