Personal Life
In the mid 1960s, Schell reportedly was engaged to the fashion model Donyale Luna, though the wedding never happened. He married the Russian actress Natalya Andrejchenko, whom he met on the set of Peter the Great. They have one daughter, Nastassja Schell (b. 1989). He was also reported to have had an affair with Neile Adams McQueen, the wife of actor Steve McQueen.
In 2000, he collapsed and was diagnosed with pancreatitis related to his diabetes. At the time, he was starring on Broadway in the premiere of the stage version of Judgment at Nuremberg, changing roles from the defense lawyer to the lead judge on trial for crimes against humanity.
Schell is the godfather of actress Angelina Jolie, daughter of his The Odessa File co-star Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand.
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