The town developed around the castle of Schalauer Haus, which had been founded by the Teutonic Knights. In 1930, Mueller-Stahl was born in Tilsit, East Prussia.
He was once nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his role as an abusive father in the biographical drama 'Shine' (1996). Armin Mueller-Stahl is a German actor with a relatively long film career.
