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Karlheinz Böhm

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
113

Gender
Male

Birthday
March 16, 1928 (98 years old)

Place of Birth
Darmstadt, Germany

Karlheinz Böhm

Biography

Karlheinz Böhm was an Austrian actor. The son of conductor Karl Böhm, he is best known internationally for his role as Mark, the psychopathic protagonist of Peeping Tom, directed by Michael Powell. Before that, he had played the young Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria in the three Sissi movies. He made three notable U.S. films in 1962. He played Jakob Grimm in the 1962 MGM-Cinerama spectacular The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm and Ludwig van Beethoven in the Walt Disney film The Magnificent Rebel. (The latter film was made especially for the Disney anthology television series, but was released theatrically in Europe.) He appeared in a villainous role as the Nazi-sympathizing son of Paul Lukas in the MGM film Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, a Technicolor, widescreen remake of the 1921 silent Rudolph Valentino film. Between 1974 and 1975, Böhm appeared prominently in four consecutive films from prolific New German Cinema director Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Martha, Effi Briest, Faustrecht der Freiheit (aka Fistfight of Freedom or Fox and His Friends), and Mutter Küsters' Fahrt zum Himmel (Mother Küsters' Trip to Heaven). In 2009 he provided the German voice for Charles Muntz, villain in Pixar's tenth animated feature Up. Since 1981, when he founded Menschen für Menschen ("Humans for Humans"), Böhm had been actively involved in charitable work in Ethiopia, for which in 2007 he was awarded the Balzan Prize for Humanity, Peace and Brotherhood among Peoples. Karlheinz Böhm has been married to Almaz Böhm, a native of Ethiopia, since 1991. They had two children, Nicolas (born 1990) and Aida (born 1993). Böhm had five more children from previous marriages, among them, the actress Katharina Böhm (born 1964). In 2011 Almaz and Karlheinz Böhm were awarded the Essl Social Prize for the project Menschen für Menschen. He died in 2014, aged 86.

Known For

Acting

2026To-be-looked-at-ness / Phallocentrismas
2014Everything is Loveas Kaiser Franz Joseph (archive footage)
2012Sisi... und ich erzähle euch die Wahrheitas Kaiser Franz Josef (archive footage)
2008Dieter Hallervorden - Mit dem Gesichtas
2008Mister Karlas Self
2005The Eye of the Beholderas Self
2003Our Bestas Self
2002Romy Schneider, étrange étrangèreas Self
2001Aeschbacheras Self
2000Menschen der Wocheas Self
2000Alles Liebe V.I.P.as Self
2000Koschwitzas Self
1999Beckmannas Self
1998Ein Herz für Kinderas Self
1998The Johannes B. Kerner Showas Self
1998Alpha Forumas Self
1998Menschen hautnahas Self
1998Sabine Christiansenas Self
1997Arthouseas Self
1997Im Dialogas self
1997A Very British Psychoas Self
1994Höchstpersönlichas self
1992Der Bergdoktoras Self
1992Morgenmagazinas Self
1992I Don’t Just Want You to Love Meas Self
1990Zeil um Zehnas Self
1987Sacrée soiréeas Self
1987Nachtcaféas Self
1986Showgeschichtenas Self
1986Wedden, dat..?as Self
1985Sonntagsgesprächas Self
1985Der Clubas Self
1983Inflation im Paradiesas Redaktor (segment "Testschock")
1983Leuteas Self
1982Menschenas Self
1982Wortwechselas Self
1981Die Laurentsas Theodore Laurent
1981Wetten, dass..?as Self
1980Ringstraßenpalaisas Bernie Artenberg
1980Heut' abendas Self
1979Kur in Travemündeas Manfred Angenendt
1976Die Tannerhütteas Becker
1976Seniorenschweizas
1975Mother Küsters Goes to Heavenas Karl Tillmann
1975Fox and His Friendsas Max
1975Im Hause des Kommerzienratesas Dr. Bruck
1974Der große Preisas Self
1974Effi Briestas Wullersdorf
1974Marthaas Helmut
1974Motiv Liebeas Vater
1973Schloß Hubertusas Tassilo
1973Immobilienas Rainer
1972Verdacht gegen Barry Croftas Barry Croft
1972Magic Grazas himself
1971Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehreas Self
1971Dalli Dallias Self - Candidate
1970Scene of the Crimeas Ferdinand Prelinger
1969Traumnovelleas Fridolin
1966The Venetian Affairas Robert Wahl
1966Ein idealer Gatteas Lord Goring
1965The Hour of Truthas Hans Wernet
1964Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnenas Self
1964Einer wird gewinnenas Self
1963Burke's Lawas Professor Thomas Marton
1963Rififi in Tokyoas Carl Mersen
1963Come Fly with Meas Baron Franz Von Elzingen
1962Combat!as Bauer
1962The Virginianas Karl Rilke
1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimmas Jacob Grimm
1962Cross of the Livingas Gus
1962Sissi - Forever My Loveas Emperor Franz Josef (archive footage)
1962The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypseas Heinrich von Hartrott
1961The Magnificent Rebelas Ludwig van Beethoven
1960Too Hot to Handleas Robert Jouvel
1960Peeping Tomas Mark Lewis
1960Crook and the Crossas Father Steiner
1959La Palomaas Robert Dahlberg
1959Stars in the Ringas Self
1959Court Martialas Oberleutnant Düren
1958The House of the Three Girlsas Franz Schubert
1958That Won't Keep a Sailor Downas Peter Hille
1958Man müßte nochmal zwanzig seinas Dr. Paul Degenhard
1958The Stowawayas Jean
1958Examen des Lebensas Paul Gardiner
1957Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empressas Emperor Franz Joseph
1957Castle in Tyrolas Thomas Stegmann
1957Seamenas Alfred Hanstein
1956Sissi: The Young Empressas Emperor Franz Joseph
1956Ninaas Frank Wilson
1956Kitty and the Great Big Worldas Robert Ashlin
1956Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitzas Dr. med. Danwitz
1955Dunjaas Mitja
1955Sissias Emperor Franz Joseph
1955Swedish Girlas Klaus Richter
1955Unternehmen Schlafsackas Kanonier Gravenhorst
1955Ich war ein häßliches Mädchenas Thomas
1954The Golden Plagueas Karl Hellmer
1954Salto Mortaleas Manfred
1954The Witchas
1954...und ewig bleibt die Liebeas Georg
1954Die heilige Lügeas
1954Die Sonne von St. Moritzas Dr. Robert Frank
1953Married En Routeas Dr. Walter Delius
1953Der unsterbliche Lumpas Johannes Ritter / Petroni
1953Arlette Conquers Parisas Gérard Laurent
1952Der Weibertauschas Lorenz Holler
1952Der Tag vor der Hochzeitas
1952Unnaturalas Frank Braun
1952Haus des Lebensas Pit Harlacher
1952Viennese Womenas Walter
1951German Film Awardas Self
1948The Angel with the Trumpetas Franz Alt jun.
1948Bambias Self

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