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Karlheinz Böhm(1928-2014)

  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
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Karlheinz Böhm
Three stewardesses combine their work crossing the Atlantic with searching for rich, handsome men to marry.
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Come Fly with Me (1963)
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The son of conductor Karl Böhm began his acting career on stage in Germany. In Europe, he is still best known for his role in the Sissi (1955) series, although he later starred in several movies of cult director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. After 1981, he was exclusively involved in charitable work in Ethiopia.
BornMarch 16, 1928
DiedMay 29, 2014(86)
BornMarch 16, 1928
DiedMay 29, 2014(86)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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Known for

Karlheinz Böhm, Anna Massey, and Moira Shearer in Peeping Tom (1960)
Peeping Tom
7.6
  • Mark Lewis(as Carl Boehm)
  • 1960
Romy Schneider in Sissi (1955)
Sissi
7.0
  • Kaiser Franz Joseph
  • 1955
Romy Schneider and Karlheinz Böhm in Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin (1956)
Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin
6.7
  • Kaiser Franz Josef
  • 1956
Barbara Eden, Claire Bloom, Laurence Harvey, Karlheinz Böhm, Yvette Mimieux, and Russ Tamblyn in The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
6.5
  • Jacob Grimm(as Karl Boehm)
  • 1962

Credits

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Actor

  • The Mountain Doctor (1992)
    The Mountain Doctor
    4.6
    TV Series
    • Karlheinz Böhm
    • 1996
  • Inflation im Paradies (1983)
    Inflation im Paradies
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Redakteur (segment "Testschock")
    • 1983
  • Ringstraßenpalais (1980)
    Ringstraßenpalais
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Bernie Artenberg
    • 1983
  • Die Laurents (1981)
    Die Laurents
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Theodore Laurent
    • 1981
  • Karlheinz Böhm and Doris Schade in Kur in Travemünde (1979)
    Kur in Travemünde
    TV Movie
    • Manfred Angenendt
    • 1979
  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Dr. Ferdinand Prelinger (as Karl Heinz Böhm)
    • 1978
  • Die Tannerhütte
    TV Movie
    • Becker
    • 1976
  • Seniorenschweiz
    TV Movie
    • 1976
  • Massimo Giuliani in Di sopra, una notte (1975)
    Di sopra, una notte
    TV Movie
    • Primo professore
    • 1975
  • Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975)
    Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven
    7.5
    • Karl Thälmann
    • 1975
  • Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Karlheinz Böhm, and Christiane Maybach in Fox and His Friends (1975)
    Fox and His Friends
    7.5
    • Max (as Karl-Heinz Böhm)
    • 1975
  • Im Hause des Kommerzienrates
    TV Movie
    • Dr. Bruck
    • 1975
  • Effi Briest (1974)
    Effi Briest
    6.9
    • Wüllersdorf (as Karl-Heinz Böhm)
    • 1974
  • Margit Carstensen in Martha (1974)
    Martha
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Helmut Salomon
    • 1974
  • Schloß Hubertus (1973)
    Schloß Hubertus
    4.9
    • Tassilo Sennefeld
    • 1973

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Der himmlische Walzer (1948)
    Der himmlische Walzer
    6.5
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Angelika Hauff in Königin der Landstraße (1948)
    Königin der Landstraße
    6.1
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1948

Director

  • Karl Böhm in Karl Böhm - Porträt eines Dirigenten (1969)
    Karl Böhm - Porträt eines Dirigenten
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1969

Videos3

Trailer
Trailer 2:32
Trailer
Peeping Tom
Trailer 2:26
Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom
Trailer 2:26
Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom - Rialto Pictures Trailer
Trailer 1:08
Peeping Tom - Rialto Pictures Trailer

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Carl-Heinz Boehm
  • Born
    • March 16, 1928
    • Darmstadt, Germany
  • Died
    • May 29, 2014
    • Grödig, Salzburg, Austria(Alzheimer's disease)
  • Spouses
      Almaz BöhmNovember 16, 1991 - May 29, 2014 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Kristina Böhm
  • Parents
      Karl Böhm
  • Relatives
      Florian Böhm(Grandchild)
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 1 Article
    • 3 Pictorials
    • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

  • Trivia
    After losing a bet on the German TV show Wanna Bet? (1981), he founded the charity organization "Menschen für Menschen", which has raised money for the people in Ethiopia since over 25 years.
  • Trademark
    Frequently cast by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • Salaries
      Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress
      (1957)
      70,000 DEM

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