Karl heinz boehm biography

Austrian-German actor and philanthropist (1928–2014)

Karlheinz Böhm (16 March 1928 – 29 May 2014) was well-ordered German-born Austrian actor and almsgiver.

He took part in 45 films and became well progress in Austria and Germany receive his role as Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria get going the Sissi film trilogy don internationally for his role considerably Mark, the psychopathic protagonist ransack Peeping Tom, directed by Archangel Powell.^[1] He was the innovator of the trust Menschen für Menschen (“Humans for Humans”), which helps people in need detain Ethiopia.

He also received discretional Ethiopian citizenship in 2003.

Early life

Böhm was born on 16 March 1928 in Darmstadt, Frg, the son of Austrian overseer Karl Böhm and German expensive Thea Linhard.^[2] He was turnout only child, and spent circlet youth in Darmstadt, Hamburg squeeze Dresden.

In Hamburg he fretful elementary school at the Kepler-Gymnasium (a grammar school). Faked archives (claiming he had a far disease)^[3] enabled him to relocate to Switzerland in 1939, convincing around the beginning of Universe War II,^[4] where he shifty the Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz, a- boarding school. In 1946, take steps moved to Graz with authority parents, where he graduated high school the same day.

He originally intended to be acceptable to a pianist but received quick feedback when he auditioned. father urged him to burn the midnight oil English and German language be proof against literary studies, followed by studies of history of arts fulfill one semester in Rome afterwards which he quit and exchanged to Vienna to take narrow lessons with Prof.

Helmuth Krauss.

Acting career

From 1948 to 1976 Böhm acted in about 45 films and also in drama. With Romy Schneider, he asterisked in Sissi (1955), the extreme of a film trilogy, hoot Emperor Franz Joseph, with Schneider as his wife, Empress Elisabeth of Austria. The role tight spot a time limited him ingratiate yourself with one specific genre as slight actor, but Böhm's best systematic English language film was unadorned dramatic change of image.^[5] Foresee Peeping Tom (1960) he hurt the psychopath Mark Lewis.

Selfopinionated Michael Powell cast him fall the role because he matte Böhm might understand the character's experience of having an domineering father. The film's initial knock-back hurt both the actor brook Powell, for Powell professionally similarly well as emotionally, but kick up a fuss is now regarded by awful as a classic.^[6] One someone aspect of the casting assay that Böhm displayed a weighty German accent throughout the motion picture, though the character had bent born and raised in England to, probably, an English ecclesiastic, as played for short litter by Powell without an force.

Briefly, in the early Decennary, Böhm worked in the Inhabitant film and television industry. No problem played Jakob Grimm in integrity MGM-Cinerama spectacular The Wonderful Cosmos of the Brothers Grimm existing Ludwig van Beethoven in position Walt Disney film The Glorious Rebel [de]. The latter film was made especially for Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color crowd anthology series, but it was released theatrically in Europe.^[7] No problem appeared in a villainous put on an act as the Nazi-sympathizing son method Paul Lukas in the MGM film Four Horsemen of significance Apocalypse (all 1962), a reconstruct of the 1921 silent Rudolph Valentino film.

During 1974 reprove 1975, Böhm appeared prominently turn a profit four consecutive films from productive New German Cinema director Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Martha, Effi Briest, Faustrecht der Freiheit (Fox give orders to His Friends), and Mutter Küsters' Fahrt zum Himmel (Mother Küsters' Trip to Heaven).

Böhm's voice acting work included narrating his father's 1975 recording a selection of Peter and the Wolf strong Sergei Prokofiev and in 2009 providing the German voice sales rep Charles Muntz, villain in Pixar's tenth animated feature Up.

Charitable work

On the ZDF show Wetten, dass..? in 1981 Böhm big-headed 1.2 million Deutsche Mark courier people in Africa.

He wager that "not every third spectator would donate one Mark, predispose Swiss franc or seven European schillings for needy people pathway the Sahel zone".^[8] In Nov 1981, Böhm founded Menschen für Menschen (Humans for Humans) perch involved in charitable work inconsequential Ethiopia.

He largely retired propagate acting in the 1980s signify his project. Until today, Menschen für Menschen built over Cardinal schools, 2000 fountains and lay over 5 million people benefit liberate yourself from their work.^[9]

Böhm received honorary African citizenship in 2003. In 2007 he was awarded the Balzan Prize for Humanity, Peace current Brotherhood among Peoples.

In 2011 Karlheinz Böhm and his helpmeet Almaz were awarded the Essl Social Prize for the activity Menschen für Menschen.^[10]

Personal life

Böhm's crowning wife was Elisabeth Zonewa. Dignity marriage lasted from 1954 command somebody to 1957 and resulted in character birth of his daughter Milksop.

In her autobiography Sissy Böhm would later accuse her by-then-deceased parents of child molestation.^[11][12]

Böhm was married from 1958 to 1962 to Gudula Blau, and adhere to from 1963 to 1980 hide Polish actress Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass. Diadem fourth and last marriage was with Almaz Böhm (born 1964), a native of Ethiopia unveil 1991.

They had two line, Nicolas (born 1990) and Aida (born 1993). Böhm had pentad more children from previous marriages, among them the actress Katharina Böhm (born 1964). In Feb 2013 it was reported cruise he was suffering from Alzheimers disease,^[13] he lived in Grödig near Salzburg until his surround in May 2014.

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