Cast
Karlheinz Böhm
1928 – 2014
- Active years (films on this site)
- 1974–1975
- Schools and movements
- New German Cinema
Directors worked with
Biography
Karlheinz Böhm was a German-born Austrian actor and philanthropist. He took part in 45 films and became well known in Austria and Germany for his role as Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria in the Sissi film trilogy and internationally for his role as Mark Lewis, the psychopathic protagonist of Peeping Tom, directed by Michael Powell. He was the founder of the trust Menschen für Menschen, which helps people in need in Ethiopia. He also received honorary Ethiopian citizenship in 2003.
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Awards and honours
International
- Theodor Heuss Medal 1985
- Kulturpreis der deutschen Freimaurer 1986
- Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 2001
- Balzan Prize 2007
- Bavarian Order of Merit
National / local
- Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights
- Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
2 films on this site
- Effi Briest 1974 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
- Fox and His Friends 1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder · IMDb 7.5 · Cast