RIP Karlheinz Böhm

Actor and humanitarian Karlheinz Böhm died aged 86 near Salzburg. He was born March 16th 1928 in Darmstadt, Germany. His father was the world-famous conductor Karl Böhm. Karlheinz Böhm died aged 86 after a long illness at his home in Grödig, near Salzburg late Thursday, a spokesperson from his aid organization announced on Friday.

Bohm is also survived by five children from his previous marriages. Grödig , Austria Occupation Actor Years active 1948-2014 Spouse(s) Elisabeth Zonewa (1954–1957) 1 Child Böhm was actively involved in charitable work in Ethiopia, for which in 2007 he was awarded the Balzan Prize Böhm was also the founder of the aid organization Menschen für Menschen, or People for People. The charity helps people in need in Ethiopia and has been led for some years by his Ethiopian wife, Almaz. Last December, she gave up her position as CEO of the organization in order to care for her husband. From former President Gerald R. Ford to the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, longtime Detroit News photographer Ricardo Thomas always brought out the best in his subjects.

From 1948 to 1976 he acted in about 45 films and also in theatre. With Romy Schneider , he starred in the Sissi trilogy as the Emperor Franz Joseph, which limited him to one specific genre as an actor.He made three American 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

He married Almaz Böhm , a native of Ethiopia in 1991. They had two children, Nicolas (born 1990) and Aida (born 1993). Karlheinz had five more children from previous marriages, among them the actress Katharina Böhm (born 1964). In February 2013 it was reported that he was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease , 4 he lived in Grödig near Salzburg until his death in May 2014. Filmography edit References edit External links edit Dr. Melvin J. Glimcher, Prosthetics Innovator, Dies at 88 Sam Greenlee, Writer, Producer, Government Agent, Dies at 83 Dave Herman, a Pioneer of Rock Radio, Dies at 78 Bob Houbregs, Basketball Hall of Fame Member, Dies at 82 Diego Cordovez, U.N. Envoy and Conflict Mediator, Dies at 78 Find out first with the Breaking News app

RIP Karlheinz Böhm 2014-05-31T20:11:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown