Uwe Adam Ochsenknecht (German pronunciation: [ˈuːvə ˈʔɔksn̩ˌknɛçt] ; born 7 January 1956) is a German actor and singer.

Uwe Ochsenknecht
Ochsenknecht in 2019
Born
Uwe Adam Ochsenknecht

(1956-01-07) 7 January 1956 (age 68)
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1978–present
Spouses
(m. 1993⁠–⁠2012)
Kiki Viebrock
(m. 2017)

Career edit

Films Ochsenknecht has starred in include Das Boot (1981), Schtonk! (1992), and the TV miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune (2000).

In the early 1990s, he gained a second foothold in music. He has since released several albums; he is a singer in the band The Screen, while Mick Rogers (Manfred Mann's Earth Band) and Thomas Blug are guitar players. The two ex-musicians of Gary Moore's band Pete Rees (bass) and Graham Walker (drums) are also represented.

Ochsenknecht stars in the television film series Der Bulle und das Landei, playing a police commissioner who was transferred to the rural Eifel area, at irregular intervals since 2009.

Personal life edit

Ochsenknecht was married to Natascha Ochsenknecht until 2012[1] and has three children with her: sons Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht (b. 1990) and Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht (b. 1991), who are both actors, and daughter Cheyenne Savannah Ochsenknecht (b. 2000). His oldest son, Rocco Stark, is from an earlier girlfriend.[2] Wilson and Jimi Ochsenknecht acted together with him in the films Enlightenment Guaranteed and The Wild Soccer Bunch [de] and its four sequels.

In July 2017, Ochsenknecht married Kiki Viebrock.

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Filmography edit

Year Title Role Notes
1978 Die Straße Bully TV miniseries
1979 Uns reicht das nicht Jörg TV film
Das Ding [de] Engelchen TV film
1980 Derrick: Tödliche Sekunden Achim Rudolf TV series episode
Tatort: Schönes Wochenende [de] Oebel TV series episode
1981 St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken [de]: Die Kompagnons Thomas TV series episode
Das Boot Bootsmann Lamprecht
1982 Tatort: Wat Recht is, mutt Recht bliewen Fritz Lehmann TV series episode
1983 Die Zeiten ändern sich Kajott TV miniseries
Büro, Büro Martin Bohle TV series, 8 episodes
1984 Tatort: Verdeckte Ermittlung Klaus TV series episode
1985 Parker Boots Man
The Record Rico
Die Sache ist gelaufen Jürgen Weck
Forget Mozart Director Emanuel Schikaneder
Der Fahnder: Liebe macht blind Norbert TV series episode
Men... Stefan Lachner
1986 Operation Dead End [de] Boris
Die Krimistunde: Ein Toter zuviel Joe Hemmer TV series episode
The Lenz Papers [de] Rinckleff TV miniseries
Irgendwie und Sowieso: Manhattan General, son of Hermann Göring TV series episode
1987 Tatort: Blindflug Günter Marbach TV series episode
Rotlicht! Uwe Rühle
1988 Die Dollarfalle Dani TV film
1989 The Voice Patrick
Money [de] Werner Mueller
1990 Bread and Butter Stefan
Bismarck [de] Otto von Bismarck TV film
Fire, Ice and Dynamite Victor
1991 Ein Fall für zwei: Helens Geheimnisse Bruno Maschke TV series episode
All Out Paul
1992 Schtonk! Fritz Knobel (based on Konrad Kujau)
Auf Achse: Musa und Marie Benno TV series episode
Tatort: Der Mörder und der Prinz René Wolf TV series episode
1993 Pauline In Between [de] Klaus Klett
1994 Kaspar Hauser [de] Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden
Mona Must Die Eddie von Snead
Simply Love Teacher Pillgrimm
The Wanderer: False Witness Brandt TV series episode
Felidae Archie voice only
1995 The Way to Dusty Death Gerhard Tracchia TV film
Die Straßen von Berlin Hajo Kroll TV series, 4 episodes
1996 Das Zauberbuch [de] Griffig
Honigmond [de] Burton
1997 Die Gang Joe Feddersen TV series, 13 episodes
Ballermann 6 [de] Rocker
Christmas Fever Fritz Mauser
1998 Widows – Erst die Ehe, dann das Vergnügen Erich Dollinger
Tödliches Alibi Konrad Grothe TV film
Am I Beautiful? Bodo
Weekend mit Leiche Tom TV film
Operation Noah Kommissar Taller TV film
1999 Diplomatic Siege Col. Peter Vojnovic \ Giorgio Borghelli
Bodyguard – Dein Leben in meiner Hand Gilbert Metz TV film
2000 Stan Becker [de]: Ein Mann ein Wort Gilles Donzelot TV series episode
Enlightenment Guaranteed Uwe
Fußball ist unser Leben Hans Pollak
Siska: Das letzte Konzert Rolf Gillis TV series episode
Dune – The Desert Planet Stilgar TV miniseries
The Old Fox: Der letzte Geburtstag Klaus Wollgast TV series episode
2001 L'impero [it] Arcadin TV miniseries
Küss mich, Tiger! Prof. Hardy Popp TV film
Vera Brühne Johann Ferbach TV miniseries
Stones of Light Thomas Kesselbach TV film
The Crusaders Baron Corrado TV film
Siska: Hass macht blind Gert Kranitz TV series episode
2002 Harte Brötchen [de] Theo Zerrbeck TV film
2003 Nachtschicht [de]: Amok! [de] Randy Schlosser TV series episode
The Wild Soccer Bunch [de] Maxi's father
Luther Pope Leo X
2004 Engelchen flieg [de] Michael Koller TV film
Der Bulle von Tölz: Der Tölzi Sepp Schorlemmer TV series episode
2005 About the Looking for and the Finding of Love  [de] Theo Stokowski
The Wild Soccer Bunch 2 [de] Maxi's father
The Wedding Party [de] Franz Berger
2006 Atomised Bruno's father
The Wild Soccer Bunch 3 [de] Maxi's father
Tollpension [de] Kurt Mahlström TV film
Der beste Lehrer der Welt [de] Teacher Gustav Kilian TV film
2007 The Wild Soccer Bunch 4 [de] Maxi's father
Kein Geld der Welt [de] Mr. Dagenhorst TV film
Siska: Sei still und stirb Fred Wiechert TV series episode
Liebe nach Rezept Hansen Quaas TV film
Angsthasen [de] Psychotherapeut Dr. Elmau TV film
Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps Jonathan Armbruster
2008 Mord in aller Unschuld Roland Nickel TV film
The Wild Soccer Bunch 5 [de] Maxi's father
Summer [de] Tim's father
Run for Your Life! [de] Oscar
The Old Fox: Die Nacht kommt schneller als du denkst Harald Plenzberg TV series episode
Crash Father Short
Schade um das schöne Geld [de] Klaas Jonkers TV film
The Letter for the King Rafox
Ein Ferienhaus in Marakesch Kurt Basinski TV film
Mein Schüler, seine Mutter & ich [de] Teacher Carlo Brückner TV film
2009 Ein Date fürs Leben Micha Strelinsky TV film
Männersache [de] Susi's father
Lippels Traum [de] Konrektor Färber / Innkeeper
Böses Erwachen [de] Freddy Amberg TV film
Zweiohrküken Dr. Eisenberger
2010 Greed [de] Leon Grünlich TV film
Zeiten ändern dich Selina's father
Der Bulle und das Landei [de]: Tödliches Heimweh Polizeihauptkommissar Killmer TV series episode
Amigo [de] Fritz Declair TV film
2011 The Great Comeback [de] Hansi Haller TV film
Der Bulle und das Landei [de]: Babyblues Polizeihauptkommissar Killmer TV series episode
Schief gewickelt [de] Möbius TV film
2012 Überleben an der Wickelfront [de] Dieter Lindemann TV film
2013 Das kleine Gespenst Bürgermeister
2014 Nena Martin
2015 Big Fish, Small Fish [de] Paul Grambauer TV film
Die Udo Honig Story Udo Honig TV film
2016 Welcome to Germany Dr. Sascha Heinrich
2017 Anna Fucking Molnar Wolf
2018 Vielmachglas Peter Ruge
2019 Ich war noch niemals in New York [de] Otto

References edit

  1. ^ "Uwe und Natascha Ochsenknecht: "Er hat bekommen, was er verdient hat!"". BUNTE.de (in German). August 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. ^ Germany, Abendzeitung. "Heimliche Hochzeit: Ja zu Kiki: Uwe Ochsenknecht hat wieder geheiratet – Abendzeitung München" (in German). Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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