Uwe Ochsenknecht
Uwe Adam Ochsenknecht (De-Uwe Ochsenknecht.ogg; born 7 January 1956) is a German actor and singer.
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Uwe Ochsenknecht

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- Name
- Uwe Ochsenknecht
- Birth Name
- Uwe Adam Ochsenknecht
- Born
- 7 January 1956
- Birthplace
- Biblis, West Germany
- Occupation
- Actor, singer
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Education
- Schauspielschule Bochum.
- Honours
- German Film Award.
- Languages
- German and English.
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Uwe Ochsenknecht (born 7 January 1956) is described as an actor, singer and musician in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Life
Uwe Ochsenknecht was born on 7 January 1956 in Biblis.
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Grünwald and Mannheim are recorded as places of activity by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Uwe Ochsenknecht • Birth Name — Uwe Adam Ochsenknecht • Born — 7 January 1956 • Birthplace — Biblis, West Germany • Occupation — Actor, singer • Years Active — 1978–present
Career
Career
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
Personal life
Ochsenknecht was married to Natascha Ochsenknecht until 2012 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. Wilson and Jimi Ochsenknecht acted together with him in the films Enlightenment Guaranteed and ' and its four sequels. In July 2017, Ochsenknecht married Kiki Viebrock.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1978 — Die Straße — Bully — TV miniseries • 1979 — Uns reicht das nicht — Jörg — TV film • ' — Engelchen — TV film • 1980 — Derrick: Tödliche Sekunden — Achim Rudolf — TV series episode • Tatort: — Oebel — TV series episode • 1981 —: 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 — Boris • Die Krimistunde: Ein Toter zuviel — Joe Hemmer — TV series episode • The Lenz Papers (miniseries) — 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 • ' — Werner Mueller • 1990 — Bread and Butter — Stefan • Bismarck (1990 film) — 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 — ' — Klaus Klett • 1994 — ' — 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 — Griffig • Honigmond — Burton • 1997 — Die Gang — Joe Feddersen — TV series, 13 episodes • ' — 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: 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 — 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 — Theo Zerrbeck — TV film • 2003 — Nachtschicht (TV series): Amok! (Nachtschicht) — Randy Schlosser — TV series episode • ' — Maxi's father • Luther — Pope Leo X • 2004 — Engelchen flieg — 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 — Theo Stokowski • ' — Maxi's father • The Wedding Party (2005 film) — Franz Berger • 2006 — Atomised — Bruno's father • ' — Maxi's father • Tollpension — Kurt Mahlström — TV film • Der beste Lehrer der Welt — Teacher Gustav Kilian — TV film • 2007 — ' — Maxi's father • Kein Geld der Welt — Mr. Dagenhorst — TV film • Siska: Sei still und stirb — Fred Wiechert — TV series episode • Liebe nach Rezept — Hansen Quaas — TV film • Angsthasen — 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 • ' — Tim's father • ' — Oscar • The Old Fox: Die Nacht kommt schneller als du denkst — Harald Plenzberg — TV series episode • Crash — Father — Short • Schade um das schöne Geld — Klaas Jonkers — TV film • The Letter for the King — Rafox • Ein Ferienhaus in Marrakesch — Kurt Basinski — TV film • Mein Schüler, seine Mutter & ich — Teacher Carlo Brückner — TV film • 2009 — A Date for Life — Micha Strelinsky — TV film • Männersache — Susi's father • ' — Konrektor Färber / Innkeeper • ' — Freddy Amberg — TV film • Zweiohrküken — Dr. Eisenberger • 2010 — Greed (2010 film) — Leon Grünlich — TV film • Zeiten ändern dich — Selina's father • Der Bulle und das Landei: Tödliches Heimweh — Polizeihauptkommissar Killmer — TV series episode • ' — Fritz Declair — TV film • 2011 — ' — Hansi Haller — TV film • Der Bulle und das Landei: Babyblues — Polizeihauptkommissar Killmer — TV series episode • Schief gewickelt — Möbius — TV film • 2012 — Überleben an der Wickelfront — Dieter Lindemann — TV film • Little Murders (2012 film) — Wilhelm Brinkhoff • 2013 — Das kleine Gespenst — Bürgermeister • 2014 — Nena — Martin • 2015 — Big Fish, Small Fish — 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 — A Jar Full of Life — Peter Ruge • 2019 — Ich war noch niemals in New York (film) — Otto
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading Uwe Adam Ochsenknecht. His recorded languages were German and English. He married Natascha Ochsenknecht. 4 children are recorded: Wilson Gonzalez, Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht, Rocco Stark and Cheyenne Ochsenknecht.

Uwe Ochsenknecht
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Uwe Ochsenknecht beim Pressetermin am Set von 'VIELMACHGLAS', Juli 2017.
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Life and career
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Life and career
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1956
Uwe Ochsenknecht was born in 1956 at Biblis.
2025
ANGUS McSIX - The Fire of Yore feat. Uwe Ochsenknecht (Official Video) (2025) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
Awards
• 1999 Bavarian Film Awards, Best Actor
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