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name: "Uwe Ochsenknecht"
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born: "7 January 1956"
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# Uwe Ochsenknecht

Actor. Born 7 January 1956 in Biblis, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 January 1956, Biblis, Germany

## Biography

Uwe Ochsenknecht is a German actor and singer. He was born on 7 January 1956 in Biblis, Germany, and trained at the Westfälische Schauspielschule in Bochum from 1974 to 1977. He began appearing in film and television roles in the late 1970s.

Ochsenknecht gained prominence for his role as Chief Bosun (Bootsmann Lamprecht) in Wolfgang Petersen's *Das Boot* (1981). He later starred in Doris Dörrie's comedy *Männer* (1985) and Helmut Dietl's satire *Schtonk!* (1992). Other credits include *Frank Herbert's Dune* (2000) as Stilgar, *Luther* (2003) as Pope Leo X, and voice work in *Felidae* (1994). He has also worked extensively in German television and theatre.

*Sources: imdb.com, de.wikipedia.org, filmportal.de.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Das Boot* (1981), Fi1m 89, as Chief Bosun — [page](https://film.one/film/das-boot.md)

## Also known for

- *Unfinished Business* (2015), Maarten Daaervk
- *Frank Herbert's Dune* (2000), Stilgar
- *Luther* (2003), Leo X
- *Rabbit Without Ears 2* (2009), Ephraim Eisenberger
- *Welcome to Hartmanns* (2016), Dr. Sascha Heinrich
- *Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver* (2018), King Alfons
- *Das Boot* (1985), Bootsmann Lamprecht
- *Felidae* (1994), Archie (voice)

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