Maxi Böhm

Info

Role

Actor | Writer

Date of birth

08/23/1916

Date of death

12/26/1982

Place of birth

Teplitz-Schönau, Austria-Hungary [now Teplice, Czech Republic]

Maxi Böhm

Biography

Father of 'Christine Böhm II', Böhm started his career in small theaters in Bohemia and Austria. During the 50s he also worked as presenter of gameshows on Austrian radio and later televison. He moved to the Vienna Comedy Simpel, where he played with Karl Farkas and Ernst Waldbrunn. So he became one of the best known comedians in Austria. After the sudden death of his daughter, Christine, he changed his name from Maxi to Max and played also some more serious roles.