# Uwe Bohm
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{{Short description|German actor (1962–2022)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Uwe Bohm
| image = Uwe Bohm Viennale 2013 b (cropped).jpg
| caption = Bohm in 2013
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1962|1|23|df=yes}}
| birth_name = Uwe Enkelmann
| birth_place = [Wilhelmsburg](/source/Wilhelmsburg%2C_Hamburg), [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg), [West Germany](/source/West_Germany)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|4|8|1962|1|23|df=yes}}
| death_place =
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1976–2022
}}
[[File:MJK 71133 Ninon, Jimmy und Uwe Bohm (arte-Empfang, Berlinale 2020).jpg|thumb|[Ninon](/source/Ninon_Bohm), Jimmy and Uwe Bohm at Berlinale 2020]]
'''Uwe Bohm''' (born '''Uwe Enkelmann'''; 23 January 1962 – 8 April 2022) was a German actor.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/tv/uwe-bohm-schauspieler-unerwartet-gestorben-mit-60-jahren-a-f0ea4a8b-4183-4c35-902b-fc532a53d26e|title=Uwe Bohm: »Tatort«-Schauspieler unerwartet gestorben - mit 60 Jahren - DER SPIEGEL|newspaper=Der Spiegel|date=9 April 2022|via=www.spiegel.de}}] He appeared in more than 100 films and television shows from 1973 to 2020.
== Biography ==
Director [Hark Bohm](/source/Hark_Bohm) engaged the 11-year-old Uwe Enkelmann for the film ''I can also build an Ark'' in 1973. In 1976 he played the leading role in Hark Bohm's youth drama ''{{ill|North Sea Is Dead Sea|de|Nordsee ist Mordsee}}''. The director finally adopted Enkelmann, who came from a problematic family background, and brought him to Munich. Enkelmann took Bohm's name and worked with him on numerous films. He played a leading role in ''[Yasemin](/source/Yasemin)'' (1988) by Hark Bohm, which was West Germany's official submission for Best Foreign film at the 61st Academy Awards. He also starred in Hark Bohm's 1990 film ''[Herzlich willkommen](/source/Herzlich_willkommen)'', which was entered into the [40th Berlin International Film Festival](/source/40th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival).[{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1990/02_programm_1990/02_Programm_1990.html |title=Berlinale: 1990 Programme |access-date=19 March 2011 |work=berlinale.de}}]
As a young adult he began an apprenticeship as a painter and varnisher, but broke it off and has been working as an actor ever since.[{{Cite web |last=dpa |title=Im "Tatort" und am Theater - Schauspieler Uwe Bohm überraschend gestorben |url=https://www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de/welt/panorama/im-tatort-und-am-theater-schauspieler-uwe-bohm-ueberraschend-gestorben_arid-406450 |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Allgäuer Zeitung |language=de}}] On stage, he worked multiple times with the famous stage director [Peter Zadek](/source/Peter_Zadek) between the 1980s and 2000s. Bohm was also a prolific actor on German television, especially known for villainous roles, and appeared alone in the series ''[Tatort](/source/Tatort)'' nine times.[{{Cite web |title=Berlin, Deutschland. Februar 2020. Ninon Bohm und Uwe Bohm mit Sohn beim ARTE-Empfang im Rahmen der Internationalen Filmfestspiele der Berlinale 2020/70 in der Akademie der Kunden am Pariser Platz. Berlin, 25. Februar 2020 - weltweite Nutzung Credit: Dpa / Alamy Live News Stockfotografie - Alamy |url=https://www.alamy.de/berlin-deutschland-februar-2020-ninon-bohm-und-uwe-bohm-mit-sohn-beim-arte-empfang-im-rahmen-der-internationalen-filmfestspiele-der-berlinale-202070-in-der-akademie-der-kunden-am-pariser-platz-berlin-25-februar-2020-weltweite-nutzung-credit-dpa-alamy-live-news-image345247373.html |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=www.alamy.de |language=de}}] Bohm died unexpectedly from a [sudden cardiac arrest](/source/sudden_cardiac_arrest) in April 2022, aged 60.