Uwe Ochsenknecht (Stilgar)

During the filming of Dune, Ochsenknecht won the Bavarian Film Award for Best Actor for his role in Erlechtung garantiert. Ochsenknecht was also nominated for a Film Strip in Gold honor in the German Film Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement as an actor, for his role in Fußball ist unser Leben; this award is comparable to the U. S. Academy Awards.

Ochsenknecht's wide-ranging acting career began with the internationally acclaimed World War II film, Das Boot, by director Wolfgang Petersen. Ochsenknecht's career spans parts in more than 30 German-language films, including the 1992-Oscar nominee, Schtonk, as well as Forget Motzart, Men, Doppelganger, Bismarck, Mona Must Die, Waterfront, and Enemy of My Enemy.