Portrait of Hark Bohm

Hark Bohm

Acting

Biography

Hark Bohm (18 May 1939 – 14 November 2025) was a German actor, screenwriter, film director, playwright and former professor for cinema studies. He was born in Hamburg-Othmarschen and grew up on the island Amrum. His younger brother was the actor Marquard Bohm, who starred in some of his early films. He was most notable for his long-time collaboration with Rainer Werner Fassbinder. His first featurefilm as a director was the German western Tschetan, der Indianerjunge shot in 1972 and starring his brother Marquard as well as his adopted son Dschingis Bowakow as Tschetan. In 1978, he directed the film Moritz, Dear Moritz, which was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival. Ten years later, his film Yasemin was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1990, his film Herzlich willkommen was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1997, he was a member of the jury at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival.

Born: May 18, 1939

Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany

Filmography

2025
Amrum

as Old Man

2019
The Golden Glove

as Dornkaat-Max

2018
Sealed Lips

as Konrads Vater

2018
Early Birds

as Jossi

2015
Der Liebling des Himmels

as Prof. Kessler

2015
Fassbinder

as Self

2011
Kissenschlacht

as Patrick Brandt

2011
If Not Us, Who?

as Kritiker

2008
2008
The Charlemagne Code

as Roland Brenner

2008
Underdogs

as Wache

2007
Die Todesautomatik

as Chefredakteur

2007
2003
Das verräterische Collier

as John Felsenstein

2002
Falcons

as Man of the World

2001
Invincible

as Richter

1999
1998
Härtetest

as Psychiater Dr. Bohm

1997
Der Hauptmann von Köpenick

as Kriminalinspektor Schmude

1997
Coast Guard

as Dr. Schenk

1997
Knockin' on Heaven's Door

as Police Psychologist

1997
1997
1995
Die Straßen von Berlin

as Robert Kessler

1995
Underground

as Dr. Štrase

1995
Balko

as Wachmann Bredendiek

1995
The Promise

as Müller II

1994
Doppelter Einsatz

as Heinz Tralau

1993
Justice

as Prof. Adolf Winter

1993
Madregilda

as Alvariño

1992
Ruby Cairo

as German (uncredited)

1992
Schtonk!

as Priest

1991
Lost in Siberia

as Max Brunovich

1991
DAS!

as Self

1989
Spider's Web

as Dada-Künstler

1989
Reunion in Travers

as Bürgermeister

1989
Earthbound

as Chefarzt

1988
Linie 1

as Er

1987
Der kleine Staatsanwalt

as Staatsanwalt König

1985
Ain’t Nothin’ Without You

as Architekturprofessor

1981
Lola

as Volker

1981
Lili Marleen

as Taschner

1980
1980
Panic Time

as Dr. Gerhard Kühn

1979
1+1=3

as Anwalt

1979
The Third Generation

as Gerhard Gast

1979
1978
Despair

as Doctor

1978
Little Godard

as First Director

1976
Bomber & Paganini

as Syndikatssekretär

1975
Fear of Fear

as Dr. Rozenbaum

1975
Fox and His Friends

as Policeman Müller (uncredited)

1974
Effi Briest

as Pharmacist Gieshübler (uncredited)

1974
1972
The Merchant of Four Seasons

as Polizei-Vorgesetzter

1971
The Big Mess

as Von Schaacke

1970
Scene of the Crime

as Professor Koning

1970
Scene of the Crime

as Erich Becker

1970
Red Sun

as Student

1958
Stahlnetz

as Gerritzen