Hark Bohm
Born: 1939-05-18 in Hamburg, Germany
Died: 2025-11-14
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2025
- Amrum as Old Man
2021
- Zimmer mit Stall - Schwein gehabt as Hans Bosch
2020
- Wim Wenders, Desperado as Self
- Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen as Self
2019
- The Golden Glove as Dornkaat-Max
2018
- Early Birds as Jossi
- Sealed Lips as Konrads Vater
2017
- In the Fade ... (Writer)
- Aufgeklärt! - Spektakuläre Kriminalfälle as Self
2016
- Goodbye Berlin ... (Writer)
2015
- Fassbinder as Self
- Der Liebling des Himmels as Prof. Kessler
2013
- Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter as Himself
2011
- Kissenschlacht as Patrick Brandt
- Familiengeheimnisse - Liebe, Schuld und Tod as Sky
- If Not Us, Who? as Kritiker
2008
- The Architect as Roth
- Leo und Marie – Eine Weihnachtsliebe
- Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers as Self
- The Charlemagne Code as Roland Brenner
- Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet as Busfahrer
- Underdogs as Wache
2007
- True North as Pol
- Die Todesautomatik as Chefredakteur
2003
- Das verräterische Collier as John Felsenstein
2002
- Falcons as Man of the World
- Blond: Eva Blond!
- Atlantic Affairs as Administrator
2001
- Invincible as Richter
- Der Ermittler as Justiziar
- Vera Brühne ... (Director)
1999
- A Good Opportunity as Dobisch
1998
- Härtetest as Psychiater Dr. Bohm
1997
- Coast Guard as Dr. Schenk
- Nachtstudio as Self
- Knockin' on Heaven's Door as Police Psychologist
- Der Hauptmann von Köpenick as Kriminalinspektor Schmude
- Koerbers Akte: Tödliches Ultimatum
- Conversation with the Beast as Dr. Hassler
- Forever and Ever as Richter
- Das Hochzeitsgeschenk
1996
- Once Upon a Time There Was a Country as Dr. Štrase
1995
- Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- Balko as Wachmann Bredendiek
- Underground as Dr. Štrase
- Die Straßen von Berlin as Robert Kessler
- The Promise as Müller II
1994
- Doppelter Einsatz as Heinz Tralau
1993
- Justice as Prof. Adolf Winter
- Madregilda as Alvariño
1992
- Ruby Cairo as German (uncredited)
- Der kleene Punker ... (Thanks)
- Schtonk! as Priest
1991
- DAS! as Self
- Lost in Siberia as Max Brunovich
1990
- Herzlich willkommen as Direktor Dr. Fischer
1989
- Earthbound as Chefarzt
- Spider's Web as Dada-Künstler
- Reunion in Travers as Bürgermeister
- Ein verhexter Sommer as Karl
- Beim nächsten Mann wird alles anders as 1. Stammgast
- Adrian und die Römer as Augenarzt
1988
- Linie 1 as Er
- Yasemin ... (Director)
- Eine Bonner Affäre
1987
- Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel as Petschau-Hartlieb
- Das andere Leben as Dorn
- Der kleine Staatsanwalt as Staatsanwalt König
1985
- Power Of Evil
- Ain’t Nothin’ Without You as Architekturprofessor
- Wie ein freier Vogel ... (Director)
1984
- Der Fall Bachmeier - Keine Zeit für Tränen ... (Director)
- Love Is the Beginning of All Terror as Torsten
1981
- Lili Marleen as Taschner
- Lola as Volker
1980
- Slow Attack as TV-Moderator
- Im Herzen des Hurrican ... (Director)
- Berlin Alexanderplatz as Lüders
- Panic Time as Dr. Gerhard Kühn
1979
- NDR Talk Show as Self
- The Marriage of Maria Braun as Senkenberg
- The Third Generation as Gerhard Gast
- 1+1=3 as Anwalt
1978
- Despair as Doctor
- Moritz, Dear Moritz as Arzt
- Little Godard as First Director
1977
1976
- Nordsee ist Mordsee ... (Director)
- The American Soldier as Doc
- Wir pfeifen auf den Gurkenkönig ... (Screenplay)
- Strongman Ferdinand
- Bomber & Paganini as Syndikatssekretär
1975
- Fox and His Friends as Policeman Müller (uncredited)
- Fear of Fear as Dr. Rozenbaum
1974
- Die Montagsmaler as Self
- Ali: Fear Eats the Soul as Doctor
- Effi Briest as Pharmacist Gieshübler (uncredited)
- Ich kann auch 'ne Arche bauen ... (Director)
1973
- Je später der Abend as Self
- Chetan, Indian Boy ... (Director)
1972
- Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet as Admiral
- Liebe, so schön wie Liebe
- The Merchant of Four Seasons as Polizei-Vorgesetzter
1971
- The Big Mess as Von Schaacke
- Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8 as Self
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Professor Koning
- Red Sun as Student
1969
- Die Revolte as Erster Student
1967
1958
- Stahlnetz as Gerritzen
1951
- German Film Award as Self