
Hark Bohm
Known for Acting · 99 credits
- Born
- 1939-05-18
- Died
- 2025-11-14
- Place of birth
- Hamburg, Germany
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.
Known For
TV Shows (19)

Scene of the Crime
1970
as Professor Koning / Erich Becker

DAS!
1991
as Self

Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self

NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self

Küstenwache
1997
as Dr. Schenk
German Film Award
1951
as Self

Die Montagsmaler
1974
as Self
Nachtstudio
1997
as Self

Balko
1995
as Wachmann Bredendiek

Doppelter Einsatz
1994
as Heinz Tralau

Berlin Alexanderplatz
1980
as Lüders
Der Ermittler
2001
as Justiziar

Stahlnetz
1958
as Gerritzen
Je später der Abend
1973
as Self

Die Straßen von Berlin
1995
as Robert Kessler

Once Upon a Time There Was a Country
1996
as Dr. Štrase
Blond: Eva Blond!
2002
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
2020
as Self
Aufgeklärt! - Spektakuläre Kriminalfälle
2017
as Self
Movies (80)

Underground
1995
as Dr. Strasse

Amrum
2025
as Old Man

Lola
1981
as Volker

The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972
as Polizei-Vorgesetzter

The Golden Glove
2019
as Dornkaat-Max

Knockin' on Heaven's Door
1997
as Police Psychologist

Ruby Cairo
1992
as German (uncredited)

The Marriage of Maria Braun
1979
as Senkenberg

Lili Marleen
1981
as Taschner

Despair
1978
as Doctor

Spider's Web
1989
as Dada-Künstler

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974
as Doctor

Falcons
2002
as Man of the World

Invincible
2001
as Richter

Conversation with the Beast
1997
as Dr. Hassler

The Charlemagne Code
2008
as Roland Brenner

True North
2007
as Pol

Wim Wenders, Desperado
2020
as Self

The Third Generation
1979
as Gerhard Gast

Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter
2013
as Himself

Effi Briest
1974
as Pharmacist Gieshübler (uncredited)

The Promise
1995
as Müller II

Schtonk!
1992
as Priest

Fox and His Friends
1975
as Policeman Müller (uncredited)

Madregilda
1993
as Alvariño

Lost in Siberia
1991
as Max Brunovich
Herzlich willkommen
1990
as Direktor Dr. Fischer

Fear of Fear
1975
as Dr. Rozenbaum
Das andere Leben
1987
as Dorn

Red Sun
1970
as Student

Justice
1993
as Prof. Adolf Winter

Härtetest
1998
as Psychiater Dr. Bohm

Adolf and Marlene
1977
as Photographer Hoffmann

Liebe, so schön wie Liebe
1972

Sealed Lips
2018
as Konrads Vater

If Not Us, Who?
2011
as Kritiker

Underdogs
2008
as Wache

Ein verhexter Sommer
1989
as Karl

Power Of Evil
1985

Das verräterische Collier
2003
as John Felsenstein

Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
2008
as Self

Fassbinder
2015
as Self
Das Hochzeitsgeschenk
1997

The Architect
2008
as Roth

Die Todesautomatik
2007
as Chefredakteur

Love Is the Beginning of All Terror
1984
as Torsten

The Big Mess
1971
as Von Schaacke

Zimmer mit Stall - Schwein gehabt
2021
as Hans Bosch

Der Hauptmann von Köpenick
1997
as Kriminalinspektor Schmude
Slow Attack
1980
as TV-Moderator

A Good Opportunity
1999
as Dobisch
Eine Bonner Affäre
1988

Kissenschlacht
2011
as Patrick Brandt

Panic Time
1980
as Dr. Gerhard Kühn

Beim nächsten Mann wird alles anders
1989
as 1. Stammgast

Forever and Ever
1997
as Richter

Bomber & Paganini
1976
as Syndikatssekretär
Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel
1987
as Petschau-Hartlieb

The American Soldier
1976
as Doc
Die Revolte
1969
as Erster Student
Koerbers Akte: Tödliches Ultimatum
1997
Adrian und die Römer
1989
as Augenarzt

Linie 1
1988
as Er

Reunion in Travers
1989
as Bürgermeister

Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet
2008
as Busfahrer

Der Liebling des Himmels
2015
as Prof. Kessler
So what ...?
1967
Atlantic Affairs
2002
as Administrator

Moritz, Dear Moritz
1978
as Arzt

Familiengeheimnisse - Liebe, Schuld und Tod
2011
as Sky

1+1=3
1979
as Anwalt

Der kleine Staatsanwalt
1987
as Staatsanwalt König

Strongman Ferdinand
1976
Little Godard
1978
as First Director

Earthbound
1989
as Chefarzt

Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet
1972
as Admiral

Leo und Marie – Eine Weihnachtsliebe
2008

Early Birds
2018
as Jossi

Ain’t Nothin’ Without You
1985
as Architekturprofessor
Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8
1971
as Self
About Hark Bohm
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 Dsch… With 99 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, Hark Bohm has appeared in 80 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Hark Bohm Movies
- Underground (1995) — as Dr. Strasse
- Amrum (2025) — as Old Man
- Lola (1981) — as Volker
- The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972) — as Polizei-Vorgesetzter
- The Golden Glove (2019) — as Dornkaat-Max
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