Hark Bohm

Acting May 18, 1939 Nov 14, 2025 (aged 86) Hamburg, Germany

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.

100 Acting Credits

19 Crew Credits

Hark Bohm

Acting

Underground

The Golden Glove

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

The Marriage of Maria Braun

Fox and His Friends

Lola

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

Schtonk!

Lili Marleen

The Merchant of Four Seasons

Amrum

Invincible

The Third Generation

Effi Briest

Despair

Berlin Alexanderplatz

Ruby Cairo

If Not Us, Who?

Fear of Fear

The Charlemagne Code

The American Soldier

Lost in Siberia

Crew

In the Fade

Goodbye Berlin

Amrum

North Sea Is Death Sea

Red Sun

Moritz, Dear Moritz

Der kleene Punker

Chetan, Indian Boy

Forever and Ever

Der Fall Bachmeier - Keine Zeit für Tränen

Yasemin

Herzlich willkommen