Hark Bohm (German: [haʁk boːm] ⓘ; 18 May 1939 – 14 November 2025) was a German actor, screenwriter, film director, playwright, novelist and professor of cinema studies. He was most notable for his long-time collaboration with Rainer Werner Fassbinder and as a film director.
Hark Bohm | |
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| Born | 18 May 1939 Hamburg-Othmarschen, Germany |
| Died | 14 November 2025 (aged 86) Hamburg, Germany |
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| Years active | 1967–2025 |
Life and career
editBohm 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.
His first feature film 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.[citation needed]
In 1978, he directed the film Moritz, Dear Moritz, which was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] Ten years later, his film Yasemin was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] In 1990, his film Herzlich willkommen was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.[3] In 1997, he was a member of the jury at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival.[4]
In 2025, Bohm and Fatih Akin released the coming-of-age movie Amrum. The world premiere was at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.[5]
Bohm died on 14 November 2025, at the age of 86.[6]
Selected filmography
editAs actor
edit- Red Sun (1970) – Linker Student
- The American Soldier (1970) – Doc
- The Big Mess (1971) – Oberst von Schaacke
- Willi Tobler und der Untergang der 6. Flotte (1972, TV Movie) – Chief Admiral of the 6th Fleet
- The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972) – Chief Policeman
- Liebe, so schön wie Liebe (1972)
- Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) – Doctor
- Effie Briest (1974) – Apotheker Gieshübler (uncredited)
- Fox and His Friends (1975) – Policeman Müller (uncredited)
- Strongman Ferdinand (1976)
- Bomber & Paganini (1976) – Syndikatssekretär
- Adolf and Marlene (1977)
- Moritz, Dear Moritz (1978) – Arzt
- Despair (1978) – Doctor
- Der kleine Godard an das Kuratorium junger deutscher Film (1978) – First Director
- The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) – Senkenberg
- It Can Only Get Worse (1979)
- The Third Generation (1979) – Gerhard Gast
- 1+1=3 [de] (1979) – Lawyer
- Panic Time (1980) – Peitschenperverser Dr. Gerhard Kühn
- Slow Attack (1980) – TV-Moderator
- Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980, TV Mini-Series) – Otto Lüders
- Lili Marleen (1980) – Taschner
- Lola (1981) – Völker
- Alles unter Kontrolle. Notizen auf dem Weg zum Überwachungsstaat (1963)
- Love Is the Beginning of All Terror (1984) – Torsten
- Power of Evil (1985) – Notar
- Nicht nichts ohne Dich (1985) – Architekturprofessor
- Das Go! Projekt (1986, TV Movie) – Professor Oppenheimer
- The Little Prosecutor (1987) – Staatsanwalt König
- Fucking Fernand (1987) – Von Schaltz
- Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel (1987) – Petschau-Hartlieb
- Linie 1 (1988) – Er
- Treffen in Travers (1988) – Bürgermeister
- With the Next Man Everything Will Be Different (1989) – 1. Stammgast
- Das Spinnennetz (1989) – Dada-Künstler
- Adrian und die Römer (1989) – Augenarzt
- Erdenschwer (1989) – Chefarzt
- Herzlich willkommen (1990) – Direktor Dr. Fischer
- Lost in Siberia (1991) – Max Brunovich
- Schtonk! (1992) – Catholic pastor
- Ruby Cairo (1992) – German (uncredited)
- Madregilda (1993) – Alvariño
- Justice (1993) – Prof. Winter
- The Promise (1994) – Müller II
- Underground (1995) – Dr. Strasse
- Conversation with the Beast (1996) – Dr. Hassler
- Forever and Ever (1997) – Richter
- Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997) – Polizeipsychologe
- Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1997, TV Movie) – Kriminalinspektor Schmude
- Trial by Fire (1998) – Psychiater Dr. Bohm
- 'Ne günstige Gelegenheit (1999) – Dobisch
- Invincible (2001) – Judge
- Falcons (2002) – A Man of the World
- True North (2006) – Pol
- Underdog (2007) – Herr Wache
- The Charlemagne Code (2008, TV film) – Heinrich Brenner
- What if Death Do Us Part? (2008) – Busfahrer
- The Architect (2008) – Roth
- If Not Us, Who? (2011) – Kritiker
- Warum? (2018) – Friedrich Zeidler
- The Golden Glove (2019) – Dornkaat-Max
- Amrum (2025) - The older Nanning Hagener
As director
edit- Einer wird verletzt, träumt, stirbt und wird vergessen (1971, short)
- Tschetan, der Indianerjunge (1972)
- Wir pfeifen auf den Gurkenkönig (1974–76, TV)
- North Sea Is Dead Sea (1975/76)
- Moritz, Dear Moritz (1978)
- Im Herzen des Hurrican (1979/80)
- No Time for Tears: The Bachmeier Case (1983)
- Wie ein freier Vogel – Como un pájaro libre (1985, documentary)
- The Little Prosecutor (1987)
- Yasemin (1988)
- Herzlich willkommen (1990)
- Forever and Ever (1996)
- Vera Brühne (2000/01, TV miniseries)
- Sterne, die nie untergehen / Atlantic Affairs (2002, TV film)
- Goodbye Berlin (2016, only screenplay)
Novels
editAmrum. Roman. Ullstein Verlag, Berlin 2024
References
edit- ↑ "IMDB.com: Awards for Moritz, Dear Moritz". IMDb. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ↑ "Berlinale: 1988 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ↑ "Berlinale: 1990 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ↑ "Berlinale: 1997 Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ↑ "Hamburg's movie industry more dynamic than ever". Hamburg News. 23 September 2025.
- ↑ Filmemacher Hark Bohm stirbt im Alter von 86 Jahren (in German)