Hark Bohm

Hark Bohm (; 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.

Life and career Bohm 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.

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.

In 2025, Bohm and Fatih Akin released the coming-of-age movie Amrum. The world premiere was at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

Bohm died on 14 November 2025, at the age of 86.

Selected filmography

As actor

Red Sun (1970) – Linker Student The American Soldier (1970) – Doc The Big Mess (1971) – Oberst von Schaacke (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) (1976) (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 (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 (1983) 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 (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 (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 (1998) – Psychiater Dr. Bohm (1999) – Dobisch Invincible (2001) – Judge Falcons (2002) – A Man of the World True North (2006) – Pol Underdog (2007) – Herr Wache (2008, TV film) – Heinrich Brenner (2008) – Busfahrer (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 Einer wird verletzt, träumt, stirbt und wird vergessen (1971, short) (1972) Wir pfeifen auf den Gurkenkönig (1974–76, TV) (1975/76) Moritz, Dear Moritz (1978) Im Herzen des Hurrican (1979/80) (1983) Wie ein freier Vogel – Como un pájaro libre (1985, documentary) (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 Amrum. Roman. Ullstein Verlag, Berlin 2024