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 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.
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Hark Bohm filmography
Amrum
Writer · as Old Man
Zimmer mit Stall - Schwein gehabt
as Hans Bosch
Wim Wenders, Desperado
as Self
The Golden Glove
as Dornkaat-Max
Sealed Lips
as Konrads Vater
Early Birds
as Jossi
In the Fade
Writer
Goodbye Berlin
Writer
Fassbinder
as Self
Der Liebling des Himmels
as Prof. Kessler
Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter
as Himself
Kissenschlacht
as Patrick Brandt
Familiengeheimnisse - Liebe, Schuld und Tod
as Sky
If Not Us, Who?
as Kritiker
Underdogs
as Wache
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
as Self
The Charlemagne Code
as Roland Brenner
The Architect
as Roth
Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet
as Busfahrer
Leo und Marie – Eine Weihnachtsliebe
2008
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Who is Hark Bohm?+
Hark Bohm was a prominent German actor, director, and screenwriter who played a foundational role in the New German Cinema movement and maintained a lifelong creative partnership with Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
What is Hark Bohm known for?+
He is recognized for his acting roles in various Fassbinder films as well as his own directorial projects, including the internationally screened Yasemin, Moritz, Dear Moritz, and Herzlich willkommen.
What kind of work does Hark Bohm create?+
His filmography spans social-realist dramas and character-driven stories, reflecting the aesthetic and thematic concerns of late 20th-century German cinema. Full filmography on Mood.
