Hark Bohm

Hark Bohm
Born	(1939-05-18) 18 May 1939 Hamburg-Othmarschen, Germany
Occupation(s)	Actor Film director
Years active	1967–present

Hark Bohm (German: [haʁk boːm] ^ⓘ; born 18 May 1939) is 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 is most notable for his long-time collaboration with Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

Career

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.

Selected filmography

As actor

• Red Sun (1970) – Linker Student
• The American Soldier (1970) – Doc
• Der große Verhau (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
• Für immer und immer (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

As director

• 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 parajo libre (1985, documentary)
• The Little Prosecutor (1987)
• Yasemin (1988)
• Herzlich willkommen (1990)
• Für immer und immer (1996)
• Vera Brühne (2000/01, TV miniseries)
• Sterne, die nie untergehen / Atlantic Affairs (2002, TV film)
• Goodbye Berlin (2016, only screenplay)

External links

• Hark Bohm at IMDb