Acting

Hark Bohm

Hark Bohm is best known for Scene of the Crime, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Die Harald Schmidt Show and Once Upon a Time There Was a Country. Hark Bohm was born on May 18, 1939. Hark Bohm died on November 14, 2025 at the age of 86.

Born: May 18, 1939
Place of birth: Hamburg, Germany
Died: November 14, 2025 (86 years old)

Biography

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.