Hark Bohm has built a long career as a German actor whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. 'The Golden Glove' belongs on any short list of his work. The first screen credit dates from 1967. Whatever else appears, drama runs right through the filmography. 59 years of work add up to around 65 titles. 'Underground' is where the largest audience met him.
Hark Bohm
86 years (May 18, 1939 – Nov 14, 2025)Hamburg, Germany
56 Movies9 Series
Hark Bohm has built a long career as a German actor whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. 'The Golden Glove' belongs on any short list of his work. The first screen credit dates from 1967. Whatever else appears, drama runs right through the filmography. 59 years of work add up to around 65 titles. 'Underground' is where the largest audience met him.
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.