Hark Bohm

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.^{[citation needed]}

In 1978, he directed the film Moritz, Dear Moritz, which was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.^[1] Ten years later, his film Yasemin was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival.^[2] In 1990, his film Herzlich willkommen was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.^[3] In 1997, he was a member of the jury at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival.^[4]

In 2025, Bohm and Fatih Akin released the coming-of-age movie Amrum. The world premiere was at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.^[5]

Bohm died on 14 November 2025, at the age of 86.^[6]

As actor

• Red Sun (1970) – Linker Student
• The American Soldier (1970) – Doc
• The Big Mess (1971) – Oberst von Schaacke
• Willi Tobler und der Untergang der 6. Flotte [de] (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 [de; fr; it] (1976)
• Bomber & Paganini [de] (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 [de] (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 [de] (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 [de] (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
• Trial by Fire [de] (1998) – Psychiater Dr. Bohm
• 'Ne günstige Gelegenheit [de] (1999) – Dobisch
• Invincible (2001) – Judge
• Falcons (2002) – A Man of the World
• True North (2006) – Pol
• Underdog (2007) – Herr Wache
• The Charlemagne Code [de] (2008, TV film) – Heinrich Brenner
• What if Death Do Us Part? [de] (2008) – Busfahrer
• The Architect [de] (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 [de] (1972)
• Wir pfeifen auf den Gurkenkönig (1974–76, TV)
• North Sea Is Dead Sea [de] (1975/76)
• Moritz, Dear Moritz (1978)
• Im Herzen des Hurrican (1979/80)
• No Time for Tears: The Bachmeier Case [de] (1983)
• Wie ein freier Vogel – Como un pájaro libre (1985, documentary)
• The Little Prosecutor [de] (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)