Hark Bohm
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Born May 18, 1939·Died November 14, 2025 (at 86)·Hamburg, Germany·Male
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.
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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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the most rated titles across all credits
Filmography
140 credits across 112 titlesActing
84 creditsCreator
1 creditDirecting
14 creditsWriting
16 creditsProduction
6 creditsSound
1 creditCrew
1 creditAs self
17 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
