Hark Bohm (; born 18 May 1939) is a German actor, screenwriter, film director, playwright and former professor for cinema studies. He was born in
Hamburg-Othmarschen
Othmarschen () is a quarter in the Altona borough of Hamburg in northern Germany. In 2020 the population was 16,009.
History
The first records on Othmarschen are from 1317. Together with Altona, Othmarschen became a part of Hamburg in 1937/1938 ...
and grew up on the island
Amrum
Amrum (; Öömrang, ''Öömrang'' North Frisian: ''Oomram'') is one of the North Frisian Islands on the Germany, German North Sea coast, south of Sylt and west of Föhr. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-H ...
. His younger brother was the actor
Marquard Bohm
Marquard Bohm (27 June 1941 – 3 February 2006) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 100 films and television shows between 1965 and 2000. He starred in the 1982 film '' Eine deutsche Revolution'', which was entered into the 32nd Be ...
, who starred in some of his early films. He is most notable for his long-time collaboration with
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (; 31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker, dramatist and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema moveme ...
.
Career
His first feature film as a director was the German
western
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*Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western world, countries that id ...
''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
The 28th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 February to 5 March 1978. Director Wolf Donner successfully managed to shift the festival's date from June to February, a change which has remained ever since. This was the firs ...
.
Ten years later, his film ''
Yasemin
''Yasemin'' is a 1988 German language, German-language film directed by Hark Bohm. The international co-production of Turkey and West Germany was chosen as West Germany's List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language ...
'' was entered into the
38th Berlin International Film Festival
The 38th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 February 1988. The festival opened with musical film ''Linie 1'' by Reinhard Hauff.
The Golden Bear was awarded to the Chinese film '' Red Sorghum'' directed by Zhang Y ...
.
In 1990, his film ''
Herzlich willkommen'' was entered into the
40th Berlin International Film Festival
The 40th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 20 February 1990. The festival opened with ''Steel Magnolias'' by Herbert Ross, which was shown out of competition.
The Golden Bear was awarded ''ex aequo'' to the American f ...
.
In 1997, he was a member of the jury at the
47th Berlin International Film Festival
The 47th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1997.
The Golden Bear was awarded to Canadian-American film '' The People vs. Larry Flynt'' directed by Miloš Forman.
The retrospective dedicated to Austrian f ...
.
Selected filmography
As actor
* ''
Red Sun
''Red Sun'' (, ) is a 1971 Spaghetti Western film directed by Terence Young and starring Charles Bronson, Toshirō Mifune, Alain Delon, Ursula Andress, and Capucine. The Franco-Italian international co-production was filmed in Spain by the ...
'' (1970) – Linker Student
* ''
The American Soldier
''The American Soldier'' () is a 1970 West German film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The film stars Karl Scheydt.
Plot
Ricky, a German-American Vietnam veteran, takes a job as a hired assassin on behalf of three renegade pol ...
'' (1970) – Doc
* ' (1971) – Oberst von Schaacke
* ' (1972, TV Movie) – Chief Admiral of the 6th Fleet
* ''
The Merchant of Four Seasons
''The Merchant of Four Seasons'' () is a 1972 West German film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring and Irm Hermann. The plot follows the life of a fruit-peddler, living in 1950s Munich. "Hans - wife-beater, caricature of st ...
'' (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
''Fox and His Friends'' (; also known as ''Fist-Right of Freedom'') is a 1975 West German drama film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Fassbinder, Peter Chatel and Karlheinz Böhm. The plot follows the misadventures of ...
'' (1975) – Policeman Müller (uncredited)
* ' (1976)
* ' (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
''The Marriage of Maria Braun'' () is a 1979 West German drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The film stars Hanna Schygulla as Maria, who marries German soldier Hermann Braun during World War II. The couple spend over a decade apart ...
'' (1979) – Senkenberg
* ''
It Can Only Get Worse
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* Information technology
Arts and media Film and television
* ''It'' (1927 film), a film starring Clara Bow
* ''It! The Terror from Beyond Space'', a 1958 science fiction film
* ''It!'' (1967 f ...
'' (1979)
* ''
The Third Generation'' (1979) – Gerhard Gast
* ''
1+1=3''
">e(1979) – Lawyer
* ''
Panic Time
''Panic Time'' (German: ''Panische Zeiten'') is a 1980 West German comedy film directed by Peter Fratzscher and starring Udo Lindenberg, Vera Tschechowa and Walter Kohut.Hake p.180
The film's sets were designed by the art director Toni Lüdi. Sh ...
'' (1980) – Peitschenperverser Dr. Gerhard Kühn
* ' (1980) – TV-Moderator
* ''
Berlin Alexanderplatz
''Berlin Alexanderplatz'' () is a 1929 novel by Alfred Döblin. It is considered one of the most important and innovative works of the Weimar culture, Weimar Republic. In a 2002 poll of 100 noted writers, the book was named among the top 100 bo ...
'' (1980, TV Mini-Series) – Otto Lüders
* ''
Lili Marleen
"Lili Marleen" (also spelled "Lili Marlen'", "Lilli Marlene", "Lily Marlene", "Lili Marlène" among others; ) is a German love song that became popular during World War II throughout Europe and the Mediterranean among both Axis powers, Axis and ...
'' (1980) – Taschner
* ''
Lola
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Places
* Lolá, a or subdistrict of Panama
* Lola Township, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States
* Lola Prefecture, Guinea
* Lola, Guinea, a town in Lola Prefecture
* Lola Island, in the Solomon Islands
People
* Lol ...
'' (1981) – Völker
* ''Alles unter Kontrolle. Notizen auf dem Weg zum Überwachungsstaat'' (1963)
* ''Love Is the Beginning of All Terror'' (1984) – Torsten
* ''
Power of Evil
''Power of Evil'' (, , also known as ''Paradigm'') is a 1985 French-German-Italian drama film written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi.
Cast
* Vittorio Gassman: Gottfried
* Marie-Christine Barrault: Sylvie
* Benjamin Völz: Hubert
* Raf V ...
'' (1985) – Notar
* ''Nicht nichts ohne Dich'' (1985) – Architekturprofessor
* ''Das Go! Projekt'' (1986, TV Movie) – Professor Oppenheimer
* ' (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
''Treffen in Travers'' is a 1988 German drama film directed by Michael Gwisdek. It was screened in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Hermann Beyer as Georg Forster
* Corinna Harfouch as Therese Forster ...
'' (1988) – Bürgermeister
* ' (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
''Lost in Siberia'' is a 1991 Soviet-British film by Alexander Mitta. It was shot entirely in Russia, either on location or at Mosfilm Studio. The post-production was started at Mosfilm Studio and completed in London. The film was selected as the ...
'' (1991) – Max Brunovich
* ''
Schtonk!
''Schtonk!'' (subtitled ''Der Film zum Buch vom Führer''; "The film accompanying the ''Führer's'' book") is a 1992 German satirical film which retells the story of the 1983 ''Hitler Diaries'' hoax. It was written and directed by Helmut Dietl.
...
'' (1992) – Catholic pastor
* ''
Ruby Cairo
''Ruby Cairo'', also known as ''Deception'', is a 1992 drama thriller film directed by Graeme Clifford. It stars Andie MacDowell, Liam Neeson and Viggo Mortensen.
Plot
When Bessie Faro's husband Johnny dies in a plane crash in Veracruz, Mexico, ...
'' (1992) – German (uncredited)
* ''Madregilda'' (1993) – Alvariño
* ''
Justice
In its broadest sense, justice is the idea that individuals should be treated fairly. According to the ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'', the most plausible candidate for a core definition comes from the ''Institutes (Justinian), Inst ...
'' (1993) – Prof. Winter
* ''
The Promise'' (1994) – Müller II
* ''
Underground'' (1995) – Dr. Strasse
* ''
Conversation with the Beast
''Conversation with the Beast'' () is a 1996 German film directed by Armin Mueller-Stahl, and written by Mueller-Stahl and Tom Abrams. The film is about an American researcher (played by Bob Balaban), who interviews a 103-year-old man claiming ...
'' (1996) – Dr. Hassler
* ''Forever and Ever'' (1997) – Richter
* ''
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, written for the soundtrack of the 1973 film '' Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid''. Released as a single two months after the film's premiere, it became a worldwide hit, ...
'' (1997) – Polizeipsychologe
* ''
Der Hauptmann von Köpenick'' (1997, TV Movie) – Kriminalinspektor Schmude
* ' (1998) – Psychiater Dr. Bohm
* Ne günstige Gelegenheit'' (1999) – Dobisch
* ''
Invincible
Invincible may refer to:
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* ''Invincible'' (2001 theatrical film), a drama by Werner Herzog about Jewish cabaret during the rise of Nazism
* ''Invincible'' (2001 TV film), a fantasy/martial arts TV movie starring Billy Za ...
'' (2001) – Judge
* ''
Falcons
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'' (2002) – A Man of the World
* ''
True North
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'' (2006) – Pol
* ''
Underdog
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'' (2007) – Herr Wache
* ' (2008, TV film) – Heinrich Brenner
* ' (2008) – Busfahrer
* ' (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)
* ' (1972)
* ''Wir pfeifen auf den Gurkenkönig'' (1974–76, TV)
* ' (1975/76)
* ''
Moritz, Dear Moritz'' (1978)
* ''Im Herzen des Hurrican'' (1979/80)
* ' (1983)
* ''Wie ein freier Vogel – Como un parajo libre'' (1985, documentary)
* ' (1987)
* ''
Yasemin
''Yasemin'' is a 1988 German language, German-language film directed by Hark Bohm. The international co-production of Turkey and West Germany was chosen as West Germany's List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language ...
'' (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
''Goodbye Berlin'' (; ) is a 2016 German comedy-drama film directed by Fatih Akın, based on Wolfgang Herrndorf's bestselling 2010 novel ''Tschick'' (released as '' Why We Took the Car'' in English-speaking countries). The film depicts two teena ...
'' (2016, only screenplay)
References
External links
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1939 births
Living people
German male film actors
20th-century German male actors
21st-century German male actors
Male actors from Hamburg
People from Altona, Hamburg
Film directors from Hamburg