Folker Bohnet

Folker Bohnet (7 August 1937 – 6 October 2020) was a German actor, theatre director and playwright.

Born as Folker Bohnet-Waldraff in Berlin,[1] he moved with his family to Düsseldorf where he completed school with the Abitur.

He played Hans Scholten, the most level-headed of seven boys who are to defend a bridge at the end of the Second World War.

[4] Bohnet also appeared in numerous television productions until the 1990s, but he spent most of his career on the theatre stage.

In addition to his work as an actor, Bohnet regularly directed theatre productions.