Supporting actor, on stage from 1922. In pre-war German films often seen as officers. Popular in a recurring role in the 1960's television series "Hafenpolizei". Dubbing voice for actors Paul Lukas, Laurence Naismith and Whit Bissell.
Herbert A. E. Böhme continued his career after the war in Germany, interrupted by some movies with Lex Barker in Italy.