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Jürgen Prochnow

Acting · Born 1941-06-10 · Berlin, Germany

Biography

Jürgen Prochnow (born 10 June 1941) is a German-American actor. His international breakthrough was his portrayal of the good-hearted and sympathetic U-boat Commander "Der Alte" ("Old Man") in the 1981 war film Das Boot. He is also known for his roles in The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (1975), Dune (1984), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), In the Mouth of Madness (1994), The English Patient (1996), Air Force One (1997), The Da Vinci Code (2006), and played Sergei Bazhaev on the eighth season of 24 (2010). He is a Goldene Kamera, Bavarian Film Awards, and Bambi Award winner. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jürgen Prochnow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

2025A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'Self
2023The Last RiflemanFriedrich Mueller
2023U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'Self (archive footage)
2021The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making DuneSelf (voice) (archive footage)
2021Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success StorySelf - Das Boot Actor
2020The old Man and the Pain in the NeckWilhelm Schürmann
2020A Handful of WaterKonrad
2019A Hidden LifeMajor Schlegel
2019Real MenHimself - Actor
2017Damascus CoverFranz Ludin
2017LoreAndreas Gruber
2017The Final JourneyEduard
2017Old Agent MenKern
2016Half BrothersHerr Dryser
2016The Dark Side of the MoonPius Ott
2015Quizduell-OlympSelf
2015RememberRudy Kurlander #4
2015Hitman: Agent 47Tobias
2015Wer weiß denn sowas?Self
2014Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. MoreauSelf (archive footage)
2014Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesWoodsman
2013Die Kinder meiner TochterErnst Blessing
2013Ohne GnadeHelmutchen
2013Company of HeroesLuca Gruenewald
2013Ein schmaler GratUwe Wolfmann
2012Die Schuld der ErbenKurt Hanson
2010Amigo - Dead on ArrivalFredo Kovacs
2010Sinners and SaintsMr. Rhykin
2010Spear of DestinyBaron Von Haan
2009Oko ve zdi
2009NCIS: Los AngelesMattias Draeger
2008Merlin and the War of the DragonsThe Mage
2008Europas Erbe - Die großen DramatikerSelf
2008La conjura de El EscorialEspinosa
2007Schroeder's Wonderful WorldJohn Gregory
2007Ohne einanderErnest
2007NankingJohn Rabe
2007PrimevalJacob Krieg
2006BeerfestBaron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen
2006The Celestine ProphecyJensen
2006The Da Vinci CodeAndré Vernet
2006Chain ReactionPolice Man
2006SemperopernballSelf
2005Rilke Projekt: Zwischen Tag Und Traum (Live 2005)Self
2005See Arnold RunArnold Schwarzenegger
2005Julie, chevalier de MaupinLe baron Hengen
2003The PoetVashon
2003Baltic StormErik Westermark
2003House of the DeadKirk
2003NachtschichtFriedrich Otto Winterstein
2003Heart of AmericaHarold Lewis
2002Davon stirbt man nichtEverett Burns
2001Dark AsylumDr. Fallon
200124Sergei Bazhaev
2001Ripper: Letter from HellDetective Kelso
2001Gunblast VodkaSacha Roublev
2001Last RunAndrus Bukarin
2001The EliteAvi
2001Jack the DogKlaus
2000Final AscentPaul
2000The Last StopFritz
2000Padre Pio: Miracle ManVisitatore
2000PoisonCarl Krieger
1999The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000Hans Hagemann
1999Volle KanneSelf
1999Heaven's FireQuentin Darby
1999Der blonde AffeJan Vleuten
1999EstherHaman
1999Wing CommanderCdr. Paul Gerald
1999The FallJózsef Kovács
1999BeckmannSelf
1999The DirectorsSelf
1998From China with LovePaul Konen
1998Human BombGerhardt Dach
1998The Replacement KillersMichael Kogan
1998The Johannes B. Kerner ShowSelf
1997Air Force OneAlexander Radek
1997Leute heuteSelf
1997DNADr. Carl Wessinger
1997The Cry of LoveHolger
1996The English PatientMajor Muller
1996The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th CenturyKaiser Wilhelm II (voice)
1996On Dangerous GroundCarl Morgan
1996Alisea and the Dream PrinceKurdok
1995FesselnGünther
1995Tödliche WahlAlex Bronner
1995Tödliche WahlAlex Bronner
1995Judge DreddJudge Griffin
1995Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'Himself
1995In the Mouth of MadnessSutter Cane
1994The Other Side of the LawSimon McQuarie
1994Guns of HonorJack Neumann
1994Trigger FastJack Neumann
1994Lie Down with LionsMarteau
1993Die WildnisBrenner
1993The Last BorderDuke
1993Der Fall LuconaJorunalist Strasser
1993The Fire Next TimeLarry Richter
1993Body of EvidenceDr. Alan Paley
1992JewelsJoachim von Mannheim
1992InterceptorPhillips
1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeWoodsman
1992Hurricane SmithCharlie Dowd
1991Robin HoodSir Miles Folcanet
1991DAS!Self
1990The Man InsideGünter Wallraff
1990The SchoolmasterRozinsky
1990Kill CruiseThe Skipper
1990The Fourth WarCol. Valachev
1989A Dry White SeasonCaptain Stolz
1988The Seventh SignDavid Bannon
1987Beverly Hills Cop IIMaxwell Dent
1987Devil's ParadiseEscher
1987TerminusSir / Doctor / Yellow Truck's Driver
1986Killing CarsRalph Korda
1985Murder: By Reason of InsanityAdam Berwid
1985The Cop & the GirlDer Bulle
1985BlitzRalph Korda
1985Das BootDer Alte
1984DuneDuke Leto Atreides
1984ForbiddenFritz Friedländer
1984Goldene KameraSelf
1983The KeepCaptain Klaus Woermann
1983Love is ForeverGeneral Siegfried Kaplan
1983Destination DuneSelf
1982War and PeaceKevin
1981Das Boot: Behind The ScenesSelf
1981Das BootCaptain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
1981A Case For TwoKHK Max Gerber
1981Wetten, dass..?Self
1980So weit das Auge reichtAlexander Späh
1979Bavarian Film AwardsSelf
1979KotteGünther Kotte
1979NDR Talk ShowSelf
1977Operation GanymedOss
1977The ConsequenceMartin Kurath
1976Hans in LuckHans Schmidtke
1976Schaurige GeschichtenPiet
1976Kölner TreffSelf
1976Shirin's WeddingAida
1975The Lost Honor of Katharina BlumLudwig Götten
1974The Brutalization of Franz BlumFranz Blum
1974One or the Other of UsBernd Ziegenhals
1973Tenderness of the WolvesHehler
1972Auf Befehl erschossenFranz Sass
1972KnastRoloff
1972The Merchant of Four SeasonsMan at the Meeting Table
1972ZoffJoky
1970UnternehmerArnold
1970Scene of the CrimeDieter Brodschella
1948BambiSelf
—The Guardian AngelAlbert Klosser

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