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Jürgen Prochnow

Jürgen Prochnow

Acting

Born: June 10, 1941Berlin, Germany

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
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'

Self

2025
The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

Friedrich Mueller

2023
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'

U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'

Self (archive footage)

2023
The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune

The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune

Self (voice) (archive footage)

2021
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

Self - Das Boot Actor

2021
The old Man and the Pain in the Neck

The old Man and the Pain in the Neck

Wilhelm Schürmann

2020
A Handful of Water

A Handful of Water

Konrad

2020
A Hidden Life

A Hidden Life

Major Schlegel

2019
Real Men

Real Men

Himself - Actor

2019
Damascus Cover

Damascus Cover

Franz Ludin

2017
The Final Journey

The Final Journey

Eduard

2017
Old Agent Men

Old Agent Men

Kern

2017
Half Brothers

Half Brothers

Herr Dryser

2016
The Dark Side of the Moon

The Dark Side of the Moon

Pius Ott

2016
Remember

Remember

Rudy Kurlander #4

2015
Hitman: Agent 47

Hitman: Agent 47

Tobias

2015
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

Self (archive footage)

2014
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Woodsman

2014
Die Kinder meiner Tochter

Die Kinder meiner Tochter

Ernst Blessing

2013
Ohne Gnade

Ohne Gnade

Helmutchen

2013
Company of Heroes

Company of Heroes

Luca Gruenewald

2013
Ein schmaler Grat

Ein schmaler Grat

Uwe Wolfmann

2013

Die Schuld der Erben

Kurt Hanson

2012
Amigo - Dead on Arrival

Amigo - Dead on Arrival

Fredo Kovacs

2010
Sinners and Saints

Sinners and Saints

Mr. Rhykin

2010
Spear of Destiny

Spear of Destiny

Baron Von Haan

2010
Oko ve zdi

Oko ve zdi

2009
Merlin and the War of the Dragons

Merlin and the War of the Dragons

The Mage

2008
La conjura de El Escorial

La conjura de El Escorial

Espinosa

2008
Schroeder's Wonderful World

Schroeder's Wonderful World

John Gregory

2007

Ohne einander

Ernest

2007
Nanking

Nanking

John Rabe

2007
Primeval

Primeval

Jacob Krieg

2007
Beerfest

Beerfest

Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen

2006
The Celestine Prophecy

The Celestine Prophecy

Jensen

2006
The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code

André Vernet

2006
Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction

Police Man

2006

Rilke Projekt: Zwischen Tag Und Traum (Live 2005)

Self

2005
See Arnold Run

See Arnold Run

Arnold Schwarzenegger

2005
Julie, chevalier de Maupin

Julie, chevalier de Maupin

Le baron Hengen

2005
Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Michael Kogan in The Replacement Killers (archive footage)

2004
The Poet

The Poet

Vashon

2003
Baltic Storm

Baltic Storm

Erik Westermark

2003
House of the Dead

House of the Dead

Kirk

2003
Heart of America

Heart of America

Harold Lewis

2003
Davon stirbt man nicht

Davon stirbt man nicht

Everett Burns

2002
Dark Asylum

Dark Asylum

Dr. Fallon

2001
Gunblast Vodka

Gunblast Vodka

Sacha Roublev

2001
Ripper: Letter from Hell

Ripper: Letter from Hell

Detective Kelso

2001
Last Run

Last Run

Andrus Bukarin

2001
The Elite

The Elite

Avi

2001
Jack the Dog

Jack the Dog

Klaus

2001
Final Ascent

Final Ascent

Paul

2000
The Last Stop

The Last Stop

Fritz

2000
Poison

Poison

Carl Krieger

2000
The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000

The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000

Hans Hagemann

1999
Heaven's Fire

Heaven's Fire

Quentin Darby

1999
Der blonde Affe

Der blonde Affe

Jan Vleuten

1999
Esther

Esther

Haman

1999
Wing Commander

Wing Commander

Cdr. Paul Gerald

1999
The Fall

The Fall

József Kovács

1999
From China with Love

From China with Love

Paul Konen

1998
Human Bomb

Human Bomb

Gerhardt Dach

1998
The Replacement Killers

The Replacement Killers

Michael Kogan

1998
Air Force One

Air Force One

Alexander Radek

1997
DNA

DNA

Dr. Carl Wessinger

1997

The Cry of Love

Holger

1997
The English Patient

The English Patient

Major Muller

1996
On Dangerous Ground

On Dangerous Ground

Carl Morgan

1996
Fesseln

Fesseln

Günther

1995
Tödliche Wahl

Tödliche Wahl

Alex Bronner

1995

Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'

Himself

1995
Judge Dredd

Judge Dredd

Judge Griffin

1995
In the Mouth of Madness

In the Mouth of Madness

Sutter Cane

1995
The Other Side of the Law

The Other Side of the Law

Simon McQuarie

1994
Guns of Honor

Guns of Honor

Jack Neumann

1994
Trigger Fast

Trigger Fast

Jack Neumann

1994
Lie Down with Lions

Lie Down with Lions

Marteau

1994

Die Wildnis

Brenner

1993
The Last Border

The Last Border

Duke

1993
Der Fall Lucona

Der Fall Lucona

Jorunalist Strasser

1993
Body of Evidence

Body of Evidence

Dr. Alan Paley

1993
Interceptor

Interceptor

Phillips

1992
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Woodsman

1992
Hurricane Smith

Hurricane Smith

Charlie Dowd

1992
Robin Hood

Robin Hood

Sir Miles Folcanet

1991
The Man Inside

The Man Inside

Günter Wallraff

1990

The Schoolmaster

Rozinsky

1990
Kill Cruise

Kill Cruise

The Skipper

1990
The Fourth War

The Fourth War

Col. Valachev

1990
A Dry White Season

A Dry White Season

Captain Stolz

1989
The Seventh Sign

The Seventh Sign

David Bannon

1988
Beverly Hills Cop II

Beverly Hills Cop II

Maxwell Dent

1987
Devil's Paradise

Devil's Paradise

Escher

1987
Terminus

Terminus

Sir / Doctor / Yellow Truck's Driver

1987
Killing Cars

Killing Cars

Ralph Korda

1986
Murder: By Reason of Insanity

Murder: By Reason of Insanity

Adam Berwid

1985
The Cop & the Girl

The Cop & the Girl

Der Bulle

1985

Blitz

Ralph Korda

1985
Dune

Dune

Duke Leto Atreides

1984
Forbidden

Forbidden

Fritz Friedländer

1984
The Keep

The Keep

Captain Klaus Woermann

1983
Love is Forever

Love is Forever

General Siegfried Kaplan

1983
Destination Dune

Destination Dune

Self

1983
War and Peace

War and Peace

Kevin

1982
Das Boot: Behind The Scenes

Das Boot: Behind The Scenes

Self

1981
Das Boot

Das Boot

Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'

1981
So weit das Auge reicht

So weit das Auge reicht

Alexander Späh

1980

Kotte

Günther Kotte

1979
Operation Ganymed

Operation Ganymed

Oss

1977
The Consequence

The Consequence

Martin Kurath

1977

Hans in Luck

Hans Schmidtke

1976
Shirin's Wedding

Shirin's Wedding

Aida

1976
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

Ludwig Götten

1975
The Brutalization of Franz Blum

The Brutalization of Franz Blum

Franz Blum

1974
One or the Other of Us

One or the Other of Us

Bernd Ziegenhals

1974
Tenderness of the Wolves

Tenderness of the Wolves

Hehler

1973
Auf Befehl erschossen

Auf Befehl erschossen

Franz Sass

1972

Knast

Roloff

1972
The Merchant of Four Seasons

The Merchant of Four Seasons

Man at the Meeting Table

1972

Zoff

Joky

1972

Unternehmer

Arnold

1970