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Jürgen Prochnow

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Jürgen Prochnow

Born June 10, 1941 in Berlin, Germany110 films

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.

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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.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Das Boot poster8.1Das Boot1981Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me poster7.4Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me1992The English Patient poster7.1The English Patient1996In the Mouth of Madness poster7.2In the Mouth of Madness1995Air Force One poster6.5Air Force One1997Beverly Hills Cop II poster6.5Beverly Hills Cop II1987Dune poster6.2Dune1984Remember poster7.3Remember2015

Filmography

110 films as actor
  1. 2023The Last RiflemanFriedrich Mueller
  2. 2020The old Man and the Pain in the NeckWilhelm Schürmann
  3. 2020A Handful of WaterKonrad
  4. 2019A Hidden LifeMajor Schlegel
  5. 2018The Guardian AngelAlbert Klosser
  6. 2017Damascus CoverFranz Ludin
  7. 2017The Final JourneyEduard
  8. 2017Old Agent MenKern
  9. 2016Half BrothersHerr Dryser
  10. 2016The Dark Side of the MoonPius Ott
  11. 2015RememberRudy Kurlander #4
  12. 2015Hitman: Agent 47Tobias
  13. 2014Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesWoodsman
  14. 2013Die Kinder meiner TochterErnst Blessing
  15. 2013Ohne GnadeHelmutchen
  16. 2013Company of HeroesLuca Gruenewald
  17. 2013Ein schmaler GratUwe Wolfmann
  18. 2012Die Schuld der ErbenKurt Hanson
  19. 2010Amigo - Dead on ArrivalFredo Kovacs
  20. 2010Sinners and SaintsMr. Rhykin
  21. 2010Spear of DestinyBaron Von Haan
  22. 2009Oko ve zdi
  23. 2008Merlin and the War of the DragonsThe Mage
  24. 2008La conjura de El EscorialEspinosa
  25. 2007Schroeder's Wonderful WorldJohn Gregory
  26. 2007Ohne einanderErnest
  27. 2007PrimevalJacob Krieg
  28. 2006BeerfestBaron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen
  29. 2006The Celestine ProphecyJensen
  30. 2006The Da Vinci CodeAndré Vernet
  31. 2006Chain ReactionPolice Man
  32. 2005See Arnold RunArnold Schwarzenegger
  33. 2005Julie, chevalier de MaupinLe baron Hengen
  34. 2003The PoetVashon
  35. 2003Baltic StormErik Westermark
  36. 2003House of the DeadKirk
  37. 2003Heart of AmericaHarold Lewis
  38. 2002Davon stirbt man nichtEverett Burns
  39. 2001Dark AsylumDr. Fallon
  40. 2001Ripper: Letter from HellDetective Kelso
  41. 2001Gunblast VodkaSacha Roublev
  42. 2001Last RunAndrus Bukarin
  43. 2001The EliteAvi
  44. 2001Jack the DogKlaus
  45. 2000Final AscentPaul
  46. 2000The Last StopFritz
  47. 2000PoisonCarl Krieger
  48. 1999The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000Hans Hagemann
  49. 1999Heaven's FireQuentin Darby
  50. 1999Der blonde AffeJan Vleuten
  51. 1999EstherHaman
  52. 1999Wing CommanderCdr. Paul Gerald
  53. 1999The FallJózsef Kovács
  54. 1998From China with LovePaul Konen
  55. 1998Human BombGerhardt Dach
  56. 1998The Replacement KillersMichael Kogan
  57. 1997Air Force OneAlexander Radek
  58. 1997DNADr. Carl Wessinger
  59. 1997The Cry of LoveHolger
  60. 1996The English PatientMajor Muller
  61. 1996On Dangerous GroundCarl Morgan
  62. 1995FesselnGünther
  63. 1995Tödliche WahlAlex Bronner
  64. 1995Judge DreddJudge Griffin
  65. 1995In the Mouth of MadnessSutter Cane
  66. 1994The Other Side of the LawSimon McQuarie
  67. 1994Guns of HonorJack Neumann
  68. 1994Trigger FastJack Neumann
  69. 1994Lie Down with LionsMarteau
  70. 1993Die WildnisBrenner
  71. 1993The Last BorderDuke
  72. 1993Der Fall LuconaJorunalist Strasser
  73. 1993Body of EvidenceDr. Alan Paley
  74. 1992InterceptorPhillips
  75. 1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeWoodsman
  76. 1992Hurricane SmithCharlie Dowd
  77. 1991Robin HoodSir Miles Folcanet
  78. 1990The Man InsideGünter Wallraff
  79. 1990The SchoolmasterRozinsky
  80. 1990Kill CruiseThe Skipper
  81. 1990The Fourth WarCol. Valachev
  82. 1989A Dry White SeasonCaptain Stolz
  83. 1988The Seventh SignDavid Bannon
  84. 1987Beverly Hills Cop IIMaxwell Dent
  85. 1987Devil's ParadiseEscher
  86. 1987TerminusSir / Doctor / Yellow Truck's Driver
  87. 1986Killing CarsRalph Korda
  88. 1985Murder: By Reason of InsanityAdam Berwid
  89. 1985The Cop & the GirlDer Bulle
  90. 1985BlitzRalph Korda
  91. 1984DuneDuke Leto Atreides
  92. 1984ForbiddenFritz Friedländer
  93. 1983The KeepCaptain Klaus Woermann
  94. 1983Love is ForeverGeneral Siegfried Kaplan
  95. 1981Das BootLieutenant 'Der Alte'
  96. 1980So weit das Auge reichtAlexander Späh
  97. 1979KotteGünther Kotte
  98. 1977Operation GanymedOss
  99. 1977The ConsequenceMartin Kurath
  100. 1976Hans in LuckHans Schmidtke
  101. 1976Shirin's WeddingAida
  102. 1975The Lost Honor of Katharina BlumLudwig Götten
  103. 1974The Brutalization of Franz BlumFranz Blum
  104. 1974One or the Other of UsBernd Ziegenhals
  105. 1973Tenderness of the WolvesHehler
  106. 1972Auf Befehl erschossenFranz Sass
  107. 1972KnastRoloff
  108. 1972The Merchant of Four SeasonsMan at the Meeting Table
  109. 1972ZoffJoky
  110. 1970UnternehmerArnold