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Jürgen Prochnow

Jürgen Prochnow

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

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'
2025 • Self
The Last Rifleman
The Last Rifleman
2023 • Friedrich Mueller
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
2023 • Self (archive footage)
The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune
The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune
2021 • Self (voice) (archive footage)
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
2021 • Self - Das Boot Actor
The old Man and the Pain in the Neck
The old Man and the Pain in the Neck
2020 • Wilhelm Schürmann
A Handful of Water
A Handful of Water
2020 • Konrad
A Hidden Life
A Hidden Life
2019 • Major Schlegel

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The Last Rifleman
The Last Rifleman
2023 • Friedrich Mueller
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U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
2023 • Self (archive footage)
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The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune
The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune
2021 • Self (voice) (archive footage)
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A Hidden Life
A Hidden Life
2019 • Major Schlegel
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Real Men
Real Men
2019 • Himself - Actor
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Damascus Cover
Damascus Cover
2017 • Franz Ludin
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Half Brothers
Half Brothers
2016 • Herr Dryser
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Remember
Remember
2015 • Rudy Kurlander #4
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Ohne Gnade
Ohne Gnade
2013 • Helmutchen
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Company of Heroes
Company of Heroes
2013 • Luca Gruenewald
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Ein schmaler Grat
Ein schmaler Grat
2013 • Uwe Wolfmann
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Die Schuld der Erben
2012 • Kurt Hanson
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Sinners and Saints
Sinners and Saints
2010 • Mr. Rhykin
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Spear of Destiny
Spear of Destiny
2010 • Baron Von Haan
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Nanking
Nanking
2007 • John Rabe
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Primeval
Primeval
2007 • Jacob Krieg
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Beerfest
Beerfest
2006 • Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen
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The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code
2006 • André Vernet
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Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction
2006 • Police Man
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See Arnold Run
See Arnold Run
2005 • Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Julie, chevalier de Maupin
Julie, chevalier de Maupin
2005 • Le baron Hengen
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Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004 • Michael Kogan in The Replacement Killers (archive footage)
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The Poet
The Poet
2003 • Vashon
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Baltic Storm
Baltic Storm
2003 • Erik Westermark
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Heart of America
Heart of America
2003 • Harold Lewis
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Davon stirbt man nicht
Davon stirbt man nicht
2002 • Everett Burns
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Dark Asylum
Dark Asylum
2001 • Dr. Fallon
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Ripper: Letter from Hell
Ripper: Letter from Hell
2001 • Detective Kelso
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Gunblast Vodka
Gunblast Vodka
2001 • Sacha Roublev
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Last Run
Last Run
2001 • Andrus Bukarin
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Poison
Poison
2000 • Carl Krieger
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Heaven's Fire
Heaven's Fire
1999 • Quentin Darby
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Der blonde Affe
Der blonde Affe
1999 • Jan Vleuten
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Esther
Esther
1999 • Haman
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Wing Commander
Wing Commander
1999 • Cdr. Paul Gerald
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The Fall
The Fall
1999 • József Kovács
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Human Bomb
Human Bomb
1998 • Gerhardt Dach
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The Replacement Killers
The Replacement Killers
1998 • Michael Kogan
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Air Force One
Air Force One
1997 • Alexander Radek
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DNA
DNA
1997 • Dr. Carl Wessinger
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The English Patient
The English Patient
1996 • Major Muller
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On Dangerous Ground
On Dangerous Ground
1996 • Carl Morgan
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Fesseln
Fesseln
1995 • Günther
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Tödliche Wahl
Tödliche Wahl
1995 • Alex Bronner
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Judge Dredd
Judge Dredd
1995 • Judge Griffin
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Guns of Honor
Guns of Honor
1994 • Jack Neumann
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Trigger Fast
Trigger Fast
1994 • Jack Neumann
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Die Wildnis
1993 • Brenner
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Der Fall Lucona
Der Fall Lucona
1993 • Jorunalist Strasser
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Body of Evidence
Body of Evidence
1993 • Dr. Alan Paley
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Interceptor
Interceptor
1992 • Phillips
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Hurricane Smith
Hurricane Smith
1992 • Charlie Dowd
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Robin Hood
Robin Hood
1991 • Sir Miles Folcanet
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The Man Inside
The Man Inside
1990 • Günter Wallraff
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Kill Cruise
Kill Cruise
1990 • The Skipper
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The Fourth War
The Fourth War
1990 • Col. Valachev
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A Dry White Season
A Dry White Season
1989 • Captain Stolz
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The Seventh Sign
The Seventh Sign
1988 • David Bannon
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Beverly Hills Cop II
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987 • Maxwell Dent
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Terminus
Terminus
1987 • Sir / Doctor / Yellow Truck's Driver
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Killing Cars
Killing Cars
1986 • Ralph Korda
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Blitz
1985 • Ralph Korda
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Dune
Dune
1984 • Duke Leto Atreides
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Forbidden
Forbidden
1984 • Fritz Friedländer
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The Keep
The Keep
1983 • Captain Klaus Woermann
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Love is Forever
Love is Forever
1983 • General Siegfried Kaplan
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Das Boot
Das Boot
1981 • Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
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So weit das Auge reicht
So weit das Auge reicht
1980 • Alexander Späh
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Kotte
1979 • Günther Kotte
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The Consequence
The Consequence
1977 • Martin Kurath
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Hans in Luck
1976 • Hans Schmidtke
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One or the Other of Us
One or the Other of Us
1974 • Bernd Ziegenhals
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Knast
1972 • Roloff
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The Merchant of Four Seasons
The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972 • Man at the Meeting Table
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Zoff
1972 • Joky
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Unternehmer
1970 • Arnold
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The Guardian Angel
Unknown year • Albert Klosser
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