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Jürgen Prochnow

Acting 84 years old Berlin, Germany ★ 1.3
Born: June 10, 1941

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.

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Known For

The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code André Vernet 2006
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
Trigger Fast
Trigger Fast Jack Neumann 1994
Beverly Hills Cop II
Beverly Hills Cop II Maxwell Dent 1987
The Brutalization of Franz Blum
The Brutalization of Franz Blum Franz Blum 1974

Filmography

Acting Credits (155)

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' Himself 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
Quizduell-Olymp
Quizduell-Olymp Self 2015
Remember
Remember Rudy Kurlander #4 2015
Hitman: Agent 47
Hitman: Agent 47 Tobias 2015
Wer weiß denn sowas?
Wer weiß denn sowas? Self 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
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
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: Los Angeles Mattias Draeger 2009
Merlin and the War of the Dragons
Merlin and the War of the Dragons The Mage 2008
Europas Erbe - Die großen Dramatiker
Europas Erbe - Die großen Dramatiker Self 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
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
Semperopernball
Semperopernball Self 2006
Rilke Projekt: Zwischen Tag Und Traum (Live 2005)
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
Nachtschicht
Nachtschicht Friedrich Otto Winterstein 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
24
24 Sergei Bazhaev 2001
Ripper: Letter from Hell
Ripper: Letter from Hell Detective Kelso 2001
Gunblast Vodka
Gunblast Vodka Sacha Roublev 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
Padre Pio: Miracle Man
Padre Pio: Miracle Man Visitatore 2000
Poison
Poison Carl Krieger 2000
The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000
The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000 Hans Hagemann 1999
Volle Kanne
Volle Kanne Self 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
Beckmann
Beckmann Self 1999
The Directors
The Directors Self 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
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
The Johannes B. Kerner Show Self 1998
Air Force One
Air Force One Alexander Radek 1997
Leute heute
Leute heute Self 1997
DNA
DNA Dr. Carl Wessinger 1997
The Cry of Love
The Cry of Love Holger 1997
The English Patient
The English Patient Major Muller 1996
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice) 1996
On Dangerous Ground
On Dangerous Ground Carl Morgan 1996
Alisea and the Dream Prince
Alisea and the Dream Prince Kurdok 1996
Fesseln
Fesseln Günther 1995
Tödliche Wahl
Tödliche Wahl Alex Bronner 1995
Tödliche Wahl
Tödliche Wahl Alex Bronner 1995
Judge Dredd
Judge Dredd Judge Griffin 1995
Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'
Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd' Himself 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
Die Wildnis Brenner 1993
The Last Border
The Last Border Duke 1993
Der Fall Lucona
Der Fall Lucona Jorunalist Strasser 1993
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time Larry Richter 1993
Body of Evidence
Body of Evidence Dr. Alan Paley 1993
Jewels
Jewels Joachim von Mannheim 1992
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
DAS!
DAS! Self 1991
The Man Inside
The Man Inside Günter Wallraff 1990
The Schoolmaster
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
Blitz Ralph Korda 1985
Das Boot
Das Boot Der Alte 1985
Dune
Dune Duke Leto Atreides 1984
Forbidden
Forbidden Fritz Friedländer 1984
Goldene Kamera
Goldene Kamera Self 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
A Case For Two
A Case For Two KHK Max Gerber 1981
Wetten, dass..?
Wetten, dass..? Self 1981
So weit das Auge reicht
So weit das Auge reicht Alexander Späh 1980
Bavarian Film Awards
Bavarian Film Awards Self 1979
Kotte
Kotte Günther Kotte 1979
NDR Talk Show
NDR Talk Show Self 1979
Operation Ganymed
Operation Ganymed Oss 1977
The Consequence
The Consequence Martin Kurath 1977
Hans in Luck
Hans in Luck Hans Schmidtke 1976
Schaurige Geschichten
Schaurige Geschichten Piet 1976
Kölner Treff
Kölner Treff Self 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
Knast Roloff 1972
The Merchant of Four Seasons
The Merchant of Four Seasons Man at the Meeting Table 1972
Zoff
Zoff Joky 1972
Unternehmer
Unternehmer Arnold 1970
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime Dieter Brodschella 1970
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime Klaus Linder 1970
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime Hans Rodenburg 1970
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime Kesting 1970
Bambi
Bambi Self 1948
The Guardian Angel
The Guardian Angel Albert Klosser

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