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Jürgen Prochnow

Jürgen Prochnow

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 10, 1941 (84)
Birthplace Berlin, Germany
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jul 18, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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), Dun ... e (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.

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Filmography

The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

2023

as Friedrich Mueller

A Hidden Life

A Hidden Life

2019

as Major Schlegel

Damascus Cover

Damascus Cover

2017

as Franz Ludin

Old Agent Men

Old Agent Men

2017

as Kern

Remember

Remember

2015

as Rudy Kurlander #4

Hitman: Agent 47

Hitman: Agent 47

2015

as Tobias

Company of Heroes

Company of Heroes

2013

as Luca Gruenewald

Sinners and Saints

Sinners and Saints

2010

as Mr. Rhykin

Ohne einander

Ohne einander

2007

as Ernest

Primeval

Primeval

2007

as Jacob Krieg

Beerfest

Beerfest

2006

as Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen

The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code

2006

as André Vernet

Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction

2006

as Police Man

The Celestine Prophecy

The Celestine Prophecy

2006

as Jensen

See Arnold Run

See Arnold Run

2005

as Arnold Schwarzenegger

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

as Michael Kogan in The Replacement Killers (archive footage)

Baltic Storm

Baltic Storm

2003

as Erik Westermark

The Poet

The Poet

2003

as Vashon

House of the Dead

House of the Dead

2003

as Kirk

Heart of America

Heart of America

2002

as Harold Lewis

Last Run

Last Run

2001

as Andrus Bukarin

The Elite

The Elite

2001

as Avi

Gunblast Vodka

Gunblast Vodka

2001

as Sacha Roublev

Dark Asylum

Dark Asylum

2001

as Dr. Fallon

Ripper: Letter from Hell

Ripper: Letter from Hell

2001

as Detective Kelso

Jack the Dog

Jack the Dog

2001

as Klaus (as Juergen Prochnow)

Poison

Poison

2000

as Carl Krieger

The Last Stop

The Last Stop

2000

as Fritz

Final Ascent

Final Ascent

2000

as Paul

Heaven's Fire

Heaven's Fire

1999

as Quentin Darby

The Fall

The Fall

1999

as József Kovács

Esther

Esther

1999

as Haman

Wing Commander

Wing Commander

1999

as Cdr. Paul Gerald

Human Bomb

Human Bomb

1998

as Gerhardt Dach

The Replacement Killers

The Replacement Killers

1998

as Michael Kogan

DNA

DNA

1997

as Dr. Carl Wessinger

Air Force One

Air Force One

1997

as Alexander Radek

On Dangerous Ground

On Dangerous Ground

1996

as Carl Morgan

The English Patient

The English Patient

1996

as Major Muller

In the Mouth of Madness

In the Mouth of Madness

1995

as Sutter Cane

Judge Dredd

Judge Dredd

1995

as Judge Griffin

Trigger Fast

Trigger Fast

1994

as Jack Neumann

Guns of Honor

Guns of Honor

1994

as Jack Neumann

The Other Side of the Law

The Other Side of the Law

1994

as Simon McQuarie

Lie Down with Lions

Lie Down with Lions

1994

as Marteau

The Last Border

The Last Border

1993

as Duke

Body of Evidence

Body of Evidence

1993

as Dr. Alan Paley

Hurricane Smith

Hurricane Smith

1992

as Charlie Dowd

Interceptor

Interceptor

1992

as Phillips

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

1991

as Sir Miles Folcanet

The Schoolmaster

The Schoolmaster

1990

as Rozinsky

The Man Inside

The Man Inside

1990

as Günter Wallraff

The Fourth War

The Fourth War

1990

as Col. Valachev

A Dry White Season

A Dry White Season

1989

as Captain Stolz

The Seventh Sign

The Seventh Sign

1988

as David Bannon

Beverly Hills Cop II

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987

as Maxwell Dent

Murder: By Reason of Insanity

Murder: By Reason of Insanity

1985

as Adam Berwid

Forbidden

Forbidden

1985

as Fritz Friedländer

Dune

Dune

1984

as Duke Leto Atreides

Love is Forever

Love is Forever

1983

as General Siegfried Kaplan

The Keep

The Keep

1983

as Captain Klaus Woermann

Hans in Luck

Hans in Luck

1976

as Hans Schmidtke

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Television Credits

Das Boot

as Der Alte

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 24, 1985

NCIS: Los Angeles

as Mattias Draeger

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 22, 2009

Alisea and the Dream Prince

as Kurdok

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 02, 1996

The Fire Next Time

as Larry Richter

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 18, 1993

Jewels

as Joachim von Mannheim

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 18, 1992

Padre Pio: Miracle Man

as Visitatore

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 17, 2000

Scene of the Crime

as Dieter Brodschella

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 29, 1970

Scene of the Crime

as Klaus Linder

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 29, 1970

A Case For Two

as KHK Max Gerber

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1981

Nachtschicht

as Friedrich Otto Winterstein

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 2003

Schaurige Geschichten

as Piet

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 20, 1976

Scene of the Crime

as Hans Rodenburg

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 29, 1970

Scene of the Crime

as Kesting

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 29, 1970

The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

as Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 10, 1996

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 25, 1966

Beckmann

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 25, 1999

The Directors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1999

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 14, 1981

Leute heute

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 1997

Bambi Awards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1948

Quizduell-Olymp

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 26, 2015

Wer weiß denn sowas?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 06, 2015

Bayerischer Filmpreis

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 01, 1979

Volle Kanne

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 30, 1999

Die Johannes B. Kerner Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1998

Kölner Treff

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 1976

DAS!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 1991

NDR Talk Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 09, 1979

Europas Erbe - Die großen Dramatiker

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 2008

Semperopernball

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 2006

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2024 7 28 39 15
2024 8 19 33 9
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2025 2 11 21 1
2025 3 6 14 1
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