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Jürgen Prochnow

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Born in Berlin, Germany, in 1941, Jürgen Prochnow is a leading actor of the German stage and screen. He was memorable as the submarine captain in the gritty WW II film Das Boot, which brought him to international prominence. He has since starred in many well-received European and Hollywood productions. See full bio »

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2014 The Absinthe Drinkers (announced)
Hans von Rach
 
2013 Die Kinder meiner Tochter (TV movie)
Ernst Blessing
 
2013 Ohne Gnade
Dr. Helmut Rossbach
 
2013 Company of Heroes (video)
Luca Gruenewald
 
2013 Ein schmaler Grat
Uwe Wolfmann
 
2012 Luck (TV series)
Racetrack Owner
– Ace Counters Smythe's Move with His Own (2012) … Racetrack Owner (as Juergen Prochnow)
– Ace Pitches a Deal (2012) … Racetrack Owner (as Juergen Prochnow)
 
2012 Die Schuld der Erben (TV movie)
Kurt Hanson
 
2010 NCIS: Los Angeles (TV series)
Mattias
– Deliverance (2010) … Mattias
– Absolution (2010) … Mattias
 
2010 Nachtschicht (TV series)
Friedrich Otto Winterstein
– Das tote Mädchen (2010) … Friedrich Otto Winterstein
 
2010 Amigo (TV movie)
Fredo Kovacs
 
2010 Sinners and Saints
Mr. Rhykin
 
1973-2010 Tatort (TV series)
Dieter Brodschella / Hans Rodenburg / Klaus Linder
– Schlafende Hunde (2010) … Hans Rodenburg
– Das Mädchen von gegenüber (1977) … Klaus Linder
– Jagdrevier (1973) … Dieter Brodschella
 
2010 24 (TV series)
Sergei Bazhaev
– Day 8: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (2010) … Sergei Bazhaev (as Juergen Prochnow)
– Day 8: 12:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m. (2010) … Sergei Bazhaev (as Juergen Prochnow)
– Day 8: 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. (2010) … Sergei Bazhaev (as Juergen Prochnow)
– Day 8: 10:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. (2010) … Sergei Bazhaev (as Juergen Prochnow)
– Day 8: 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. (2010) … Sergei Bazhaev (as Juergen Prochnow)
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2010 Spear of Destiny (TV movie)
Baron von Haan
 
2009 Eye in the Wall
 
2008 Merlin and the War of the Dragons (video)
The Mage
 
2008 The Conspiracy
Espinosa
 
2008 Hellboy: The Science of Evil (Video Game)
Herman von Klempt (voice)
 
2008 Dark Sector (Video Game)
Yargo Menshik (voice)
 
2007 A Case for Two (TV series)
KHK Max Gerber
– Schmutzige Hände (2007) … KHK Max Gerber
 
2007 Ohne einander (TV movie)
Ernest
 
2007 Primeval
Jacob Krieg
 
2006 Schroeder's Wonderful World
John Gregory
 
2006 Beerfest
Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen (as Juergen Prochnow)
 
2006 The Da Vinci Code
Andre Vernet
 
2006 Chain Reaction (video)
Police Officer
 
2006 The Celestine Prophecy
Jensen (as Jurgen Prochnow)
 
2005 See Arnold Run (TV movie)
Arnold Schwarzenegger
 
2004 Julie, chevalier de Maupin (TV movie)
Baron de Hengen
 
2003 Baltic Storm
Erik Westermark
 
2003 The Poet
Vashon
 
2003 House of the Dead
Kirk (as Jurgen Prochnow)
 
2002 Davon stirbt man nicht (TV movie)
Everett Burns
 
2002 Heart of America
Harold Lewis
 
2002 Checkpoint
 
2001 Dark Asylum
Dr. Fallon
 
2001 Ripper
Detective Kelso
 
2001 Last Run
Andrus Bukarin
 
2001 The Elite
Avi
 
2001 Jack the Dog
Klaus (as Juergen Prochnow)
 
2000 Final Ascent (TV movie)
Paul
 
2000 The Last Stop
Fritz (as Jurgen Prochnow)
 
2000 Padre Pio (TV movie)
Visitatore
 
2000 Poison (TV movie)
Carl Krieger
 
2000 Gunblast Vodka
Sacha Roublev
 
1999 Die Millennium-Katastrophe - Computer-Crash 2000 (TV movie)
Hans Hagemann
 
1999 Heaven's Fire (TV movie)
Quentin Darby
 
1999 Der blonde Affe (TV movie)
Jan Vleuten
 
1999 Esther (TV mini-series)
Haman
 
1999 Wing Commander
Cdr. Paul Gerald
 
1999 The Fall
József Kovács
 
1999 Youri
 
1998 From China with Love
Paul Konen
 
1998 Human Bomb (TV movie)
Gerhardt Dach
 
1998 The Replacement Killers
Michael Kogan (as Jurgen Prochnow)
 
1998 Schuldig
 
1997 Air Force One
General Ivan Radek (as Jurgen Prochnow)
 
1997 Der Schrei der Liebe (TV movie)
Holger
 
1997 DNA (video)
Dr. Carl Wessinger
 
1996 The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (TV series)
Kaiser Wilhelm II
– Explosion (1996) … Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice)
– Slaughter (1996) … Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice)
– Stalemate (1996) … Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice)
– Total War (1996) … Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice)
– War Without End (1996) … Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice)
 
1996 The English Patient
Major Muller
 
1996 On Dangerous Ground (TV movie)
Carl Morgan
 
1996 Princess Alisea (TV movie)
Kurdok (as Jurgen Prochnow)
 
1996 Privateer 2: The Darkening (Video Game)
Xavier Shondi
 
1995 Fesseln (TV movie)
Guenther
 
1995 Tödliche Wahl (TV series)
Alex Bronner
– Der Gegner (1995) … Alex Bronner
– Das Opfer (1995) … Alex Bronner
– Die Feindin (1995) … Alex Bronner
 
1995 Judge Dredd
Judge Griffin (as Jurgen Prochnow)
 
1994 In the Mouth of Madness
Sutter Cane (as Jurgen Prochnow)
 
1994 Tales of the Wild (TV series)
Simon McQuarie
– L'honneur des grandes neiges (1994) … Simon McQuarie
 
1994 Trigger Fast
Jack Neumann
 
1994 Red Eagle (TV movie)
Marteau
 
1994 Guns of Honor (TV movie)
Jack Neumann
 
1993 The Last Border
Duke
 
1993 The Fire Next Time (TV movie)
Larry Richter
 
1993 Interceptor
Phillips
 
1993 Body of Evidence
Doctor Alan Paley (as Jurgen Prochnow)
 
1993 Die Wildnis
Brenner
 
1993 Der Fall Lucona
Hans Strasser
 
1992 Jewels (TV movie)
Joachim von Mannheim
 
1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Woodsman (as Jurgen Prochnow)
 
1992 Hurricane Smith
Charlie Dowd
 
1991 Robin Hood
Sir Miles Folcanet (as Jurgen Prochnow)
 
1990 The Man Inside
Gunter Wallraff (as Jurgen Prochnov)
 
1990 Der Skipper
The Skipper
 
1990 The Fourth War
Col. Valachev
 
1989 A Dry White Season
Captain Stolz (as Jurgen Prochnow)
 
1988 The Seventh Sign
David Bannon
 
1987 Beverly Hills Cop II
Maxwell Dent
 
1987 Devil's Paradise
Escher
 
1987 Terminus
Sir / Doctor / Yellow Truck's Driver
 
1986 Killing Cars
Ralph Korda
 
1985 Murder: By Reason of Insanity (TV movie)
Adam Berwid
 
1985 Der Bulle & das Mädchen
The Cop
 
1985 Das Boot (TV mini-series)
Der Alte
 
1984 Forbidden
Fritz Friedländer
 
1984 Dune
Duke Leto Atreides
 
1983 The Keep
Captain Klaus Woermann
 
1983 Love Is Forever (TV movie)
General Siegfried Kaplan
 
1981 Das Boot
Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock - Der Alte
 
1980 Under Lock and Key (TV movie)
 
1980 As Far as the Eye Sees
Alexander Späh
 
1979 Kotte (TV movie)
Günther Kotte
 
1977 Operation Ganymed
Oss
 
1977 Die Konsequenz
Martin Kurath
 
1976 Hans im Glück (TV movie)
 
1976 Schaurige Geschichten (TV series)
Piet
– Taxi nach Hamburg (1976) … Piet
 
1976 Shirins Hochzeit (TV movie)
Aida
 
1976 Frauensiedlung (TV movie)
Rolf
 
1976 Erinnerungen an die Leidenschaft (TV movie)
 
1975 The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
Ludwig Götten
 
1974 Macbeth (TV movie)
Macduff
 
1974 One or the Other
Bernd Ziegenhals
 
1974 Die Verrohung des Franz Blum
Franz Blum
 
1973 Tenderness of the Wolves
Hehler
 
1972 Auf Befehl erschossen - Die Brüder Sass, einst Berlins große Ganoven (TV movie)
Franz Sass
 
1972 Knast (TV movie)
Roloff
 
1972 Alarm (TV series)
 
1972 The Hitch of It
Joky
 
1971 The Merchant of Four Seasons
Mann am Stammtisch (uncredited)
 
1971 Leb wohl, Judas (TV movie)
Jan
 
1970 Unternehmer (TV movie)
Arnold
 
Show ShowSelf (13 titles)
2008 Europas Erbe - Die großen Dramatiker (TV series)
Himself
– Schiller (2008) … Himself
 
2007 Cartelera (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 October 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Nanking (documentary)
John Rabe
 
2006 Deleted 'Dune' (video documentary short)
Duke Leto Atreides (uncredited)
 
2005 The 100 Greatest War Films (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Making of: House of the Dead (video)
Himself
 
1988-2003 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)
Himself
– Wetten, dass..? aus Karlsruhe (2003) … Himself
– Wetten, dass..? aus Stuttgart (1988) … Himself
 
2003 Die Johannes B. Kerner Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 April 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2002 Beckmann (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 October 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Film Genre (TV series documentary)
Himself
– World War Two (2002) … Himself (as Jurgen Prochnow)
 
2002 Ein Abend mit Evelyn Hamann (TV movie)
Guest
 
2000 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of Wolfgang Petersen (2000) … Himself
 
1982 War and Peace (documentary)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2007 Here's Looking at You, Boy (documentary)
Martin Kurath (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

1972-76 Ensemble member of the Schauspielhaus Bochum (Germany) See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Interviews  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Jurgen Prochnov | Juergen Prochnow | Jurgen Prochnow

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Trivia:

Suffered first- and second-degree burns on his cheek while filming a special effects sequence for Dune. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini