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Jürgen Prochnow

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Jürgen Prochnow in Judge Dredd (1995)
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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 The Boat (1981), which brought him to international prominence. He has since starred in many well-received European and Hollywood productions.
BornJune 10, 1941
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Candice Bergen and Jürgen Prochnow in Murder: By Reason of Insanity (1985)
Jürgen Prochnow in The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975)
Jürgen Prochnow in The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975)
Jürgen Prochnow and Angela Winkler in The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975)
Jürgen Prochnow and Angela Winkler in The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975)
Jürgen Prochnow in The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975)
Sean Young, Francesca Annis, Kyle MacLachlan, Jürgen Prochnow, Patrick Stewart, Alicia Witt, Honorato Magaloni, and Everett McGill in Dune (1984)
Jürgen Prochnow and Sting in Dune (1984)
Francesca Annis and Jürgen Prochnow in Dune (1984)
Kyle MacLachlan, Jürgen Prochnow, Patrick Stewart, Dean Stockwell, Max von Sydow, and Freddie Jones in Dune (1984)
Jürgen Prochnow in Dune (1984)
Jürgen Prochnow and Patrick Stewart in Dune (1984)

Known for

The Boat (1981)
The Boat
8.4
  • Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock - Der Alte
  • 1981
Sean Young and Kyle MacLachlan in Dune (1984)
Dune
6.3
  • Duke Leto Atreides
  • 1984
Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas in The English Patient (1996)
The English Patient
7.4
  • Major Muller
  • 1996
Sylvester Stallone in Judge Dredd (1995)
Judge Dredd
5.6
  • Judge Griffin(as Jurgen Prochnow)
  • 1995

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  • The Last Rifleman
    • Post-production
  • The Guardian Angel
    • In Development
  • Opa hat die Schnauze voll (2020)
    Opa hat die Schnauze voll
  • Jürgen Prochnow and Milena Pribak in A Handful of Water (2020)
    A Handful of Water
  • A Hidden Life (2019)
    A Hidden Life
    • (uncredited)
  • Lore (2017)
    Lore
  • Dengler (2015)
    Dengler
  • John Hurt, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Olivia Thirlby in Damascus Cover (2017)
    Damascus Cover
  • Jürgen Prochnow in The Final Journey (2017)
    The Final Journey
  • Kundschafter des Friedens (2017)
    Kundschafter des Friedens
  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    • ...
  • Jürgen Prochnow, Matt Smiley, Nadine Vinzens, Derek Dean, and Alicia Gerrard in Half Brothers (2016)
    Half Brothers
  • The Dark Side of the Moon (2015)
    The Dark Side of the Moon
  • Christopher Plummer in Remember (2015)
    Remember
  • Rupert Friend and Hannah Ware in Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
    Hitman: Agent 47
  • NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
    NCIS: Los Angeles
  • Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
    Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Producer

  • The Schoolmaster

Soundtrack

  • Auf Befehl erschossen - Die Brüder Sass, einst Berlins große Ganoven (1972)
    Auf Befehl erschossen - Die Brüder Sass, einst Berlins große Ganoven
    • (uncredited)

Videos36

Sinners and Saints
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Sinners and Saints
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Personal details

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    • June 10, 1941
    • Berlin, Germany
    • Birgit SteinJuly 21, 2004 - ? (separated)
    • Dieter Prochnow(Sibling)
  • Other works
    1966-68 Attached to the Städtischen Bühnen in Osnabrück (Germany)
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    • 3 Interviews
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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    He was considered to play the lead in The Terminator (1984), which eventually went to Arnold Schwarzenegger. In See Arnold Run (2005) he played Schwarzenegger.

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