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Jürgen Prochnow

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Soundtrack
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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 Das Boot (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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BornJune 10, 1941
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  • Awards
    • 6 wins & 2 nominations

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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

Das Boot (1981)
Das Boot
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

Credits

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Actor

  • Evelyn Hamann's Geschichten aus dem Leben
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1993
  • The Last Rifleman
    • Post-production
  • The Guardian Angel
    • Albert Klosser
    • In Development
  • Opa hat die Schnauze voll (2020)
    Opa hat die Schnauze voll
    • Wilhelm
    • TV Movie
    • 2020
  • Jürgen Prochnow and Milena Pribak in A Handful of Water (2020)
    A Handful of Water
    • Konrad Hausnick
    • 2020
  • A Hidden Life (2019)
    A Hidden Life
    • Major Schlegel (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Lore (2017)
    Lore
    • Andreas Gruber
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Dengler (2015)
    Dengler
    • Dr. Schweikert
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • John Hurt, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Olivia Thirlby in Damascus Cover (2017)
    Damascus Cover
    • Franz Ludin
    • 2017
  • Jürgen Prochnow in The Final Journey (2017)
    The Final Journey
    • Eduard Leander
    • 2017
  • Kundschafter des Friedens (2017)
    Kundschafter des Friedens
    • Kern
    • 2017
  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    • Kesting
    • Hans Rodenburg
    • Klaus Linder ...
    • TV Series
    • 1973–2016
  • Jürgen Prochnow, Matt Smiley, Nadine Vinzens, Derek Dean, and Alicia Gerrard in Half Brothers (2016)
    Half Brothers
    • Herr Ryser
    • 2016
  • The Dark Side of the Moon (2015)
    The Dark Side of the Moon
    • Pius Ott
    • 2015
  • Christopher Plummer in Remember (2015)
    Remember
    • Rudy Kurlander #4
    • 2015
  • Rupert Friend and Hannah Ware in Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
    Hitman: Agent 47
    • Tobias
    • 2015
  • NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
    NCIS: Los Angeles
    • Mattias Draeger
    • TV Series
    • 2010–2014
  • Sheryl Lee in Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
    Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
    • Woodsman
    • 2014

Producer

  • The Schoolmaster
    • producer
    • 1990

Soundtrack

  • Auf Befehl erschossen - Die Brüder Sass, einst Berlins große Ganoven (1972)
    Auf Befehl erschossen - Die Brüder Sass, einst Berlins große Ganoven
    • performer: "Es wird im Leben dir mehr genommen als gegeben" (uncredited)
    • TV Movie
    • 1972

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Jurgen Prochnov
  • Height
    • 5′ 11½″ (1.82 m)
  • Born
    • June 10, 1941
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Spouses
      Birgit SteinJuly 21, 2004 - ? (separated)
  • Children
      Mona Prochnow
  • Relatives
    • Dieter Prochnow(Sibling)
  • Other works
    1966-68 Attached to the Städtischen Bühnen in Osnabrück (Germany)
  • Publicity listings
    • 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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