Wolf Kahler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 3, 1940
- Birthplace
- Kiel, Germany
Wolf Kahler (born April 3, 1940) is a German actor born in Kiel. Since 1975, he has appeared in many English language US and UK television and film productions. An early role for him was Kaiser Wilhelm II in Michael York's adventure film The Riddle of the Sands. One of his most well-known roles was that of Dietrich in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Kahler's voice also appears in video games including as Kaiser Vlad in Battalion Wars. Kahler played the Prince of Tübingen in Stanley Kubrick's 1975 film, Barry Lyndon In 2001 he portrayed aWehrmacht General in the World War II TV miniseries, Band of Brothers. Kahler played the German Ambassador in the long-running "Ambassador's Reception" TV advertisement for Ferrero Rocher chocolate, uttering the line "Excellente!". He also appears as a famous Germanic architect in US television advertisements for the Kohler Company. In 2011 Kahler appeared as Dr. Hoffmanstahl in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.
Filmography
Whispers of Freedom 2024
as Bruno Kabát
The Great Escaper 2023
as Heinrich
Cognition 2020
as Doctor Zoger
Damascus Cover 2017
as Colonel Ludwig Streicher
Wonder Woman 2017
as German Commander
Cold Warrior 2012
as Bochinsky
Cockneys vs Zombies 2012
as Nazi Officer
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 2011
as Doctor Hoffmanstahl
Shanghai 2010
as German Consul
Haber 2008
as Ludendorff
The Somme: From Defeat to Victory 2006
as General von Plessen
Einstein's Big Idea 2005
as Horlein
The Girl in the Café 2005
as Herr Gerhardt
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 2004
as Commentator
The Lost Battalion 2001
as Major General (Generalmajor) Freidrich Wilhelm Von Sybel
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades 2000
as German 2nd
Britannic 2000
as Submarine Captain
Doomwatch: Winter Angel 1999
as Director of Ortogene
Firelight 1998
as Sussman
Loch Ness 1996
as Dr Muller
Backbeat 1994
as Bert Kaempfert
The Remains of the Day 1993
as German ambassador
The Countess Alice 1993
as Werner
Shining Through 1992
as Border Commandant
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz 1988
as Kropp
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission 1987
as Col. Krieger
Make and Break 1987
as Doctor
A Zed & Two Noughts 1985
as Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
Florence Nightingale 1985
as Gunther
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission 1985
as Gen. Sepp Dietrich
Unfair Exchanges 1984
as German Interviewer
The Keep 1983
as S.S. Adjutant
The Secret Adversary 1983
as The German
High Road to China 1983
as Von Hess
Ascendancy 1983
as Muller
Remembrance 1982
as Dutch Matelot
Firefox 1982
as KGB Chairman Andropov
Priest of Love 1981
as German Officer
Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
as Colonel Dietrich
The Sea Wolves 1980
as Trompeta
Rough Cut 1980
as De Gooyer
Don Siegel: Last of the Independents 1980
as Self
At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength) 1980
as Wolfgang Leonhard
The Riddle of the Sands 1979
as Kaiser Wilhelm II
The House on Garibaldi Street 1979
as Real Estate Agent
The Lady Vanishes 1979
as Helmut
The Boys from Brazil 1978
as Arno Schwimmer
- Hess
Hess 1978
Actor
Force 10 from Navarone 1978
as German Soldier
March or Die 1977
as First German
The Eagle Has Landed 1976
as Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape 1976
as Ss Sergeant Major
Barry Lyndon 1975
as Prince of Tübingen
Credits from TMDB.