
Jürgen Prochnow
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 10, 1941
- Birthplace
- Berlin, Germany
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), Dune (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.
Filmography

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' 2025
as Self

The Last Rifleman 2023
as Friedrich Mueller

U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot' 2023
as Self (archive footage)

The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune 2021
as Self (voice) (archive footage)

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story 2021
as Self - Das Boot Actor

The old Man and the Pain in the Neck 2020
as Wilhelm Schürmann

A Handful of Water 2020
as Konrad

A Hidden Life 2019
as Major Schlegel

Real Men 2019
as Himself - Actor
- The Guardian Angel
The Guardian Angel 2018
as Albert Klosser

Damascus Cover 2017
as Franz Ludin

The Final Journey 2017
as Eduard

Old Agent Men 2017
as Kern

Half Brothers 2016
as Herr Dryser

The Dark Side of the Moon 2016
as Pius Ott

Remember 2015
as Rudy Kurlander #4

Hitman: Agent 47 2015
as Tobias

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau 2014
as Self (archive footage)

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces 2014
as Woodsman

Die Kinder meiner Tochter 2013
as Ernst Blessing

Ohne Gnade 2013
as Helmutchen

Company of Heroes 2013
as Luca Gruenewald

Ein schmaler Grat 2013
as Uwe Wolfmann
- Die Schuld der Erben
Die Schuld der Erben 2012
as Kurt Hanson

Amigo - Dead on Arrival 2010
as Fredo Kovacs

Sinners and Saints 2010
as Mr. Rhykin

Spear of Destiny 2010
as Baron Von Haan

Oko ve zdi 2009
Actor

Merlin and the War of the Dragons 2008
as The Mage

La conjura de El Escorial 2008
as Espinosa

Schroeder's Wonderful World 2007
as John Gregory
- Ohne einander
Ohne einander 2007
as Ernest

Nanking 2007
as John Rabe

Primeval 2007
as Jacob Krieg

Beerfest 2006
as Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen

The Celestine Prophecy 2006
as Jensen

The Da Vinci Code 2006
as André Vernet

Chain Reaction 2006
as Police Man
- Rilke Projekt: Zwischen Tag Und Traum (Live 2005)
Rilke Projekt: Zwischen Tag Und Traum (Live 2005) 2005
as Self

See Arnold Run 2005
as Arnold Schwarzenegger

Julie, chevalier de Maupin 2005
as Le baron Hengen

The Poet 2003
as Vashon

Baltic Storm 2003
as Erik Westermark

House of the Dead 2003
as Kirk

Heart of America 2003
as Harold Lewis

Davon stirbt man nicht 2002
as Everett Burns

Dark Asylum 2001
as Dr. Fallon

Gunblast Vodka 2001
as Sacha Roublev

Ripper: Letter from Hell 2001
as Detective Kelso

Last Run 2001
as Andrus Bukarin

The Elite 2001
as Avi

Jack the Dog 2001
as Klaus

Final Ascent 2000
as Paul

The Last Stop 2000
as Fritz

Poison 2000
as Carl Krieger

The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000 1999
as Hans Hagemann

Heaven's Fire 1999
as Quentin Darby

Der blonde Affe 1999
as Jan Vleuten

Esther 1999
as Haman

Wing Commander 1999
as Cdr. Paul Gerald

The Fall 1999
as József Kovács

From China with Love 1998
as Paul Konen

Human Bomb 1998
as Gerhardt Dach

The Replacement Killers 1998
as Michael Kogan

Air Force One 1997
as Alexander Radek

DNA 1997
as Dr. Carl Wessinger
- The Cry of Love
The Cry of Love 1997
as Holger

The English Patient 1996
as Major Muller

On Dangerous Ground 1996
as Carl Morgan

Fesseln 1995
as Günther

Tödliche Wahl 1995
as Alex Bronner
- Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'
Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd' 1995
as Himself

Judge Dredd 1995
as Judge Griffin

In the Mouth of Madness 1995
as Sutter Cane

The Other Side of the Law 1994
as Simon McQuarie

Guns of Honor 1994
as Jack Neumann

Trigger Fast 1994
as Jack Neumann

Lie Down with Lions 1994
as Marteau
- Die Wildnis
Die Wildnis 1993
as Brenner

The Last Border 1993
as Duke

Der Fall Lucona 1993
as Jorunalist Strasser

Body of Evidence 1993
as Dr. Alan Paley

Interceptor 1992
as Phillips

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 1992
as Woodsman

Hurricane Smith 1992
as Charlie Dowd

Robin Hood 1991
as Sir Miles Folcanet

The Man Inside 1990
as Günter Wallraff
- The Schoolmaster
The Schoolmaster 1990
as Rozinsky

Kill Cruise 1990
as The Skipper

The Fourth War 1990
as Col. Valachev

A Dry White Season 1989
as Captain Stolz

The Seventh Sign 1988
as David Bannon

Beverly Hills Cop II 1987
as Maxwell Dent

Devil's Paradise 1987
as Escher

Terminus 1987
as Sir / Doctor / Yellow Truck's Driver

Killing Cars 1986
as Ralph Korda

Murder: By Reason of Insanity 1985
as Adam Berwid

The Cop & the Girl 1985
as Der Bulle
- Blitz
Blitz 1985
as Ralph Korda

Dune 1984
as Duke Leto Atreides

Forbidden 1984
as Fritz Friedländer

The Keep 1983
as Captain Klaus Woermann

Love is Forever 1983
as General Siegfried Kaplan

Destination Dune 1983
as Self

War and Peace 1982
as Kevin

Das Boot: Behind The Scenes 1981
as Self

Das Boot 1981
as Lieutenant 'Der Alte'

So weit das Auge reicht 1980
as Alexander Späh
- Kotte
Kotte 1979
as Günther Kotte

Operation Ganymed 1977
as Oss

The Consequence 1977
as Martin Kurath
- Hans in Luck
Hans in Luck 1976
as Hans Schmidtke

Shirin's Wedding 1976
as Aida

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum 1975
as Ludwig Götten

The Brutalization of Franz Blum 1974
as Franz Blum

One or the Other of Us 1974
as Bernd Ziegenhals

Tenderness of the Wolves 1973
as Hehler

Auf Befehl erschossen 1972
as Franz Sass
- Knast
Knast 1972
as Roloff
- Zoff
Zoff 1972
as Joky

The Merchant of Four Seasons 1971
as Man at the Meeting Table
- Unternehmer
Unternehmer 1970
as Arnold
Credits from TMDB.