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Jürgen Prochnow

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1941-06-10 (Age: 85)

Place of Birth

Berlin, Germany

Jürgen Prochnow

Biography

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 (122)

⭐ 0 Role: Self

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

2025
⭐ 6.6 Role: Friedrich Mueller

The Last Rifleman

2023
⭐ 6.5 Role: Self (archive footage)

U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'

2023
⭐ 4.0 Role: Self (voice) (archive footage)

The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune

2021
⭐ 7.2 Role: Self - Das Boot Actor

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

2021
⭐ 5.0 Role: Wilhelm Schürmann

The old Man and the Pain in the Neck

2020
⭐ 4.5 Role: Konrad

A Handful of Water

2020
⭐ 7.2 Role: Major Schlegel

A Hidden Life

2019
⭐ 5.8 Role: Himself - Actor

Real Men

2019
⭐ 5.6 Role: Franz Ludin

Damascus Cover

2017
⭐ 6.6 Role: Eduard

The Final Journey

2017
⭐ 5.9 Role: Kern

Old Agent Men

2017
⭐ 5.0 Role: Herr Dryser

Half Brothers

2016
⭐ 5.7 Role: Pius Ott

The Dark Side of the Moon

2016
⭐ 7.4 Role: Rudy Kurlander #4

Remember

2015