JÜRGEN PROCHNOW

Jürgen Prochnow
Jürgen Prochnow
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: June 10, 1941
Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany

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.

Notable work

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Filmography

Starring

2025·
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
Himself
2023·
The Last Rifleman
Friedrich Mueller
2023·
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
Self (archive footage)
2021·
The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune
Self (voice) (archive footage)
2021·
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
Self - Das Boot Actor
2020·
The old Man and the Pain in the Neck
Wilhelm Schürmann
2020·
A Handful of Water
Konrad
2019·
Real Men
Himself - Actor
2015·
Wer weiß denn sowas?
Self
2015·
Quizduell-Olymp
Self
2015·
Remember
Rudy Kurlander #4
2014·
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Self (archive footage)
2013·
Company of Heroes
Luca Gruenewald
2012·
Die Schuld der Erben
Kurt Hanson
2010·
Amigo - Dead on Arrival
Fredo Kovacs
2010·
Spear of Destiny
Baron Von Haan
2010·
Sinners and Saints
Mr. Rhykin
2009·
NCIS: Los Angeles
Mattias Draeger
2008·
Europas Erbe - Die großen Dramatiker
Self
2008·
Merlin and the War of the Dragons
The Mage
2008·
La conjura de El Escorial
Espinosa
2007·
Nanking
John Rabe
2007·
Ohne einander
Ernest
2007·
Primeval
Jacob Krieg
2006·
Semperopernball
Self
2006·
Chain Reaction
Police Man
2006·
Beerfest
Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen
2006·
Schröders wunderbare Welt
John Gregory
2006·
The Da Vinci Code
André Vernet
2005·
Julie, chevalier de Maupin
Le baron Hengen
2005·
See Arnold Run
Arnold Schwarzenegger
2004·
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Michael Kogan in The Replacement Killers (archive footage)
2003·
Nachtschicht
Friedrich Otto Winterstein
2003·
Baltic Storm
Erik Westermark
2003·
Heart of America
Harold Lewis
2003·
The Poet
Vashon
2003·
House of the Dead
Kirk
2002·
Davon stirbt man nicht
Everett Burns
2001·
24
Sergei Bazhaev
2001·
Jack the Dog
Klaus
2001·
Dark Asylum
Dr. Fallon
2001·
Gunblast Vodka
Sacha Roublev
2001·
Last Run
Andrus Bukarin
2001·
The Elite
Avi
2001·
Ripper: Letter from Hell
Detective Kelso
2000·
Padre Pio: Miracle Man
Visitatore
2000·
Poison
Carl Krieger
2000·
The Last Stop
Fritz
1999·
Beckmann
Self
1999·
Volle Kanne
Self
1999·
The Directors
Self
1999·
Heaven's Fire
Quentin Darby
1999·
The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000
Hans Hagemann
1999·
Der blonde Affe
Jan Vleuten
1999·
Esther
Haman
1998·
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Self
1998·
Human Bomb
Gerhardt Dach
1998·
The Replacement Killers
Michael Kogan
1997·
Leute heute
Self
1997·
Das Boot - The Director's Cut
der Alte
1997·
The Cry of Love
Holger
1997·
DNA
Dr. Carl Wessinger
1997·
Air Force One
Alexander Radek
1996·
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice)
1996·
Alisea and the Dream Prince
Kurdok
1996·
On Dangerous Ground
Carl Morgan
1996·
The English Patient
Major Muller
1995·
Tödliche Wahl
Alex Bronner, Alex Bronner
1995·
Judge Dredd
Judge Griffin
1995·
In the Mouth of Madness
Sutter Cane
1994·
The Other Side of the Law
Simon McQuarie
1994·
Guns of Honor
Jack Neumann
1994·
Trigger Fast
Jack Neumann
1993·
The Fire Next Time
Larry Richter
1993·
Der Fall Lucona
Jorunalist Strasser
1993·
Body of Evidence
Dr. Alan Paley
1992·
Jewels
Joachim von Mannheim
1992·
Hurricane Smith
Charlie Dowd
1992·
Interceptor
Phillips
1991·
DAS!
Self
1991·
Robin Hood
Sir Miles Folcanet
1990·
The Fourth War
Col. Valachev
1990·
Kill Cruise
The Skipper
1989·
A Dry White Season
Captain Stolz
1988·
The Seventh Sign
David Bannon
1987·
Terminus
Sir / Doctor / Yellow Truck's Driver
1987·
Beverly Hills Cop II
Maxwell Dent
1986·
Killing Cars
Ralph Korda
1985·
Das Boot
Der Alte
1985·
Blitz
Ralph Korda
1985·
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Adam Berwid
1985·
The Cop & the Girl
Der Bulle
1984·
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984·
Dune
Duke Leto Atreides
1983·
Destination Dune
Self
1983·
The Keep
Captain Klaus Woermann
1981·
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981·
A Case For Two
KHK Max Gerber
1981·
Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
Self
1981·
Das Boot
Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
1979·
NDR Talk Show
Self
1979·
Bavarian Film Awards
Self
1977·
Operation Ganymed
Oss
1977·
The Consequence
Martin Kurath
1976·
Kölner Treff
Self
1976·
Schaurige Geschichten
Piet
1976·
Hans in Luck
Hans Schmidtke
1976·
Shirin's Wedding
Aida
1975·
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
Ludwig Götten
1974·
The Brutalization of Franz Blum
Franz Blum
1974·
One or the Other of Us
Bernd Ziegenhals
1973·
Tenderness of the Wolves
Hehler
1972·
Auf Befehl erschossen
Franz Sass
1972·
Zoff
Joky
1972·
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Man at the Meeting Table
1970·
Scene of the Crime
Kesting, Hans Rodenburg, Klaus Linder, Dieter Brodschella
1948·
Bambi
Self
TBA·
The Guardian Angel
Albert Klosser
2019·
A Hidden Life
Major Schlegel
2017·
The Final Journey
Eduard
2017·
Old Agent Men
Kern
2017·
Damascus Cover
Franz Ludin
2016·
Half Brothers
Herr Dryser
2016·
The Dark Side of the Moon
Pius Ott
2015·
Hitman: Agent 47
Tobias
2014·
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Woodsman
2013·
Ohne Gnade
Helmutchen
2013·
Die Kinder meiner Tochter
Ernst Blessing
2013·
Ein schmaler Grat
Uwe Wolfmann
2009·
Oko ve zdi
2006·
The Celestine Prophecy
Jensen
2005·
Rilke Projekt: Zwischen Tag Und Traum (Live 2005)
Self
2000·
Final Ascent
Paul
1999·
The Fall
József Kovács
1999·
Wing Commander
Cdr. Paul Gerald
1998·
From China with Love
Paul Konen
1995·
Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'
Himself
1995·
Fesseln
Günther
1994·
Lie Down with Lions
Marteau
1993·
The Last Border
Duke
1993·
Die Wildnis
Brenner
1992·
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Woodsman
1990·
The Schoolmaster
Rozinsky
1990·
The Man Inside
Günter Wallraff
1987·
Devil's Paradise
Escher
1984·
Forbidden
Fritz Friedländer
1983·
Love Is Forever
General Siegfried Kaplan
1982·
War and Peace
Kevin
1980·
So weit das Auge reicht
Alexander Späh
1979·
Kotte
Günther Kotte
1972·
Knast
Roloff
1970·
Unternehmer
Arnold