Jürgen Prochnow
Acting·June 10, 1941 — 85 years old·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.
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—The Guardian AngelAlbert Klosser2025A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'Self2023The Last RiflemanFriedrich Mueller2023U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'Self (archive footage)2021The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making DuneSelf (voice) (archive footage)2021Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success StorySelf - Das Boot Actor2020The old Man and the Pain in the NeckWilhelm Schürmann2020A Handful of WaterKonrad2019A Hidden LifeMajor Schlegel2019Real MenHimself - Actor2017Damascus CoverFranz Ludin2017LoreTVAndreas Gruber2017The Final JourneyEduard2017Old Agent MenKern2016Half BrothersHerr Dryser2016The Dark Side of the MoonPius Ott2015Quizduell-OlympTVSelf2015RememberRudy Kurlander #42015Hitman: Agent 47Tobias2015Wer weiß denn sowas?TVSelf2014Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. MoreauSelf (archive footage)2014Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesWoodsman2013Die Kinder meiner TochterErnst Blessing2013Ohne GnadeHelmutchen2013Company of HeroesLuca Gruenewald2013Ein schmaler GratUwe Wolfmann2012Die Schuld der ErbenKurt Hanson2010Amigo - Dead on ArrivalFredo Kovacs2010Sinners and SaintsMr. Rhykin2010Spear of DestinyBaron Von Haan2009Oko ve zdi2009NCIS: Los AngelesTVMattias Draeger2008Merlin and the War of the DragonsThe Mage2008Europas Erbe - Die großen DramatikerTVSelf2008La conjura de El EscorialEspinosa2007Schroeder's Wonderful WorldJohn Gregory2007Ohne einanderErnest2007NankingJohn Rabe2007PrimevalJacob Krieg2006BeerfestBaron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen2006The Celestine ProphecyJensen2006The Da Vinci CodeAndré Vernet2006Chain ReactionPolice Man2006SemperopernballTVSelf2005Rilke Projekt: Zwischen Tag Und Traum (Live 2005)Self2005See Arnold RunArnold Schwarzenegger2005Julie, chevalier de MaupinLe baron Hengen2003The PoetVashon2003Baltic StormErik Westermark2003House of the DeadKirk2003NachtschichtTVFriedrich Otto Winterstein2003Heart of AmericaHarold Lewis2002Davon stirbt man nichtEverett Burns2001Dark AsylumDr. Fallon200124TVSergei Bazhaev2001Ripper: Letter from HellDetective Kelso2001Gunblast VodkaSacha Roublev2001Last RunAndrus Bukarin2001The EliteAvi2001Jack the DogKlaus2000Final AscentPaul2000The Last StopFritz2000Padre Pio: Miracle ManTVVisitatore2000PoisonCarl Krieger1999The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000Hans Hagemann1999Volle KanneTVSelf1999Heaven's FireQuentin Darby1999Der blonde AffeJan Vleuten1999EstherHaman1999Wing CommanderCdr. Paul Gerald1999The FallJózsef Kovács1999BeckmannTVSelf1999The DirectorsTVSelf1998From China with LovePaul Konen1998Human BombGerhardt Dach1998The Replacement KillersMichael Kogan1998The Johannes B. Kerner ShowTVSelf1997Air Force OneAlexander Radek1997Leute heuteTVSelf1997DNADr. Carl Wessinger1997The Cry of LoveHolger1996The English PatientMajor Muller1996The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th CenturyTVKaiser Wilhelm II (voice)1996On Dangerous GroundCarl Morgan1996Alisea and the Dream PrinceTVKurdok1995FesselnGünther1995Tödliche WahlAlex Bronner1995Tödliche WahlTVAlex Bronner1995Judge DreddJudge Griffin1995Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'Himself1995In the Mouth of MadnessSutter Cane1994The Other Side of the LawSimon McQuarie1994Guns of HonorJack Neumann1994Trigger FastJack Neumann1994Lie Down with LionsMarteau1993Die WildnisBrenner1993The Last BorderDuke1993Der Fall LuconaJorunalist Strasser1993The Fire Next TimeTVLarry Richter1993Body of EvidenceDr. Alan Paley1992JewelsTVJoachim von Mannheim1992InterceptorPhillips1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeWoodsman1992Hurricane SmithCharlie Dowd1991Robin HoodSir Miles Folcanet1991DAS!TVSelf1990The Man InsideGünter Wallraff1990The SchoolmasterRozinsky1990Kill CruiseThe Skipper1990The Fourth WarCol. Valachev1989A Dry White SeasonCaptain Stolz1988The Seventh SignDavid Bannon1987Beverly Hills Cop IIMaxwell Dent1987Devil's ParadiseEscher1987TerminusSir / Doctor / Yellow Truck's Driver1986Killing CarsRalph Korda1985Murder: By Reason of InsanityAdam Berwid1985The Cop & the GirlDer Bulle1985BlitzRalph Korda1985Das BootTVDer Alte1984DuneDuke Leto Atreides1984ForbiddenFritz Friedländer1984Goldene KameraTVSelf1983The KeepCaptain Klaus Woermann1983Love is ForeverGeneral Siegfried Kaplan1983Destination DuneSelf1982War and PeaceKevin1981Das Boot: Behind The ScenesSelf1981Das BootCaptain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'1981A Case For TwoTVKHK Max Gerber1981Wetten, dass..?TVSelf1980So weit das Auge reichtAlexander Späh1979Bavarian Film AwardsTVSelf1979KotteGünther Kotte1979NDR Talk ShowTVSelf1977Operation GanymedOss1977The ConsequenceMartin Kurath1976Hans in LuckHans Schmidtke1976Schaurige GeschichtenTVPiet1976Kölner TreffTVSelf1976Shirin's WeddingAida1975The Lost Honor of Katharina BlumLudwig Götten1974The Brutalization of Franz BlumFranz Blum1974One or the Other of UsBernd Ziegenhals1973Tenderness of the WolvesHehler1972Auf Befehl erschossenFranz Sass1972KnastRoloff1972The Merchant of Four SeasonsMan at the Meeting Table1972ZoffJoky1970UnternehmerArnold1970Scene of the CrimeTVDieter Brodschella · Klaus Linder · Hans Rodenburg · Kesting1948BambiTVSelf