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