
Jürgen Prochnow
Known for Acting · 152 credits
- Born
- 1941-06-10 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- Berlin, Germany
- Also known as
- یورگن پروچنو
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (30)

24
2001
as Sergei Bazhaev

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Mattias Draeger

Scene of the Crime
1970
as Dieter Brodschella / Klaus Linder / Hans Rodenburg / Kesting

DAS!
1991
as Self
Volle Kanne
1999
as Self

Leute heute
1997
as Self

NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self

Kölner Treff
1976
as Self

A Case For Two
1981
as KHK Max Gerber
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self

Bambi
1948
as Self

Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self

Beckmann
1999
as Self

Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Quizduell-Olymp
2015
as Self
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
as Self

Lore
2017
as Andreas Gruber

The Directors
1999
as Self

Nachtschicht
2003
as Friedrich Otto Winterstein

Das Boot
1985
as Der Alte
Semperopernball
2006
as Self

The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
1996
as Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice)

Jewels
1992
as Joachim von Mannheim

Padre Pio: Miracle Man
2000
as Visitatore
Europas Erbe - Die großen Dramatiker
2008
as Self

The Fire Next Time
1993
as Larry Richter

Schaurige Geschichten
1976
as Piet

Alisea and the Dream Prince
1996
as Kurdok
Tödliche Wahl
1995
as Alex Bronner
Movies (122)

The Da Vinci Code
2006
as André Vernet

Dune
1984
as Duke Leto Atreides

Judge Dredd
1995
as Judge Griffin

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
as Woodsman

Air Force One
1997
as Alexander Radek

Das Boot
1981
as Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'

The English Patient
1996
as Major Muller

Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Maxwell Dent

Hitman: Agent 47
2015
as Tobias

In the Mouth of Madness
1995
as Sutter Cane

Beerfest
2006
as Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen

Primeval
2007
as Jacob Krieg

The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972
as Man at the Meeting Table

The Replacement Killers
1998
as Michael Kogan

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
as Woodsman

Body of Evidence
1993
as Dr. Alan Paley

Wing Commander
1999
as Cdr. Paul Gerald

A Hidden Life
2019
as Major Schlegel

The Keep
1983
as Captain Klaus Woermann

Remember
2015
as Rudy Kurlander #4

House of the Dead
2003
as Kirk

Company of Heroes
2013
as Luca Gruenewald

Dark Asylum
2001
as Dr. Fallon

The Seventh Sign
1988
as David Bannon

The Celestine Prophecy
2006
as Jensen

Esther
1999
as Haman

Baltic Storm
2003
as Erik Westermark

Robin Hood
1991
as Sir Miles Folcanet

Damascus Cover
2017
as Franz Ludin

Real Men
2019
as Himself - Actor

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

The Last Rifleman
2023
as Friedrich Mueller

DNA
1997
as Dr. Carl Wessinger
The Guardian Angel
as Albert Klosser

The Poet
2003
as Vashon

A Dry White Season
1989
as Captain Stolz

The Fall
1999
as József Kovács

The Consequence
1977
as Martin Kurath

Nanking
2007
as John Rabe

The Fourth War
1990
as Col. Valachev

Interceptor
1992
as Phillips

Gunblast Vodka
2001
as Sacha Roublev

Merlin and the War of the Dragons
2008
as The Mage

Murder: By Reason of Insanity
1985
as Adam Berwid

Sinners and Saints
2010
as Mr. Rhykin

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975
as Ludwig Götten

The Dark Side of the Moon
2016
as Pius Ott

The Elite
2001
as Avi

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

Chain Reaction
2006
as Police Man

Heart of America
2003
as Harold Lewis

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

Destination Dune
1983
as Self

Poison
2000
as Carl Krieger

Spear of Destiny
2010
as Baron Von Haan

Shirin's Wedding
1976
as Aida

Hurricane Smith
1992
as Charlie Dowd
The Cry of Love
1997
as Holger

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

Tenderness of the Wolves
1973
as Hehler

Ripper: Letter from Hell
2001
as Detective Kelso

Schroeder's Wonderful World
2007
as John Gregory

Jack the Dog
2001
as Klaus

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

Kill Cruise
1990
as The Skipper

Trigger Fast
1994
as Jack Neumann

Last Run
2001
as Andrus Bukarin

Human Bomb
1998
as Gerhardt Dach

Ohne Gnade
2013
as Helmutchen

Old Agent Men
2017
as Kern

The Man Inside
1990
as Günter Wallraff

Julie, chevalier de Maupin
2005
as Le baron Hengen

So weit das Auge reicht
1980
as Alexander Späh

One or the Other of Us
1974
as Bernd Ziegenhals

La conjura de El Escorial
2008
as Espinosa

The Final Journey
2017
as Eduard

The Last Border
1993
as Duke

Love is Forever
1983
as General Siegfried Kaplan

Final Ascent
2000
as Paul

Heaven's Fire
1999
as Quentin Darby

Oko ve zdi
2009
Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'
1995
as Himself

Amigo - Dead on Arrival
2010
as Fredo Kovacs

From China with Love
1998
as Paul Konen

Guns of Honor
1994
as Jack Neumann

Devil's Paradise
1987
as Escher
Unternehmer
1970
as Arnold

On Dangerous Ground
1996
as Carl Morgan

The Brutalization of Franz Blum
1974
as Franz Blum

Die Kinder meiner Tochter
2013
as Ernst Blessing

Tödliche Wahl
1995
as Alex Bronner

Der Fall Lucona
1993
as Jorunalist Strasser

See Arnold Run
2005
as Arnold Schwarzenegger

Operation Ganymed
1977
as Oss
Zoff
1972
as Joky
Ohne einander
2007
as Ernest

The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000
1999
as Hans Hagemann
Kotte
1979
as Günther Kotte

The Last Stop
2000
as Fritz

Killing Cars
1986
as Ralph Korda
Blitz
1985
as Ralph Korda

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

War and Peace
1982
as Kevin

The old Man and the Pain in the Neck
2020
as Wilhelm Schürmann
Knast
1972
as Roloff

Davon stirbt man nicht
2002
as Everett Burns

Forbidden
1984
as Fritz Friedländer

Der blonde Affe
1999
as Jan Vleuten
Die Wildnis
1993
as Brenner

A Handful of Water
2020
as Konrad

Lie Down with Lions
1994
as Marteau

Fesseln
1995
as Günther

The Cop & the Girl
1985
as Der Bulle

Auf Befehl erschossen
1972
as Franz Sass
Rilke Projekt: Zwischen Tag Und Traum (Live 2005)
2005
as Self

Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
1981
as Self
Hans in Luck
1976
as Hans Schmidtke

Ein schmaler Grat
2013
as Uwe Wolfmann

The Other Side of the Law
1994
as Simon McQuarie
The Schoolmaster
1990
as Rozinsky
About Jürgen Prochnow
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 Awar… With 152 credits spanning from 1948 to 2025, Jürgen Prochnow has appeared in 122 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jürgen Prochnow Movies
- The Da Vinci Code (2006) — as André Vernet
- Dune (1984) — as Duke Leto Atreides
- Judge Dredd (1995) — as Judge Griffin
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) — as Woodsman
- Air Force One (1997) — as Alexander Radek
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