
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

Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self

Bambi
1948
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

Nachtschicht
2003
as Friedrich Otto Winterstein

The Directors
1999
as Self

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

The Fire Next Time
1993
as Larry Richter
Europas Erbe - Die großen Dramatiker
2008
as Self

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

Das Boot
1981
as Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'

Judge Dredd
1995
as Judge Griffin

Air Force One
1997
as Alexander Radek

Hitman: Agent 47
2015
as Tobias

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
as Woodsman

The English Patient
1996
as Major Muller

Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Maxwell Dent

In the Mouth of Madness
1995
as Sutter Cane

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

Primeval
2007
as Jacob Krieg

The Replacement Killers
1998
as Michael Kogan

Body of Evidence
1993
as Dr. Alan Paley

Beerfest
2006
as Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen

The Seventh Sign
1988
as David Bannon

House of the Dead
2003
as Kirk

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
as Woodsman

Wing Commander
1999
as Cdr. Paul Gerald

A Hidden Life
2019
as Major Schlegel

Remember
2015
as Rudy Kurlander #4

The Keep
1983
as Captain Klaus Woermann

Company of Heroes
2013
as Luca Gruenewald

Esther
1999
as Haman

A Dry White Season
1989
as Captain Stolz

The Celestine Prophecy
2006
as Jensen

Dark Asylum
2001
as Dr. Fallon

Damascus Cover
2017
as Franz Ludin

Robin Hood
1991
as Sir Miles Folcanet

The Last Rifleman
2023
as Friedrich Mueller

Baltic Storm
2003
as Erik Westermark

DNA
1997
as Dr. Carl Wessinger

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 Guardian Angel
as Albert Klosser

Murder: By Reason of Insanity
1985
as Adam Berwid

The Fall
1999
as József Kovács

The Fourth War
1990
as Col. Valachev

Nanking
2007
as John Rabe

Hurricane Smith
1992
as Charlie Dowd

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975
as Ludwig Götten

The Poet
2003
as Vashon

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

Merlin and the War of the Dragons
2008
as The Mage

Destination Dune
1983
as Self

Interceptor
1992
as Phillips

The Dark Side of the Moon
2016
as Pius Ott

Tenderness of the Wolves
1973
as Hehler

Sinners and Saints
2010
as Mr. Rhykin

Heart of America
2003
as Harold Lewis
The Cry of Love
1997
as Holger

Schroeder's Wonderful World
2007
as John Gregory

Jack the Dog
2001
as Klaus

Chain Reaction
2006
as Police Man

Trigger Fast
1994
as Jack Neumann

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

Spear of Destiny
2010
as Baron Von Haan

The Consequence
1977
as Martin Kurath

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

Gunblast Vodka
2001
as Sacha Roublev

The Elite
2001
as Avi

Kill Cruise
1990
as The Skipper

Ripper: Letter from Hell
2001
as Detective Kelso

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

Poison
2000
as Carl Krieger

Old Agent Men
2017
as Kern

The Final Journey
2017
as Eduard

The Man Inside
1990
as Günter Wallraff

Guns of Honor
1994
as Jack Neumann

Shirin's Wedding
1976
as Aida

Heaven's Fire
1999
as Quentin Darby

Last Run
2001
as Andrus Bukarin

Lie Down with Lions
1994
as Marteau

Devil's Paradise
1987
as Escher

La conjura de El Escorial
2008
as Espinosa

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

Julie, chevalier de Maupin
2005
as Le baron Hengen

Final Ascent
2000
as Paul

Love is Forever
1983
as General Siegfried Kaplan

One or the Other of Us
1974
as Bernd Ziegenhals
Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'
1995
as Himself

Ohne Gnade
2013
as Helmutchen
Zoff
1972
as Joky

Fesseln
1995
as Günther

On Dangerous Ground
1996
as Carl Morgan

From China with Love
1998
as Paul Konen

The Last Stop
2000
as Fritz

The Brutalization of Franz Blum
1974
as Franz Blum
Unternehmer
1970
as Arnold

Tödliche Wahl
1995
as Alex Bronner

See Arnold Run
2005
as Arnold Schwarzenegger

Operation Ganymed
1977
as Oss

Oko ve zdi
2009

Amigo - Dead on Arrival
2010
as Fredo Kovacs

Forbidden
1984
as Fritz Friedländer

Human Bomb
1998
as Gerhardt Dach

The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000
1999
as Hans Hagemann

The Last Border
1993
as Duke

Die Kinder meiner Tochter
2013
as Ernst Blessing
Knast
1972
as Roloff

So weit das Auge reicht
1980
as Alexander Späh

Davon stirbt man nicht
2002
as Everett Burns
Ohne einander
2007
as Ernest
Kotte
1979
as Günther Kotte

The Cop & the Girl
1985
as Der Bulle

The old Man and the Pain in the Neck
2020
as Wilhelm Schürmann
Die Wildnis
1993
as Brenner

Killing Cars
1986
as Ralph Korda
Blitz
1985
as Ralph Korda

Der Fall Lucona
1993
as Jorunalist Strasser

War and Peace
1982
as Kevin

Ein schmaler Grat
2013
as Uwe Wolfmann

Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
1981
as Self

Der blonde Affe
1999
as Jan Vleuten

A Handful of Water
2020
as Konrad
Hans in Luck
1976
as Hans Schmidtke

Auf Befehl erschossen
1972
as Franz Sass
The Schoolmaster
1990
as Rozinsky

The Other Side of the Law
1994
as Simon McQuarie
Rilke Projekt: Zwischen Tag Und Traum (Live 2005)
2005
as Self
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
- Das Boot (1981) — as Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
- Judge Dredd (1995) — as Judge Griffin
- Air Force One (1997) — as Alexander Radek
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