Jürgen Prochnow

Acting

Jürgen Prochnow

Born June 10, 1941Berlin, Germany152 credits

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jürgen Prochnow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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

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

Movie

2025

The Last Rifleman
6.6

The Last Rifleman

Movie

2023

U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
6.3

U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'

Movie

2023

The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune
4.0

The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune

Movie

2021

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
7.2

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

Movie

2021

The old Man and the Pain in the Neck
5.0

The old Man and the Pain in the Neck

Movie

2020

Filmography

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2025A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'as SelfMovie
The Last Rifleman
2023The Last Riflemanas Friedrich MuellerMovie
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
2023U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'as Self (archive footage)Movie
The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune
2021The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Duneas Self (voice) (archive footage)Movie
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
2021Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Storyas Self - Das Boot ActorMovie
The old Man and the Pain in the Neck
2020The old Man and the Pain in the Neckas Wilhelm SchürmannMovie
A Handful of Water
2020A Handful of Wateras KonradMovie
A Hidden Life
2019A Hidden Lifeas Major SchlegelMovie
Real Men
2019Real Menas Himself - ActorMovie
Damascus Cover
2017Damascus Coveras Franz LudinMovie
The Final Journey
2017The Final Journeyas EduardMovie
Old Agent Men
2017Old Agent Menas KernMovie
Half Brothers
2016Half Brothersas Herr DryserMovie
The Dark Side of the Moon
2016The Dark Side of the Moonas Pius OttMovie
Q
2015Quizduell-Olympas SelfTV
Remember
2015Rememberas Rudy Kurlander #4Movie
Hitman: Agent 47
2015Hitman: Agent 47as TobiasMovie
Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015Wer weiß denn sowas?as SelfTV
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
2014Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreauas Self (archive footage)Movie
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014Twin Peaks: The Missing Piecesas WoodsmanMovie
Die Kinder meiner Tochter
2013Die Kinder meiner Tochteras Ernst BlessingMovie
Ohne Gnade
2013Ohne Gnadeas HelmutchenMovie
Company of Heroes
2013Company of Heroesas Luca GruenewaldMovie
Ein schmaler Grat
2013Ein schmaler Gratas Uwe WolfmannMovie
D
2012Die Schuld der Erbenas Kurt HansonMovie
Amigo - Dead on Arrival
2010Amigo - Dead on Arrivalas Fredo KovacsMovie
Sinners and Saints
2010Sinners and Saintsas Mr. RhykinMovie
Spear of Destiny
2010Spear of Destinyas Baron Von HaanMovie
Oko ve zdi
2009Oko ve zdiMovie
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009NCIS: Los Angelesas Mattias DraegerTV
Merlin and the War of the Dragons
2008Merlin and the War of the Dragonsas The MageMovie
E
2008Europas Erbe - Die großen Dramatikeras SelfTV
La conjura de El Escorial
2008La conjura de El Escorialas EspinosaMovie
Schroeder's Wonderful World
2007Schroeder's Wonderful Worldas John GregoryMovie
O
2007Ohne einanderas ErnestMovie
Nanking
2007Nankingas John RabeMovie
Primeval
2007Primevalas Jacob KriegMovie
Beerfest
2006Beerfestas Baron Wolfgang von WolfhausenMovie
The Celestine Prophecy
2006The Celestine Prophecyas JensenMovie
The Da Vinci Code
2006The Da Vinci Codeas André VernetMovie
Chain Reaction
2006Chain Reactionas Police ManMovie
S
2006Semperopernballas SelfTV
R
2005Rilke Projekt: Zwischen Tag Und Traum (Live 2005)as SelfMovie
See Arnold Run
2005See Arnold Runas Arnold SchwarzeneggerMovie
Julie, chevalier de Maupin
2005Julie, chevalier de Maupinas Le baron HengenMovie
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004Los Angeles Plays Itselfas Michael Kogan in The Replacement Killers (archive footage)Movie
The Poet
2003The Poetas VashonMovie
Baltic Storm
2003Baltic Stormas Erik WestermarkMovie
House of the Dead
2003House of the Deadas KirkMovie
Nachtschicht
2003Nachtschichtas Friedrich Otto WintersteinTV
Heart of America
2003Heart of Americaas Harold LewisMovie
Davon stirbt man nicht
2002Davon stirbt man nichtas Everett BurnsMovie
Dark Asylum
2001Dark Asylumas Dr. FallonMovie
24
200124as Sergei BazhaevTV
Ripper: Letter from Hell
2001Ripper: Letter from Hellas Detective KelsoMovie
Gunblast Vodka
2001Gunblast Vodkaas Sacha RoublevMovie
Last Run
2001Last Runas Andrus BukarinMovie
The Elite
2001The Eliteas AviMovie
Jack the Dog
2001Jack the Dogas KlausMovie
Final Ascent
2000Final Ascentas PaulMovie
The Last Stop
2000The Last Stopas FritzMovie
Padre Pio: Miracle Man
2000Padre Pio: Miracle Manas VisitatoreTV
Poison
2000Poisonas Carl KriegerMovie
The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000
1999The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000as Hans HagemannMovie
V
1999Volle Kanneas SelfTV
Heaven's Fire
1999Heaven's Fireas Quentin DarbyMovie
Der blonde Affe
1999Der blonde Affeas Jan VleutenMovie
Esther
1999Estheras HamanMovie
Wing Commander
1999Wing Commanderas Cdr. Paul GeraldMovie
The Fall
1999The Fallas József KovácsMovie
Beckmann
1999Beckmannas SelfTV
The Directors
1999The Directorsas SelfTV
From China with Love
1998From China with Loveas Paul KonenMovie
Human Bomb
1998Human Bombas Gerhardt DachMovie
The Replacement Killers
1998The Replacement Killersas Michael KoganMovie
T
1998The Johannes B. Kerner Showas SelfTV
Air Force One
1997Air Force Oneas Alexander RadekMovie
L
1997Leute heuteas SelfTV
DNA
1997DNAas Dr. Carl WessingerMovie
T
1997The Cry of Loveas HolgerMovie
The English Patient
1996The English Patientas Major MullerMovie
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
1996The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Centuryas Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice)TV
On Dangerous Ground
1996On Dangerous Groundas Carl MorganMovie
Alisea and the Dream Prince
1996Alisea and the Dream Princeas KurdokTV
Fesseln
1995Fesselnas GüntherMovie
Tödliche Wahl
1995Tödliche Wahlas Alex BronnerMovie
T
1995Tödliche Wahlas Alex BronnerTV
Judge Dredd
1995Judge Dreddas Judge GriffinMovie
S
1995Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'as HimselfMovie
In the Mouth of Madness
1995In the Mouth of Madnessas Sutter CaneMovie
The Other Side of the Law
1994The Other Side of the Lawas Simon McQuarieMovie
Guns of Honor
1994Guns of Honoras Jack NeumannMovie
Trigger Fast
1994Trigger Fastas Jack NeumannMovie
Lie Down with Lions
1994Lie Down with Lionsas MarteauMovie
D
1993Die Wildnisas BrennerMovie
The Last Border
1993The Last Borderas DukeMovie
Der Fall Lucona
1993Der Fall Luconaas Jorunalist StrasserMovie
The Fire Next Time
1993The Fire Next Timeas Larry RichterTV
Body of Evidence
1993Body of Evidenceas Dr. Alan PaleyMovie
Jewels
1992Jewelsas Joachim von MannheimTV
Interceptor
1992Interceptoras PhillipsMovie
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Meas WoodsmanMovie
Hurricane Smith
1992Hurricane Smithas Charlie DowdMovie
Robin Hood
1991Robin Hoodas Sir Miles FolcanetMovie
DAS!
1991DAS!as SelfTV
The Man Inside
1990The Man Insideas Günter WallraffMovie
T
1990The Schoolmasteras RozinskyMovie
Kill Cruise
1990Kill Cruiseas The SkipperMovie
The Fourth War
1990The Fourth Waras Col. ValachevMovie
A Dry White Season
1989A Dry White Seasonas Captain StolzMovie
The Seventh Sign
1988The Seventh Signas David BannonMovie
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987Beverly Hills Cop IIas Maxwell DentMovie
Devil's Paradise
1987Devil's Paradiseas EscherMovie
Terminus
1987Terminusas Sir / Doctor / Yellow Truck's DriverMovie
Killing Cars
1986Killing Carsas Ralph KordaMovie
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
1985Murder: By Reason of Insanityas Adam BerwidMovie
The Cop & the Girl
1985The Cop & the Girlas Der BulleMovie
B
1985Blitzas Ralph KordaMovie
Das Boot
1985Das Bootas Der AlteTV
Dune
1984Duneas Duke Leto AtreidesMovie
Forbidden
1984Forbiddenas Fritz FriedländerMovie
G
1984Goldene Kameraas SelfTV
The Keep
1983The Keepas Captain Klaus WoermannMovie
Love is Forever
1983Love is Foreveras General Siegfried KaplanMovie
Destination Dune
1983Destination Duneas SelfMovie
War and Peace
1982War and Peaceas KevinMovie
Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
1981Das Boot: Behind The Scenesas SelfMovie
Das Boot
1981Das Bootas Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'Movie
A Case For Two
1981A Case For Twoas KHK Max GerberTV
Wetten, dass..?
1981Wetten, dass..?as SelfTV
So weit das Auge reicht
1980So weit das Auge reichtas Alexander SpähMovie
B
1979Bavarian Film Awardsas SelfTV
K
1979Kotteas Günther KotteMovie
NDR Talk Show
1979NDR Talk Showas SelfTV
Operation Ganymed
1977Operation Ganymedas OssMovie
The Consequence
1977The Consequenceas Martin KurathMovie
H
1976Hans in Luckas Hans SchmidtkeMovie
S
1976Schaurige Geschichtenas PietTV
Kölner Treff
1976Kölner Treffas SelfTV
Shirin's Wedding
1976Shirin's Weddingas AidaMovie
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975The Lost Honor of Katharina Blumas Ludwig GöttenMovie
The Brutalization of Franz Blum
1974The Brutalization of Franz Blumas Franz BlumMovie
One or the Other of Us
1974One or the Other of Usas Bernd ZiegenhalsMovie
Tenderness of the Wolves
1973Tenderness of the Wolvesas HehlerMovie
Auf Befehl erschossen
1972Auf Befehl erschossenas Franz SassMovie
K
1972Knastas RoloffMovie
The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972The Merchant of Four Seasonsas Man at the Meeting TableMovie
Z
1972Zoffas JokyMovie
U
1970Unternehmeras ArnoldMovie
Scene of the Crime
1970Scene of the Crimeas Dieter BrodschellaTV
Bambi
1948Bambias SelfTV
T
—The Guardian Angelas Albert KlosserMovie