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Home/People/Jürgen Prochnow
Jürgen Prochnow profile photo
Born
Jun 10, 1941
Age 84
Place of Birth
Berlin, Germany
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

123
Movies
32
TV Shows
Also Known As
یورگن پروچنو
IMDb Profile

Jürgen Prochnow

Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jürgen Prochnow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' poster

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

as Self
2025
The Last Rifleman poster

The Last Rifleman

as Friedrich Mueller
2023
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot' poster

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

as Self (archive footage)
2023
The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune poster

The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune

as Self (voice) (archive footage)
2021
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story poster

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

as Self - Das Boot Actor
2021
The old Man and the Pain in the Neck poster

The old Man and the Pain in the Neck

as Wilhelm Schürmann
2020
A Handful of Water poster

A Handful of Water

as Konrad
2020
A Hidden Life poster

A Hidden Life

as Major Schlegel
2019
Real Men poster

Real Men

as Himself - Actor
2019
Damascus Cover poster

Damascus Cover

as Franz Ludin
2017
The Final Journey poster

The Final Journey

as Eduard
2017
Old Agent Men poster

Old Agent Men

as Kern
2017
Half Brothers poster

Half Brothers

as Herr Dryser
2016
The Dark Side of the Moon poster

The Dark Side of the Moon

as Pius Ott
2016
Remember poster

Remember

as Rudy Kurlander #4
2015
Hitman: Agent 47 poster

Hitman: Agent 47

as Tobias
2015
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau poster

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

as Self (archive footage)
2014
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces poster

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

as Woodsman
2014
Die Kinder meiner Tochter poster

Die Kinder meiner Tochter

as Ernst Blessing
2013
Ohne Gnade poster

Ohne Gnade

as Helmutchen
2013