Jürgen Prochnow

German actor

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Born: 1941-06-10
Works: 1

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Das Boot - The Director's Cut

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Acting · Berlin, Germany

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),…

Known for

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' — Self2025
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot' — Self (archive footage)2023
The Last Rifleman — Friedrich Mueller2023
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story — Self - Das Boot Actor2021
The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune — Self (voice) (archive footage)2021
A Handful of Water — Konrad2020
The old Man and the Pain in the Neck — Wilhelm Schürmann2020

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Jürgen Prochnow ( German pronunciation: [ˈjʏʁɡn̩ ˈpʁɔxnoː] ; born 10 June 1941) is a German 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), A Dry White Season (1989), In the Mouth of Madness (1994), The English Patient (1996), Air Force One (1997), The Da Vinci Code (2006), and for playing Sergei Bazhaev on the eighth season of 24 (2010). He is a Goldene Kamera, Bavarian Film Awards, and Bambi Award winner.