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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

61

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-04-03 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Kiel, Germany

Also Known As

Wolf Kahler

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wolf Kahler (3 April 1940) is a German actor born in Kiel. Since 1975, he has appeared in many English language US and UK television and film productions. An early role for him was Kaiser Wilhelm II in Michael York's adventure film The Riddle of the Sands. One of his most well-known roles was that of Dietrich in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Kahler's voice also appears in video games including as Kaiser Vlad in Battalion Wars. Kahler played the Prince of Tübingen in Stanley Kubrick's 1975 film, Barry Lyndon In 2001 he portrayed aWehrmacht General in the World War II TV miniseries, Band of Brothers. Kahler played the German Ambassador in the long-running "Ambassador's Reception" TV advertisement for Ferrero Rocher chocolate, uttering the line "Excellente!". He also appears as a famous Germanic architect in US television advertisements for the Kohler Company. In 2011 Kahler appeared as Dr. Hoffmanstahl in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.

Known For

Acting

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981

Raiders of the Lost Ark

as

Colonel Dietrich

Unfair Exchanges

1985

Unfair Exchanges

as

German Interviewer

The Countess Alice

1993

The Countess Alice

as

Werner

The Lady Vanishes

1979

The Lady Vanishes

as

Helmut

The Riddle of the Sands

1979

The Riddle of the Sands

as

Kaiser Wilhelm II

March or Die

1977

March or Die

as

First German

The Girl in the Café

2005

The Girl in the Café

as

Herr Gerhardt

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

1985

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

as

Gen. Sepp Dietrich

The Sea Wolves

1980

The Sea Wolves

as

Trompeta

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

2011

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

as

Doctor Hoffmanstahl

Make and Break

1987

Make and Break

as

Doctor

The Great Escaper

2023

The Great Escaper

as

Heinrich

Damascus Cover

2017

Damascus Cover

as

Colonel Ludwig Streicher

Britannic

2000

Britannic

as

Submarine Captain

Haber

2008

Haber

as

Ludendorff

Rough Cut

1980

Rough Cut

as

De Gooyer

Whispers of Freedom

2024

Whispers of Freedom

as

Bruno Kabát

The Eagle Has Landed

1976

The Eagle Has Landed

as

Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)

The Remains of the Day

1993

The Remains of the Day

as

German ambassador

The Lost Battalion

2001

The Lost Battalion

as

Major General (Generalmajor) Freidrich Wilhelm Von Sybel

Einstein's Big Idea

2005

Einstein's Big Idea

as

Horlein

Shanghai

2010

Shanghai

as

German Consul

The Somme: From Defeat to Victory

2006

The Somme: From Defeat to Victory

as

General von Plessen

A Zed & Two Noughts

1985

A Zed & Two Noughts

as

Felipe Arc-en-Ciel

The House on Garibaldi Street

1979

The House on Garibaldi Street

as

Real Estate Agent

Backbeat

1994

Backbeat

as

Bert Kaempfert

Priest of Love

1981

Priest of Love

as

German Officer

Cognition

2020

Cognition

as

Doctor Zoger

Loch Ness

1996

Loch Ness

as

Dr Muller

Wonder Woman

2017

Wonder Woman

as

German Commander

Firefox

1982

Firefox

as

KGB Chairman Andropov

Shining Through

1992

Shining Through

as

Border Commandant

The Boys from Brazil

1978

The Boys from Brazil

as

Arno Schwimmer

Remembrance

1982

Remembrance

as

Dutch Matelot

Barry Lyndon

1975

Barry Lyndon

as

Prince of Tübingen

The Keep

1983

The Keep

as

S.S. Adjutant

Ascendancy

1983

Ascendancy

as

Muller

Firelight

1998

Firelight

as

Sussman

Arnhem: The Story of an Escape

1976

Arnhem: The Story of an Escape

as

Ss Sergeant Major

Force 10 from Navarone

1978

Force 10 from Navarone

as

German Soldier

The Secret Adversary

1983

The Secret Adversary

as

The German

Cockneys vs Zombies

2012

Cockneys vs Zombies

as

Nazi Officer

Doomwatch: Winter Angel

1999

Doomwatch: Winter Angel

as

Director of Ortogene

Hess

1978

Hess

as

Mistral's Daughter

Mistral's Daughter

as

Major Schmidt

Kavanagh Q.C.

Kavanagh Q.C.

as

Dieter Klausen

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

as

King of Bohemia

Casualty

Casualty

as

Alexander Chernov

Soldier Soldier

Soldier Soldier

as

Doctor Heller

The Mallorca Files

The Mallorca Files

as

Hans Weber

Inspector George Gently

Inspector George Gently

as

Gunter Schmeikel

The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity

as

Gold Glasses

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

as

SS Sgt. Major

Band of Brothers

Band of Brothers

as

German General

Production

Crew

Directing