Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

156

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-06-10 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Berlin, Germany

Also Known As

یورگن پروچنو

Jürgen Prochnow

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.

Known For

Acting

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987

Beverly Hills Cop II

as

Maxwell Dent

Das Boot

1981

Das Boot

as

Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'

The English Patient

1996

The English Patient

as

Major Muller

Das Boot: Behind The Scenes

1981

Das Boot: Behind The Scenes

as

Self

The Da Vinci Code

2006

The Da Vinci Code

as

André Vernet

Body of Evidence

1993

Body of Evidence

as

Dr. Alan Paley

Dune

1984

Dune

as

Duke Leto Atreides

Schröders wunderbare Welt

2006

Schröders wunderbare Welt

as

John Gregory

In the Mouth of Madness

1995

In the Mouth of Madness

as

Sutter Cane

Esther

1999

Esther

as

Haman

Primeval

2007

Primeval

as

Jacob Krieg

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

1975

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

as

Ludwig Götten

House of the Dead

2003

House of the Dead

as

Kirk

La conjura de El Escorial

2008

La conjura de El Escorial

as

Espinosa

The Seventh Sign

1988

The Seventh Sign

as

David Bannon

Ohne einander

2007

Ohne einander

as

Ernest

The Consequence

1977

The Consequence

as

Martin Kurath

The Replacement Killers

1998

The Replacement Killers

as

Michael Kogan

Robin Hood

1991

Robin Hood

as

Sir Miles Folcanet

A Dry White Season

1989

A Dry White Season

as

Captain Stolz

Judge Dredd

1995

Judge Dredd

as

Judge Griffin

Air Force One

1997

Air Force One

as

Alexander Radek

Kill Cruise

1990

Kill Cruise

as

The Skipper

The Keep

1983

The Keep

as

Captain Klaus Woermann

Beerfest

2006

Beerfest

as

Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen

Ripper: Letter from Hell

2001

Ripper: Letter from Hell

as

Detective Kelso

Chain Reaction

2006

Chain Reaction

as

Police Man

Interceptor

1992

Interceptor

as

Phillips

Operation Ganymed

1977

Operation Ganymed

as

Oss

Merlin and the War of the Dragons

2008

Merlin and the War of the Dragons

as

The Mage

Sinners and Saints

2010

Sinners and Saints

as

Mr. Rhykin

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

as

Michael Kogan in The Replacement Killers (archive footage)

The Fourth War

1990

The Fourth War

as

Col. Valachev

On Dangerous Ground

1996

On Dangerous Ground

as

Carl Morgan

The Poet

2003

The Poet

as

Vashon

The Last Stop

2000

The Last Stop

as

Fritz

DNA

1997

DNA

as

Dr. Carl Wessinger

Terminus

1987

Terminus

as

Sir / Doctor / Yellow Truck's Driver

Spear of Destiny

2010

Spear of Destiny

as

Baron Von Haan

Heart of America

2003

Heart of America

as

Harold Lewis

The Elite

2001

The Elite

as

Avi

Human Bomb

1998

Human Bomb

as

Gerhardt Dach

Last Run

2001

Last Run

as

Andrus Bukarin

Tenderness of the Wolves

1973

Tenderness of the Wolves

as

Hehler

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

2014

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

as

Self (archive footage)

Killing Cars

1986

Killing Cars

as

Ralph Korda

Die Schuld der Erben

2012

Die Schuld der Erben

as

Kurt Hanson

The Cry of Love

1997

The Cry of Love

as

Holger

Company of Heroes

2013

Company of Heroes

as

Luca Gruenewald

See Arnold Run

2005

See Arnold Run

as

Arnold Schwarzenegger

One or the Other of Us

1974

One or the Other of Us

as

Bernd Ziegenhals

Trigger Fast

1994

Trigger Fast

as

Jack Neumann

Gunblast Vodka

2001

Gunblast Vodka

as

Sacha Roublev

The Cop & the Girl

1985

The Cop & the Girl

as

Der Bulle

Guns of Honor

1994

Guns of Honor

as

Jack Neumann

Julie, chevalier de Maupin

2005

Julie, chevalier de Maupin

as

Le baron Hengen

Poison

2000

Poison

as

Carl Krieger

Amigo - Dead on Arrival

2010

Amigo - Dead on Arrival

as

Fredo Kovacs

Hurricane Smith

1992

Hurricane Smith

as

Charlie Dowd

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

2021

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

as

Self - Das Boot Actor

The Merchant of Four Seasons

1972

The Merchant of Four Seasons

as

Man at the Meeting Table

The Brutalization of Franz Blum

1974

The Brutalization of Franz Blum

as

Franz Blum

Shirin's Wedding

1976

Shirin's Wedding

as

Aida

Der blonde Affe

1999

Der blonde Affe

as

Jan Vleuten

Zoff

1972

Zoff

as

Joky

Dark Asylum

2001

Dark Asylum

as

Dr. Fallon

Baltic Storm

2003

Baltic Storm

as

Erik Westermark

Remember

2015

Remember

as

Rudy Kurlander #4

The Other Side of the Law

1994

The Other Side of the Law

as

Simon McQuarie

Davon stirbt man nicht

2002

Davon stirbt man nicht

as

Everett Burns

Tödliche Wahl

1995

Tödliche Wahl

as

Alex Bronner

Murder: By Reason of Insanity

1985

Murder: By Reason of Insanity

as

Adam Berwid

Der Fall Lucona

1993

Der Fall Lucona

as

Jorunalist Strasser

The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000

1999

The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000

as

Hans Hagemann

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

2023

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

as

Self (archive footage)

Auf Befehl erschossen

1972

Auf Befehl erschossen

as

Franz Sass

Heaven's Fire

1999

Heaven's Fire

as

Quentin Darby

Blitz

1985

Blitz

as

Ralph Korda

Oko ve zdi

2009

Oko ve zdi

as

Ein schmaler Grat

2013

Ein schmaler Grat

as

Uwe Wolfmann

War and Peace

1982

War and Peace

as

Kevin

Damascus Cover

2017

Damascus Cover

as

Franz Ludin

Love Is Forever

1983

Love Is Forever

as

General Siegfried Kaplan

Hitman: Agent 47

2015

Hitman: Agent 47

as

Tobias

The Dark Side of the Moon

2016

The Dark Side of the Moon

as

Pius Ott

Lie Down with Lions

1994

Lie Down with Lions

as

Marteau

Fesseln

1995

Fesseln

as

Günther

Old Agent Men

2017

Old Agent Men

as

Kern

Die Wildnis

1993

Die Wildnis

as

Brenner

Die Kinder meiner Tochter

2013

Die Kinder meiner Tochter

as

Ernst Blessing

The Man Inside

1990

The Man Inside

as

Günter Wallraff

Ohne Gnade

2013

Ohne Gnade

as

Helmutchen

Wing Commander

1999

Wing Commander

as

Cdr. Paul Gerald

Final Ascent

2000

Final Ascent

as

Paul

Rilke Projekt: Zwischen Tag Und Traum (Live 2005)

2005

Rilke Projekt: Zwischen Tag Und Traum (Live 2005)

as

Self

Devil's Paradise

1987

Devil's Paradise

as

Escher

A Hidden Life

2019

A Hidden Life

as

Major Schlegel

The Final Journey

2017

The Final Journey

as

Eduard

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

as

Woodsman

The Guardian Angel

The Guardian Angel

as

Albert Klosser

Kotte

1979

Kotte

as

Günther Kotte

From China with Love

1998

From China with Love

as

Paul Konen

So weit das Auge reicht

1980

So weit das Auge reicht

as

Alexander Späh

Knast

1972

Knast

as

Roloff

Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'

1995

Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'

as

Himself

The Fall

1999

The Fall

as

József Kovács

Unternehmer

1970

Unternehmer

as

Arnold

Half Brothers

2016

Half Brothers

as

Herr Dryser

Forbidden

1984

Forbidden

as

Fritz Friedländer

The Schoolmaster

1990

The Schoolmaster

as

Rozinsky

The Celestine Prophecy

2006

The Celestine Prophecy

as

Jensen

The Last Border

1993

The Last Border

as

Duke

Real Men

2019

Real Men

as

Himself - Actor

A Handful of Water

2020

A Handful of Water

as

Konrad

The old Man and the Pain in the Neck

2020

The old Man and the Pain in the Neck

as

Wilhelm Schürmann

The Last Rifleman

2023

The Last Rifleman

as

Friedrich Mueller

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

2014

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

as

Woodsman

Hans in Luck

1976

Hans in Luck

as

Hans Schmidtke

Jack the Dog

2001

Jack the Dog

as

Klaus

Destination Dune

1983

Destination Dune

as

Self

The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune

2021

The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune

as

Self (voice) (archive footage)

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

2025

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

as

Himself

Nanking

2007

Nanking

as

John Rabe

Das Boot - The Director's Cut

1997

Das Boot - The Director's Cut

as

der Alte

Alisea and the Dream Prince

Alisea and the Dream Prince

as

Kurdok

The Directors

The Directors

as

Self

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Dieter Brodschella

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Klaus Linder

A Case For Two

A Case For Two

as

KHK Max Gerber

Nachtschicht

Nachtschicht

as

Friedrich Otto Winterstein

The Fire Next Time

The Fire Next Time

as

Larry Richter

Schaurige Geschichten

Schaurige Geschichten

as

Piet

Wetten, dass..?

Wetten, dass..?

as

Self

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Hans Rodenburg

Das Boot

Das Boot

as

Der Alte

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Kesting

NCIS: Los Angeles

NCIS: Los Angeles

as

Mattias Draeger

Jewels

Jewels

as

Joachim von Mannheim

Padre Pio: Miracle Man

Padre Pio: Miracle Man

as

Visitatore

Leute heute

Leute heute

as

Self

Goldene Kamera

Goldene Kamera

as

Self

Bambi

Bambi

as

Self

Quizduell-Olymp

Quizduell-Olymp

as

Self

Wer weiß denn sowas?

Wer weiß denn sowas?

as

Self

Bavarian Film Awards

Bavarian Film Awards

as

Self

Volle Kanne

Volle Kanne

as

Self

The Johannes B. Kerner Show

The Johannes B. Kerner Show

as

Self

Kölner Treff

Kölner Treff

as

Self

DAS!

DAS!

as

Self

NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

as

Self

Beckmann

Beckmann

as

Self

Europas Erbe - Die großen Dramatiker

Europas Erbe - Die großen Dramatiker

as

Self

The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

as

Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice)

Semperopernball

Semperopernball

as

Self

Tödliche Wahl

Tödliche Wahl

as

Alex Bronner

24

as

Sergei Bazhaev

Production

Crew

Directing