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Jürgen Prochnow

Jürgen Prochnow

Actor·b. 1941·Berlin, Germany

14 horror 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.

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Actor14 films

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

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

Self (archive footage)

2014 3.3
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Woodsman

2014 3.9
Primeval

Primeval

Jacob Krieg

2007
Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction

Police Man

2006
House of the Dead

House of the Dead

Kirk

2003
Dark Asylum

Dark Asylum

Dr. Fallon

2001
Ripper: Letter from Hell

Ripper: Letter from Hell

Detective Kelso

2001
Poison

Poison

Carl Krieger

2000
DNA

DNA

Dr. Carl Wessinger

1997
In the Mouth of Madness

In the Mouth of Madness

Sutter Cane

1995 4.0
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Woodsman

1992 4.4
The Seventh Sign

The Seventh Sign

David Bannon

1988 2.5
The Keep

The Keep

Captain Klaus Woermann

1983 3.0
Tenderness of the Wolves

Tenderness of the Wolves

Hehler

1973