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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
Wonder Woman
(2017)
German Commander
Raiders of the Lost Ark
(1981)
Colonel Dietrich
Barry Lyndon
(1975)
Prince of Tübingen
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
(2011)
Doctor Hoffmanstahl
Firefox
(1982)
KGB Chairman Andropov
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
(2004)
Commentator
The Keep
(1983)
S.S. Adjutant
Force 10 from Navarone
(1978)
German Soldier
The Remains of the Day
(1993)
German ambassador
The Eagle Has Landed
(1976)
Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)
Loch Ness
(1996)
Dr Muller
Britannic
(2000)
Submarine Captain
Shining Through
(1992)
Border Commandant
Cockneys vs Zombies
(2012)
Nazi Officer
Backbeat
(1994)
Bert Kaempfert
The Boys from Brazil
(1978)
Schwimmer
Full Filmography
Acting
Barry Lyndon
(1975)
Prince of Tübingen
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
(1976)
Ss Sergeant Major
The Eagle Has Landed
(1976)
Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)
March or Die
(1977)
First German
The Boys from Brazil
(1978)
Schwimmer
Force 10 from Navarone
(1978)
German Soldier
The Lady Vanishes
(1979)
Helmut
The Riddle of the Sands
(1979)
Kaiser Wilhelm II
The House on Garibaldi Street
(1979)
Real Estate Agent
The Sea Wolves
(1980)
Trompeta
Rough Cut
(1980)
De Gooyer
At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength)
(1980)
Wolfgang Leonhard
Raiders of the Lost Ark
(1981)
Colonel Dietrich
Priest of Love
(1981)
German Officer
Firefox
(1982)
KGB Chairman Andropov
Remembrance
(1982)
Dutch Matelot
The Keep
(1983)
S.S. Adjutant
Ascendancy
(1983)
Muller
The Secret Adversary
(1983)
The German
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
(1985)
Gen. Sepp Dietrich
A Zed & Two Noughts
(1985)
Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
Unfair Exchanges
(1985)
German Interviewer
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
(1987)
Col. Krieger
Make and Break
(1987)
Doctor
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
(1988)
Kropp
Shining Through
(1992)
Border Commandant
The Remains of the Day
(1993)
German ambassador
The Countess Alice
(1993)
Werner
Backbeat
(1994)
Bert Kaempfert
Loch Ness
(1996)
Dr Muller
Firelight
(1998)
Sussman
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
(1999)
Director of Ortogene
Britannic
(2000)
Submarine Captain
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
(2000)
German 2nd
The Lost Battalion
(2001)
Major General (Generalmajor) Freidrich Wilhelm Von Sybel
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
(2004)
Commentator
The Girl in the Café
(2005)
Herr Gerhardt
Einstein's Big Idea
(2005)
Horlein
The Somme: From Defeat to Victory
(2006)
General von Plessen
Haber
(2008)
Ludendorff
Shanghai
(2010)
German Consul
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
(2011)
Doctor Hoffmanstahl
Cockneys vs Zombies
(2012)
Nazi Officer
Wonder Woman
(2017)
German Commander
Damascus Cover
(2017)
Colonel Ludwig Streicher
Cognition
(2020)
Doctor Zoger
The Great Escaper
(2023)
Heinrich
Whispers of Freedom
(2024)
Bruno Kabát