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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Known For
Judge Dredd
(1995)
Judge Griffin
Dune
(1984)
Duke Leto Atreides
The Last Rifleman
(2023)
Friedrich Mueller
Hitman: Agent 47
(2015)
Tobias
The Da Vinci Code
(2006)
André Vernet
Das Boot
(1981)
Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
Beverly Hills Cop II
(1987)
Maxwell Dent
The English Patient
(1996)
Major Muller
Air Force One
(1997)
General Ivan Radek
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
(1992)
Woodsman
The Seventh Sign
(1988)
David Bannon
A Hidden Life
(2019)
Major Schlegel
Primeval
(2007)
Jacob Krieg
Company of Heroes
(2013)
Luca Gruenewald
The Replacement Killers
(1998)
Michael Kogan
In the Mouth of Madness
(1995)
Sutter Cane
Full Filmography
Acting
Unternehmer
(1970)
Arnold
The Merchant of Four Seasons
(1972)
Man at the Meeting Table
Zoff
(1972)
Joky
Knast
(1972)
Roloff
Auf Befehl erschossen
(1972)
Franz Sass
Tenderness of the Wolves
(1973)
Hehler
The Brutalization of Franz Blum
(1974)
Franz Blum
One or the Other of Us
(1974)
Bernd Ziegenhals
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
(1975)
Ludwig Götten
Shirin's Wedding
(1976)
Aida
Hans in Luck
(1976)
Hans Schmidtke
The Consequence
(1977)
Martin Kurath
Operation Ganymed
(1977)
Oss
Kotte
(1979)
Günther Kotte
So weit das Auge reicht
(1980)
Alexander Späh
Das Boot
(1981)
Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
(1981)
Self
Krieg und Frieden
(1982)
Kevin
The Keep
(1983)
Captain Klaus Woermann
Love is Forever
(1983)
General Siegfried Kaplan
Dune
(1984)
Duke Leto Atreides
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
(1985)
Adam Berwid
Forbidden
(1985)
Fritz Friedländer
Blitz
(1985)
The Cop & the Girl
(1985)
Der Bulle
Killing Cars
(1986)
Ralph Korda
Terminus
(1987)
Sir / Doctor / Yellow Truck's Driver
Devil's Paradise
(1987)
Escher
Beverly Hills Cop II
(1987)
Maxwell Dent
The Seventh Sign
(1988)
David Bannon
A Dry White Season
(1989)
Captain Stolz
Kill Cruise
(1990)
The Skipper
The Schoolmaster
(1990)
Rozinsky
The Man Inside
(1990)
Günter Wallraff
The Fourth War
(1990)
Col. Valachev
Robin Hood
(1991)
Sir Miles Folcanet
Hurricane Smith
(1992)
Charlie Dowd
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
(1992)
Woodsman
Interceptor
(1992)
Phillips
Der Fall Lucona
(1993)
Jorunalist Strasser
The Last Border
(1993)
Duke
Die Wildnis
(1993)
Brenner
Body of Evidence
(1993)
Dr. Alan Paley
The Other Side of the Law
(1994)
Simon McQuarie
Lie Down with Lions
(1994)
Marteau
Guns of Honor
(1994)
Jack Neumann
Trigger Fast
(1994)
Jack Neumann
Tödliche Wahl
(1995)
Alex Bronner
Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'
(1995)
Himself
Fesseln
(1995)
Günther
Judge Dredd
(1995)
Judge Griffin
In the Mouth of Madness
(1995)
Sutter Cane
On Dangerous Ground
(1996)
Carl Morgan
The English Patient
(1996)
Major Muller
DNA
(1997)
Dr. Carl Wessinger
Air Force One
(1997)
General Ivan Radek
The Cry Of Love
(1997)
Holger
Human Bomb
(1998)
Gerhardt Dach
The Replacement Killers
(1998)
Michael Kogan
From China with Love
(1998)
Paul Konen
The Fall
(1999)
József Kovács
Esther
(1999)
Haman
The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000
(1999)
Hans Hagemann
Wing Commander
(1999)
Cdr. Paul Gerald
Der blonde Affe
(1999)
Jan Vleuten
Heaven's Fire
(1999)
Quentin Darby
Poison
(2000)
Carl Krieger
The Last Stop
(2000)
Fritz
Final Ascent
(2000)
Paul
Dark Asylum
(2001)
Dr. Fallon
Gunblast Vodka
(2001)
Sacha Roublev
Last Run
(2001)
Andrus Bukarin
Jack the Dog
(2001)
Klaus (as Juergen Prochnow)
Ripper: Letter from Hell
(2001)
Detective Kelso
The Elite
(2001)
Avi
Davon stirbt man nicht
(2002)
Everett Burns
Heart of America
(2002)
Harold Lewis
Baltic Storm
(2003)
Erik Westermark
The Poet
(2003)
Vashon
House of the Dead
(2003)
Kirk
Los Angeles Plays Itself
(2004)
Michael Kogan in The Replacement Killers (archive footage)
Julie, chevalier de Maupin
(2005)
Le baron Hengen
See Arnold Run
(2005)
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Rilke Projekt: Zwischen Tag Und Traum (Live 2005)
(2005)
Self
Chain Reaction
(2006)
Police Man
Beerfest
(2006)
Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen
Schröders wunderbare Welt
(2006)
John Gregory
The Da Vinci Code
(2006)
André Vernet
The Celestine Prophecy
(2006)
Jensen
Ohne einander
(2007)
Ernest
Primeval
(2007)
Jacob Krieg
Merlin and the War of the Dragons
(2008)
The Mage
La conjura de El Escorial
(2008)
Espinosa
Oko ve zdi
(2009)
Amigo - Dead on Arrival
(2010)
Fredo Kovacs
Spear of Destiny
(2010)
Baron Von Haan
Sinners and Saints
(2010)
Mr. Rhykin
Die Schuld der Erben
(2012)
Kurt Hanson
Company of Heroes
(2013)
Luca Gruenewald
Die Kinder meiner Tochter
(2013)
Ernst Blessing
Ohne Gnade
(2013)
Helmutchen
Ein schmaler Grat
(2013)
Uwe Wolfmann
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
(2014)
Woodsman
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's “Island of Dr. Moreau”
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
Remember
(2015)
Rudy Kurlander #4
Hitman: Agent 47
(2015)
Tobias
Interference
(2016)
Herr Dryser
The Dark Side of the Moon
(2016)
Pius Ott
The Final Journey
(2017)
Eduard
Dengler - Die schützende Hand
(2017)
Dr. Schweikert
Kundschafter des Friedens
(2017)
Kern
Damascus Cover
(2017)
Franz Ludin
Real Men
(2019)
Himself - Actor
A Hidden Life
(2019)
Major Schlegel
A Handful of Water
(2020)
Konrad
The old Man and the Pain in the Neck
(2020)
Wilhelm Schürmann
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
(2021)
Self - Das Boot Actor
Dune (1984): The Alternative Edition Redux 4K Remaster
(2021)
Duke Leto Atreides
The Last Rifleman
(2023)
Friedrich Mueller
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
(2023)
Self (archive footage)