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