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.
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Filmography
Cast Credits
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2025
The Last Rifleman
Character: Friedrich Mueller
MOVIE • 2023
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2023
The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune
Character: Self (voice) (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2021
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
Character: Self - Das Boot Actor
MOVIE • 2021
The old Man and the Pain in the Neck
Character: Wilhelm Schürmann
MOVIE • 2020
A Handful of Water
Character: Konrad
MOVIE • 2020
A Hidden Life
Character: Major Schlegel
MOVIE • 2019
Real Men
Character: Himself - Actor
MOVIE • 2019
Damascus Cover
Character: Franz Ludin
MOVIE • 2017
The Final Journey
Character: Eduard
MOVIE • 2017
Old Agent Men
Character: Kern
MOVIE • 2017
Half Brothers
Character: Herr Dryser
MOVIE • 2016
The Dark Side of the Moon
Character: Pius Ott
MOVIE • 2016
Quizduell-Olymp
Character: Self
TV • 2015
Remember
Character: Rudy Kurlander #4
MOVIE • 2015
Hitman: Agent 47
Character: Tobias
MOVIE • 2015
Wer weiß denn sowas?
Character: Self
TV • 2015
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2014
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Character: Woodsman
MOVIE • 2014