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Jürgen Prochnow

Musician | * 06/10/1941 (82) | Berlin (Germany)
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Jürgen Prochnow (German pronunciation: [ˈjʏʁɡn̩ ˈpʁɔxnoː] ; 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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Jürgen Prochnow is a German actor. His most well-known roles internationally have been as the sympathetic submarine captain in Das Boot (1981), Duke Leto Atreides I in Dune (1984), the minor, but important role of Kazakh dictator General Ivan Radek in Air Force One and the antagonist Maxwell Dent in Beverly Hills Cop II.Prochnow was born in Berlin and brought up in Düsseldorf, the son of an engineer. He has an elder brother, Dieter. He studied acting at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen. Thanks to his on-screen intensity and his fluency in English, he has become one of the most successful German actors in Hollywood. He portrayed Arnold Schwarzenegger in a film about the actor's political career in California, entitled See Arnold Run; coincidentally, Prochnow was one of the actors considered for the title role in The Terminator. He also appears as the main antagonist in the Broken Lizard film Beerfest, which contains a submarine scene that references his role in Das Boot. He also played a supporting character in the Wing Commander film, Cmdr. Paul Gerald. In addition, he dubbed Sylvester Stallone's voice in the German version of Rocky and Rocky II.He was facially scarred following a stunt accident during the filming of Dune. One scene called for Prochnow (as Duke Leto) to be strapped to a black stretcher and drugged. During one take, a high-powered bulb positioned above Prochnow exploded due to heat, raining down molten glass. Remarkably, the actor was able to free himself from the stretcher, moments before glass fused itself to the place he had been strapped. During the filming of the dream sequence, he had a special apparatus attached to his face so that green smoke (simulating Poison gas) would emerge from his cheek when the Baron (Kenneth McMillan) scratched it. Although thoroughly tested, the smoke gave Prochnow first and second-degree burns on his cheek. This sequence appears on film in the released version.In 1996, he was a member of the jury at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival.Prochnow was married in the 1970s, and had a daughter Johanna, who died in 1987. He married Isabel Goslar in 1982, with whom he has two children: a daughter Mona, and son Roman. They divorced in 1997. He currently divides his time between Los Angeles and Munich. He was involved with Birgit Stein, a German screenwriter and actress. He received American citizenship in 2003.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Action

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In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World W ...

The English Patient

R

1996 | 3.6/5 | 2h 42min
Drama, Romance / Love, War
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A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their l ...

Das Boot

R

1981 | 4.0/5 | 2h 30min
Drama, History, War
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In the year 10,191, the world is at war for control of the desert planet Arrakis—the only place where the space-travel substance Melange 'Spice' can be found. But when one leader gives up control, i ...

Dune

PG-13

1984 | 3.1/5 | 2h 17min
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
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In a dystopian future, Dredd, the most famous judge (a cop with instant field judiciary powers) is convicted for a crime he did not commit while his murderous counterpart escapes. ...

Judge Dredd

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1995 | 2.9/5 | 1h 36min
Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for Jürgen Prochnow

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Movies with Jürgen Prochnow as Actor(115)

2023 The Last Rifleman
as Albert Klosser2023 The Guardian Angel
as Self - Das Boot Actor2021 Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
as Konrad2020 A Handful of Water
as Wilhelm Schürmann2020 Der Alte und die Nervensäge
as Major Schlegel2019 A Hidden Life
as Himself - Actor2019 Real Men
as Eduard2017 The Final Journey
as Dr. Schweikert2017 Dengler - Die schützende Hand
as Franz Ludin2017 Damascus Cover
as Kern2017 Kundschafter des Friedens
as Pius Ott2016 The Dark Side of the Moon
as Herr Dryser2016 Interference
as Rudy Kurlander #42015 Remember
as Tobias2015 Hitman: Agent 47
as Woodsman2014 Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
as Self (archive footage)2014 Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's “Island of Dr. Moreau”
as Ernst Blessing2013 Die Kinder meiner Tochter
as Luca Gruenewald2013 Company of Heroes
as Uwe Wolfmann2013 Ein schmaler Grat
as Helmutchen2013 Ohne Gnade
as Kurt Hanson2012 Die Schuld der Erben
as Baron Von Haan2010 Spear of Destiny
as Mr. Rhykin2010 Sinners and Saints
as Fredo Kovacs2010 Amigo - Dead on Arrival
2009 Oko ve zdi
as Espinosa2008 La conjura de El Escorial
as The Mage2008 Merlin and the War of the Dragons
as Jacob Krieg2007 Primeval
as Ernest2007 Ohne einander
as André Vernet2006 The Da Vinci Code
as Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen2006 Beerfest
as Jensen2006 The Celestine Prophecy
as Police Man2006 Chain Reaction
as John Gregory2006 Schröders wunderbare Welt
as Arnold Schwarzenegger2005 See Arnold Run
as Le baron Hengen2005 Julie, chevalier de Maupin
as Michael Kogan in The Replacement Killers (archive footage)2004 Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Erik Westermark2003 Baltic Storm
as Vashon2003 The Poet
as Kirk2003 House of the Dead
as Everett Burns2002 Davon stirbt man nicht
as Harold Lewis2002 Heart of America
as Dr. Fallon2001 Dark Asylum
as Sacha Roublev2001 Gunblast Vodka
as Detective Kelso2001 Ripper: Letter from Hell
as Andrus Bukarin2001 Last Run
as Klaus (as Juergen Prochnow)2001 Jack the Dog
as Avi2001 The Elite
as Carl Krieger2000 Poison
as Paul2000 Final Ascent
as Fritz2000 The Last Stop
as Cdr. Paul Gerald1999 Wing Commander
as Jan Vleuten1999 Der blonde Affe
as Quentin Darby1999 Heaven's Fire
as Haman1999 Esther
as József Kovács1999 The Fall
as Hans Hagemann1999 The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000
as Gerhardt Dach1998 Human Bomb
as Michael Kogan1998 The Replacement Killers
as Paul Konen1998 From China with Love
as Holger1997 The Cry Of Love
as General Ivan Radek1997 Air Force One
as Dr. Carl Wessinger1996 DNA
as Major Muller1996 The English Patient
as Kurdok1996 Alisea and the Dream Prince
as Carl Morgan1996 On Dangerous Ground
as Judge Griffin1995 Judge Dredd
as Sutter Cane1995 In the Mouth of Madness
as Günther1995 Fesseln
as Marteau1994 Lie Down with Lions
as Jack Neumann1994 Trigger Fast
as Simon McQuarie1994 The Other Side of the Law
as Jack Neumann1994 Guns of Honor
as Jorunalist Strasser1993 Der Fall Lucona
as Dr. Alan Paley1993 Body of Evidence
as Duke1993 The Last Border
as Charlie Dowd1992 Hurricane Smith
as Phillips1992 Interceptor
as Woodsman1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
as Sir Miles Folcanet1991 Robin Hood
as Rozinsky1990 The Schoolmaster
as Günter Wallraff1990 The Man Inside
as Col. Valachev1990 The Fourth War
as The Skipper1990 Kill Cruise
as Captain Stolz1989 A Dry White Season
as David Bannon1988 The Seventh Sign
as Escher1987 Devil's Paradise
as Maxwell Dent1987 Beverly Hills Cop II
as Sir / Doctor / Yellow Truck's Driver1987 Terminus
as Ralph Korda1986 Killing Cars
as Fritz Friedländer1985 Forbidden
as Der Bulle1985 The Cop & the Girl
as Adam Berwid1985 Murder: By Reason of Insanity
as Duke Leto Atreides1984 Dune
as General Siegfried Kaplan1983 Love is Forever
as Captain Klaus Woermann1983 The Keep
as Kevin1982 Krieg und Frieden
as Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'1981 Das Boot
as himself1981 Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
as Alexander Späh1980 So weit das Auge reicht
as Günther Kotte1979 Kotte
as Oss1977 Operation Ganymed
as Martin Kurath1977 The Consequence
as Hans Schmidtke1976 Hans in Luck
as Aida1976 Shirin's Wedding
as Ludwig Götten1975 The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
as Bernd Ziegenhals1974 One or the Other of Us
as Franz Blum1974 The Brutalization of Franz Blum
as Hehler1973 Tenderness of the Wolves
as Man at the Meeting Table1972 The Merchant of Four Seasons
as Roloff1972 Knast
as Franz Sass1972 Auf Befehl erschossen
as Joky1972 Zoff
as Arnold1970 Unternehmer

TV Shows/Series with Jürgen Prochnow as Actor(22)

as himself2015 Wer weiß denn sowas?
as himself2008 Europas Erbe - Die großen Dramatiker
as Friedrich Otto Winterstein2003 Nachtschicht
as himself1999 Beckmann
1999 The Directors
as himself1999 Volle Kanne
as himself1998 Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
as Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice)1996 The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
as Larry Richter1993 The Fire Next Time
as Joachim von Mannheim1992 Jewels
as himself1991 DAS!
as Der Alte1985 Das Boot
as KHK Max Gerber1981 A Case For Two
as himself1981 Wetten, dass..?
as himself1979 NDR Talk Show
as Piet1976 Schaurige Geschichten
as himself1976 Kölner Treff
as Dieter Brodschella1970 Scene of the Crime
as Klaus Linder1970 Scene of the Crime
as Kesting1970 Scene of the Crime
as Hans Rodenburg1970 Scene of the Crime
as himself1966 Goldene Kamera Verleihung

Full Name: Jürgen Prochnow
Born: Tuesday, 06/10 1941 (June) in Berlin (Germany) (current age: 82 years + 315 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: German (DE)
Educated at: Folkwang University of the Arts
Spouses (current/former): Verena Wengler, Birgit Stein, Isabel Goslar
Siblings: Dieter Prochnow
Jürgen Prochnow frequently works together with these people:
Armin Rohde (22x, Actor)
Dietrich Mattausch (22x, Actor)
Tilo Prückner (22x, Actor)
Ralf Richter (20x, Actor)
Jürgen Tarrach (20x, Actor)
Anke Sevenich (20x, Actress)
Michael Mendl (19x, Actor)
Alexander Held (19x, Actor)
Ben Becker (19x, Actor)
Angelika Bartsch (19x, Actress)
Nadeshda Brennicke (19x, Actress)
David Lynch (14x, Crew)
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