
Jürgen Prochnow
Acting
Born 1941-06-10 · Berlin, Germany
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jürgen Prochnow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
Sep 10, 2025

The Last Rifleman
Dec 7, 2023

U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
Aug 24, 2023

The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune
Oct 14, 2021

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
Jan 10, 2021

The old Man and the Pain in the Neck
Dec 11, 2020

A Handful of Water
Oct 24, 2020

A Hidden Life
Aug 27, 2019

Real Men
Jul 18, 2019

Damascus Cover
Oct 23, 2017

The Final Journey
Sep 21, 2017

Old Agent Men
Jan 26, 2017

Half Brothers
Feb 16, 2016

The Dark Side of the Moon
Jan 14, 2016

Remember
Oct 23, 2015

Hitman: Agent 47
Aug 20, 2015

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Aug 24, 2014

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Jul 16, 2014

Die Kinder meiner Tochter
May 4, 2013

Ohne Gnade
May 2, 2013

Company of Heroes
Feb 25, 2013

Ein schmaler Grat
Jan 22, 2013

Amigo - Dead on Arrival
Oct 2, 2010

Sinners and Saints
Jun 30, 2010

Spear of Destiny
Apr 1, 2010

Oko ve zdi
Dec 3, 2009

Merlin and the War of the Dragons
Nov 25, 2008

La conjura de El Escorial
Sep 5, 2008

Schroeder's Wonderful World
May 3, 2007

Nanking
Feb 10, 2007