Actor
Jürgen Prochnow
Born 10 June 1941 · Berlin, Germany
Jürgen Prochnow is a German actor born in Berlin in 1941. He gained international fame as the U-boat commander in Das Boot (1981). That role launched a long international career, with parts in Hollywood blockbusters and genre films, often as authoritative or menacing figures.
Key films
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975)
Early prominent role in a acclaimed New German Cinema drama, helping establish him in German film.
Das Boot (1981)
His breakthrough: the weary, humane U-boat captain in a landmark war film.
Dune (1984)
Played Duke Leto Atreides in David Lynch's adaptation, an early major Hollywood-scale role.
In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
Played horror author Sutter Cane in John Carpenter's cult horror film.
Air Force One (1997)
Appeared in a major Hollywood thriller, typifying his later international roles.
Key awards
No major awards from the approved list are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 122
- 1970Unternehmer · as ArnoldActor
- 1972The Merchant of Four Seasons · as Man at the Meeting TableActor
- 1972Zoff · as JokyActor
- 1972Auf Befehl erschossen · as Franz SassActor
- 1972Knast · as RoloffActor
- 1973Tenderness of the Wolves · as HehlerActor
- 1974The Brutalization of Franz Blum · as Franz BlumActor
- 1974One or the Other of Us · as Bernd ZiegenhalsActor
- 1975The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum · as Ludwig GöttenActor
- 1976Shirin's Wedding · as AidaActor
- 1976Hans in Luck · as Hans SchmidtkeActor
- 1977The Consequence · as Martin KurathActor
- 1977Operation Ganymed · as OssActor
- 1979Kotte · as Günther KotteActor
- 1980So weit das Auge reicht · as Alexander SpähActor
- 1981Das Boot · as Lieutenant 'Der Alte'Actor
- 1981Das Boot: Behind The Scenes · as SelfActor
- 1982War and Peace · as KevinActor
- 1983The Keep · as Captain Klaus WoermannActor
- 1983Love is Forever · as General Siegfried KaplanActor
- 1983Destination Dune · as SelfActor
- 1984Dune · as Duke Leto AtreidesActor
- 1984Forbidden · as Fritz FriedländerActor
- 1985The Cop & the Girl · as Der BulleActor
- 1985Murder: By Reason of Insanity · as Adam BerwidActor
- 1985Blitz · as Ralph KordaActor
- 1986Killing Cars · as Ralph KordaActor
- 1987Beverly Hills Cop II · as Maxwell DentActor
- 1987Terminus · as Sir / Doctor / Yellow Truck's DriverActor
- 1987Devil's Paradise · as EscherActor
- 1988The Seventh Sign · as David BannonActor
- 1989A Dry White Season · as Captain StolzActor
- 1990The Fourth War · as Col. ValachevActor
- 1990Kill Cruise · as The SkipperActor
- 1990The Man Inside · as Günter WallraffActor
- 1990The Schoolmaster · as RozinskyActor
- 1991Robin Hood · as Sir Miles FolcanetActor
- 1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me · as WoodsmanActor
- 1992Interceptor · as PhillipsActor
- 1992Hurricane Smith · as Charlie DowdActor
- 1993Body of Evidence · as Dr. Alan PaleyActor
- 1993The Last Border · as DukeActor
- 1993Der Fall Lucona · as Jorunalist StrasserActor
- 1993Die Wildnis · as BrennerActor
- 1994Lie Down with Lions · as MarteauActor
- 1994Guns of Honor · as Jack NeumannActor
- 1994Trigger Fast · as Jack NeumannActor
- 1994The Other Side of the Law · as Simon McQuarieActor
- 1995Judge Dredd · as Judge GriffinActor
- 1995In the Mouth of Madness · as Sutter CaneActor
- 1995Fesseln · as GüntherActor
- 1995Tödliche Wahl · as Alex BronnerActor
- 1995Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd' · as HimselfActor
- 1996The English Patient · as Major MullerActor
- 1996On Dangerous Ground · as Carl MorganActor
- 1997Air Force One · as Alexander RadekActor
- 1997DNA · as Dr. Carl WessingerActor
- 1997The Cry of Love · as HolgerActor
- 1998The Replacement Killers · as Michael KoganActor
- 1998Human Bomb · as Gerhardt DachActor
- 1998From China with Love · as Paul KonenActor
- 1999Wing Commander · as Cdr. Paul GeraldActor
- 1999Esther · as HamanActor
- 1999Heaven's Fire · as Quentin DarbyActor
- 1999The Fall · as József KovácsActor
- 1999The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000 · as Hans HagemannActor
- 1999Der blonde Affe · as Jan VleutenActor
- 2000The Last Stop · as FritzActor
- 2000Poison · as Carl KriegerActor
- 2000Final Ascent · as PaulActor
- 2001Ripper: Letter from Hell · as Detective KelsoActor
- 2001The Elite · as AviActor
- 2001Dark Asylum · as Dr. FallonActor
- 2001Gunblast Vodka · as Sacha RoublevActor
- 2001Last Run · as Andrus BukarinActor
- 2001Jack the Dog · as KlausActor
- 2002Davon stirbt man nicht · as Everett BurnsActor
- 2003House of the Dead · as KirkActor
- 2003Heart of America · as Harold LewisActor
- 2003Baltic Storm · as Erik WestermarkActor
- 2003The Poet · as VashonActor
- 2005Julie, chevalier de Maupin · as Le baron HengenActor
- 2005See Arnold Run · as Arnold SchwarzeneggerActor
- 2005Rilke Projekt: Zwischen Tag Und Traum (Live 2005) · as SelfActor
- 2006The Da Vinci Code · as André VernetActor
- 2006Beerfest · as Baron Wolfgang von WolfhausenActor
- 2006The Celestine Prophecy · as JensenActor
- 2006Chain Reaction · as Police ManActor
- 2007Primeval · as Jacob KriegActor
- 2007Nanking · as John RabeActor
- 2007Schroeder's Wonderful World · as John GregoryActor
- 2007Ohne einander · as ErnestActor
- 2008Merlin and the War of the Dragons · as The MageActor
- 2008La conjura de El Escorial · as EspinosaActor
- 2009Oko ve zdiActor
- 2010Sinners and Saints · as Mr. RhykinActor
- 2010Spear of Destiny · as Baron Von HaanActor
- 2010Amigo - Dead on Arrival · as Fredo KovacsActor
- 2012Die Schuld der Erben · as Kurt HansonActor
- 2013Company of Heroes · as Luca GruenewaldActor
- 2013Die Kinder meiner Tochter · as Ernst BlessingActor
- 2013Ohne Gnade · as HelmutchenActor
- 2013Ein schmaler Grat · as Uwe WolfmannActor
- 2014Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces · as WoodsmanActor
- 2014Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2015Hitman: Agent 47 · as TobiasActor
- 2015Remember · as Rudy Kurlander #4Actor
- 2016The Dark Side of the Moon · as Pius OttActor
- 2016Half Brothers · as Herr DryserActor
- 2017Damascus Cover · as Franz LudinActor
- 2017Old Agent Men · as KernActor
- 2017The Final Journey · as EduardActor
- 2018The Guardian Angel · as Albert KlosserActor
- 2019A Hidden Life · as Major SchlegelActor
- 2019Real Men · as Himself - ActorActor
- 2020The old Man and the Pain in the Neck · as Wilhelm SchürmannActor
- 2020A Handful of Water · as KonradActor
- 2021Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story · as Self - Das Boot ActorActor
- 2021The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune · as Self (voice) (archive footage)Actor
- 2023The Last Rifleman · as Friedrich MuellerActor
- 2023U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot' · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2025A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' · as SelfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.