Jürgen Prochnow

June 10, 1941 (age 85) Berlin, Germany
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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.

Their titles like The Da Vinci Code, Das Boot, and Beverly Hills Cop II - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

57 titles
Community avg: 7.54 /10
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    2006May 2006 by Ron Howard
    Thriller, Mystery
    Thriller, Mystery
    7.66 Excellent--
  • 2
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    1981September 1981 by Wolfgang Petersen
    Drama, History, War
    Drama, History, War
    8.99 Masterpiece
  • 3
    3
    1987May 1987 by Tony Scott
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    7.47 Good++
  • 4
    4
    1995June 1995 by Danny Cannon
    Science Fiction, Action
    Science Fiction, Action
    6.83 Good-
  • 5
    5
    1995February 1995 by John Carpenter
    Horror, Mystery
    Horror, Mystery
    8.13 Excellent+
  • 6
    6
    1997July 1997 by Wolfgang Petersen
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    7.41 Good++
  • 7
    7
    2015August 2015 by Aleksander Bach
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    6.87 Good-
  • 8
    8
    1984December 1984 by David Lynch
    Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
    Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
    7.14 Good+
  • 9
    9
    1996November 1996 by Anthony Minghella
    Drama, Romance, War
    Drama, Romance, War
    8.07 Excellent
  • 10
    10
    1992June 1992 by David Lynch
    Drama, Mystery, Horror
    Drama, Mystery, Horror
    8.34 Excellent++
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    2015October 2015 by Atom Egoyan
    Drama, Thriller, Mystery
    Drama, Thriller, Mystery
    8.26 Excellent+
  • 12
    12
    1998February 1998 by Antoine Fuqua
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    7.28 Good+
  • 13
    13
    2006August 2006 by Jay Chandrasekhar
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.88 Good-
  • 14
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    2007January 2007 by Michael Katleman
    Adventure, Horror, Action
    Adventure, Horror, Action
    7.11 Good+
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    1988April 1988 by Carl Schultz
    Horror, Drama, Thriller
    Horror, Drama, Thriller
    7.06 Good
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    1983December 1983 by Michael Mann
    Horror, Fantasy
    Horror, Fantasy
    6.75 Good-
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    1985 by Wolfgang Petersen
    Drama, War & Politics, German
    Drama, War & Politics, German
    9.13 Masterpiece+
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    1993January 1993 by Uli Edel
    Drama, Thriller, Romance
    Drama, Thriller, Romance
    6.24 Decent+
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    2003April 2003 by Uwe Boll
    Horror, Action, Thriller
    Horror, Action, Thriller
    4.70 Mediocre-
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    1999March 1999 by Christopher Roberts
    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
    6.13 Decent+
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    1991April 1991 by John Irvin
    Adventure
    Adventure
    6.97 Good
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    2013February 2013 by Don Michael Paul
    Action, Drama, War
    Action, Drama, War
    6.48 Decent++
  • 23
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    2016January 2016 by Stephan Rick
    Thriller, German
    Thriller, German
    7.10 Good
  • 24
    24
    1989September 1989 by Euzhan Palcy
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.70 Excellent-
  • 25
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    1975January 1975 by Volker Schlöndorff
    Drama, German
    Drama, German
    7.88 Excellent-
  • 26
    26
    DNA
    1997March 1997 by William Mesa
    Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction
    Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction
    6.34 Decent++
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    2023December 2023 by Terry Loane
    Drama, History, War
    Drama, History, War
    7.65 Excellent--
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    2017October 2017 by Daniel Zelik Berk
    Thriller, Mystery
    Thriller, Mystery
    7.06 Good
  • 29
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    2010June 2010 by William Kaufman
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    6.96 Good
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    2003February 2003 by Uwe Boll
    Drama
    Drama
    7.16 Good+
  • 31
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    1990January 1990 by John Frankenheimer
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.11 Good+
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    1977December 1977 by Wolfgang Petersen
    Drama, Romance, German
    Drama, Romance, German
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 33
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    2006June 2006 by Armand Mastroianni
    Romance, Drama, Adventure
    Romance, Drama, Adventure
    6.84 Good-
  • 34
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    1972March 1972 by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    Drama, German
    Drama, German
    7.72 Excellent-
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    2001August 2001 by John Eyres
    Horror
    Horror
    6.64 Good--
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    1999March 1999 by Raffaele Mertes
    Adventure, Drama
    Adventure, Drama
    7.81 Excellent-
  • 37
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    2000 by Renzo Allegri
    Drama, Italian
    Drama, Italian
    7.83 Excellent-
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    2006March 2006 by Olaf Ittenbach
    Horror
    Horror
    6.87 Good-
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    1990April 1990 by Peter Keglevic
    Thriller, German
    Thriller, German
    7.10 Good
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    2007February 2007 by Bill Guttentag
    Documentary, Drama, History
    Documentary, Drama, History
    7.97 Excellent
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    2008November 2008 by Mark Atkins
    Fantasy, Action, Adventure
    Fantasy, Action, Adventure
    6.65 Good--
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    1992October 1992 by Michael Cohn
    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
    7.55 Excellent--
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    1992January 1992 by Colin Budds
    Action, Drama
    Action, Drama
    7.22 Good+
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    2003September 2003 by Reuben Leder
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    7.41 Good++
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    2010April 2010 by Florian Baxmeyer
    Adventure, German
    Adventure, German
    7.24 Good+
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    2001February 2001 by Terry Cunningham
    Action, Crime
    Action, Crime
    7.05 Good
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    2001November 2001 by Gregory Gieras
    Thriller, Horror
    Thriller, Horror
    7.13 Good+
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    2000April 2000 by Dennis Berry
    Thriller, Mystery, Horror
    Thriller, Mystery, Horror
    7.37 Good++
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    1999February 1999 by Andrew Piddington
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.52 Excellent--
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    1992 by Danielle Steel
    Drama
    Drama
    7.78 Excellent-
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    1993 by James S. Henerson
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Family
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Family
    7.78 Excellent-
  • 52
    52
    1996
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Italian
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Italian
    7.79 Excellent-
  • 53
    53
    2019July 2019 by Hasko Baumann
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.79 Excellent-
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    54
    1985October 1985 by Anthony Page
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.80 Excellent-
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    2001January 2001 by Bobby Roth
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.56 Excellent--
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    1983January 1983 by Paul Sammon
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews
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    by David Barrett
    Action, Drama, War
    Action, Drama, War
    Needs more reviews