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.

His titles like The Da Vinci Code, Das Boot, and Beverly Hills Cop II - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 19, 2026

Watched: 0/97
Weighted avg: 6.13 /10
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    The Da Vinci Code
    2006May 2006 by Ron Howard
    Supporting as André Vernet
    Supporting as André Vernet
    6.29 Good--
  • 2
    2
    Das Boot German
    1981September 1981 by Wolfgang Petersen
    Lead role as Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
    Lead role as Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
    7.76 Excellent
  • 3
    3
    Beverly Hills Cop II
    1987May 1987 by Tony Scott
    Supporting as Maxwell Dent
    Supporting as Maxwell Dent
    6.07 Okay++
  • 4
    4
    Judge Dredd
    1995June 1995 by Danny Cannon
    Supporting as Judge Griffin
    Supporting as Judge Griffin
    5.36 Okay-
  • 5
    5
    In the Mouth of Madness
    1995February 1995 by John Carpenter
    Starring as Sutter Cane
    Starring as Sutter Cane
    6.78 Good+
  • 6
    6
    Air Force One
    1997July 1997 by Wolfgang Petersen
    Minor role as Alexander Radek
    Minor role as Alexander Radek
    6.04 Okay++
  • 7
    7
    Hitman: Agent 47
    2015August 2015 by Aleksander Bach
    Minor role as Tobias
    Minor role as Tobias
    5.41 Okay-
  • 8
    8
    Dune
    1984December 1984 by David Lynch
    Minor role as Duke Leto Atreides
    Minor role as Duke Leto Atreides
    5.71 Okay+
  • 9
    9
    The English Patient
    1996November 1996 by Anthony Minghella
    Minor role as Major Muller
    Minor role as Major Muller
    6.73 Good
  • 10
    10
    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
    1992June 1992 by David Lynch
    Minor role as Woodsman
    Minor role as Woodsman
    7.03 Good++
  • 11
    11
    Remember
    2015October 2015 by Atom Egoyan
    Starring as Rudy Kurlander #4
    Starring as Rudy Kurlander #4
    6.92 Good+
  • 12
    12
    The Replacement Killers
    1998February 1998 by Antoine Fuqua
    Supporting as Michael Kogan
    Supporting as Michael Kogan
    5.84 Okay+
  • 13
    13
    Beerfest
    2006August 2006 by Jay Chandrasekhar
    Supporting as Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen
    Supporting as Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen
    5.37 Okay-
  • 14
    14
    Primeval
    2007January 2007 by Michael Katleman
    Supporting as Jacob Krieg
    Supporting as Jacob Krieg
    5.63 Okay
  • 15
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    The Seventh Sign
    1988April 1988 by Carl Schultz
    Starring as David Bannon
    Starring as David Bannon
    5.55 Okay
  • 16
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    The Keep
    1983December 1983 by Michael Mann
    Starring as Captain Klaus Woermann
    Starring as Captain Klaus Woermann
    5.22 Okay--
  • 17
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    Das Boot German
    1985 by Wolfgang Petersen
    Lead role as Der Alte
    Lead role as Der Alte
    7.58 Excellent-
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    Body of Evidence
    1993January 1993 by Uli Edel
    Supporting as Dr. Alan Paley
    Supporting as Dr. Alan Paley
    4.63 Mediocre+
  • 19
    19
    House of the Dead
    2003April 2003 by Uwe Boll
    Minor role as Kirk
    Minor role as Kirk
    2.94 Weak--
  • 20
    20
    Wing Commander
    1999March 1999 by Christopher Roberts
    Supporting as Cdr. Paul Gerald
    Supporting as Cdr. Paul Gerald
    4.50 Mediocre
  • 21
    21
    Robin Hood
    1991April 1991 by John Irvin
    Starring as Sir Miles Folcanet
    Starring as Sir Miles Folcanet
    5.44 Okay-
  • 22
    22
    Company of Heroes
    2013February 2013 by Don Michael Paul
    Supporting as Luca Gruenewald
    Supporting as Luca Gruenewald
    4.88 Mediocre++
  • 23
    23
    The Dark Side of the Moon German
    2016January 2016 by Stephan Rick
    Starring as Pius Ott
    Starring as Pius Ott
    5.48 Okay
  • 24
    24
    A Dry White Season
    1989September 1989 by Euzhan Palcy
    Supporting as Captain Stolz
    Supporting as Captain Stolz
    6.18 Good--
  • 25
    25
    The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum German
    1975January 1975 by Volker Schlöndorff
    Supporting as Ludwig Götten
    Supporting as Ludwig Götten
    6.37 Good-
  • 26
    26
    The Last Rifleman
    2023December 2023 by Terry Loane
    Supporting as Friedrich Mueller
    Supporting as Friedrich Mueller
    6.17 Good--
  • 27
    27
    DNA
    1997March 1997 by William Mesa
    Starring as Dr. Carl Wessinger
    Starring as Dr. Carl Wessinger
    4.57 Mediocre+
  • 28
    28
    Damascus Cover
    2017October 2017 by Daniel Zelik Berk
    Supporting as Franz Ludin
    Supporting as Franz Ludin
    5.35 Okay-
  • 29
    29
    Sinners and Saints
    2010June 2010 by William Kaufman
    Supporting as Mr. Rhykin
    Supporting as Mr. Rhykin
    5.35 Okay-
  • 30
    30
    Heart of America
    2003February 2003 by Uwe Boll
    Lead role as Harold Lewis
    Lead role as Harold Lewis
    5.34 Okay-
  • 31
    31
    The Fourth War
    1990January 1990 by John Frankenheimer
    Starring as Col. Valachev
    Starring as Col. Valachev
    5.44 Okay-
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    The Consequence German
    1977December 1977 by Wolfgang Petersen
    Lead role as Martin Kurath
    Lead role as Martin Kurath
    5.93 Okay++
  • 33
    33
    The Final Journey German
    2017September 2017 by Nick Baker-Monteys
    Lead role as Eduard
    Lead role as Eduard
    6.06 Okay++
  • 34
    34
    Old Agent Men German
    2017January 2017 by Robert Thalheim
    Supporting as Kern
    Supporting as Kern
    5.69 Okay+
  • 35
    35
    The Celestine Prophecy
    2006June 2006 by Armand Mastroianni
    Minor role as Jensen
    Minor role as Jensen
    5.17 Okay--
  • 36
    36
    The Merchant of Four Seasons German
    1972March 1972 by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    Minor role as Man at the Meeting Table
    Minor role as Man at the Meeting Table
    6.17 Good--
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    37
    Ripper: Letter from Hell
    2001August 2001 by John Eyres
    Minor role as Detective Kelso
    Minor role as Detective Kelso
    4.93 Mediocre++
  • 38
    38
    Esther
    1999March 1999 by Raffaele Mertes
    Supporting as Haman
    Supporting as Haman
    6.17 Good--
  • 39
    39
    Padre Pio: Miracle Man Italian
    2000 by Renzo Allegri
    Starring as Visitatore
    Starring as Visitatore
    5.93 Okay++
  • 40
    40
    Chain Reaction
    2006March 2006 by Olaf Ittenbach
    Supporting as Police Man
    Supporting as Police Man
    5.15 Okay--
  • 41
    41
    Kill Cruise German
    1990April 1990 by Peter Keglevic
    Lead role as The Skipper
    Lead role as The Skipper
    5.28 Okay-
  • 42
    42
    Nanking
    2007February 2007 by Bill Guttentag
    Minor role as John Rabe
    Minor role as John Rabe
    6.38 Good-
  • 43
    43
    Merlin and the War of the Dragons
    2008November 2008 by Mark Atkins
    Supporting as The Mage
    Supporting as The Mage
    4.87 Mediocre++
  • 44
    44
    Terminus
    1987January 1987 by Pierre-William Glenn
    Starring as Sir / Doctor / Yellow Truck's Driver
    Starring as Sir / Doctor / Yellow Truck's Driver
    5.14 Okay--
  • 45
    45
    Interceptor
    1992October 1992 by Michael Cohn
    Starring as Phillips
    Starring as Phillips
    5.82 Okay+
  • 46
    46
    The Brutalization of Franz Blum German
    1974August 1974 by Reinhard Hauff
    Lead role as Franz Blum
    Lead role as Franz Blum
    5.74 Okay+
  • 47
    47
    Hurricane Smith
    1992January 1992 by Colin Budds
    Starring as Charlie Dowd
    Starring as Charlie Dowd
    5.43 Okay-
  • 48
    48
    Baltic Storm
    2003September 2003 by Reuben Leder
    Starring as Erik Westermark
    Starring as Erik Westermark
    5.64 Okay
  • 49
    49
    Spear of Destiny German
    2010April 2010 by Florian Baxmeyer
    Supporting as Baron Von Haan
    Supporting as Baron Von Haan
    5.50 Okay
  • 50
    50
    The Elite
    2001February 2001 by Terry Cunningham
    Starring as Avi
    Starring as Avi
    5.25 Okay-
  • 51
    51
    The Last Border
    1993August 1993 by Mika Kaurismäki
    Starring as Duke
    Starring as Duke
    5.50 Okay
  • 52
    52
    Last Run
    2001July 2001 by Anthony Hickox
    Lead role as Andrus Bukarin
    Lead role as Andrus Bukarin
    5.58 Okay
  • 53
    53
    Dark Asylum
    2001November 2001 by Gregory Gieras
    Supporting as Dr. Fallon
    Supporting as Dr. Fallon
    5.31 Okay-
  • 54
    54
    Operation Ganymed German
    1977December 1977 by Rainer Erler
    Starring as Oss
    Starring as Oss
    5.62 Okay
  • 55
    55
    The Last Stop
    2000May 2000 by Mark Malone
    Starring as Fritz
    Starring as Fritz
    5.63 Okay
  • 56
    56
    Killing Cars German
    1986February 1986 by Michael Verhoeven
    Lead role as Ralph Korda
    Lead role as Ralph Korda
    Needs more reviews
  • 57
    57
    See Arnold Run
    2005January 2005 by J.B. Rogers
    Lead role as Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Lead role as Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Needs more reviews
  • 58
    58
    The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000 German
    1999December 1999 by Anders Engström
    Lead role as Hans Hagemann
    Lead role as Hans Hagemann
    Needs more reviews
  • 59
    59
    Poison
    2000April 2000 by Dennis Berry
    Starring as Carl Krieger
    Starring as Carl Krieger
    Needs more reviews
  • 60
    60
    The Cop & the Girl German
    1985April 1985 by Peter Keglevic
    Lead role as Der Bulle
    Lead role as Der Bulle
    Needs more reviews
  • 61
    61
    The Cry of Love German
    1997March 1997 by Matti Geschonneck
    Lead role as Holger
    Lead role as Holger
    Needs more reviews
  • 62
    62
    One or the Other of Us German
    1974April 1974 by Wolfgang Petersen
    Starring as Bernd Ziegenhals
    Starring as Bernd Ziegenhals
    5.67 Okay+
  • 63
    63
    Heaven's Fire
    1999August 1999 by David Warry-Smith
    Starring as Quentin Darby
    Starring as Quentin Darby
    Needs more reviews
  • 64
    64
    Gunblast Vodka
    2001August 2001 by Jean-Louis Daniel
    Starring as Sacha Roublev
    Starring as Sacha Roublev
    5.58 Okay
  • 65
    65
    Fesseln German
    1995November 1995 by Xaver Schwarzenberger
    Lead role as Günther
    Lead role as Günther
    Needs more reviews
  • 66
    66
    Guns of Honor
    1994October 1994 by Peter Edwards
    Lead role as Jack Neumann
    Lead role as Jack Neumann
    Needs more reviews
  • 67
    67
    Trigger Fast
    1994July 1994 by David Lister
    Lead role as Jack Neumann
    Lead role as Jack Neumann
    Needs more reviews
  • 68
    68
    La conjura de El Escorial Spanish
    2008September 2008 by Antonio del Real
    Starring as Espinosa
    Starring as Espinosa
    Needs more reviews
  • 69
    69
    Love is Forever
    1983October 1983 by Hall Bartlett
    Starring as General Siegfried Kaplan
    Starring as General Siegfried Kaplan
    5.73 Okay+
  • 70
    70
    The Fall
    1999February 1999 by Andrew Piddington
    Starring as József Kovács
    Starring as József Kovács
    Needs more reviews
  • 71
    71
    A Handful of Water German
    2020October 2020 by Jakob Zapf
    Lead role as Konrad
    Lead role as Konrad
    Needs more reviews
  • 72
    72
    Human Bomb
    1998May 1998 by Anthony Page
    Lead role as Gerhardt Dach
    Lead role as Gerhardt Dach
    Needs more reviews
  • 73
    73
    The old Man and the Pain in the Neck German
    2020December 2020 by Uljana Havemann
    Lead role as Wilhelm Schürmann
    Lead role as Wilhelm Schürmann
    Needs more reviews
  • 74
    74
    Davon stirbt man nicht German
    2002October 2002 by Christine Hartmann
    Starring as Everett Burns
    Starring as Everett Burns
    Needs more reviews
  • 75
    75
    Die Kinder meiner Tochter German
    2013May 2013 by Karola Meeder
    Starring as Ernst Blessing
    Starring as Ernst Blessing
    Needs more reviews
  • 76
    76
    Forbidden
    1984December 1984 by Anthony Page
    Starring as Fritz Friedländer
    Starring as Fritz Friedländer
    Needs more reviews
  • 77
    77
    Jewels
    1992 by Danielle Steel
    Starring as Joachim von Mannheim
    Starring as Joachim von Mannheim
    Needs more reviews
  • 78
    78
    Der Fall Lucona German
    1993June 1993 by Jack Gold
    Starring as Jorunalist Strasser
    Starring as Jorunalist Strasser
    Needs more reviews
  • 79
    79
    Shirin's Wedding German
    1976January 1976 by Helma Sanders-Brahms
    Starring as Aida
    Starring as Aida
    Needs more reviews
  • 80
    80
    The Poet
    2003November 2003 by Paul Hills
    Starring as Vashon
    Starring as Vashon
    Needs more reviews
  • 81
    81
    Julie, chevalier de Maupin French
    2005January 2005 by Charlotte Brändström
    Supporting as Le baron Hengen
    Supporting as Le baron Hengen
    Needs more reviews
  • 82
    82
    Final Ascent
    2000November 2000 by David Warry-Smith
    Supporting as Paul
    Supporting as Paul
    Needs more reviews
  • 83
    83
    The Other Side of the Law Portuguese
    1994December 1994 by Gilles Carle
    Lead role as Simon McQuarie
    Lead role as Simon McQuarie
    Needs more reviews
  • 84
    84
    The Fire Next Time
    1993 by James S. Henerson
    Supporting as Larry Richter
    Supporting as Larry Richter
    Needs more reviews
  • 85
    85
    On Dangerous Ground
    1996May 1996 by Lawrence Gordon Clark
    Minor role as Carl Morgan
    Minor role as Carl Morgan
    Needs more reviews
  • 86
    86
    Alisea and the Dream Prince Italian
    1996
    Supporting as Kurdok
    Supporting as Kurdok
    Needs more reviews
  • 87
    87
    Lie Down with Lions
    1994June 1994 by Jim Goddard
    Supporting as Marteau
    Supporting as Marteau
    Needs more reviews
  • 88
    88
    Oko ve zdi Czech
    2009December 2009 by Miloš J. Kohout
    Starring
    Starring
    Needs more reviews
  • 89
    89
    Real Men
    2019July 2019 by Hasko Baumann
    Starring as Himself - Actor
    Starring as Himself - Actor
    Needs more reviews
  • 90
    90
    Murder: By Reason of Insanity
    1985October 1985 by Anthony Page
    Starring as Adam Berwid
    Starring as Adam Berwid
    Needs more reviews
  • 91
    91
    Devil's Paradise German
    1987May 1987 by Vadim Glowna
    Starring as Escher
    Starring as Escher
    Needs more reviews
  • 92
    92
    Der blonde Affe German
    1999April 1999 by Thomas Jauch
    Supporting as Jan Vleuten
    Supporting as Jan Vleuten
    Needs more reviews
  • 93
    93
    Jack the Dog
    2001January 2001 by Bobby Roth
    Minor role as Klaus
    Minor role as Klaus
    Needs more reviews
  • 94
    94
    Ohne Gnade German
    2013May 2013 by Birgit Stein
    Minor role as Helmutchen
    Minor role as Helmutchen
    Needs more reviews
  • 95
    95
    Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story German
    2021January 2021 by Sven Fermeling
    Minor role as Self - Das Boot Actor
    Minor role as Self - Das Boot Actor
    Needs more reviews
  • 96
    96
    Schroeder's Wonderful World German
    2007May 2007 by Michael Schorr
    Supporting as John Gregory
    Supporting as John Gregory
    Needs more reviews
  • 97
    97
    U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot' French
    2023August 2023 by Raphaël Millet
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Martin Sheen 2 titles
Armand Assante 2 titles
Donald Sutherland 2 titles
David Suchet 2 titles
Thomas Kretschmann 4 titles
Candice Bergen 1 title
Carl Weathers 1 title
Elizabeth Hurley 1 title
Madonna 1 title