Jürgen Prochnow

Biography

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.

Known For

The Da Vinci Code

as André Vernet

Dune

as Duke Leto Atreides

Hitman: Agent 47

as Tobias

Air Force One

as Alexander Radek

Beverly Hills Cop II

as Maxwell Dent

Judge Dredd

as Judge Griffin

Das Boot

as Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'

The English Patient

as Major Muller

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

as Woodsman

In the Mouth of Madness

as Sutter Cane