Actor

Jürgen Prochnow

1970–presentb. 1941DramaThrillerAction

Chronicler of the Human Condition

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Known For

122 acting credits

as Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'

Das Boot

as Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'

1981

Das Boot

as André Vernet

The Da Vinci Code

as André Vernet

2006

The Da Vinci Code

Filmography

2025A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'Self 2023U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'Self (archive footage)6.3 2023The Last RiflemanFriedrich Mueller6.6 2021Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success StorySelf - Das Boot Actor7.2 2021The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making DuneSelf (voice) (archive footage)4.0 2020A Handful of WaterKonrad

About

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.

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