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Jürgen Prochnow
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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.
Known For
24
2001
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
Scene of the Crime
1970
Scene of the Crime
1970
Scene of the Crime
1970
Scene of the Crime
1970
The Da Vinci Code
2006
Dune
1984
Das Boot
1985
Hitman: Agent 47
2015
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
Judge Dredd
1995
Das Boot
1981
Air Force One
1997
The English Patient
1996
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
Primeval
2007
Beerfest
2006
Body of Evidence
1993
In the Mouth of Madness
1995
Nanking
2007
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
The Replacement Killers
1998
A Hidden Life
2019
The Celestine Prophecy
2006
The Seventh Sign
1988
The Keep
1983
Company of Heroes
2013
The Last Rifleman
2023
House of the Dead
2003
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