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Jürgen Prochnow

Actor

Jürgen Prochnow

  • Born: Prochnow was born on 16 June 1941, Berlin, Germany
  • Estimated net worth: $3 million

Jürgen Prochnow is a German actor known for his roles in both European and American cinema. He gained international fame for his performance in the film 'Das Boot' (1981) and has appeared in various genres, often portraying intense characters. Prochnow's deep…

About Jürgen Prochnow

Jürgen Prochnow is a German actor known for his roles in both European and American cinema. He gained international fame for his performance in the film 'Das Boot' (1981) and has appeared in various genres, often portraying intense characters. Prochnow's deep voice and commanding presence have made him a respected figure in the film industry.

Born
Prochnow was born on 16 June 1941, Berlin, Germany
Known for
Acting
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Spouses
Katherine Prochnow (1995-present)
Children
2 children, names not publicly known
Parents
Father: Alfred Prochnow, Mother: Maria Prochnow
Estimated net worth
$3 million

Fun facts about Jürgen Prochnow

  • Jürgen Prochnow originally studied to become a banker before pursuing acting.
  • He has a passion for sailing and often enjoys spending time on the water.

Famous Jürgen Prochnow quotes

“The sea is a very powerful element.”
Das Boot, 1981
“You’re not going to make it, are you?”
The Da Vinci Code, 2006
“I’ll never get out of here alive.”
The Keep, 1983

Jürgen Prochnow filmography

Cast (156)

YearTitleCharacterRating
2025A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' MovieSelf
2023The Last Rifleman MovieFriedrich Mueller6.6
2023U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot' MovieSelf (archive footage)6.5
2021The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune MovieSelf (voice) (archive footage)4.0
2021Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story MovieSelf - Das Boot Actor7.1
2020The old Man and the Pain in the Neck MovieWilhelm Schürmann5.0
2020A Handful of Water MovieKonrad4.5
2019A Hidden Life MovieMajor Schlegel7.2
2019Real Men MovieHimself - Actor5.8
2018The Guardian Angel MovieAlbert Klosser
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YearTitleCharacterRating
2017Damascus Cover MovieFranz Ludin5.5
2017Lore TVAndreas Gruber6.9
2017The Final Journey MovieEduard6.6
2017Old Agent Men MovieKern5.9
2016Half Brothers MovieHerr Dryser5.0
2016The Dark Side of the Moon MoviePius Ott5.7
2015Quizduell-Olymp TVSelf
2015Remember MovieRudy Kurlander #47.3
2015Hitman: Agent 47 MovieTobias5.9
2015Wer weiß denn sowas? TVSelf7.4
2014Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau MovieSelf (archive footage)6.7
2014Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces MovieWoodsman7.2
2013Die Kinder meiner Tochter MovieErnst Blessing4.6
2013Ohne Gnade MovieHelmutchen3.5
2013Company of Heroes MovieLuca Gruenewald5.1
2013Ein schmaler Grat MovieUwe Wolfmann4.0
2012Die Schuld der Erben MovieKurt Hanson2.0
2010Amigo - Dead on Arrival MovieFredo Kovacs3.8
2010Sinners and Saints MovieMr. Rhykin5.6
2010Spear of Destiny MovieBaron Von Haan5.2
2009Oko ve zdi MovieUnknown character4.2
2009NCIS: Los Angeles TVMattias Draeger7.5
2008Merlin and the War of the Dragons MovieThe Mage4.1
2008Europas Erbe - Die großen Dramatiker TVSelf
2008La conjura de El Escorial MovieEspinosa4.7
2007Schroeder's Wonderful World MovieJohn Gregory5.7
2007Ohne einander MovieErnest2.0
2007Nanking MovieJohn Rabe7.1
2007Primeval MovieJacob Krieg6.2
2006Beerfest MovieBaron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen5.9
2006The Celestine Prophecy MovieJensen5.2
2006The Da Vinci Code MovieAndré Vernet6.7
2006Chain Reaction MoviePolice Man4.9
2006Semperopernball TVSelf
2005Rilke Projekt: Zwischen Tag Und Traum (Live 2005) MovieSelf5.5
2005See Arnold Run MovieArnold Schwarzenegger5.1
2005Julie, chevalier de Maupin MovieLe baron Hengen4.5
2003The Poet MovieVashon4.7
2003Baltic Storm MovieErik Westermark5.1
2003House of the Dead MovieKirk3.1
2003Nachtschicht TVFriedrich Otto Winterstein6.2
2003Heart of America MovieHarold Lewis5.0
2002Davon stirbt man nicht MovieEverett Burns4.1
2001Dark Asylum MovieDr. Fallon4.1
200124 TVSergei Bazhaev7.8
2001Ripper: Letter from Hell MovieDetective Kelso4.6
2001Gunblast Vodka MovieSacha Roublev4.0
2001Last Run MovieAndrus Bukarin4.0
2001The Elite MovieAvi4.0
2001Jack the Dog MovieKlaus3.8
2000Final Ascent MoviePaul4.0
2000The Last Stop MovieFritz4.9
2000Padre Pio: Miracle Man TVVisitatore6.8
2000Poison MovieCarl Krieger3.4
1999The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000 MovieHans Hagemann4.3
1999Volle Kanne TVSelf4.4
1999Heaven's Fire MovieQuentin Darby4.4
1999Der blonde Affe MovieJan Vleuten4.8
1999Esther MovieHaman6.8
1999Wing Commander MovieCdr. Paul Gerald4.9
1999The Fall MovieJózsef Kovács4.2
1999Beckmann TVSelf4.5
1999The Directors TVSelf6.1
1998From China with Love MoviePaul Konen6.0
1998Human Bomb MovieGerhardt Dach4.5
1998The Replacement Killers MovieMichael Kogan6.3
1998The Johannes B. Kerner Show TVSelf7.5
1997Air Force One MovieAlexander Radek6.5
1997Leute heute TVSelf5.2
1997DNA MovieDr. Carl Wessinger4.1
1997The Cry of Love MovieHolger4.7
1996The English Patient MovieMajor Muller7.1
1996The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century TVKaiser Wilhelm II (voice)8.4
1996On Dangerous Ground MovieCarl Morgan5.1
1996Alisea and the Dream Prince TVKurdok6.3
1995Fesseln MovieGünther3.6
1995Tödliche Wahl TVAlex Bronner
1995Tödliche Wahl MovieAlex Bronner5.0
1995Judge Dredd MovieJudge Griffin5.9
1995Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd' MovieHimself1.5
1995In the Mouth of Madness MovieSutter Cane7.2
1994The Other Side of the Law MovieSimon McQuarie5.3
1994Guns of Honor MovieJack Neumann4.2
1994Trigger Fast MovieJack Neumann3.0
1994Lie Down with Lions MovieMarteau4.1
1993Die Wildnis MovieBrenner5.5
1993The Last Border MovieDuke4.4
1993Der Fall Lucona MovieJorunalist Strasser6.0
1993The Fire Next Time TVLarry Richter6.1
1993Body of Evidence MovieDr. Alan Paley5.0
1992Jewels TVJoachim von Mannheim6.1
1992Interceptor MoviePhillips5.9
1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me MovieWoodsman7.4
1992Hurricane Smith MovieCharlie Dowd4.5
1991Robin Hood MovieSir Miles Folcanet5.7
1991DAS! TVSelf4.7
1990The Man Inside MovieGünter Wallraff6.0
1990The Schoolmaster MovieRozinsky2.0
1990Kill Cruise MovieThe Skipper3.7
1990The Fourth War MovieCol. Valachev5.3
1989A Dry White Season MovieCaptain Stolz6.7
1988The Seventh Sign MovieDavid Bannon6.0
1987Beverly Hills Cop II MovieMaxwell Dent6.5
1987Devil's Paradise MovieEscher5.7
1987Terminus MovieSir / Doctor / Yellow Truck's Driver4.1
1986Killing Cars MovieRalph Korda3.7
1985Murder: By Reason of Insanity MovieAdam Berwid5.7
1985The Cop & the Girl MovieDer Bulle4.8
1985Blitz MovieRalph Korda2.0
1985Das Boot TVDer Alte8.6
1985EL SUBMARINO Mini Serie TV TVCapitán Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock8.0
1984Dune MovieDuke Leto Atreides6.2
1984Forbidden MovieFritz Friedländer5.7
1984Goldene Kamera TVSelf5.7
1983The Keep MovieCaptain Klaus Woermann5.6
1983Love is Forever MovieGeneral Siegfried Kaplan4.9
1983Destination Dune MovieSelf6.5
1982War and Peace MovieKevin4.5
1981Das Boot: Behind The Scenes MovieSelf5.5
1981Das Boot MovieLieutenant 'Der Alte'8.1
1981A Case For Two TVKHK Max Gerber5.7
1981Wetten, dass..? TVSelf5.6
1980So weit das Auge reicht MovieAlexander Späh5.0
1979Bavarian Film Awards TVSelf
1979Kotte MovieGünther Kotte5.0
1979NDR Talk Show TVSelf6.6
1977Operation Ganymed MovieOss5.1
1977The Consequence MovieMartin Kurath6.2
1976Hans in Luck MovieHans Schmidtke4.5
1976Schaurige Geschichten TVPiet7.0
1976Kölner Treff TVSelf6.8
1976Shirin's Wedding MovieAida3.8
1975The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum MovieLudwig Götten7.0
1974The Brutalization of Franz Blum MovieFranz Blum5.3
1974One or the Other of Us MovieBernd Ziegenhals4.8
1973Tenderness of the Wolves MovieHehler5.7
1972Auf Befehl erschossen MovieFranz Sass4.5
1972Knast MovieRoloff5.0
1972The Merchant of Four Seasons MovieMan at the Meeting Table6.8
1972Zoff MovieJoky6.8
1970Unternehmer MovieArnold4.5
1970Scene of the Crime TVKlaus Linder6.2
1970Scene of the Crime TVKesting6.2
1970Scene of the Crime TVHans Rodenburg6.2
1970Scene of the Crime TVDieter Brodschella6.2
1948Bambi TVSelf9.0

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Questions about Jürgen Prochnow

What are Jürgen Prochnow's most famous films?

Jürgen Prochnow is best known for his role in 'Das Boot' (1981), which is considered a classic war film. He has also appeared in 'The Keep' (1983) and 'The Da Vinci Code' (2006), showcasing his versatility across different genres.

Has Jürgen Prochnow won any major awards?

While Jürgen Prochnow has not won an Academy Award, he received critical acclaim and several nominations for his performances, particularly for 'Das Boot' which earned multiple awards and nominations.

What was Jürgen Prochnow's first film?

Jürgen Prochnow's first film was 'The Last Escape' (1970), in which he had a supporting role. This marked the beginning of his career in the film industry.

What is Jürgen Prochnow's acting style?

Prochnow is known for his intense and commanding performances, often portraying strong, complex characters. His deep voice and presence contribute to his unique acting style.

What is Jürgen Prochnow's net worth?

Jürgen Prochnow's estimated net worth is around $3 million, reflecting his long-standing career in film and television.

How did Jürgen Prochnow become famous?

Prochnow gained international fame through his role in 'Das Boot' (1981), which showcased his talent and brought him to the attention of a wider audience.

What genres does Jürgen Prochnow typically act in?

Jürgen Prochnow has acted in a variety of genres, including war films, thrillers, and dramas. His diverse filmography reflects his adaptability as an actor.

Is Jürgen Prochnow involved in any television series?

Yes, Jürgen Prochnow has appeared in several television series, including 'The Old Man' (2022), where he continued to showcase his acting skills in a different medium.