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Jürgen Prochnow

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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.

Notable films

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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Das Boot

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Dune

As Duke Leto Atreides

The Da Vinci Code

As André Vernet

Air Force One

As Alexander Radek

The English Patient

As Major Muller

Beverly Hills Cop II

As Maxwell Dent

In the Mouth of Madness

As Sutter Cane

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

As Woodsman

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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Storming the Deck

From the Bounty to the Caine, mutiny films have always been about more than shipboard insurrection. This chain charts how cinematic rebellions at sea reflect th...

7 films

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