Biography
Jürgen Prochnow
Acting
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…
Career works
152
Movies
122
Series
30
Career average
5.4/10
Birth date
06/10/1941
Place of birth
Berlin, Germany
Filmography highlights
Movies
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2025
The Last Rifleman
2023 · 6.6
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
2023 · 6.5
The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune
2021 · 4.0
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
2021 · 7.2
The old Man and the Pain in the Neck
2020 · 5.0
A Handful of Water
2020 · 4.5
A Hidden Life
2019 · 7.2
Real Men
2019 · 5.8
Damascus Cover
2017 · 5.6
The Final Journey
2017 · 6.6
Old Agent Men
2017 · 5.9
Half Brothers
2016 · 5.0
The Dark Side of the Moon
2016 · 5.7
Remember
2015 · 7.4
Series
Lore
2017 · 6.9
Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015 · 7.6
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 · 7.5
Nachtschicht
2003 · 6.2
24
2001 · 7.8
Padre Pio: Miracle Man
2000 · 6.8
Beckmann
1999 · 4.3
The Directors
1999 · 6.1
Leute heute
1997 · 5.2
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
1996 · 8.4
Alisea and the Dream Prince
1996 · 6.3
The Fire Next Time
1993 · 6.1
Jewels
1992 · 6.1
DAS!
1991 · 4.7
Das Boot
1985 · 8.6