Jürgen Prochnow

Jürgen Prochnow Movies and TV Shows

Jürgen Prochnow is a German actor. His most well-known roles internationally have been as the sympathetic submarine captain in Das Boot (1981), Duke Leto Atreides I in Dune (1984), the minor, but important role of Kazakh dictator General Ivan Radek in Air Force One and the antagonist Maxwell Dent in Beverly Hills Cop II. Prochnow was born in Berlin and brought up in Düsseldorf, the son of an engineer. He has an elder brother, Dieter. He studied acting at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen. Thanks to his on-screen intensity and his fluency in English, he has become one of the most successful German actors in Hollywood. He portrayed Arnold Schwarzenegger in a film about the actor's political career in California, entitled See Arnold Run; coincidentally, Prochnow was one of the actors considered for the title role in The Terminator. He also appears as the main antagonist in the Broken Lizard film Beerfest, which contains a submarine scene that references his role in Das Boot. He also played a supporting character in the Wing Commander film, Cmdr. Paul Gerald. In addition, he dubbed Sylvester Stallone's voice in the German version of Rocky and Rocky II. He was facially scarred following a stunt accident during the filming of Dune. One scene called for Prochnow (as Duke Leto) to be strapped to a black stretcher and drugged. During one take, a high-powered bulb positioned above Prochnow exploded due to heat, raining down molten glass. Remarkably, the actor was able to free himself from the stretcher, moments before glass fused itself to the place he had been strapped. During the filming of the dream sequence, he had a special apparatus attached to his face so that green smoke (simulating poison gas) would emerge from his cheek when the Baron (Kenneth McMillan) scratched it. Although thoroughly tested, the smoke gave Prochnow first and second-degree burns on his cheek. This sequence appears on film in the released version. In 1996, he was a member of the jury at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival. Prochnow was married in the 1970s, and had a daughter Johanna, who died in 1987. He married Isabel Goslar in 1982, with whom he has two children: a daughter Mona, and son Roman. They divorced in 1997. He currently divides his time between Los Angeles and Munich. He was involved with Birgit Stein, a German screenwriter and actress. He received American citizenship in 2003.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 6/10/1941 (82 years old)
  • Place of birth: Berlin, Germany
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
A Hidden Life
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 71%
role:
Major Schlegel
2019

Drama

History

War & Politics

7.4
71%
Damascus Cover
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 57%
role:
Franz Ludin
2017

Mystery

Thriller

5.3
57%
The Final Journey
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 73%
role:
Eduard
Not available
2017

Drama

6.9
73%
Not available
The Dark Side of the Moon
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 56%
role:
Pius Ott
Not available
2016

Thriller

6.2
56%
Not available
Remember
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 74%
role:
Rudy Kurlander #4
2015

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

7.5
74%
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2015

Action

Crime

Thriller

5.7
58%
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 74%
role:
Woodsman
Not available
2014

Crime

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

7.6
74%
Not available
Company of Heroes
IMDB 5.1
TMDB 53%
role:
Luca Gruenewald
2013

Drama

War & Politics

5.1
53%
Sinners and Saints
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 57%
role:
Mr. Rhykin
2010

Action

Crime

Thriller

6.1
57%
Spear of Destiny
IMDB 4.5
TMDB 56%
role:
Baron Von Haan
2010

Adventure

TV Movie

4.5
56%
2008

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

3.6
41%
La conjura de El Escorial
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 60%
role:
Espinosa
Not available
2008

History

5.3
60%
Not available
Primeval
IMDB 4.8
TMDB 60%
role:
Jacob Krieg
2007

Adventure

Horror

4.8
60%
Beerfest
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 60%
role:
Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen
2006

Comedy

6.2
60%
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The Da Vinci Code
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 67%
role:
André Vernet
2006

Mystery

Thriller

6.6
67%
2003

Action

Horror

Thriller

2.1
32%
Wing Commander
IMDB 4.3
TMDB 48%
role:
Cdr. Paul Gerald
1999

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.3
48%
The Replacement Killers
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 62%
role:
Michael Kogan
1998

Action

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.1
62%
Air Force One
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 65%
role:
General Ivan Radek
1997

Action

Thriller

6.5
65%
The English Patient
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 72%
role:
Major Muller
1996

Drama

Romance

War & Politics

7.4
72%
Judge Dredd
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 58%
role:
Judge Griffin
1995

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.6
58%
1995

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

7.1
72%
Body of Evidence
IMDB 4.6
TMDB 48%
role:
Dr. Alan Paley
1993

Drama

Romance

Thriller

4.6
48%
1992

Drama

Mystery

7.3
73%
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Robin Hood
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 58%
role:
Sir Miles Folcanet
1991

Adventure

5.7
58%
A Dry White Season
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 67%
role:
Captain Stolz
1989

Drama

Mystery

7.0
67%
The Seventh Sign
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 61%
role:
David Bannon
1988

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.8
61%
Beverly Hills Cop II
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 64%
role:
Maxwell Dent
1987

Action

Comedy

Crime

6.5
64%
Das Boot
IMDB 8.8
TMDB 83%
role:
Kommandant („Der Alte“)
Not available
1987

Drama

War & Politics

8.8
83%
Not available
Dune
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 62%
role:
Duke Leto Atreides
1984

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
62%
The Keep
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 57%
role:
Captain Klaus Woermann
1983

Horror

5.7
57%
1975

Crime

Drama

7.3
70%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Jürgen Prochnow are, for example, A Hidden Life, Damascus Cover and Remember.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Google Play.
The best Anystream ratings are Remember (7.5), Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (7.3) and The English Patient (7.3).
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