Wolf Kahler

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1940-04-03

Place of Birth

Kiel, Germany

Wolf Kahler

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wolf Kahler (3 April 1940) is a German actor born in Kiel. Since 1975, he has appeared in many English language US and UK television and film productions. An early role for him was Kaiser Wilhelm II in Michael York's adventure film The Riddle of the Sands. One of his most well-known roles was that of Dietrich in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Kahler's voice also appears in video games including as Kaiser Vlad in Battalion Wars. Kahler played the Prince of Tübingen in Stanley Kubrick's 1975 film, Barry Lyndon In 2001 he portrayed aWehrmacht General in the World War II TV miniseries, Band of Brothers. Kahler played the German Ambassador in the long-running "Ambassador's Reception" TV advertisement for Ferrero Rocher chocolate, uttering the line "Excellente!". He also appears as a famous Germanic architect in US television advertisements for the Kohler Company. In 2011 Kahler appeared as Dr. Hoffmanstahl in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.

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Acting History

2024
Whispers of Freedom as Bruno Kabát
2023
The Great Escaper as Heinrich
2020
Cognition as Doctor Zoger
2019
The Mallorca Files as Hans Weber
2017
Damascus Cover as Colonel Ludwig Streicher
2017
Wonder Woman as German Commander
2012
Cockneys vs Zombies as Nazi Officer
2011
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows as Doctor Hoffmanstahl
2010
Shanghai as German Consul
2008
Haber as Ludendorff
2008
Inspector George Gently as Gunter Schmeikel
2006
The Somme: From Defeat to Victory as General von Plessen
2005
Einstein's Big Idea as Horlein
2005
The Girl in the Café as Herr Gerhardt
2004
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason as Commentator
2001
The Lost Battalion as Major General (Generalmajor) Freidrich Wilhelm Von Sybel
2001
Band of Brothers as German General
2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades as German 2nd
2000
Britannic as Submarine Captain
1999
Doomwatch: Winter Angel as Director of Ortogene
1998
Firelight as Sussman
1996
Loch Ness as Dr Muller
1995
Kavanagh Q.C. as Dieter Klausen
1994
Backbeat as Bert Kaempfert
1993
The Remains of the Day as German ambassador
1993
The Countess Alice as Werner
1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as German 2nd
1992
Shining Through as Border Commandant
1991
Soldier Soldier as Doctor Heller
1988
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz as Kropp
1988
The Bourne Identity as Gold Glasses
1987
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission as Col. Krieger
1987
Make and Break as Doctor
1986
Casualty as Alexander Chernov
1985
Mussolini: The Untold Story as Skorzeny
1985
A Zed & Two Noughts as Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
1985
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission as Gen. Sepp Dietrich
1985
Unfair Exchanges as German Interviewer
1984
Mistral's Daughter as Major Schmidt
1984
Sherlock Holmes as King of Bohemia
1983
The Keep as S.S. Adjutant
1983
The Secret Adversary as The German
1983
Ascendancy as Muller
1982
Remembrance as Dutch Matelot
1982
Firefox as KGB Chairman Andropov
1981
Priest of Love as German Officer
1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark as Colonel Dietrich
1980
The Sea Wolves as Trompeta
1980
Rough Cut as De Gooyer
1980
At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength) as Wolfgang Leonhard
1979
The Riddle of the Sands as Kaiser Wilhelm II
1979
The House on Garibaldi Street as Real Estate Agent
1979
The Lady Vanishes as Helmut
1978
The Boys from Brazil as Arno Schwimmer
1978
Hess
1978
Force 10 from Navarone as German Soldier
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week as SS Sgt. Major
1977
March or Die as First German
1976
The Eagle Has Landed as Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)
1976
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape as Ss Sergeant Major
1975
Barry Lyndon as Prince of Tübingen