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Wolf Kahler

Wolf Kahler

Acting1940Kiel, Germany

Biography

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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.

Acting History

2024
Whispers of Freedom
as Bruno Kabát
2023
2020
Cognition
as Doctor Zoger
2019
The Mallorca Files
TVas Hans Weber• 1 eps
2017
Damascus Cover
as Colonel Ludwig Streicher
Wonder Woman
as German Commander
2012
Cockneys vs Zombies
as Nazi Officer
2011
2010
Shanghai
as German Consul
2008
Haber
as Ludendorff
Inspector George Gently
TVas Gunter Schmeikel• 1 eps
2006
The Somme: From Defeat to Victory
as General von Plessen
2005
The Girl in the Café
as Herr Gerhardt
2004
2001
The Lost Battalion
as Major General (Generalmajor) Freidrich Wilhelm Von Sybel
Band of Brothers
TVas German General• 1 eps
2000
Britannic
as Submarine Captain
Perfect World
TVas Senior Group Head
1999
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
as Director of Ortogene
1998
Firelight
as Sussman
1996
Loch Ness
as Dr Muller
Kavanagh Q.C.
TVas Dieter Klausen• 1 eps
1994
Backbeat
as Bert Kaempfert
1993
The Remains of the Day
as German ambassador
Soldier Soldier
TVas Doctor Heller• 1 eps
1992
Shining Through
as Border Commandant
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
TVas German 2nd• 1 eps
1988
The Bourne Identity
TVas Gold Glasses• 1 eps
1987
1986
Casualty
TVas Alexander Chernov
1985
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
as Gen. Sepp Dietrich
A Zed & Two Noughts
as Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
Unfair Exchanges
as German Interviewer
1984
Sherlock Holmes
TVas King of Bohemia• 1 eps
Mistral's Daughter
TVas Major Schmidt
1983
Ascendancy
as Muller
The Keep
as S.S. Adjutant
1982
Firefox
as KGB Chairman Andropov
Remembrance
as Dutch Matelot
1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Colonel Dietrich
Priest of Love
as German Officer
1980
The Sea Wolves
as Trompeta
Rough Cut
as De Gooyer
1979
The Riddle of the Sands
as Kaiser Wilhelm II
The House on Garibaldi Street
as Real Estate Agent
1978
Force 10 from Navarone
as German Soldier
The Boys from Brazil
as Arno Schwimmer
The Sandbaggers
TVas Lincke
1977
March or Die
as First German
BBC2 Play of the Week
TVas SS Sgt. Major• 1 eps
1976
The Eagle Has Landed
as Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
as Ss Sergeant Major
1975
Barry Lyndon
as Prince of Tübingen

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/3/1940(85 years old)
Place of Birth
Kiel, Germany