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Jürgen Prochnow

Jun 10, 1941 (83 years old) in Berlin, Germany

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.

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Known For

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NCIS: Los Angeles
Mattias Draeger
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A Case For Two
KHK Max Gerber
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Scene of the Crime
Dieter Brodschella
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The Da Vinci Code
André Vernet
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Dune
Duke Leto Atreides
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Air Force One
Alexander Radek
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Beverly Hills Cop II
Maxwell Dent
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Judge Dredd
Judge Griffin
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The English Patient
Major Muller
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Nachtschicht
Friedrich Otto Winterstein

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