Jürgen Prochnow
Biography
Born in Berlin and raised in Düsseldorf, Jürgen Prochnow is a German actor who broke through as the sympathetic U-boat commander called Der Alte in Das Boot (1981). His films include The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (1975), Dune (1984), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), A Dry White Season (1989), In the Mouth of Madness (1994), The English Patient (1996), Air Force One (1997), and The Da Vinci Code (2006). He played Commander Paul Gerald in Wing Commander (1999), was the main antagonist in Beerfest (2006), and acted alongside Sylvester Stallone in Judge Dredd (1995). On television he portrayed Sergei Bazhaev in the eighth season of 24 (2010). Prochnow dubbed Stallone's voice in the German versions of Rocky, Rocky II, F.I.S.T, and Paradise Alley, and later for Creed II. He won a 1985 Bavarian Film Award for Best Actor and is a Goldene Kamera and Bambi Award winner.
85years old
Turns 86 on June 10in 212 days
- Born Berlin
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Juergen Prochnow and Jurgen Prochnow
Movie Career
- Films
- 37
- Career span
- 48 years1975 to 2023
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Prochnow dubbed Sylvester Stallone's voice in the German versions of Rocky and Rocky II, and later took over the job again in 2018 with Creed II after Stallone's longtime voice actor Thomas Danneberg retired.
Jürgen Prochnow movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Das Boot1981 Adventure, Drama, Thrilleras Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock - Der Alte
IMDb rating 8.3291K votes
Most often with
Wolfgang Petersen directed two of these films, David Lynch two and Uwe Boll two. Dean Stockwell appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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David Warner's page
Max von Sydow's page
Clint Howard's page
Thomas Kretschmann's page
Wolfgang PetersenDirector, 2 films, 1981 to 1997
All films by Wolfgang Petersen
All films by David Lynch
All films by Uwe Boll
Also two films together12 more actors
- Ian McKellenThe Da Vinci Code (2006) and The Keep (1983)
- Paul GuilfoyleAir Force One (1997) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
- Joaquim de AlmeidaLa conjura de El Escorial (2008) and The Celestine Prophecy (2006)
- Andrew DivoffAir Force One (1997) and Interceptor (1992)
- Bruce PayneRipper: Letter from Hell (2001) and The Keep (1983)
- Wolf KahlerDamascus Cover (2017) and The Keep (1983)
- Leonardo CiminoThe Seventh Sign (1988) and Dune (1984)
- Will SandersonHeart of America (2003) and House of the Dead (2003)
- David PalffyHouse of the Dead (2003) and The Fourth War (1990)
- Elisabeth RosenHeart of America (2003) and House of the Dead (2003)
- Hassani ShapiDamascus Cover (2017) and Esther (1999)
- Franz BuchrieserKill Cruise (1990) and The Cop & the Girl (1985)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jürgen Prochnow's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.0 billion
21 of the 37 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 37 films: 21 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 12 figure not found.
- 21Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 12Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$760M38.8% of the total
- 2$315M16.1% of the total
- 3$300M15.3% of the total
- 4$232M11.9% of the total
- 5$113M5.8% of the total
- 6$85M4.3% of the total
- 7$32M1.6% of the total
- 8$19M1.0% of the total
$100 millionfrom the other 13 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Steiger Award | Won | ||
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