Wolf Kahler

Biography

Wolf Kahler is a German born character actor who, thanks to his height (6'2") and blue eyes was often cast as a Nazi or unsympathetic German characters in his career. He has appeared in several successful franchises (Indiana Jones, The Dirty Dozen), both playing a Nazi officer named Dietrich, and most recently was cast as Dr. Hoffmanstahl in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.

86years old

Turns 87 on April 3in 171 days

Born April 3, 1940Kiel
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19

Movie Career

Films: 17
Career span: 46 years1977 to 2023

Genres

Drama59%, 10 films
Action41%, 7 films
Adventure35%, 6 films
War35%, 6 films
Crime18%, 3 films

First and latest

Wolf Kahler movies on Netflix

The Great Escaper2023IMDb rating 7.0as Heinrich
Damascus Cover2017IMDb rating 5.3as Colonel Ludwig Streicher
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows2011IMDb rating 7.4as Doctor Hoffmanstahl
Shanghai2010IMDb rating 6.3as German Consul
The Lost Battalion2001IMDb rating 7.0as Gen. von Sybel
Britannic2000IMDb rating 5.1as Submarine Captain
Firelight1997IMDb rating 7.2as Sussman
Loch Ness1996IMDb rating 5.6as Dr Muller
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission1987IMDb rating 5.2as Col. Krieger
A Zed & Two Noughts1985IMDb rating 7.2as Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
Florence Nightingale1985IMDb rating 7.2as Gunther
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission1985IMDb rating 5.1as Gen. Sepp Dietrich
The Keep1983IMDb rating 5.7as S.S. Adjutant
Raiders of the Lost Ark1981IMDb rating 8.4as Colonel Dietrich
Rough Cut1980IMDb rating 5.7as De Gooyer
The Sea Wolves1980IMDb rating 6.3as Trompeta
March or Die1977IMDb rating 6.3as First German

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Raiders of the Lost Ark1981 Action, Adventureas Colonel Dietrich
IMDb rating 8.41.1M votes
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows2011 Action, Adventure, Crimeas Doctor Hoffmanstahl
IMDb rating 7.4506K votes
A Zed & Two Noughts1985as Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
IMDb rating 7.28.2K votes
The Keep1983as S.S. Adjutant
IMDb rating 5.717K votes
Loch Ness1996as Dr Muller
IMDb rating 5.65.5K votes
The Sea Wolves1980as Trompeta
IMDb rating 6.36.1K votes
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission1985as Gen. Sepp Dietrich
IMDb rating 5.12.8K votes
The Great Escaper2023as Heinrich
IMDb rating 7.011K votes

Most often with

Andrew V. McLaglen directed two of these films. Joss Ackland 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.

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Joss Ackland

John Rhys-Davies

Ernest Borgnine

Ian Holm

David Niven

Jürgen Prochnow

Andrew V. McLaglenDirector, 2 films

Films together

Joss Ackland3 films together, 1980 to 1997
Joss Ackland's page
- Firelight1997IMDb rating 7.2Kahler as SussmanAckland as Lord Clare
- A Zed & Two Noughts1985IMDb rating 7.2Kahler as Felipe Arc-en-CielAckland as Van Hoyten
- Rough Cut1980IMDb rating 5.7Kahler as De GooyerAckland as Insp. Vanderveld
John Rhys-Davies2 films together, 1981 to 2000
John Rhys-Davies's page
- Britannic2000IMDb rating 5.1Kahler as Submarine CaptainRhys-Davies as Captain Barrett
- Raiders of the Lost Ark1981IMDb rating 8.4Kahler as Colonel DietrichRhys-Davies as Sallah
Ernest Borgnine2 films together, 1985 to 1987
Ernest Borgnine's page
- The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission1987IMDb rating 5.2Kahler as Col. KriegerBorgnine as Gen. Sam Worden
- The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission1985IMDb rating 5.1Kahler as Gen. Sepp DietrichBorgnine as Gen. Worden
Ian Holm2 films together, 1977 to 1996
Ian Holm's page
- Loch Ness1996IMDb rating 5.6Kahler as Dr MullerHolm as Water Bailiff
- March or Die1977IMDb rating 6.3Kahler as First GermanHolm as El Krim
David Niven2 films together, 1980
David Niven's page
- Rough Cut1980IMDb rating 5.7Kahler as De GooyerNiven as Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
- The Sea Wolves1980IMDb rating 6.3Kahler as TrompetaNiven as Colonel W. H. Grice
Jürgen Prochnow2 films together, 1983 to 2017
Jürgen Prochnow's page
- Damascus Cover2017IMDb rating 5.3Kahler as Colonel Ludwig StreicherProchnow as Franz Ludin
- The Keep1983IMDb rating 5.7Kahler as S.S. AdjutantProchnow as Woermann
Andrew V. McLaglenDirector, 2 films, 1980 to 1985
All films by Andrew V. McLaglen
- The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission1985IMDb rating 5.1Kahler as Gen. Sepp Dietrich
- The Sea Wolves1980IMDb rating 6.3Kahler as Trompeta
Also two films together2 more actors
- Bruce PayneBritannic (2000) and The Keep (1983)
- Timothy WestFlorence Nightingale (1985) and Rough Cut (1980)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Wolf Kahler's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$762 million

9 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.

9Worldwide figure
5Never in cinemas
3Figure not found

Top grosser

Raiders of the Lost Ark1981Colonel Dietrich$390 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Raiders of the Lost Ark1981as Colonel Dietrich
$390M51.2% of the total
2
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows2011as Doctor Hoffmanstahl
$335M43.9% of the total
3
Rough Cut1980as De Gooyer
$17M2.2% of the total
4
Shanghai2010as German Consul
$15M2.0% of the total
5
The Keep1983as S.S. Adjutant
$3.7M0.5% of the total
6
March or Die1977as First German
$1.0M0.1% of the total
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Firelight1997as Sussman
$785K0.1% of the total
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The Sea Wolves1980as Trompeta
$220K0.0% of the total