Wolf Kahler

Wolf Kahler

Wolf Kahler (born April 3, 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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2024

Whispers of Freedom
Whispers of Freedom
as Bruno Kabát
Movie - Released: 11/1/2024

2023

The Great Escaper
The Great Escaper
as Heinrich
Movie - Released: 10/6/2023

2020

Cognition
Cognition
as Doctor Zoger
Movie - Released: 10/9/2020

2019

The Mallorca Files
The Mallorca Files
as Hans Weber
TV - Released: 11/25/2019

2017

Damascus Cover
Damascus Cover
as Colonel Ludwig Streicher
Movie - Released: 10/23/2017
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
as German Commander
Movie - Released: 5/30/2017

2012

Cockneys vs Zombies
Cockneys vs Zombies
as Nazi Officer
Movie - Released: 8/31/2012

2011

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
as Doctor Hoffmanstahl
Movie - Released: 11/22/2011

2010

Shanghai
Shanghai
as German Consul
Movie - Released: 6/10/2010

2008

Haber
Haber
as Ludendorff
Movie - Released: 8/5/2008
Inspector George Gently
Inspector George Gently
as Gunter Schmeikel
TV - Released: 4/8/2008

2006

The Somme: From Defeat to Victory
The Somme: From Defeat to Victory
as General von Plessen
Movie - Released: 7/2/2006

2005

The Girl in the Café
The Girl in the Café
as Herr Gerhardt
Movie - Released: 6/25/2005
Einstein's Big Idea
Einstein's Big Idea
as Horlein
Movie - Released: 10/11/2005

2004

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
as Commentator
Movie - Released: 11/10/2004

2001

The Lost Battalion
The Lost Battalion
as Major General (Generalmajor) Freidrich Wilhelm Von Sybel
Movie - Released: 12/2/2001
Band of Brothers
Band of Brothers
as German General
TV - Released: 9/9/2001

2000

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
as German 2nd
Movie - Released: 7/13/2000
Britannic
Britannic
as Submarine Captain
Movie - Released: 1/10/2000
Perfect World
Perfect World
as Senior Group Head
TV - Released: 2/25/2000

1999

Doomwatch: Winter Angel
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
as Director of Ortogene
Movie - Released: 12/7/1999

1998

Firelight
Firelight
as Sussman
Movie - Released: 5/27/1998

1996

Loch Ness
Loch Ness
as Dr Muller
Movie - Released: 8/23/1996

1995

Kavanagh Q.C.
Kavanagh Q.C.
as Dieter Klausen
TV - Released: 1/3/1995

1994

Backbeat
Backbeat
as Bert Kaempfert
Movie - Released: 4/1/1994

1993

The Countess Alice
The Countess Alice
as Werner
Movie - Released: 1/24/1993
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day
as German ambassador
Movie - Released: 11/5/1993

1992

Shining Through
Shining Through
as Border Commandant
Movie - Released: 1/31/1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as German 2nd
TV - Released: 3/4/1992

1991

Soldier Soldier
Soldier Soldier
as Doctor Heller
TV - Released: 6/10/1991

1988

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
as Kropp
Movie - Released: 11/28/1988
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Identity
as Gold Glasses
TV - Released: 5/8/1988
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance
as Anton Burger
TV - Released: 11/13/1988

1987

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
as Col. Krieger
Movie - Released: 3/1/1987
Make and Break
Make and Break
as Doctor
Movie - Released: 1/2/1987

1986

Casualty
Casualty
as Alexander Chernov
TV - Released: 9/6/1986

1985

Unfair Exchanges
Unfair Exchanges
as German Interviewer
Movie - Released: 1/20/1985
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
as Gen. Sepp Dietrich
Movie - Released: 2/4/1985
A Zed & Two Noughts
A Zed & Two Noughts
as Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
Movie - Released: 10/4/1985
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
as Gunther
Movie - Released: 4/7/1985
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Mussolini: The Untold Story
as Skorzeny
TV - Released: 11/24/1985
Screen Two
Screen Two
as German Interviewer
TV - Released: 1/6/1985

1984

Mistral's Daughter
Mistral's Daughter
as Major Schmidt
TV - Released: 9/24/1984
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
as King of Bohemia
TV - Released: 4/24/1984
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as King of Bohemia
TV - Released: 4/24/1984
TV
The Odd Job Man
as Tauber
TV - Released: 2/11/1984

1983

The Keep
The Keep
as S.S. Adjutant
Movie - Released: 12/16/1983
Ascendancy
Ascendancy
as Muller
Movie - Released: 1/1/1983
The Secret Adversary
The Secret Adversary
as The German
Movie - Released: 10/9/1983

1982

Firefox
Firefox
as KGB Chairman Andropov
Movie - Released: 6/18/1982
Remembrance
Remembrance
as Dutch Matelot
Movie - Released: 10/1/1982

1981

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Colonel Dietrich
Movie - Released: 6/12/1981
Priest of Love
Priest of Love
as German Officer
Movie - Released: 10/11/1981

1980

At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength)
At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength)
as Wolfgang Leonhard
Movie - Released: 1/1/1980
The Sea Wolves
The Sea Wolves
as Trompeta
Movie - Released: 7/3/1980
Rough Cut
Rough Cut
as De Gooyer
Movie - Released: 6/19/1980

1979

The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes
as Helmut
Movie - Released: 4/30/1979
The Riddle of the Sands
The Riddle of the Sands
as Kaiser Wilhelm II
Movie - Released: 10/2/1979
The House on Garibaldi Street
The House on Garibaldi Street
as Real Estate Agent
Movie - Released: 5/28/1979

1978

The Boys from Brazil
The Boys from Brazil
as Arno Schwimmer
Movie - Released: 10/5/1978
Force 10 from Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone
as German Soldier
Movie - Released: 8/16/1978
Movie
Hess
Movie - Released: 9/30/1978
The Sandbaggers
The Sandbaggers
as Lincke
TV - Released: 9/18/1978

1977

March or Die
March or Die
as First German
Movie - Released: 9/8/1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week
as SS Sgt. Major
TV - Released: 9/21/1977

1976

The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed
as Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/24/1976
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
as Ss Sergeant Major
Movie - Released: 11/17/1976

1975

Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
as Prince of Tübingen
Movie - Released: 12/18/1975