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Apr 3, 1940 (84)
Kiel, Germany
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Wolf Kahler
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Whispers of Freedom | Bruno Kabát |
| 2023 | The Great Escaper | Heinrich |
| 2020 | Cognition | Doctor Zoger |
| 2019 | The Mallorca Files | Hans Weber |
| 2017 | Wonder Woman | German Commander |
| 2017 | Damascus Cover | Colonel Ludwig Streicher |
| 2012 | Cockneys vs Zombies | Nazi Officer |
| 2011 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | Doctor Hoffmanstahl |
| 2010 | Shanghai | German Consul |
| 2008 | Haber | Ludendorff |
| 2006 | The Somme: From Defeat to Victory | General von Plessen |
| 2005 | The Girl in the Café | Herr Gerhardt |
| 2005 | Einstein's Big Idea | Horlein |
| 2004 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Commentator |
| 2001 | The Lost Battalion | Major General (Generalmajor) Freidrich Wilhelm Von Sybel |
| 2000 | Britannic | Submarine Captain |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades | German 2nd |
| 1999 | Doomwatch: Winter Angel | Director of Ortogene |
| 1998 | Firelight | Sussman |
| 1996 | Loch Ness | Dr Muller |
| 1995 | Kavanagh Q.C. | Dieter Klausen |
| 1994 | Backbeat | Bert Kaempfert |
| 1993 | The Remains of the Day | German ambassador |
| 1993 | The Countess Alice | Werner |
| 1992 | Shining Through | Border Commandant |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | German 2nd |
| 1991 | Soldier Soldier | Doctor Heller |
| 1988 | The Bourne Identity | Gold Glasses |
| 1988 | The Man Who Lived at the Ritz | Kropp |
| 1987 | The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission | Col. Krieger |
| 1987 | Make and Break | Doctor |
| 1986 | Casualty | Alexander Chernov |
| 1985 | A Zed & Two Noughts | Felipe Arc-en-Ciel |
| 1985 | The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission | Gen. Sepp Dietrich |
| 1985 | Unfair Exchanges | German Interviewer |
| 1984 | Sherlock Holmes | King of Bohemia |
| 1984 | Mistral's Daughter | Major Schmidt |
| 1983 | The Keep | S.S. Adjutant |
| 1983 | The Secret Adversary | The German |
| 1983 | Ascendancy | Muller |
| 1982 | Firefox | KGB Chairman Andropov |
| 1982 | Remembrance | Dutch Matelot |
| 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Colonel Dietrich |
| 1981 | Priest of Love | German Officer |
| 1980 | The Sea Wolves | Trompeta |
| 1980 | Rough Cut | De Gooyer |
| 1980 | At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength) | Wolfgang Leonhard |
| 1979 | The Lady Vanishes | Helmut |
| 1979 | The Riddle of the Sands | Kaiser Wilhelm II |
| 1979 | The House on Garibaldi Street | Real Estate Agent |
| 1978 | The Boys from Brazil | Schwimmer |
| 1978 | Force 10 from Navarone | German Soldier |
| 1977 | March or Die | First German |
| 1976 | The Eagle Has Landed | Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited) |
| 1976 | Arnhem: The Story of an Escape | Ss Sergeant Major |
| 1975 | Barry Lyndon | Prince of Tübingen |