Portrait of Wolf Kahler

Wolf Kahler

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: April 3, 1940

Place of Birth: Kiel, Germany

Filmography

2024
Whispers of Freedom

as Bruno Kabát

2023
2020
Cognition

as Doctor Zoger

2019
The Mallorca Files

as Hans Weber

2017
Damascus Cover

as Colonel Ludwig Streicher

2017
Wonder Woman

as German Commander

2012
Cockneys vs Zombies

as Nazi Officer

2011
2010
Shanghai

as German Consul

2008
Haber

as Ludendorff

2008
Inspector George Gently

as Gunter Schmeikel

2006
The Somme: From Defeat to Victory

as General von Plessen

2005
2005
The Girl in the Café

as Herr Gerhardt

2001
The Lost Battalion

as Major General (Generalmajor) Freidrich Wilhelm Von Sybel

2001
Band of Brothers

as German General

2000
Britannic

as Submarine Captain

1999
Doomwatch: Winter Angel

as Director of Ortogene

1998
Firelight

as Sussman

1996
Loch Ness

as Dr Muller

1995
Kavanagh Q.C.

as Dieter Klausen

1994
Backbeat

as Bert Kaempfert

1993
The Remains of the Day

as German ambassador

1993
1992
Shining Through

as Border Commandant

1991
Soldier Soldier

as Doctor Heller

1988
The Bourne Identity

as Gold Glasses

1987
1986
Casualty

as Alexander Chernov

1985
A Zed & Two Noughts

as Felipe Arc-en-Ciel

1985
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

as Gen. Sepp Dietrich

1985
Unfair Exchanges

as German Interviewer

1984
Mistral's Daughter

as Major Schmidt

1984
Sherlock Holmes

as King of Bohemia

1983
The Keep

as S.S. Adjutant

1983
1983
Ascendancy

as Muller

1982
Remembrance

as Dutch Matelot

1982
Firefox

as KGB Chairman Andropov

1981
Priest of Love

as German Officer

1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark

as Colonel Dietrich

1980
The Sea Wolves

as Trompeta

1980
Rough Cut

as De Gooyer

1979
The Riddle of the Sands

as Kaiser Wilhelm II

1979
The House on Garibaldi Street

as Real Estate Agent

1979
1978
The Boys from Brazil

as Arno Schwimmer

1978
Force 10 from Navarone

as German Soldier

1977
BBC2 Play of the Week

as SS Sgt. Major

1977
March or Die

as First German

1976
The Eagle Has Landed

as Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)

1976
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape

as Ss Sergeant Major

1975
Barry Lyndon

as Prince of Tübingen