Wolfgang Petersen
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-03-14
Day of Death
2022-08-12 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Emden, Germany
Wolfgang Petersen
Biography
Wolfgang Petersen was a German-born screenwriter, producer and film director who spent most of his career in the United States. In the 1960s he began working directing plays at the Ernst Deutsch Theater in Hamburg. After becoming interested in theater in Berlin and Hamburg, Petersen attended the Berlin Film and Television Academy (1966-70). His first productions were for German state television, and it was during his work on the popular crime series Crime Scene that he met actor Jürgen Prochnow, who would later appear in his iconic film Das Boot (1981). His other films include The NeverEnding Story (1984), cult film Enemy Mine (1985), Shattered (1991), In the Line of Fire (1993), Outbreak (1995), Air Force One (1997), The Perfect Storm (2000), Troy (2004), Poseidon (2006) and Four Against the Bank (2016), his latest film.
Acting
(2023)
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
as Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director
(2014)
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(2013)
(2012)
Der Bernd
as Self
(2011)
(2005)
Gottschalk meets Petersen
as Himself
(2002)
Starbuck Holger Meins
as Self
(1996)
(1984)
The NeverEnding Story
as Man who drops Milk (uncredited)
(1981)
Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
as Self
Crew
(2016)
Four Against the Bank
Director
(2006)
Poseidon
Director, Producer
(2004)
Troy
Director, Producer
(2003)
The Agency
Executive Producer
(2000)
The Perfect Storm
Director, Producer
(1999)
Instinct
Executive Producer
(1999)
Bicentennial Man
Producer
(1997)
Air Force One
Director, Producer
(1997)
Red Corner
Executive Producer
(1995)
Outbreak
Director, Producer
(1993)
In the Line of Fire
Director, Executive Producer
(1991)
Shattered
Director, Screenplay, Producer
(1985)
Enemy Mine
Director
(1984)
The NeverEnding Story
Director, Screenplay
(1981)
Das Boot
Director, Screenplay
(1978)
(1977)
The Consequence
Director, Screenplay
(1977)
Planübung
Director, Writer
(1976)
Hans in Luck
Director
(1976)
Four Against the Bank
Director
(1975)
Die Stadt im Tal
Director
(1975)
Stellenweise Glatteis
Director
(1974)
One or the Other of Us
Director
(1974)
Pinned to the Ground
Director
(1973)
Smog
Director, Author
(1973)
Van der Valk and the Rich
Director
(1971)
I Will Kill You, Wolf
Director, Writer
(1969)
Ich Nicht
Director, Writer
(1967)
Der Eine - der Andere
Director, Writer
(1967)
The Foundling
Assistant Director
(1967)
The Cuckoo Years
Assistant Director
(1965)
Stadt auf Stelzen
Director