Wolf Kahler
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-04-03 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Kiel, Germany
Wolf Kahler
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.
Known For
Acting
(2024)
Whispers of Freedom
as Bruno Kabát
(2023)
The Great Escaper
as Heinrich
(2020)
Cognition
as Doctor Zoger
(2017)
Wonder Woman
as German Commander
(2017)
Damascus Cover
as Colonel Ludwig Streicher
(2012)
Cockneys vs Zombies
as Nazi Officer
(2011)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
as Doctor Hoffmanstahl
(2010)
Shanghai
as German Consul
(2008)
Haber
as Ludendorff
(2006)
The Somme: From Defeat to Victory
as General von Plessen
(2005)
The Girl in the Café
as Herr Gerhardt
(2005)
Einstein's Big Idea
as Horlein
(2004)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
as Commentator
(2001)
The Lost Battalion
as Major General (Generalmajor) Freidrich Wilhelm Von Sybel
(2000)
Britannic
as Submarine Captain
(2000)
(1999)
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
as Director of Ortogene
(1998)
Firelight
as Sussman
(1996)
Loch Ness
as Dr Muller
(1994)
Backbeat
as Bert Kaempfert
(1993)
The Remains of the Day
as German ambassador
(1993)
The Countess Alice
as Werner
(1992)
Shining Through
as Border Commandant
(1988)
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
as Kropp
(1987)
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
as Col. Krieger
(1987)
Make and Break
as Doctor
(1985)
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
as Gen. Sepp Dietrich
(1985)
A Zed & Two Noughts
as Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
(1985)
Unfair Exchanges
as German Interviewer
(1983)
The Keep
as S.S. Adjutant
(1983)
The Secret Adversary
as The German
(1983)
Ascendancy
as Muller
(1982)
Firefox
as KGB Chairman Andropov
(1982)
Remembrance
as Dutch Matelot
(1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Colonel Dietrich
(1981)
Priest of Love
as German Officer
(1980)
The Sea Wolves
as Trompeta
(1980)
Rough Cut
as De Gooyer
(1980)
At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength)
as Wolfgang Leonhard
(1979)
The Lady Vanishes
as Helmut
(1979)
The Riddle of the Sands
as Kaiser Wilhelm II
(1979)
The House on Garibaldi Street
as Real Estate Agent
(1978)
The Boys from Brazil
as Schwimmer
(1978)
Force 10 from Navarone
as German Soldier
(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