Jürgen Prochnow
Vendi: Germany
Gjinia: M
Ditëlindje: 1941-06-10
Biografi
Jürgen Prochnow is a German actor. His most well-known roles internationally have been as the sympathetic submarine captain in Das Boot (1981), Duke Leto Atreides I in Dune (1984), the minor, but important role of Kazakh dictator General Ivan Radek in Air Force One and the antagonist Maxwell Dent in Beverly Hills Cop II.
Prochnow was born in Berlin and brought up in Düsseldorf, the son of an engineer. He has an elder brother, Dieter. He studied acting at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen. Thanks to his on-screen intensity and his fluency in English, he has become one of the most successful German actors in Hollywood. He portrayed Arnold Schwarzenegger in a film about the actor's political career in California, entitled See Arnold Run; coincidentally, Prochnow was one of the actors considered for the title role in The Terminator. He also appears as the main antagonist in the Broken Lizard film Beerfest, which contains a submarine scene that references his role in Das Boot. He also played a supporting character in the Wing Commander film, Cmdr. Paul Gerald. In addition, he dubbed Sylvester Stallone's voice in the German version of Rocky and Rocky II.
He was facially scarred following a stunt accident during the filming of Dune. One scene called for Prochnow (as Duke Leto) to be strapped to a black stretcher and drugged. During one take, a high-powered bulb positioned above Prochnow exploded due to heat, raining down molten glass. Remarkably, the actor was able to free himself from the stretcher, moments before glass fused itself to the place he had been strapped. During the filming of the dream sequence, he had a special apparatus attached to his face so that green smoke (simulating poison gas) would emerge from his cheek when the Baron (Kenneth McMillan) scratched it. Although thoroughly tested, the smoke gave Prochnow first and second-degree burns on his cheek. This sequence appears on film in the released version.
In 1996, he was a member of the jury at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival.
Prochnow was married in the 1970s, and had a daughter Johanna, who died in 1987. He married Isabel Goslar in 1982, with whom he has two children: a daughter Mona, and son Roman. They divorced in 1997. He currently divides his time between Los Angeles and Munich. He was involved with Birgit Stein, a German screenwriter and actress. He received American citizenship in 2003.
Aktor:
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1. The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972), Film...Mann Am Stammtisch / Man at the Meeting Table
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2. Tenderness of the Wolves (1973), Film...Hehler
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...Franz Blum
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...Ludwig Götten
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5. The Consequence (1977), Film...Martin Kurath
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6. Anija (1981), Film...Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock - Der Alte
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7. The Keep (1983), Film...Captain Klaus Woermann
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8. Dune (1984), Film...Duke Leto Atreides
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9. Forbidden (1984), Film...Fritz Friedländer
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10. Bulle und das Madchen, Der (1985), Film...The Cop
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11. Das Boot (1985), seriale
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12. Një polic në Beverly Hills 2 (1987), Film...Maxwell Dent
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13. Terminus (1987), Film...Sir / Doctor / Yellow Truck's Driver
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14. The Seventh Sign (1988), Film...David Bannon
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15. A Dry White Season (1989), Film...Captain Stolz
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16. Kill Cruise (1990), Film...The Skipper
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17. The Fourth War (1990), Film...Col. Valachev
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18. The Man Inside (1990), Film...Gunter Wallraff
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19. Robin Hood (1991), Film...Sir Miles Folcanet
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...Woodsman
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21. Body Of Evidence (1992), Film...Doctor Alan Paley
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22. Jewels (1992), Film...Joachim von Mannheim
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23. Hurricane Smith (1992), Film...Charlie Dowd
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24. Jewels (1992), seriale
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25. The Last Border (1993), Film...Duke
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26. In the Mouth of Madness (1994), Film...Sutter Cane
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27. Red Eagle (1994), Film...Marteau
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28. Dredd - Ligji jam unë (1995), Film...Judge Griffin
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29. La captive (1995), Film...Guenther
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30. Pacienti anglez (1996), Film...Major Muller
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31. Alisea and the Dream Prince (1996), Film...Kurdok
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32. Genetic Code (1996), Film...Dr. Carl Wessinger
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33. Na opasnoj zemlji (1996), Film...Carl Morgan
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34. Avioni presidencial (1997), Film...General Alexander Radek
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35. The Replacement Killers (1998), Film...Michael Kogan
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36. From China with Love (1998), Film...Paul Konen
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37. Plavi majmun (1999), Film...Jan Vleuten
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38. The Fall (1999), Film...József Kovács
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39. Heaven's Fire (1999), Film...Quentin Darby
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40. Wing Commander (1999), Film...Cdr. Paul Gerald
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41. Esther (1999), Film
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42. The Last Stop (2000), Film...Fritz
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43. Padre Pio: Miracle Man (2000), Film...Visitatore / The Inquisitor
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44. Gunblast Vodka (2000), Film...Sacha Roublev
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45. Poison (2000), Film...Carl Krieger
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46. Padre Pio: Miracle Man (2000), seriale
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47. Last Run (2001), Film...Andrus Bukarin
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48. Emri në kod: Elita (2001), Film...Avi
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49. Ripper (2001), Film...Detective Kelso
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50. Davon stirbt man nicht (2002), Film...Everett Burns
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51. The Poet (2003), Film...Vashon
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52. Baltic Storm (2003), Film...Erik Westermark
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53. House of the Dead (2003), Film...Kirk
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55. See Arnold Run (2005), Film...Arnold Schwarzenegger
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56. Festa e birrës (2006), Film...Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen
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57. Kodi i Da Vinçit (2006), Film...Andre Vernet
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58. The Celestine Prophecy (2006), Film...Jensen
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59. Chain Reaction (2006), Film...Police Officer
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60. Nje grabitqar i lashte (2007), Film...Jacob Krieg
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61. The Conspiracy (2008), Film...Espinosa
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62. Merlin and the War of the Dragons (2008), Film...The Mage
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63. Gjurmimi për shtizën e shenjtë (2010), Film...Von Hahn
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64. Shenjtorë dhe mëkatare (2010), Film...Mr. Rhykin
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65. Njësia e heronjve (2013), Film...Luca Gruenewald
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66. Die Kinder meiner Tochter (2013), Film...Ernst Blessing
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67. Ohne Gnade (2013), Film...Helmutchen
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68. Elstree 1976 (2015), Film...Judge Griffin
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69. The Dark Side of the Moon (2015), Film...Pius Ott
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70. Dengler (2015), seriale...Dr. Schweikert
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71. Half Brothers (2016), Film...Herr Ryser
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72. The Final Journey (2017), Film...Eduard Leander
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73. Kundschafter des Friedens 2 (2017), Film...Kern
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74. Misioni i Damaskut (2017), Film...Franz Ludin
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75. Dengler - Die schützende Hand (2017), Film...Dr. Schweikert
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76. Opa hat die Schnauze voll (2020), Film...Wilhelm
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...Self - Actor (archive footage)
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78. The Last Rifleman (2023), Film...Friedrich Mueller