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Wolf Kahler

Acting

Born April 3, 1940 · Kiel, Germany

Biography

Wolf Kahler (born April 3, 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.

Filmography44 titles

Band of Brothers

2001as German General

The Sandbaggers

1978as Lincke

Sherlock Holmes

1984as King of Bohemia

Barry Lyndon

1975as Prince of Tübingen

Inspector George Gently

2007as Gunter Schmeikel

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981as Colonel Dietrich

The Remains of the Day

1993as German ambassador

Kavanagh QC

1995as Dieter Klausen

Wonder Woman

2017as German Commander

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

2011as Doctor Hoffmanstahl

A Zed & Two Noughts

1985as Felipe Arc-en-Ciel

The Secret Adversary

1983as The German

The Lost Battalion

2001as Major General (Generalmajor) Freidrich Wilhelm Von Sybel

Britannic

2000as Submarine Captain

Soldier Soldier

1991as Doctor Heller

Cognition

2020as Doctor Zoger

Firelight

1997as Sussman

The Boys from Brazil

1978as Arno Schwimmer

The Great Escaper

2023as Heinrich

The Mallorca Files

2019as Hans Weber

The Eagle Has Landed

1976as Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)

Shining Through

1992as Border Commandant

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

1992as German 2nd

The House on Garibaldi Street

1979as Real Estate Agent

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

2004as Commentator

Casualty

1986as Alexander Chernov

Force 10 from Navarone

1978as German Soldier

Shanghai

2010as German Consul

Backbeat

1994as Bert Kaempfert

Firefox

1982as KGB Chairman Andropov

The Riddle of the Sands

1979as Kaiser Wilhelm II

Mistral's Daughter

1984as Major Schmidt

The Sea Wolves

1980as Trompeta

The Lady Vanishes

1979as Helmut

Rough Cut

1980as De Gooyer

March or Die

1977as First German

Cockneys vs Zombies

2012as Nazi Officer

Loch Ness

1996as Dr Muller

Damascus Cover

2017as Colonel Ludwig Streicher

The Keep

1983as S.S. Adjutant

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission

1987as Col. Krieger

Priest of Love

1981as German Officer

Ascendancy

1983as Muller

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

1988as Kropp