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Jürgen Prochnow

1941 - Today

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Jürgen Prochnow (German pronunciation: [ˈjʏʁɡn̩ ˈpʁɔxnoː] ; born 10 June 1941) is a German actor. His international breakthrough was his portrayal of the good-hearted and sympathetic U-boat Commander "Der Alte" ("Old Man") in the 1981 war film Das Boot. He is also known for his roles in The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (1975), Dune (1984), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), A Dry White Season (1989), Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), In the Mouth of Madness (1994), The English Patient (1996), Air Force One (1997), The Da Vinci Code (2006), and for playing Sergei Bazhaev on the eighth season of 24 (2010). He is a Goldene Kamera, Bavarian Film Awards, and Bambi Award winner. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jürgen Prochnow is the 530th most popular actor (down from 511th in 2019), the 800th most popular biography from Germany and the 6th most popular German Actor.

Jürgen Prochnow is most famous for his role as Captain Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock in the film Das Boot.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jürgen Prochnow ranks 530 out of 13,578. Before him are Youn Yuh-jung, Bruno Cremer, Marla Maples, John Cassavetes, Marie Laforêt, and Geena Davis. After him are Gloria Swanson, Gena Rowlands, Françoise Dorléac, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Bill Nighy, and Mahershala Ali.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Jürgen Prochnow ranks 67. Before him are Milan Kučan, Paul Anka, Nona Gaprindashvili, Ritchie Valens, Jordi Savall, and Michael Howard. After him are Karl Barry Sharpless, Ivica Osim, Pete Best, Jacques Perrin, Igor Smirnov, and Martin Evans.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Jürgen Prochnow ranks 800 out of 7,253. Before him are Johann Joachim Quantz (1697), Otto Ohlendorf (1907), Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1828), Peter Parler (1330), Albert Göring (1895), and Andreas Baader (1943). After him are Johann Joachim Becher (1635), Georg Ernst Stahl (1659), Wilhelm Cuno (1876), Princess Louise of Prussia (1838), David Strauss (1808), and Richard von Krafft-Ebing (1840).

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Among ACTORS In Germany

Among actors born in Germany, Jürgen Prochnow ranks 6. Before him are Marlene Dietrich (1901), Bruce Willis (1955), Simone Signoret (1921), Curd Jürgens (1915), and Magda Schneider (1909). After him are Emmy Göring (1893), Hardy Krüger (1928), Udo Kier (1944), Nastassja Kinski (1961), Luise Rainer (1910), and Karlheinz Böhm (1928).

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