Wolfgang Petersen
Known for Directing · 24 credits
- Born
- 1941-03-14
- Died
- 2022-08-12
- Place of birth
- Emden, Germany
- Also known as
- Wolfgang Petersen · فولفغانغ بيترسن
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.
Known For
TV Shows (13)
DAS!
1991
as Self
NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
Bambi
1948
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Grimme Award
1964
as Self
HBO First Look
1992
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
as Self
The Directors
1999
as Self
Please Turn the Page
1977
as Self
Na sowas!
1982
as Self
Bio’s Bahnhof
1978
as Self
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
2006
as Self
Movies (11)
The NeverEnding Story
1984
as Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited)
Der Bernd
2012
as Self
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
2021
as Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
2013
as Self
Gottschalk meets Petersen
2005
as Himself
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung
1996
as Self
Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
1981
as Self
Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
2017
Starbuck Holger Meins
2002
as Self
Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat
2011
as Self
About Wolfgang Petersen
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 Bo… With 24 credits spanning from 1948 to 2023, Wolfgang Petersen has appeared in 11 films and 13 TV shows.
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Most Popular Wolfgang Petersen Movies
- The NeverEnding Story (1984) — as Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited)
- Der Bernd (2012) — as Self
- Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story (2021) — as Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director
- Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten (2013) — as Self
- Gottschalk meets Petersen (2005) — as Himself
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