Wolf Kahler
Known for Acting · 65 credits
- Born
- 1940-04-03 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (16)
Casualty
1986
as Alexander Chernov
Band of Brothers
2001
as German General
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as King of Bohemia
Screen Two
1985
as German Interviewer
Soldier Soldier
1991
as Doctor Heller
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
as German 2nd
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as SS Sgt. Major
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Dieter Klausen
Inspector George Gently
2008
as Gunter Schmeikel
War and Remembrance
1988
as Anton Burger
The Mallorca Files
2019
as Hans Weber
The Bourne Identity
1988
as Gold Glasses
The Sandbaggers
1978
as Lincke
Mistral's Daughter
1984
as Major Schmidt
Mussolini: The Untold Story
1985
as Skorzeny
Perfect World
2000
as Senior Group Head
Movies (49)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
as Colonel Dietrich
Wonder Woman
2017
as German Commander
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011
as Doctor Hoffmanstahl
Barry Lyndon
1975
as Prince of Tübingen
The Remains of the Day
1993
as German ambassador
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004
as Commentator
Firefox
1982
as KGB Chairman Andropov
Shanghai
2010
as German Consul
Firelight
1998
as Sussman
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
as Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)
The Boys from Brazil
1978
as Arno Schwimmer
The Keep
1983
as S.S. Adjutant
Britannic
2000
as Submarine Captain
March or Die
1977
as First German
Shining Through
1992
as Border Commandant
Force 10 from Navarone
1978
as German Soldier
Damascus Cover
2017
as Colonel Ludwig Streicher
The Sea Wolves
1980
as Trompeta
Loch Ness
1996
as Dr Muller
Cockneys vs Zombies
2012
as Nazi Officer
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
1985
as Gen. Sepp Dietrich
The Great Escaper
2023
as Heinrich
Einstein's Big Idea
2005
as Horlein
Backbeat
1994
as Bert Kaempfert
Rough Cut
1980
as De Gooyer
The Lost Battalion
2001
as Major General (Generalmajor) Freidrich Wilhelm Von Sybel
The Girl in the Café
2005
as Herr Gerhardt
The Lady Vanishes
1979
as Helmut
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
1987
as Col. Krieger
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985
as Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
Cognition
2020
as Doctor Zoger
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
2000
as German 2nd
Ascendancy
1983
as Muller
The House on Garibaldi Street
1979
as Real Estate Agent
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988
as Kropp
Priest of Love
1981
as German Officer
Remembrance
1982
as Dutch Matelot
The Secret Adversary
1983
as The German
Unfair Exchanges
1985
as German Interviewer
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
1999
as Director of Ortogene
The Riddle of the Sands
1979
as Kaiser Wilhelm II
Haber
2008
as Ludendorff
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
1976
as Ss Sergeant Major
Whispers of Freedom
2024
as Bruno Kabát
Make and Break
1987
as Doctor
The Countess Alice
1993
as Werner
The Somme: From Defeat to Victory
2006
as General von Plessen
Hess
1978
At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength)
1980
as Wolfgang Leonhard
About Wolf Kahler
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 Gen… With 65 credits spanning from 1975 to 2024, Wolf Kahler has appeared in 49 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular Wolf Kahler Movies
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — as Colonel Dietrich
- Wonder Woman (2017) — as German Commander
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) — as Doctor Hoffmanstahl
- Barry Lyndon (1975) — as Prince of Tübingen
- The Remains of the Day (1993) — as German ambassador
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