Wolf Kahler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 3 April 1940 · Kiel, Germany
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
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- 2024Whispers of Freedom as Bruno Kabát
- 2023The Great Escaper as Heinrich
- 2020Cognition as Doctor Zoger
- 2017Damascus Cover as Colonel Ludwig Streicher
- 2017Wonder Woman as German Commander
- 2012Cold Warrior as Bochinsky
- 2012Cockneys vs Zombies as Nazi Officer
- 2011Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows as Doctor Hoffmanstahl
- 2010Shanghai as German Consul
- 2008Haber as Ludendorff
- 2006The Somme: From Defeat to Victory as General von Plessen
- 2005Einstein's Big Idea as Horlein
- 2005The Girl in the Café as Herr Gerhardt
- 2004Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason as Commentator
- 2001The Lost Battalion as Major General (Generalmajor) Freidrich Wilhelm Von Sybel
- 2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades as German 2nd
- 2000Britannic as Submarine Captain
- 1999Doomwatch: Winter Angel as Director of Ortogene
- 1998Firelight as Sussman
- 1996Loch Ness as Dr Muller
- 1994Backbeat as Bert Kaempfert
- 1993The Remains of the Day as German ambassador
- 1993The Countess Alice as Werner
- 1992Shining Through as Border Commandant
- 1988The Man Who Lived at the Ritz as Kropp
- 1987The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission as Col. Krieger
- 1987Make and Break as Doctor
- 1985A Zed & Two Noughts as Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
- 1985Florence Nightingale as Gunther
- 1985The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission as Gen. Sepp Dietrich
- 1985Unfair Exchanges as German Interviewer
- 1983The Keep as S.S. Adjutant
- 1983The Secret Adversary as The German
- 1983Ascendancy as Muller
- 1982Remembrance as Dutch Matelot
- 1982Firefox as KGB Chairman Andropov
- 1981Priest of Love as German Officer
- 1981Raiders of the Lost Ark as Colonel Dietrich
- 1980The Sea Wolves as Trompeta
- 1980Rough Cut as De Gooyer
- 1980Don Siegel: Last of the Independents as Self
- 1980At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength) as Wolfgang Leonhard
- 1979The Riddle of the Sands as Kaiser Wilhelm II
- 1979The House on Garibaldi Street as Real Estate Agent
- 1979The Lady Vanishes as Helmut
- 1978The Boys from Brazil as Arno Schwimmer
- 1978Hess
- 1978Force 10 from Navarone as German Soldier
- 1977March or Die as First German
- 1976The Eagle Has Landed as Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)
- 1976Arnhem: The Story of an Escape as Ss Sergeant Major
- 1975Barry Lyndon as Prince of Tübingen