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