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Wolf Kahler

Wolf Kahler

Born: 1940-04-03 • Kiel, Germany

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Wolf Kahler (3 April 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.

Filmography
Whispers of Freedom poster
Whispers of Freedom
2024 • Bruno Kabát
The Great Escaper poster
The Great Escaper
2023 • Heinrich
Cognition poster
Cognition
2020 • Doctor Zoger
Damascus Cover poster
Damascus Cover
2017 • Colonel Ludwig Streicher
Wonder Woman poster
Wonder Woman
2017 • German Commander
Cockneys vs Zombies poster
Cockneys vs Zombies
2012 • Nazi Officer
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows poster
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011 • Doctor Hoffmanstahl
Shanghai poster
Shanghai
2010 • German Consul
Haber poster
Haber
2008 • Ludendorff
The Somme: From Defeat to Victory poster
The Somme: From Defeat to Victory
2006 • General von Plessen
Einstein's Big Idea poster
Einstein's Big Idea
2005 • Horlein
The Girl in the Café poster
The Girl in the Café
2005 • Herr Gerhardt
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason poster
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004 • Commentator
The Lost Battalion poster
The Lost Battalion
2001 • Major General (Generalmajor) Freidrich Wilhelm Von Sybel
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades poster
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
2000 • German 2nd
Britannic poster
Britannic
2000 • Submarine Captain
Doomwatch: Winter Angel poster
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
1999 • Director of Ortogene
Firelight poster
Firelight
1998 • Sussman
Loch Ness poster
Loch Ness
1996 • Dr Muller
Backbeat poster
Backbeat
1994 • Bert Kaempfert
The Remains of the Day poster
The Remains of the Day
1993 • German ambassador
The Countess Alice poster
The Countess Alice
1993 • Werner
Shining Through poster
Shining Through
1992 • Border Commandant
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz poster
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988 • Kropp
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission poster
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
1987 • Col. Krieger
Make and Break poster
Make and Break
1987 • Doctor
A Zed & Two Noughts poster
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985 • Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission poster
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
1985 • Gen. Sepp Dietrich
Unfair Exchanges poster
Unfair Exchanges
1985 • German Interviewer
The Keep poster
The Keep
1983 • S.S. Adjutant
The Secret Adversary poster
The Secret Adversary
1983 • The German
Ascendancy poster
Ascendancy
1983 • Muller
Remembrance poster
Remembrance
1982 • Dutch Matelot
Firefox poster
Firefox
1982 • KGB Chairman Andropov
Priest of Love poster
Priest of Love
1981 • German Officer
Raiders of the Lost Ark poster
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 • Colonel Dietrich
The Sea Wolves poster
The Sea Wolves
1980 • Trompeta
Rough Cut poster
Rough Cut
1980 • De Gooyer
At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength) poster
At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength)
1980 • Wolfgang Leonhard
The Riddle of the Sands poster
The Riddle of the Sands
1979 • Kaiser Wilhelm II
The House on Garibaldi Street poster
The House on Garibaldi Street
1979 • Real Estate Agent
The Lady Vanishes poster
The Lady Vanishes
1979 • Helmut
The Boys from Brazil poster
The Boys from Brazil
1978 • Arno Schwimmer
No Image
Hess
1978
Force 10 from Navarone poster
Force 10 from Navarone
1978 • German Soldier
March or Die poster
March or Die
1977 • First German
The Eagle Has Landed poster
The Eagle Has Landed
1976 • Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape poster
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
1976 • Ss Sergeant Major
Barry Lyndon poster
Barry Lyndon
1975 • Prince of Tübingen