Wolf Kahler
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| Wolf Kahler | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kiel, Germany |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–present |
Wolf Kahler (born 1940) is a German actor born in Kiel.
Since 1975, he has appeared in many English-language US and UK television and film productions. Due to his height - he is 6 feet 2 inches (1.87m) tall - sharp features, and blond hair he is often cast in roles as Nazis or other unsympathetic German characters. One of his most well-known roles was that of Dietrich in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Kahler's voice also appears in computer games, for example as Kaiser Vlad in Battalion Wars.
Kahler played the German Ambassador in the long-running "Ambassador's Reception" Ferrero Rocher TV advertisement, uttering the line "Excellente!". He also appears as a famous Germanic architect in US television advertisements for the Kohler Company.
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[edit] Filmography
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) - Commentator
- Charlotte Gray (2001) - Oberleutenant Lindermann
- Britannic (2000) - Captain Kruger
- The Lost Battalion (2001) - General Von Sybel
- Loch Ness (1996) - Dr. Muller
- Backbeat (1994) - Bert Kaempfert
- The Remains of the Day (1993) - Joachim von Ribbentrop
- A Zed & Two Noughts (1985) - Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
- The Keep (1983) - SS Adjutant
- Firefox (1982) - KGB Chairman Andropov
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Oberst Dietrich
- The Sea Wolves (1980) - Trompeta
- Rough Cut (1980) - De Gooyer
- The Lady Vanishes (1979) - Helmut
- The Riddle of the Sands (1979) - Kaiser Wilhelm II
- The Boys from Brazil (1978) - Schwimmer
- Force 10 from Navarone (1978) - German Soldier at Supply Dump
- The Eagle Has Landed (1976) - Hauptsturmführer Fleischer
- Barry Lyndon (1975) - Prince of Tübingen
[edit] Television
- George Gently - Bomber's Moon (2008) - Gunter Schmeikel
- The Somme - From Defeat to Victory (2006) - General von Plessen
- The Girl in the Café (2005) (TV) - Herr Gerhardt
- London (2004) - German Traveller
- Red Cap (2001) - General Joachim Ulmke
- Band of Brothers (2001) - German General
- Dalziel and Pascoe (2000) - Jurgen Falke
- Kavanagh QC (1999) - Dieter Klausen
- Soldier Soldier (1993) - Doctor Heller
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992) - German Second at Duel
- War and Remembrance (1988) - SS Major Anton Burger
- Hess (1988) - Rudolf Hess
- A Perfect Spy (1987) - Lieutenant Dollendorf
- Space (1985) - Funkhauser
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984) - King of Bohemia
- The Secret Adversary (1982) - The German
- The Sandbaggers (1980) - Lincke
[edit] Radio
The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican was first broadcast in 2006 on BBC Radio4. He played Herbert Kappler. This was a drama by Robin Glendinning: a Nazi war criminal is befriended by a Vatican priest in his cell, based on the real-life adventures of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty.
