Wolf Kahler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 3, 1940 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- Kiel, Germany
- Credits
- 75
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
Wonder Woman
2017Movie
German Commander
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981Movie
Colonel Dietrich
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011Movie
Doctor Hoffmanstahl
Band of Brothers
2001TV
German General
Barry Lyndon
1975Movie
Prince of Tübingen
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004Movie
Commentator
Filmography
Whispers of Freedom
2024Movie
Bruno Kabát
The Great Escaper
2023Movie
Heinrich
Cognition
2020Movie
Doctor Zoger
The Mallorca Files
2019TV
Hans Weber
Damascus Cover
2017Movie
Colonel Ludwig Streicher
Wonder Woman
2017Movie
German Commander
Cold Warrior
2012Movie
Bochinsky
Cockneys vs Zombies
2012Movie
Nazi Officer
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011Movie
Doctor Hoffmanstahl
Shanghai
2010Movie
German Consul
Haber
2008Movie
Ludendorff
Inspector George Gently
2008TV
Gunter Schmeikel
The Somme: From Defeat to Victory
2006Movie
General von Plessen
Einstein's Big Idea
2005Movie
Horlein
The Girl in the Café
2005Movie
Herr Gerhardt
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004Movie
Commentator
The Lost Battalion
2001Movie
Major General (Generalmajor) Freidrich Wilhelm Von Sybel
Band of Brothers
2001TV
German General
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
2000Movie
German 2nd
Perfect World
2000TV
Senior Group Head
Britannic
2000Movie
Submarine Captain
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
1999Movie
Director of Ortogene
Firelight
1998Movie
Sussman
Have Your Cake and Eat It
1997TV
Gunther
Loch Ness
1996Movie
Dr Muller
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995TV
Dieter Klausen
Backbeat
1994Movie
Bert Kaempfert
The Remains of the Day
1993Movie
German ambassador
The Countess Alice
1993Movie
Werner
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992TV
German 2nd
Shining Through
1992Movie
Border Commandant
Soldier Soldier
1991TV
Doctor Heller
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
1989TV
Capt. Ruttemann
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988Movie
Kropp
War and Remembrance
1988TV
Anton Burger
The Bourne Identity
1988TV
Gold Glasses
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
1987Movie
Col. Krieger
Make and Break
1987Movie
Doctor
Casualty
1986TV
Alexander Chernov
Mussolini: The Untold Story
1985TV
Skorzeny
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985Movie
Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
Florence Nightingale
1985Movie
Gunther
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
1985Movie
Gen. Sepp Dietrich
Screen Two
1985TV
German Interviewer
Unfair Exchanges
1984Movie
German Interviewer
Mistral's Daughter
1984TV
Major Schmidt
Sherlock Holmes
1984TV
King of Bohemia
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1984TV
King of Bohemia
The Odd Job Man
1984TV
Tauber
The Keep
1983Movie
S.S. Adjutant
The Secret Adversary
1983Movie
The German
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983TV
The German
High Road to China
1983Movie
Von Hess
Ascendancy
1983Movie
Muller
Remembrance
1982Movie
Dutch Matelot
Firefox
1982Movie
KGB Chairman Andropov
Q.E.D.
1982TV
Technician
Priest of Love
1981Movie
German Officer
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981Movie
Colonel Dietrich
The Sea Wolves
1980Movie
Trompeta
Rough Cut
1980Movie
De Gooyer
Don Siegel: Last of the Independents
1980Movie
Self
At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength)
1980Movie
Wolfgang Leonhard
The Riddle of the Sands
1979Movie
Kaiser Wilhelm II
The House on Garibaldi Street
1979Movie
Real Estate Agent
The Lady Vanishes
1979Movie
Helmut
The Boys from Brazil
1978Movie
Arno Schwimmer
Hess
1978Movie
The Sandbaggers
1978TV
Lincke
Force 10 from Navarone
1978Movie
German Soldier
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977TV
SS Sgt. Major
March or Die
1977Movie
First German
The Eagle Has Landed
1976Movie
Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
1976Movie
Ss Sergeant Major
Barry Lyndon
1975Movie
Prince of Tübingen