Wolf Kahler
| Wolf Kahler | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 April 1940 Kiel, Germany |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–present |
Wolf Kahler (3 April 1940) is a German actor born in Kiel.[1]
Since 1975, he has appeared in many English language US and UK television and film productions. One of his early roles 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.[1] 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.[1] In 2001 he portrayed a Wehrmacht 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.[1]
Filmography
- Barry Lyndon (1975) - Prince of Tübingen
- The Eagle Has Landed (1976) - SS Officer Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)
- March or Die (1977) - First German
- Force 10 from Navarone (1978) - German Soldier at Supply Dump
- The Boys from Brazil (1978) - Schwimmer
- The Riddle of the Sands (1979) - Kaiser Wilhelm II
- The Lady Vanishes (1979) - Helmut von Reider
- Rough Cut (1980) - De Gooyer
- The Sea Wolves (1980) - Trompeta
- At the Fountainhead (1981) - Wolfgang Leonhard
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Col. Dietrich
- Priest of Love (1981) - German Officer
- Firefox (1982) - KGB Chairman Andropov
- Remembrance (1982) - Dutch Matelot
- High Road to China (1983) - Von Hess
- Ascendancy (1983) - Muller
- The Keep (1983) - SS Adjutant
- A Zed & Two Noughts (1985) - Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
- Shining Through (1992) - Border Commandant
- The Remains of the Day (1993) - German Ambassador
- Backbeat (1994) - Bert Kaempfert
- Loch Ness (1996) - Dr. Muller
- Firelight (1997) - Sussman
- Britannic (2000) - Captain Kruger
- The Lost Battalion (2001) - General Von Sybel
- Charlotte Gray (2001) - Oberleutenant Lindermann
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) - Commentator
- Haber (2008) - Ludendorff
- Shanghai (2010) - German Consul
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) - Dr. Hoffmanstahl
- Full Firearms (2012) - Adam
- Cockneys vs Zombies (2012) - Nazi Officer
Television
- The Sandbaggers (1980) - Lincke
- The Secret Adversary (1982) - The German
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984) - King of Bohemia
- Space (1985) - Funkhauser
- The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985) - General Sepp Dietrich
- The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987) - Colonel Krieger
- A Perfect Spy (1987) - Lieutenant Dollendorf
- War and Remembrance (1988) - SS Major Anton Burger
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992) - German Second at Duel
- Soldier Soldier (1993) - Doctor Heller
- Kavanagh QC (1999) - Dieter Klausen
- Dalziel and Pascoe (2000) - Jurgen Falke
- Band of Brothers (2001) - German General
- Red Cap (2001) - General Joachim Ulmke
- London (2004) - German Traveller
- The Girl in the Café (2005) (TV) - Herr Gerhardt
- The Somme - From Defeat to Victory (2006) - General von Plessen
- George Gently - Bomber's Moon (2008) - Gunter Schmeikel
- Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond (2014) - Admiral Brandel
Video games
- Metal Gear Solid (1998) - Donald Anderson, Revolver Ocelot, Jim Houseman (German dub)
- Syphon Filter (1999) - Thomas Markinson (German dub)
- Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (2003) - Grant Muller
- Battalion Wars (2005) - Kaiser Vlad
- Battalion Wars 2 (2007) - Kaiser Vlad, Lord Ferrok
- Crysis 2 (2011) - Karl Ernst Rasch (German & English dub)
- Crysis 3 (2013) - Karl Ernst Rasch (German & English dub)
- Company of Heroes 2 (2013) - German Announcer
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.