Wolf Kahler

Biography

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

Casualty

Sherlock Holmes

Band of Brothers

Screen Two

Wonder Woman

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Soldier Soldier

War and Remembrance

All Movies (50)

• Whispers of Freedom2024 · as Bruno Kabát
• The Great Escaper2023 · as Heinrich
• Cognition2020 · as Doctor Zoger
• Damascus Cover2017 · as Colonel Ludwig Streicher
• Wonder Woman2017 · as German Commander
• Cockneys vs Zombies2012 · as Nazi Officer
• Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows2011 · as Doctor Hoffmanstahl
• Shanghai2010 · as German Consul
• Haber2008 · as Ludendorff
• The Somme: From Defeat to Victory2006 · as General von Plessen
• Einstein's Big Idea2005 · as Horlein
• The Girl in the Café2005 · as Herr Gerhardt
• Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason2004 · as Commentator
• The Lost Battalion2001 · as Major General (Generalmajor) Freidrich Wilhelm Von Sybel
• The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades2000 · as German 2nd
• Britannic2000 · as Submarine Captain
• Doomwatch: Winter Angel1999 · as Director of Ortogene
• Firelight1998 · as Sussman
• Loch Ness1996 · as Dr Muller
• Backbeat1994 · as Bert Kaempfert
• The Remains of the Day1993 · as German ambassador
• The Countess Alice1993 · as Werner
• Shining Through1992 · as Border Commandant
• The Man Who Lived at the Ritz1988 · as Kropp
• The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission1987 · as Col. Krieger
• Make and Break1987 · as Doctor
• A Zed & Two Noughts1985 · as Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
• Florence Nightingale1985 · as Gunther
• The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission1985 · as Gen. Sepp Dietrich
• Unfair Exchanges1985 · as German Interviewer
• The Keep1983 · as S.S. Adjutant
• The Secret Adversary1983 · as The German
• Ascendancy1983 · as Muller
• Remembrance1982 · as Dutch Matelot
• Firefox1982 · as KGB Chairman Andropov
• Priest of Love1981 · as German Officer
• Raiders of the Lost Ark1981 · as Colonel Dietrich
• The Sea Wolves1980 · as Trompeta
• Rough Cut1980 · as De Gooyer
• At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength)1980 · as Wolfgang Leonhard
• The Riddle of the Sands1979 · as Kaiser Wilhelm II
• The House on Garibaldi Street1979 · as Real Estate Agent
• The Lady Vanishes1979 · as Helmut
• The Boys from Brazil1978 · as Arno Schwimmer
• Hess1978
• Force 10 from Navarone1978 · as German Soldier
• March or Die1977 · as First German
• The Eagle Has Landed1976 · as Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)
• Arnhem: The Story of an Escape1976 · as Ss Sergeant Major
• Barry Lyndon1975 · as Prince of Tübingen

All TV Shows (17)

• The Mallorca Files2019 · as Hans Weber
• Inspector George Gently2008 · as Gunter Schmeikel
• Band of Brothers2001 · as German General
• Perfect World2000 · as Senior Group Head
• Kavanagh Q.C.1995 · as Dieter Klausen
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles1992 · as German 2nd
• Soldier Soldier1991 · as Doctor Heller
• War and Remembrance1988 · as Anton Burger
• The Bourne Identity1988 · as Gold Glasses
• Casualty1986 · as Alexander Chernov
• Mussolini: The Untold Story1985 · as Skorzeny
• Screen Two1985 · as German Interviewer
• Mistral's Daughter1984 · as Major Schmidt
• Sherlock Holmes1984 · as King of Bohemia
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes1984 · as King of Bohemia
• The Sandbaggers1978 · as Lincke
• BBC2 Play of the Week1977 · as SS Sgt. Major