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