Acting
Wolf Kahler
EN, NL cinema · 53 credits
Born
3 April 1940 (age 86)
Birthplace
Kiel, Germany
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
Filmography
Whispers of Freedom
as Bruno Kabát
The Great Escaper
as Heinrich
Cognition
as Doctor Zoger
Damascus Cover
as Colonel Ludwig Streicher
Wonder Woman
as German Commander
Cockneys vs Zombies
as Nazi Officer
Cold Warrior
as Bochinsky
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
as Doctor Hoffmanstahl
Shanghai
as German Consul
Haber
as Ludendorff
The Somme: From Defeat to Victory
as General von Plessen
The Girl in the Café
as Herr Gerhardt
Einstein's Big Idea
as Horlein
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
as Commentator
The Lost Battalion
as Major General (Generalmajor) Freidrich Wilhelm Von Sybel
Britannic
as Submarine Captain
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
as Director of Ortogene
Firelight
as Sussman
Loch Ness
as Dr Muller
Backbeat
as Bert Kaempfert
The Countess Alice
as Werner
The Remains of the Day
as German ambassador
Shining Through
as Border Commandant
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
as Col. Krieger
Make and Break
as Doctor
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
as Gen. Sepp Dietrich
A Zed & Two Noughts
as Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
Florence Nightingale
as Gunther
Unfair Exchanges
as German Interviewer
The Keep
as S.S. Adjutant
Ascendancy
as Muller
The Secret Adversary
as The German
High Road to China
as Von Hess
Firefox
as KGB Chairman Andropov
Remembrance
as Dutch Matelot
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Colonel Dietrich
Priest of Love
as German Officer
At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength)
as Wolfgang Leonhard
The Sea Wolves
as Trompeta
Rough Cut
as De Gooyer
The Lady Vanishes
as Helmut
The Riddle of the Sands
as Kaiser Wilhelm II
The House on Garibaldi Street
as Real Estate Agent
The Boys from Brazil
as Arno Schwimmer
Force 10 from Navarone
as German Soldier
March or Die
as First German
The Eagle Has Landed
as Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
as Ss Sergeant Major
Barry Lyndon
as Prince of Tübingen