Acting · Kiel, Germany · Born April 3, 1940
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.
MovieWhispers of Freedom
2024
as Bruno Kabát
MovieThe Great Escaper
2023
as Heinrich
MovieCognition
2020
as Doctor Zoger
TVThe Mallorca Files
2019
as Hans Weber
MovieDamascus Cover
2017
as Colonel Ludwig Streicher
MovieWonder Woman
2017
as German Commander
MovieCockneys vs Zombies
2012
as Nazi Officer
MovieSherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011
as Doctor Hoffmanstahl
MovieShanghai
2010
as German Consul
MovieHaber
2008
as Ludendorff
TVInspector George Gently
2008
as Gunter Schmeikel
MovieThe Somme: From Defeat to Victory
2006
as General von Plessen
MovieEinstein's Big Idea
2005
as Horlein
MovieThe Girl in the Café
2005
as Herr Gerhardt
MovieBridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004
as Commentator
MovieThe Lost Battalion
2001
as Major General (Generalmajor) Freidrich Wilhelm Von Sybel
TVBand of Brothers
2001
as German General
MovieThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
2000
as German 2nd
TVPerfect World
2000
as Senior Group Head
MovieBritannic
2000
as Submarine Captain
MovieDoomwatch: Winter Angel
1999
as Director of Ortogene
MovieFirelight
1998
as Sussman
MovieLoch Ness
1996
as Dr Muller
TVKavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Dieter Klausen
MovieBackbeat
1994
as Bert Kaempfert
MovieThe Remains of the Day
1993
as German ambassador
MovieThe Countess Alice
1993
as Werner
TVThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
as German 2nd
MovieShining Through
1992
as Border Commandant
TVSoldier Soldier
1991
as Doctor Heller
MovieThe Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988
as Kropp
TVWar and Remembrance
1988
as Anton Burger
TVThe Bourne Identity
1988
as Gold Glasses
MovieThe Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
1987
as Col. Krieger
MovieMake and Break
1987
as Doctor
TVCasualty
1986
as Alexander Chernov
TVMussolini: The Untold Story
1985
as Skorzeny
MovieA Zed & Two Noughts
1985
as Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
MovieFlorence Nightingale
1985
as Gunther
MovieThe Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
1985
as Gen. Sepp Dietrich
MovieUnfair Exchanges
1985
as German Interviewer
TVScreen Two
1985
as German Interviewer
TVMistral's Daughter
1984
as Major Schmidt
TVSherlock Holmes
1984
as King of Bohemia
TVThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1984
as King of Bohemia
The Odd Job Man
1984
as Tauber
MovieThe Keep
1983
as S.S. Adjutant
MovieThe Secret Adversary
1983
as The German
MovieAscendancy
1983
as Muller
MovieRemembrance
1982
as Dutch Matelot
MovieFirefox
1982
as KGB Chairman Andropov
TVQ.E.D.
1982
as Technician
MoviePriest of Love
1981
as German Officer
MovieRaiders of the Lost Ark
1981
as Colonel Dietrich
MovieThe Sea Wolves
1980
as Trompeta
MovieRough Cut
1980
as De Gooyer
MovieAt the Fountainhead (Of German Strength)
1980
as Wolfgang Leonhard
MovieThe Riddle of the Sands
1979
as Kaiser Wilhelm II
MovieThe House on Garibaldi Street
1979
as Real Estate Agent
MovieThe Lady Vanishes
1979
as Helmut
MovieThe Boys from Brazil
1978
as Arno Schwimmer
Hess
1978
TVThe Sandbaggers
1978
as Lincke
MovieForce 10 from Navarone
1978
as German Soldier
TVBBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as SS Sgt. Major
MovieMarch or Die
1977
as First German
MovieThe Eagle Has Landed
1976
as Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)
MovieArnhem: The Story of an Escape
1976
as Ss Sergeant Major
MovieBarry Lyndon
1975
as Prince of Tübingen
