Actor profile

Wolf Kahler

3rd April 1940 Kiel, Germany 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.

50 Movies 18 TV Shows 70 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Whispers of Freedom poster

Whispers of Freedom 1st November 2024 as Bruno Kabát

The Great Escaper poster

The Great Escaper 6th October 2023 as Heinrich

Cognition poster

Cognition 9th October 2020 as Doctor Zoger

Damascus Cover poster

Damascus Cover 23rd October 2017 as Colonel Ludwig Streicher

Wonder Woman poster

Wonder Woman 30th May 2017 as German Commander

Cold Warrior poster

Cold Warrior 11th September 2012 as Bochinsky

Cockneys vs Zombies poster

Cockneys vs Zombies 31st August 2012 as Nazi Officer

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows poster

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 22nd November 2011 as Doctor Hoffmanstahl

Shanghai poster

Shanghai 10th June 2010 as German Consul

Haber poster

Haber 5th August 2008 as Ludendorff

The Somme: From Defeat to Victory poster

The Somme: From Defeat to Victory 2nd July 2006 as General von Plessen

Einstein's Big Idea poster

Einstein's Big Idea 11th October 2005 as Horlein

The Girl in the Café poster

The Girl in the Café 25th June 2005 as Herr Gerhardt

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason poster

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 10th November 2004 as Commentator

The Lost Battalion poster

The Lost Battalion 2nd December 2001 as Major General (Generalmajor) Freidrich Wilhelm Von Sybel

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades poster

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades 13th July 2000 as German 2nd

Britannic poster

Britannic 10th January 2000 as Submarine Captain

Doomwatch: Winter Angel poster

Doomwatch: Winter Angel 7th December 1999 as Director of Ortogene

Firelight poster

Firelight 27th May 1998 as Sussman

Loch Ness poster

Loch Ness 23rd August 1996 as Dr Muller

Backbeat poster

Backbeat 1st April 1994 as Bert Kaempfert

The Remains of the Day poster

The Remains of the Day 5th November 1993 as German ambassador

The Countess Alice poster

The Countess Alice 24th January 1993 as Werner

Shining Through poster

Shining Through 31st January 1992 as Border Commandant

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz poster

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz 28th November 1988 as Kropp

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission poster

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission 1st March 1987 as Col. Krieger

Make and Break poster

Make and Break 2nd January 1987 as Doctor

A Zed & Two Noughts poster

A Zed & Two Noughts 4th October 1985 as Felipe Arc-en-Ciel

Florence Nightingale poster

Florence Nightingale 7th April 1985 as Gunther

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission poster

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission 4th February 1985 as Gen. Sepp Dietrich

Unfair Exchanges poster

Unfair Exchanges 20th January 1985 as German Interviewer

The Keep poster

The Keep 16th December 1983 as S.S. Adjutant

The Secret Adversary poster

The Secret Adversary 9th October 1983 as The German

Ascendancy poster

Ascendancy 1st January 1983 as Muller

Remembrance poster

Remembrance 1st October 1982 as Dutch Matelot

Firefox poster

Firefox 18th June 1982 as KGB Chairman Andropov

Priest of Love poster

Priest of Love 11th October 1981 as German Officer

Raiders of the Lost Ark poster

Raiders of the Lost Ark 12th June 1981 as Colonel Dietrich

The Sea Wolves poster

The Sea Wolves 3rd July 1980 as Trompeta

Rough Cut poster

Rough Cut 19th June 1980 as De Gooyer

At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength) poster

At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength) 1st January 1980 as Wolfgang Leonhard

The Riddle of the Sands poster

The Riddle of the Sands 2nd October 1979 as Kaiser Wilhelm II

The House on Garibaldi Street poster

The House on Garibaldi Street 28th May 1979 as Real Estate Agent

The Lady Vanishes poster

The Lady Vanishes 30th April 1979 as Helmut

The Boys from Brazil poster

The Boys from Brazil 5th October 1978 as Arno Schwimmer

Force 10 from Navarone poster

Force 10 from Navarone 16th August 1978 as German Soldier

March or Die poster

March or Die 8th September 1977 as First German

The Eagle Has Landed poster

The Eagle Has Landed 24th December 1976 as Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)

Arnhem: The Story of an Escape poster

Arnhem: The Story of an Escape 17th November 1976 as Ss Sergeant Major

Barry Lyndon poster

Barry Lyndon 16th December 1975 as Prince of Tübingen

The Mallorca Files poster

The Mallorca Files 25th November 2019 as Hans Weber

Inspector George Gently poster

Inspector George Gently 8th April 2008 as Gunter Schmeikel

Band of Brothers poster

Band of Brothers 9th September 2001 as German General

Perfect World poster

Perfect World 25th February 2000 as Senior Group Head

Kavanagh Q.C. poster

Kavanagh Q.C. 3rd January 1995 as Dieter Klausen

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles poster

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 4th March 1992 as German 2nd

Soldier Soldier poster

Soldier Soldier 10th June 1991 as Doctor Heller

War and Remembrance poster

War and Remembrance 13th November 1988 as Anton Burger

The Bourne Identity poster

The Bourne Identity 8th May 1988 as Gold Glasses

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Alexander Chernov

Mussolini: The Untold Story poster

Mussolini: The Untold Story 24th November 1985 as Skorzeny

Screen Two poster

Screen Two 6th January 1985 as German Interviewer

Mistral's Daughter poster

Mistral's Daughter 24th September 1984 as Major Schmidt

Sherlock Holmes poster

Sherlock Holmes 24th April 1984 as King of Bohemia

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 24th April 1984 as King of Bohemia

Q.E.D. poster

Q.E.D. 23rd March 1982 as Technician

The Sandbaggers poster

The Sandbaggers 18th September 1978 as Lincke

BBC2 Play of the Week poster

BBC2 Play of the Week 21st September 1977 as SS Sgt. Major