Place of Birth: Emden, Germany
Wolfgang Petersen
Wolfgang Petersen was a German-born screenwriter, producer and film director who spent most of his career in the United States. In the 1960s he began working directing plays at the Ernst Deutsch Theater in Hamburg. After becoming interested in theater in Berlin and Hamburg, Petersen attended the Berlin Film and Television Academy (1966-70). His first productions were for German state television, and it was during his work on the popular crime series Crime Scene that he met actor Jürgen Prochnow, who would later appear in his iconic film Das Boot (1981). His other films include The NeverEnding Story (1984), cult film Enemy Mine (1985), Shattered (1991), In the Line of Fire (1993), Outbreak (1995), Air Force One (1997), The Perfect Storm (2000), Troy (2004), Poseidon (2006) and Four Against the Bank (2016), his latest film.
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Das Boot: Behind The Scenes | Self | 1981 |
| Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung | Self | 1996 |
| Filmlegenden. Deutsch | Self | 2005 |
| Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten | Self | 2013 |
| Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat | Self | 2011 |
| Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story | Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director | 2021 |
| U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot' | Self (archive footage) | 2023 |
| Der Bernd | Self | 2012 |
| Starbuck Holger Meins | Self | 2002 |
| Gottschalk meets Petersen | Himself | 2005 |
| And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| The NeverEnding Story | Man who drops Milk (uncredited) | 1984 |
| Series | Cast | Year |
| The Directors | Self | 1999 |
| Wetten, dass..? | Self | 1981 |
| Bio’s Bahnhof | Self | 1978 |
| Na sowas! | Self | 1982 |
| Goldene Kamera Verleihung | Self | 1966 |
| Bambi Awards | Self | 1948 |
| Grimme-Preis-Verleihung | Self | 1964 |
| Bayerischer Filmpreis | Self | 1979 |
| Filmlegenden. Deutsch | Self | 2006 |
| DAS! | Self | 1991 |
| NDR Talk Show | Self | 1979 |
| Bitte umblättern | Self | 1977 |
| HBO First Look | 1992 |
