Place of Birth: Kiel, Germany
Wolf Kahler
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wolf Kahler (3 April 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.
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | Colonel Dietrich | 1981 |
| Unfair Exchanges | German Interviewer | 1985 |
| The Countess Alice | Werner | 1993 |
| At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength) | Wolfgang Leonhard | 1980 |
| The Lady Vanishes | Helmut | 1979 |
| The Riddle of the Sands | Kaiser Wilhelm II | 1979 |
| March or Die | First German | 1977 |
| The Girl in the Café | Herr Gerhardt | 2005 |
| The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission | Gen. Sepp Dietrich | 1985 |
| The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission | Col. Krieger | 1987 |
| The Sea Wolves | Trompeta | 1980 |
| Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | Doctor Hoffmanstahl | 2011 |
| The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades | German 2nd | 2000 |
| Make and Break | Doctor | 1987 |
| The Great Escaper | Heinrich | 2023 |
| Damascus Cover | Colonel Ludwig Streicher | 2017 |
| Britannic | Submarine Captain | 2000 |
| Haber | Ludendorff | 2008 |
| Rough Cut | De Gooyer | 1980 |
| Whispers of Freedom | Bruno Kabát | 2024 |
| The Eagle Has Landed | Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited) | 1976 |
| The Remains of the Day | German ambassador | 1993 |
| The Lost Battalion | Major General (Generalmajor) Freidrich Wilhelm Von Sybel | 2001 |
| The Man Who Lived at the Ritz | Kropp | 1988 |
| Einstein's Big Idea | Horlein | 2005 |
| Shanghai | German Consul | 2010 |
| The Somme: From Defeat to Victory | General von Plessen | 2006 |
| A Zed & Two Noughts | Felipe Arc-en-Ciel | 1985 |
| Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Commentator | 2004 |
| The House on Garibaldi Street | Real Estate Agent | 1979 |
| Backbeat | Bert Kaempfert | 1994 |
| Priest of Love | German Officer | 1981 |
| Cognition | Doctor Zoger | 2020 |
| Loch Ness | Dr Muller | 1996 |
| Wonder Woman | German Commander | 2017 |
| Firefox | KGB Chairman Andropov | 1982 |
| Shining Through | Border Commandant | 1992 |
| The Boys from Brazil | Schwimmer | 1978 |
| Remembrance | Dutch Matelot | 1982 |
| Barry Lyndon | Prince of Tübingen | 1975 |
| The Keep | S.S. Adjutant | 1983 |
| Ascendancy | Muller | 1983 |
| Firelight | Sussman | 1998 |
| Arnhem: The Story of an Escape | Ss Sergeant Major | 1976 |
| Force 10 from Navarone | German Soldier | 1978 |
| The Secret Adversary | The German | 1983 |
| Cockneys vs Zombies | Nazi Officer | 2012 |
| Doomwatch: Winter Angel | Director of Ortogene | 1999 | Series | Cast | Year |
| The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | German 2nd | 1992 |
| Mistral's Daughter | Major Schmidt | 1984 |
| Kavanagh Q.C. | Dieter Klausen | 1995 |
| Sherlock Holmes | King of Bohemia | 1984 |
| Casualty | Alexander Chernov | 1986 |
| The Bourne Identity | Gold Glasses | 1988 |
| Soldier Soldier | Doctor Heller | 1991 |
| The Mallorca Files | Hans Weber | 2019 |
| Inspector George Gently | Gunter Schmeikel | 2008 |
