Wolf Kahler
Actor
Biography
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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.
Filmography
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Colonel Dietrich 1981
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
as Doctor Hoffmanstahl 2011
Barry Lyndon
as Prince of Tübingen 1975
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
as Commentator 2004
The Remains of the Day
as German ambassador 1993
Firefox
as KGB Chairman Andropov 1982
Cockneys vs Zombies
as Nazi Officer 2012
The Boys from Brazil
as Arno Schwimmer 1978
The Eagle Has Landed
as Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited) 1976
Force 10 from Navarone
as German Soldier 1978
The Keep
as S.S. Adjutant 1983
Shining Through
as Border Commandant 1992
Shanghai
as German Consul 2010
A Zed & Two Noughts
as Felipe Arc-en-Ciel 1985
The Great Escaper
as Heinrich 2023
The Lost Battalion
as Major General (Generalmajor) Freidrich Wilhelm Von Sybel 2001