Wolf Kahler
Biography
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.
Movie Appearances
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Colonel Dietrich
1981
Unfair Exchanges
as German Interviewer
1985
The Countess Alice
as Werner
1993
At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength)
as Wolfgang Leonhard
1980
The Lady Vanishes
as Helmut
1979
The Riddle of the Sands
as Kaiser Wilhelm II
1979
March or Die
as First German
1977
The Girl in the Café
as Herr Gerhardt
2005
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
as Gen. Sepp Dietrich
1985
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
as Col. Krieger
1987
The Sea Wolves
as Trompeta
1980
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
as Doctor Hoffmanstahl
2011
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
as German 2nd
2000
Make and Break
as Doctor
1987
The Great Escaper
as Heinrich
2023
Damascus Cover
as Colonel Ludwig Streicher
2017
Britannic
as Submarine Captain
2000
Haber
as Ludendorff
2008
Rough Cut
as De Gooyer
1980
Whispers of Freedom
as Bruno Kabát
2024
TV Appearances
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as German 2nd
1992
Mistral's Daughter
as Major Schmidt
1984
Kavanagh Q.C.
as Dieter Klausen
1995
Sherlock Holmes
as King of Bohemia
1984
Casualty
as Alexander Chernov
1986
Soldier Soldier
as Doctor Heller
1991
The Mallorca Files
as Hans Weber
2019
Inspector George Gently
as Gunter Schmeikel
2008
The Bourne Identity
as Gold Glasses
1988
BBC2 Play of the Week
as SS Sgt. Major
1977
Mussolini: The Untold Story
as Skorzeny
1985
Band of Brothers
as German General
2001