Wolf Kahler
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Wolf Kahler (born 26 April 1946) is a German actor. Born in Berlin, since 1975 he has appeared in many US and UK TV and film productions. Due to his height - he is 6 feet 4 inches (1.93m) tall - sharp features, blond hair and blue eyes he is often cast in roles as Nazis or other unsympathetic German characters. Probably his most well-known role was that of "Colonel Dietrich" in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Kahler's voice also appears in computer games, for example as Kaiser Vlad in Battalion Wars.
[edit] Selected Filmography
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) - Commentator
- Charlotte Gray (2001) - Oberlieutenant Lindermann
- Loch Ness (1996) - Dr. Muller
- Backbeat (1994) - Bert Kaempfert
- The Remains of the Day (1993) - German Ambassador
- A Zed & Two Noughts (1985) - Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
- The Keep (1983) - S.S. Adjutant
- Firefox (1982) - KGB Chairman Andropov
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Colonel Dietrich
- The Sea Wolves (1980) - Trompeta
- The Lady Vanishes (1979) - Helmut
- The Riddle of the Sands (1979) - Kaiser Wilhelm II
- The Boys from Brazil (1978) - Schwimmer
- Force 10 from Navarone (1978) - German Soldier at Supply Dump
- The Eagle Has Landed (1976) - Hauptsturmführer Fleischer
- Barry Lyndon (1975) - Prince of Tübingen
[edit] Selected Television
- The Girl in the Café (2005) (TV) - Herr Gerhardt
- London (2004) - German Traveller
- Red Cap (2001) - General Joachim Ulmke
- Band of Brothers (2001) - German General
- Dalziel and Pascoe (2000)
- Kavanagh QC (1999)
- Soldier Soldier (1993) - Doctor Heller
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992) - German Second at Duel
- War and Remembrance (1988) - SS Major Anton Burger
- A Perfect Spy (1987) - Lieutenant Dollendorf
- Space (1985) - Funkhauser
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984) - King of Bohemia
- The Secret Adversary (1982) - The German
- The Sandbaggers (1980) - Lincke
He played the German Ambassador in the long-running "Ambassador's Reception" Ferrero Rocher TV advertisement, uttering the line "Excellente!". He also appears as a famous Germanic architect in US television adverts for the Kohler Company.
