Jürgen Prochnow

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Jürgen Prochnow
Prochnow as Duke Leto Atreides in Dune
Born	June 10, 1941 (age 65) Berlin, Germany
Notable roles	Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock in Das Boot (1981)

Jürgen Prochnow [IPA: 'jʏʁgən 'pʀɔxnoː] (born June 10, 1941) is a German actor. His most well-known roles internationally have been as submarine Captain Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock in Das Boot (1981), Duke Leto Atreides in Dune and the villain Maxwell Dent in Beverly Hills Cop II.

Prochnow was born in Berlin, Germany; he has an older brother, Dieter. He studied acting at the Folkwang School in Essen. Thanks to his on-screen intensity and his fluency in English^{[citation needed]}, he has become one of the most successful German actors in Hollywood. He portrayed Arnold Schwarzenegger in a film about the actor's political career in California, entitled See Arnold Run. He also stars in the Broken Lizard film Beerfest.

[edit] Selected filmography

The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (1975) Das Boot (1981) The Keep (1983) Dune (1984) Forbidden (1984) Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) The Seventh Sign (1988) A Dry White Season (1990) Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) Body of Evidence (1993) In the Mouth of Madness (1995) Judge Dredd (1995)

The English Patient (1996) DNA (1997) Air Force One (1997) The Replacement Killers (1998) Wing Commander (1999) Ripper (2001) House of the Dead (2002) See Arnold Run (2005) (TV) The Da Vinci Code (2006) Beerfest (2006) The Celestine Prophecy (2006)

[edit] External links

• Jürgen Prochnow at the Internet Movie Database
• The Jurgen Prochnow Watchdog Society Fan Club