Wolf Kahler

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Wolf Kahler
Born (1940-04-26) April 26, 1940
Kiel, Germany
Occupation Actor
Years active 1975–present

Wolf Kahler (26 April 1940) is a German actor born in Kiel.[1]

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.[1] 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.[1] In 2001 he portrayed a Wehrmacht 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!".[citation needed] He also appears as a famous Germanic architect in US television advertisements for the Kohler Company.[citation needed] In 2011 Kahler appeared as Dr. Hoffmanstahl in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.[1]

Filmography

Television

Video Games

Radio

The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican was first broadcast in 2006 on BBC Radio4. He played Herbert Kappler. This was a drama by Robin Glendinning: a Nazi war criminal is befriended by a Vatican priest in his cell, based on the real-life adventures of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty.[citation needed]

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