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.
Filmography
Whispers of Freedom
2024
as Bruno Kabát
The Great Escaper
2023
as Heinrich
Cognition
2020
as Doctor Zoger
Damascus Cover
2017
as Colonel Ludwig Streicher
Wonder Woman
2017
as German Commander
Cold Warrior
2012
as Bochinsky
Cockneys vs Zombies
2012
as Nazi Officer
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011
as Doctor Hoffmanstahl
Shanghai
2010
as German Consul
Haber
2008
as Ludendorff
The Somme: From Defeat to Victory
2006
as General von Plessen
Einstein's Big Idea
2005
as Horlein
The Girl in the Café
2005
as Herr Gerhardt
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004
as Commentator
The Lost Battalion
2001
as Major General (Generalmajor) Freidrich Wilhelm Von Sybel
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
2000
as German 2nd
Britannic
2000
as Submarine Captain
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
1999
as Director of Ortogene
Firelight
1998
as Sussman
Loch Ness
1996
as Dr Muller
Backbeat
1994
as Bert Kaempfert
The Remains of the Day
1993
as German ambassador
The Countess Alice
1993
as Werner
Shining Through
1992
as Border Commandant