Wolf Kahler

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wolf Kahler (3 April 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.

Most Known For

Band of Brothers

as German General

Casualty

as Alexander Chernov

Wonder Woman

as German Commander

Sherlock Holmes

as King of Bohemia

Raiders of the Lost Ark

as Colonel Dietrich

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

as German 2nd

Inspector George Gently

as Gunter Schmeikel

Kavanagh Q.C.

as Dieter Klausen

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

as Doctor Hoffmanstahl

Soldier Soldier

as Doctor Heller

Barry Lyndon

as Prince of Tübingen

Firelight

as Sussman

BBC2 Play of the Week

as SS Sgt. Major

Cognition

as Doctor Zoger

The Mallorca Files

as Hans Weber

Rough Cut

as De Gooyer

The Eagle Has Landed

as Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)

The Bourne Identity

as Gold Glasses

Mistral's Daughter

as Major Schmidt

The Remains of the Day

as German ambassador