Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 3, 1940 (age 86)
Place of Birth
Kiel, Germany
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.
Known For - Movies
Wonder Woman
as German Commander
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Colonel Dietrich
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
as Doctor Hoffmanstahl
Barry Lyndon
as Prince of Tübingen
The Eagle Has Landed
as Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)
The Remains of the Day
as German ambassador
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
as Commentator
Firefox
as KGB Chairman Andropov
The Keep
as S.S. Adjutant
Shining Through
as Border Commandant
Known For - TV Shows
Casualty
as Alexander Chernov
Band of Brothers
as German General
Sherlock Holmes
as King of Bohemia
Screen Two
as German Interviewer
Soldier Soldier
as Doctor Heller
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as German 2nd
Kavanagh Q.C.
as Dieter Klausen
BBC2 Play of the Week
as SS Sgt. Major
Inspector George Gently
as Gunter Schmeikel
The Mallorca Files
as Hans Weber