Wolf Kahler (born 26 April 1946) is a German actor.
Born in Berlin, since 1975 he has appeared in many US and UK TV and film productions. Due to his height - he is 6 feet 4 inches (1.93m) tall - sharp features, blond hair and blue eyes he is often cast in roles as Nazis or other unsympathetic German characters. Probably his most well-known role was that of Dietrich in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Kahler's voice also appears in computer games, for exa...
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Wolf Kahler (born 26 April 1946) is a German actor.
Born in Berlin, since 1975 he has appeared in many US and UK TV and film productions. Due to his height - he is 6 feet 4 inches (1.93m) tall - sharp features, blond hair and blue eyes he is often cast in roles as Nazis or other unsympathetic German characters. Probably his most well-known role was that of Dietrich in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Kahler's voice also appears in computer games, for example as Kaiser Vlad in Battalion Wars.
Kahler played the German Ambassador in the long-running "Ambassador's Reception" Ferrero Rocher TV advertisement, uttering the line "Excellente!". He also appears as a famous Germanic architect in US television adverts for the Kohler Company.
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...
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