Wolfgang Petersen

Wolfgang Petersen

Wolfgang Petersen was a German-born screenwriter, producer and film director who spent most of his career in the United States. In the 1960s he began working directing plays at the Ernst Deutsch Theater in Hamburg. After becoming interested in theater in Berlin and Hamburg, Petersen attended the Berlin Film and Television Academy (1966-70). His first productions were for German state television, and it was during his work on the popular crime series Crime Scene that he met actor Jürgen Prochnow, who would later appear in his iconic film Das Boot (1981). His other films include The NeverEnding Story (1984), cult film Enemy Mine (1985), Shattered (1991), In the Line of Fire (1993), Outbreak (1995), Air Force One (1997), The Perfect Storm (2000), Troy (2004), Poseidon (2006) and Four Against the Bank (2016), his latest film.

Known For: Directing

Born: Emden, Germany, 1941-03-14

Died: 2022-08-12

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1981	Das Boot: Behind The Scenes	Self	20
2	1984	The NeverEnding Story	Man who drops Milk (uncredited)	72
3	1996	Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung	Self	0
4	2002	Starbuck Holger Meins	Self	43
5	2005	Gottschalk meets Petersen	Himself	0
6	2011	Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat	Self	0
7	2012	Der Bernd	Self	100
8	2013	Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten	Self	0
9	2014	And the Oscar Goes To...	Self (archive footage)	70
10	2021	Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story	Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director	66
11	2023	U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'	Self (archive footage)	55

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	Bambi-Verleihung	Self	90
2	1964	Grimme Awards Ceremony	Self	0
3	1977	Please Turn the Page	Self	60
4	1978	Bio’s Bahnhof	Self	0
5	1979	NDR Talk Show	Self	65
6	1979	Bayerischer Filmpreis	Self	0
7	1981	Wetten, dass..?	Self	53
8	1982	Na sowas!	Self	10
9	1984	Goldene Kamera Verleihung	Self	35
10	1991	DAS!	Self	42
11	1992	HBO First Look		49
12	1999	The Directors	Self	58
13	2006	Filmlegenden. Deutsch	Self	80