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.
Acting
Movie
The NeverEnding Story
as Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited)
1984
TV
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
1981
TV
HBO First Look
1992
TV
The Directors
as Self
1999
Movie
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
as Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director
2021
TV
DAS!
as Self
1991
TV
NDR Talk Show
as Self
1979
Movie
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Movie
Starbuck Holger Meins
as Self
2002
TV
Goldene Kamera
as Self
1984
Movie
Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
as Self
1981
TV
Na sowas!
as Self
1982
Movie
Der Bernd
as Self
2012
Movie
Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
2017
TV
Bio’s Bahnhof
as Self
1978
TV
Bambi
as Self
1948
TV
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
as Self
2006
TV
Please Turn the Page
as Self
1977
Movie
Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung
as Self
1996
Movie
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
as Self
2013
Movie
Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat
as Self
2011
Movie
Gottschalk meets Petersen
as Himself
2005
TV
Grimme Award
as Self
1964
TV
Bavarian Film Awards
as Self
1979
Crew
Movie
Troy
Director
2004
Movie
The NeverEnding Story
Director
1984
Movie
Bicentennial Man
Producer
1999
Movie
Air Force One
Director
1997
Movie
The Perfect Storm
Director
2000
Movie
Das Boot
Director
1981
Movie
Outbreak
Director
1995
Movie
Poseidon
Director
2006
Movie
In the Line of Fire
Director
1993
Movie
Enemy Mine
Director
1985
Movie
Instinct
Executive Producer
1999
Movie
Red Corner
Executive Producer
1997