Wolfgang Petersen

Directing
BirthdayMar 14, 1941 (81 year old)
DeathdayAug 12, 2022
Place of birthEmden, Germany
GenderMale

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

Man who drops Milk (uncredited)

Apr 6, 1984

Self (archive footage)

Feb 1, 2014

Self

Feb 14, 1981

Jun 12, 1992

Self

Jan 1, 1999

Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director

Jan 10, 2021

DAS!

4.8

Self

Jan 2, 1991

Self

Feb 9, 1979

Self

May 23, 2002

Self (archive footage)

Aug 24, 2023

Self

Jan 25, 1966

Self

Jul 4, 2012

Self

Mar 29, 1982

Self

Jan 1, 1948

Self

Jan 14, 2006

Self

Apr 20, 1977

Self

Jun 26, 2005

Man who drops Milk (uncredited)

Apr 6, 1984

Self (archive footage)

Feb 1, 2014

Self

Feb 14, 1981

Jun 12, 1992

Self

Jan 1, 1999

Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director

Jan 10, 2021

Acting


Participated in 43 movies, 16 TV series

2023

Self (archive footage)


2021

Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director



2014

Self (archive footage)



2012

Self



2006

Director, Producer




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