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person_profile-Wolfgang Petersen

Wolfgang Petersen Died at age: 81

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Wolfgang Petersen

Date of Birth:

Mar 14, 1941

Country of birth:

Germany

Died:

Aug 12, 2022

Biography of

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.

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Wolfgang Petersen

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Filmography of

Wolfgang Petersen

Found 19 Movies in total

... 2016

Poseidon

Director

... 2006

Troy

Director

... 2004

... 2000

... 1997

Outbreak

Director

... 1995

... 1993

Shattered

Screenplay

... 1991

Enemy Mine

Director

... 1985

The NeverEnding Story

Man who drops Milk (uncredited) ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1984

Das Boot

Screenplay

... 1981

... 1978

... 1977

... 1976

... 1974

Smog

Author

... 1973

... 1971

The Cuckoo Years

Assistant Director

... 1967

The Foundling

Assistant Director

... 1967