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Wolfgang Petersen Died at age: 81

Actor | Producer

    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 Deutsc

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    Poseidon

    Director

    ... 2006

    Troy

    Director

    ... 2004

    The Agency

    Executive Producer

    ... 2003

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 11 Movies in total

Poseidon

Director

... 2006

Troy

Director

... 2004

The Agency

Executive Producer

... 2003

... 2000

... 1999

Instinct

Executive Producer

... 1999

Red Corner

Executive Producer

... 1997

... 1997

Outbreak

Director

... 1995

... 1993

Shattered

Screenplay

... 1991