Wolfgang Petersen
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-03-14 (81 years old)
Deathday
2022-08-12
Place of Birth
Emden, Germany
Also known As
Вольфганг Петерсен
Wolfgang Petersen
فولفغانغ بيترسن
Wolfgang Petersen
Biography
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), Shatter...
Acting
1981
as Self
2011
2021
as Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director
2023
as Self (archive footage)
2012
as Self
2002
as Self
2005
as Himself
2014
as Self (archive footage)
1984
as Man who drops Milk (uncredited)
Production
1981
as Director
1981
as Screenplay
2006
as Director
2006
as Producer
2004
as Director
2004
as Producer
1991
as Director
1991
as Producer
1991
as Screenplay
2000
as Producer
2000
as Director
1973
as Author
1973
as Director
1977
as Director
1977
as Screenplay
1995
as Director
1995
as Producer
1985
as Director
1999
as Executive Producer
1993
as Director
1993
as Executive Producer
1997
as Director
1997
as Producer
1984
as Director
1984
as Screenplay
1976
as Director
1978
as Director
1974
as Director
2003
as Executive Producer
1975
as Director
1976
as Director
1975
as Director
1967
as Director
1967
as Writer
1973
as Director
1977
as Director
1977
as Writer
2016
as Director
1974
as Director
1967
as Assistant Director
1967
as Assistant Director
1965
as Director
1969
as Writer
1969
as Director
1971
as Director
1971
as Writer
1999
as Producer
1997
as Executive Producer
© All Rights Reserved 2025