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), 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.
Filmography
all 56
Movies 40
Director 25
self 21
TV Shows 16
Producer 6
Creator 1
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot' (2023)
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story (2021)
Four Against the Bank (2016)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten (2013)
Der Bernd (2012)
Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat (2011)
Poseidon (2006)
Filmlegenden. Deutsch (2006)
Filmlegenden. Deutsch (2005)
Gottschalk meets Petersen (2005)
Troy (2004)
The Agency (2003)
Starbuck Holger Meins (2002)
The Agency (2001)
The Perfect Storm (2000)
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Instinct (1999)
The Directors (1999)
Red Corner (1997)
Air Force One (1997)
Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung (1996)
Outbreak (1995)
In the Line of Fire (1993)
HBO First Look (1992)
Shattered (1991)
DAS! (1991)
Enemy Mine (1985)
Das Boot (1985)
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Na sowas! (1982)
Das Boot: Behind The Scenes (1981)
Das Boot (1981)
Wetten, dass..? (1981)
Bayerischer Filmpreis (1979)
NDR Talk Show (1979)
Black and White Like Day and Night (1978)
Bio’s Bahnhof (1978)
The Consequence (1977)
Bitte umblättern (1977)
Planübung (1977)
Four Against the Bank (1976)
Hans in Luck (1976)
Die Stadt im Tal (1975)
Stellenweise Glatteis (1975)
One or the Other of Us (1974)
Van der Valk and the Rich (1973)
Smog (1973)
I Will Kill You, Wolf (1971)
Scene of the Crime (1970)
Ich Nicht (1969)
Color Test: The Red Flag (1968)
Der Eine - der Andere (1967)
Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1966)
Grimme-Preis-Verleihung (1964)
Bambi Awards (1948)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1941-03-14
Deathday2022-08-12 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceEmden, Germany
Height1.78-meter
RelationshipsMarie-Antoinette Borgel (1978-01-01 - 2022-08-12), Ursula Sieg (1970-01-01 - 1978-01-01)
ChildrenDaniel Petersen
CitizenshipsGermany
Also Known As Вольфганг Петерсен
AwardsOfficer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bavarian Order of Merit
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