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Wolfgang Petersen

Wolfgang Petersen

Known For Directing
Birthday Mar 14, 1941
Died Aug 12, 2022 (81)
Birthplace Emden, Germany
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Apr 26, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Ber ... lin 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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Filmography

The NeverEnding Story

The NeverEnding Story

1984

as Man who drops Milk (uncredited)

Shattered

Shattered

1991

Screenplay

The NeverEnding Story

The NeverEnding Story

1984

Screenplay

Der Eine - der Andere

Der Eine - der Andere

1967

Writer

Poseidon

Poseidon

2006

Director

Troy

Troy

2004

Director

The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

2000

Director

Air Force One

Air Force One

1997

Director

Outbreak

Outbreak

1995

Director

In the Line of Fire

In the Line of Fire

1993

Director

Shattered

Shattered

1991

Director

Enemy Mine

Enemy Mine

1985

Director

The NeverEnding Story

The NeverEnding Story

1984

Director

Hans in Luck

Hans in Luck

1976

Director

Der Eine - der Andere

Der Eine - der Andere

1967

Director

Poseidon

Poseidon

2006

Producer

Troy

Troy

2004

Producer

The Agency

The Agency

2003

Executive Producer

The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

2000

Producer

Instinct

Instinct

1999

Executive Producer

Bicentennial Man

Bicentennial Man

1999

Producer

Air Force One

Air Force One

1997

Producer

Red Corner

Red Corner

1997

Executive Producer

Outbreak

Outbreak

1995

Producer

In the Line of Fire

In the Line of Fire

1993

Executive Producer

Shattered

Shattered

1991

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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Bambi Awards

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 01, 1948

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 14, 1981

Filmlegenden. Deutsch

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 14, 2006

The Directors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1999

Bio’s Bahnhof

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 09, 1978

Na sowas!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 29, 1982

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 1966

Grimme-Preis-Verleihung

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 16, 1964

Bayerischer Filmpreis

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 01, 1979

DAS!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 1991

NDR Talk Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 09, 1979

Bitte umblättern

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 20, 1977

HBO First Look

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 12, 1992

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