Jürgen Prochnow

German actor
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Jürgen Prochnow

Summary

Jürgen Prochnow is a human[1]. His place of birth was Berlin[2]. He was born on June 10, 1941[3]. He worked as a voice actor[4], stage actor[5], film actor[6], musician[7], and television actor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,190 views/month, #6,218 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Jürgen Prochnow was born in Berlin[2].
  • Jürgen Prochnow was born on June 10, 1941[3].
  • Among Jürgen Prochnow's spouses was Verena Wengler[10].
  • Jürgen Prochnow held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Jürgen Prochnow held citizenship in Germany[12].
  • Jürgen Prochnow worked as a voice actor[4].
  • Jürgen Prochnow's professions included stage actor[5].
  • Jürgen Prochnow's professions included film actor[6].
  • Jürgen Prochnow worked as a musician[7].
  • Jürgen Prochnow worked as a television actor[8].
  • Jürgen Prochnow was educated at Folkwang University of the Arts[13].
  • Jürgen Prochnow received the Steiger Award[14].
  • Jürgen Prochnow received the Q27652080[15].
  • Jürgen Prochnow was a member of Deutsche Filmakademie[16].
  • Jürgen Prochnow is recorded as male[17].
  • Jürgen Prochnow's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Jürgen Prochnow's Commons category is recorded as Jürgen Prochnow[19].
  • Jürgen Prochnow's unmarried partner is recorded as Antonia Reininghaus[20].
  • Jürgen Prochnow's residence is recorded as Los Angeles[21].
  • Jürgen Prochnow's family name is recorded as Prochnow[22].
  • Jürgen Prochnow's given name is recorded as Jürgen[23].
  • Jürgen Prochnow's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[24].
  • Jürgen Prochnow's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Jürgen Prochnow'}[25].
  • Jürgen Prochnow's start of work period is recorded as 1970[26].
  • Jürgen Prochnow's sibling is recorded as Dieter Prochnow[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: DE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1941-06-10[30]

  • Community tags: actor, german audiobook reader[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 16994f3e-4d87-451f-803b-017612ad7b7c[32]

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Origins and Family

Jürgen Prochnow's place of birth was Berlin[2]. He was born on June 10, 1941[3].

Education

Jürgen Prochnow's education included a stint at Folkwang University of the Arts[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include voice actor[4], stage actor[5], film actor[6], musician[7], and television actor[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Steiger Award[14], an award[33], in Germany[34], founded in 2005[35] and Q27652080[15], an award[36], founded in 1997[37].

Personal Life

Jürgen Prochnow was married to Verena Wengler[10].

Why It Matters

Jürgen Prochnow ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,190 views/month, #6,218 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Jürgen Prochnow born?

Jürgen Prochnow's place of birth was Berlin[2].

Who was Jürgen Prochnow married to?

Jürgen Prochnow's spouses include Verena Wengler[10].

What did Jürgen Prochnow do for work?

Jürgen Prochnow worked as voice actor[4], stage actor[5], film actor[6], musician[7], and television actor[8].

Where did Jürgen Prochnow go to school?

Jürgen Prochnow was educated at Folkwang University of the Arts[13].

What awards did Jürgen Prochnow receive?

Honors received include Steiger Award[14] and Q27652080[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . detector.media. detector.media. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Documentation files at SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
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    Unmarried partner Antonia Reininghaus
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