Wolfgang Petersen
Petersen at the filming of Air Force One
Born	(1941-03-14)14 March 1941 Emden, Prussia, Germany
Died	12 August 2022(2022-08-12) (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Pancreatic cancer
Occupation(s)	Movie director, screenwriter
Years active	1965–2016
Spouse(s)	Ursula Sieg ​ ​ (m. 1970; div. 1978)​ Maria Borgel-Petersen ​ ​ (m. 1978)​

Wolfgang Petersen (14 March 1941 – 12 August 2022) was a German movie director and screenwriter. His work included The NeverEnding Story, Enemy Mine, Outbreak, In the Line of Fire, Air Force One, Das Boot, The Perfect Storm, Troy and Poseidon.

Petersen was born in Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany. One of his first efforts was the 1977 Die Konsequenz.

Peterson died of pancreatic cancer on 12 August 2022, at the age of 81, at his home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California.^[1][2]

• Wolfgang Petersen on IMDb

This short article about an actor or group of actors can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.