Wolf Kroeger began his career in Australia designing for television. In Germany, he worked for the Bavarian State Opera. He relocated to Canada in the early 1970s starting as an art director in film, television and theatre. His first credit as production designer was on the horror film "The Uncanny". He caught the attention of director Robert Altman, for whom he designed the whimsical village for the film "Popeye", a set which still stands as a tourist attraction in Malta. He also designed the set for Altman's "Streamers". Throughout the years he collaborated with directors Michael Cimino, Michael Mann and Brian de Palma amongst many others. He garnered a BAFTA nomination for his design for Mann's "The Last of the Mohicans". He has also been nominated twice for the Genie award, the Canadian equivalent of the Oscar.
