Otto Waalkes
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 22, 1948 (age 78)
- Birthplace
- Emden, Germany
Biography
Otto Waalkes, born in Emden in 1948, ranks among the most successful German comedians of all time. He first gained widespread recognition in the mid-1970s through his comedy albums and his own television show. By the mid-1980s—culminating with the release of his first feature film, *Otto – Der Film*—he had risen to the status of an absolute superstar. With a box-office tally of over 14 million viewers, this comedy is considered the most successful German film of all time. The following years saw the release of further installments in the "Otto" film series, all of which went on to become major hits. After a period of relative quiet in the late 1990s, Otto Waalkes staged a major comeback in 2004 with the film *7 Zwerge – Männer allein im Wald* (7 Dwarfs – Men Alone in the Woods). This ensemble comedy drew more than seven million moviegoers to theaters and was followed in 2006 by an equally successful sequel. In the new millennium, Otto established himself as a voice actor for animated films such as *Ice Age*. Although Otto Waalkes is frequently criticized for his allegedly simplistic and silly brand of humor, his films consistently find an audience.
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Filmography
Hallervorden - Didi gegen den Rest der Welt
Movie · as Self
Seiler und Speer: A schware Partie 25
Movie · as Otto Waalkes
Mein Name ist Otto
Movie · as Self
Udo Lindenberg & Das Panikorchester - 50 Jahre Rock'n'Roll in der bunten Republik
Movie · as Self
Ottos Märchenshow
Movie · as Self
Otto Fröhliche - Advent, Advents mit Otto und Friends
Movie · as Various
Catweazle
Movie · as Catweazle
Help, I Shrunk My Friends
Movie · as Otto Leonhard
LOL: Last One Laughing Germany
TV · as Self · 8 eps
Help, I Shrunk My Parents
Movie · as Otto Leonhard
Otto - Die Doku
Movie · as Self
Otto Waalkes rockt WERNER
Movie · as Self
Geheimakte Otto Waalkes - Harry Hirsch auf Spurensuche
Movie · as Harry Hirsch
Late Night Berlin
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Otto live - Holdrio Again
Movie · as Self
Udo Lindenberg: Stärker als die Zeit - Live
Movie
Potato Salad: Don't Ask!
Movie · as Notrufbeantworter
Help, I Shrunk My Teacher
Movie · as Spirit of the school founder Otto Leonhard
Otto - Geboren um zu blödeln
Movie · as Self
The Time Carousel
Movie · as Wilhelm Tell (voice)
Otto's Traum
Movie · as Otto
The 7th Dwarf
Movie · as Bubi (voice)
Pur & Friends: Live auf Schalke 2014
Movie · as Self
Der Meisterfälscher
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Helene Fischer Show 2013
Movie · as Self
Heino – Made in Germany
Movie · as Self
Pantoffelkino
TV · as Self - Interviewee · 1 ep
Best of Otto
Movie
Unsere Besten im Norden
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Otto's Eleven
Movie · as Otto
Granaten wie wir
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Otto live! Das Original
Movie · as Self
Udo Lindenberg - Stark wie zwei
Movie · as Self
Ein Abend für..
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bully sucht die starken Männer!
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Inas Nacht
TV · as Self · 1 ep
7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough
Movie · as Bubi
Die Traumschiff-Gala zum 80. Geburtstag von Peter Alexander
Movie · as Self
Die große Maus-Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Germany's Next Topmodel
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Siegfried
Movie · as Grille (voice)
Otto - Die ersten 15 Jahre und mehr! (Goldedition)
Movie
7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald
Movie · as Bubi
Crazy Race 2 - Warum die Mauer wirklich fiel
Movie · as Scientist
Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben
TV · as self · 2 eps
Otto - Die DVD
Movie
5 Millionen SKL Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Genial daneben
TV · 1 ep
Our Best
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die 80er Jahre Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kommando Störtebeker
Movie · as Bruno Bommel / Parrot (voice)
Otto - Mein Ostfriesland und mehr
Movie
Ein Star und seine Stadt
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Otto - The Disaster Movie
Movie · as Otto / Baby Otto / Otti / Grandfather
Abendschau
TV · as Self · 1 ep
St. Pauli Nacht
Movie
TV total
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Loriots 75. Geburtstag
Movie · as Self
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Ein Herz für Kinder
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Leute heute
TV · as Self · 8 eps
German Comedy Award
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tigerenten Club
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Otto – The Series
TV · as Verschiedene · 13 eps
Die Harald Schmidt Show
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Goldene Henne
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ottifants
TV · as Baby Bruno Bommel · 13 eps
RTL Samstag Nacht
TV · 1 ep
Otto - The Romance Film
Movie · as Karl/Otto/Amor
ECHO-Verleihung
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Musik liegt in der Luft
TV · as Self · 1 ep
DAS!
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Otto – The Alien from East Frisia
Movie · as Otto / Benno Gross
Blauer Panther
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Otto – The New Movie
Movie · as Otto
Na siehste!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Seitenblicke
TV · as Self · 1 ep
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Otto - The Movie
Movie · as Otto / Otto's Father (voice) / Otto's Mother (voice) / Mr. Astrid (voice)
Die verflixte 7
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hilfe, Otto kommt!
Movie · as Self
Ronny’s Pop Show
TV · as Ronny (voice) · 1 ep
So ein Otto: Best-of: Die Otto Show
Movie · as Self
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 8 eps
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
NDR Talk Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Please Turn the Page
TV · as Self · 2 eps
1, 2 oder 3
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Der große Preis
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Otto-Show
TV · as Otto Waalkes · 9 eps
Die Sendung mit der Maus
TV · as self · 1 ep
Grimme Award
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Was bin ich?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bambi
TV · as Self · 6 eps