Otto Waalkes
Actor, Writer, Producer, Director, Composer
July 22, 1948 (77 years)
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.
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.
Known For
Filmography
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Help, I Shrunk My Friends · as Otto Leonhard |
| 2021 | Catweazle · as Catweazle |
| 2018 | Help, I Shrunk My Parents · as Otto Leonhard |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | Help, I Shrunk My Teacher · as Spirit Of The School Founder Otto Leonhard |
| 2015 | Potato Salad · as Notrufbeantworter |
| 2014 | The Seventh Dwarf · as Bubi (voice)On Plex |
| 2012 | |
| 2009 | Otto's Eleven · as Otto |
| 2006 | 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough · as Bubi |
| 2005 | Siegfried · as Grille (voice) |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | Crazy Race 2 - Warum die Mauer wirklich fiel · as Scientist |
| 2004 | Seven Dwarves · as Bubi |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | Kommando Störtebeker · as Bruno Bommel / Papagei |
| 2000 | Otto - Der Katastrofenfilm · as Otto, Baby-Otto, Otti, Großvater |
| 2000 | Everything Atze · as Atze |
| 1999 | |
| 1995 | Otto – The Series · as Verschiedene |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | Otto's Ottifanten · as Baby Bruno Bommel |
| 1992 | Otto - Der Liebesfilm · as Karl/otto/amor |
| 1989 | Total Normal · as Cast |
| 1989 | Otto - Der Außerfriesische · as Otto / Benno Gross |
| 1987 | Otto - Der Neue Film · as Otto |
| 1984 | Holly - The Movie · as Otto / Otto's Father (voice) / Otto's Mother (voice) / Mr. Astrid (voice) |
| 1981 | The Love Boat (DE) · as Komponist |
| 1981 | Ein neues Programm von und mit Otto Waalkes · as Various Roles |
| 2021 | Catweazle · as Screenplay |
| 2016 | |
| 2009 | Otto's Eleven · as Screenplay |
| 2006 | |
| 2004 | Seven Dwarves · as Screenplay |
| 2000 | Otto - Der Katastrofenfilm · as Screenplay |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | |
| 1993 | |
| 1992 | Otto - Der Liebesfilm · as Screenplay |
| 1987 | Otto - Der Neue Film · as Screenplay |
| 1984 | Holly - The Movie · as Screenplay |
| 1981 | Ein neues Programm von und mit Otto Waalkes · as Screenplay |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | Potato Salad · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | The Seventh DwarfOn Plex |
| 2009 | |
| 2006 | |
| 2004 |
| 2015 | Potato Salad · as Original Music Composer |
| 1992 | |
| 1987 | Otto - Der Neue Film · as Original Music Composer |
| 2014 | The Seventh Dwarf · as CharactersOn Plex |
| 2001 | Kommando Störtebeker · as Characters |
| 1989 | Otto - Der Außerfriesische · as Author |