Otto Waalkes
Acting
1948-07-22 · Emden, Germany
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.
Filmography
Hallervorden - Didi gegen den Rest der Welt
2025 · Movie
Seiler und Speer: A schware Partie 25
2025 · Movie
Mein Name ist Otto
2024 · Movie
Udo Lindenberg & Das Panikorchester - 50 Jahre Rock'n'Roll in der bunten Republik
2023 · Movie
Ottos Märchenshow
2022 · Movie
Otto Fröhliche - Advent, Advents mit Otto und Friends
2021 · Movie
Help, I Shrunk My Friends
2021 · Movie
Catweazle
2021 · Movie
LOL: Last One Laughing
2021 · Series
Otto Waalkes rockt WERNER
2018 · Movie
Otto - Die Doku
2018 · Movie
Geheimakte Otto Waalkes - Harry Hirsch auf Spurensuche
2018 · Movie
Late Night Berlin
2018 · Series
Help, I Shrunk My Parents
2018 · Movie
Udo Lindenberg: Stärker als die Zeit - Live
2016 · Movie
Otto live - Holdrio Again
2016 · Movie
Otto - Geboren um zu blödeln
2015 · Movie
Help, I Shrunk My Teacher
2015 · Movie
Potato Salad: Don't Ask!
2015 · Movie
The Time Carousel
2015 · Movie
Der Meisterfälscher
2014 · Series
The 7th Dwarf
2014 · Movie
Pur & Friends: Live auf Schalke 2014
2014 · Movie
Otto's Traum
2014 · Movie
Die Helene Fischer Show 2013
2013 · Movie
Heino – Made in Germany
2013 · Movie
Pantoffelkino
2013 · Series
Best of Otto
2012 · Movie
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
2011 · Series
Unsere Besten im Norden
2011 · Series
Otto's Eleven
2010 · Movie
Granaten wie wir
2009 · Series
Otto live! Das Original
2008 · Movie
Udo Lindenberg - Stark wie zwei
2008 · Movie
Bully sucht die starken Männer!
2008 · Series
Ein Abend für..
2008 · Series
Lissi and the Wild Emperor
2007 · Movie
Inas Nacht
2007 · Series
7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough
2006 · Movie
Die Traumschiff-Gala zum 80. Geburtstag von Peter Alexander
2006 · Movie
Die große Maus-Show
2006 · Series
Germany's Next Topmodel
2006 · Series
Siegfried
2005 · Movie
Otto - Die ersten 15 Jahre und mehr! (Goldedition)
2005 · Movie
Crazy Race 2 - Warum die Mauer wirklich fiel
2004 · Movie
7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald
2004 · Movie
Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben
2004 · Series
Our Best
2003 · Series
Otto - Die DVD
2003 · Movie
5 Millionen SKL Show
2003 · Series
Genial daneben
2003 · Series
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
2002 · Series
Die 80er Jahre Show
2002 · Series
Otto - Mein Ostfriesland und mehr
2001 · Movie
Kommando Störtebeker
2001 · Movie
Ein Star und seine Stadt
2001 · Series
Abendschau
2000 · Series
Otto - The Disaster Movie
2000 · Movie
St. Pauli Nacht
1999 · Movie
TV total
1999 · Series
Ein Herz für Kinder
1998 · Series
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998 · Series
Leute heute
1997 · Series
German Comedy Award
1997 · Series
Tigerenten Club
1996 · Series
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995 · Series
Otto – The Series
1995 · Series
Goldene Henne
1995 · Series
RTL Samstag Nacht
1993 · Series
Ottifants
1993 · Series
Otto - The Romance Film
1992 · Movie
ECHO-Verleihung
1992 · Series
Musik liegt in der Luft
1991 · Series
DAS!
1991 · Series
Otto – The Alien from East Frisia
1989 · Movie
Blauer Panther
1989 · Series
Na siehste!
1987 · Series
Seitenblicke
1987 · Series
Otto – The New Movie
1987 · Movie
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
1986 · Series
Otto - The Movie
1985 · Movie
Die verflixte 7
1984 · Series
Hilfe, Otto kommt!
1983 · Movie
Ronny’s Pop Show
1982 · Series
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · Series
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1980 · Series
NDR Talk Show
1979 · Series
1, 2 oder 3
1977 · Series
Please Turn the Page
1977 · Series
Der große Preis
1974 · Series
The Otto-Show
1973 · Series
Die Sendung mit der Maus
1971 · Series
Grimme Award
1964 · Series
Was bin ich?
1955 · Series
Bambi
1948 · Series
Offifanten
Series
Happy Otto! Wir haben Grund zum Feiern
Series