Otto Waalkes
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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Movies (46)
Hallervorden - Didi gegen den Rest der Welt
2025 · Self
Seiler und Speer: A schware Partie 25
2025 · Otto Waalkes
Mein Name ist Otto
2024 · Self
Udo Lindenberg & Das Panikorchester - 50 Jahre Rock'n'Roll in der bunten Republik
2023 · Self
Ottos Märchenshow
2022 · Self
Otto Fröhliche - Advent, Advents mit Otto und Friends
2021 · Various
Help, I Shrunk My Friends
2021 · Otto Leonhard
Catweazle
2021 · Catweazle, Screenplay
Otto Waalkes rockt WERNER
2018 · Self
Otto - Die Doku
2018 · Self
Geheimakte Otto Waalkes - Harry Hirsch auf Spurensuche
2018 · Harry Hirsch
Help, I Shrunk My Parents
2018 · Otto Leonhard
Udo Lindenberg: Stärker als die Zeit - Live
2016
Otto live - Holdrio Again
2016 · Self
Otto - Geboren um zu blödeln
2015 · Self
Help, I Shrunk My Teacher
2015 · Spirit of the school founder Otto Leonhard
Potato Salad: Don't Ask!
2015 · Notrufbeantworter, Original Music Composer
The Time Carousel
2015 · Wilhelm Tell (voice)
The 7th Dwarf
2014 · Bubi (voice), Producer
Pur & Friends: Live auf Schalke 2014
2014 · Self
Otto's Traum
2014 · Otto
Die Helene Fischer Show 2013
2013 · Self
Heino – Made in Germany
2013 · Self
Best of Otto
2012
Otto's Eleven
2010 · Otto, Screenplay
Otto live! Das Original
2008 · Self
Udo Lindenberg - Stark wie zwei
2008 · Self
Lissi and the Wild Emperor
2007 · Thanks
7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough
2006 · Bubi, Producer, Writer
Die Traumschiff-Gala zum 80. Geburtstag von Peter Alexander
2006 · Self
Siegfried
2005 · Grille (voice)
Otto - Die ersten 15 Jahre und mehr! (Goldedition)
2005
Crazy Race 2 - Warum die Mauer wirklich fiel
2004 · Scientist
7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald
2004 · Bubi, Screenplay, Producer
Otto - Die DVD
2003
Otto - Mein Ostfriesland und mehr
2001
Kommando Störtebeker
2001 · Bruno Bommel / Parrot (voice), Characters
Otto - The Disaster Movie
2000 · Otto / Baby Otto / Otti / Grandfather, Screenplay
St. Pauli Nacht
1999
Loriots 75. Geburtstag
1998 · Self
Otto - The Romance Film
1992 · Karl/Otto/Amor, Music, Director, Screenplay
Otto – The Alien from East Frisia
1989 · Otto / Benno Gross, Director, Author
Otto – The New Movie
1987 · Otto, Screenplay, Director, Original Music Composer
Otto - The Movie
1985 · Otto / Otto's Father (voice) / Otto's Mother (voice) / Mr. Astrid (voice), Director, Screenplay
Hilfe, Otto kommt!
1983 · Self
So ein Otto: Best-of: Die Otto Show
1981 · Self
TV shows (54)
LOL: Last One Laughing Germany
2021 · Self
Late Night Berlin
2018 · Self
Der Meisterfälscher
2014 · Self
Pantoffelkino
2013 · Self - Interviewee
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
2011 · Self
Unsere Besten im Norden
2011 · Self
Granaten wie wir
2009 · Self
Bully sucht die starken Männer!
2008 · Self
Ein Abend für..
2008 · Self
Inas Nacht
2007 · Self
Die große Maus-Show
2006 · Self
Germany's Next Topmodel
2006 · Self - Guest Judge
Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben
2004 · self
Our Best
2003 · Self
5 Millionen SKL Show
2003 · Self
Genial daneben
2003
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
2002 · Self
Die 80er Jahre Show
2002 · Self
Ein Star und seine Stadt
2001 · Self
Abendschau
2000 · Self
TV total
1999 · Self
Ein Herz für Kinder
1998 · Self
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998 · Self - Guest
Leute heute
1997 · Self
German Comedy Award
1997 · Self
Tigerenten Club
1996 · Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995 · Self
Otto – The Series
1995 · Verschiedene, Writer, Director, Creator
Goldene Henne
1995 · Self
Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen
1994 · Self
RTL Samstag Nacht
1993
Ottifants
1993 · Baby Bruno Bommel, Writer, Creator
ECHO-Verleihung
1992 · Self
Musik liegt in der Luft
1991 · Self
DAS!
1991 · Self
Blauer Panther
1989 · Self
Na siehste!
1987 · Self
Seitenblicke
1987 · Self
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
1986 · Self
Die verflixte 7
1984 · Self
Ronny’s Pop Show
1982 · Ronny (voice)
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · Self
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1980 · Self
NDR Talk Show
1979 · Self
1, 2 oder 3
1977 · Self
Please Turn the Page
1977 · Self
Der große Preis
1974 · Self
The Otto-Show
1973 · Otto Waalkes, Creator
Die Sendung mit der Maus
1971 · self
Grimme Award
1964 · Self
Was bin ich?
1955 · Self
Bambi
1948 · Self
Happy Otto! Wir haben Grund zum Feiern
· Creator
Offifanten
· Creator