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.
95 acting credits · 5 directing credits
Acting · 95
DAS!
1991
Leute heute
1997
Abendschau
2000
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
NDR Talk Show
1979
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
Wetten, dass..?
1981
Bambi
1948
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
1986
Germany's Next Topmodel
2006
Grimme Award
1964
Siegfried
2005
Inas Nacht
2007
Genial daneben
2003
Tigerenten Club
1996
Blauer Panther
1989
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
2011
Was bin ich?
1955
LOL: Last One Laughing
2021
Late Night Berlin
2018
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1980
Seitenblicke
1987
RTL Samstag Nacht
1993
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben
2004
Der große Preis
1974
Ein Herz für Kinder
1998
Goldene Henne
1995
Please Turn the Page
1977
Die große Maus-Show
2006
Die Sendung mit der Maus
1971
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
2002
Musik liegt in der Luft
1991
Our Best
2003
Na siehste!
1987
German Comedy Award
1997
Ein Abend für..
2008
Die 80er Jahre Show
2002
Granaten wie wir
2009
1, 2 oder 3
1977
Ottifants
1993
Otto – The Series
1995
TV total
1999
Die verflixte 7
1984
7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough
2006
Help, I Shrunk My Teacher
2015
Help, I Shrunk My Parents
2018
Der Meisterfälscher
2014
The 7th Dwarf
2014
7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald
2004
Unsere Besten im Norden
2011
Help, I Shrunk My Friends
2021
Otto – The Alien from East Frisia
1989
Otto's Eleven
2010
Otto - The Disaster Movie
2000
Pantoffelkino
2013
Otto - The Romance Film
1992
Otto - The Movie
1985
Catweazle
2021
5 Millionen SKL Show
2003
Crazy Race 2 - Warum die Mauer wirklich fiel
2004
Otto Fröhliche - Advent, Advents mit Otto und Friends
2021
Ein Star und seine Stadt
2001
Udo Lindenberg: Stärker als die Zeit - Live
2016
Bully sucht die starken Männer!
2008
Potato Salad: Don't Ask!
2015
St. Pauli Nacht
1999
Kommando Störtebeker
2001
The Otto-Show
1973
Otto – The New Movie
1987
Ronny’s Pop Show
1982
Die Traumschiff-Gala zum 80. Geburtstag von Peter Alexander
2006
Mein Name ist Otto
2024
Otto - Geboren um zu blödeln
2015
Ottos Märchenshow
2022
Udo Lindenberg & Das Panikorchester - 50 Jahre Rock'n'Roll in der bunten Republik
2023
Die Helene Fischer Show 2013
2013
Loriots 75th Birthday
1998
Pur & Friends: Live auf Schalke 2014
2014
Geheimakte Otto Waalkes - Harry Hirsch auf Spurensuche
2018
Otto - Die Doku
2018
Heino – Made in Germany
2013
The Time Carousel
2015
Hallervorden - Didi gegen den Rest der Welt
2025
Otto live - Holdrio Again
2016
Udo Lindenberg - Stark wie zwei
2008
Best of Otto
2012
Otto live! Das Original
2008
Hilfe, Otto kommt!
1983
Otto - Die ersten 15 Jahre und mehr! (Goldedition)
2005
Otto - Die DVD
2003
Otto - Mein Ostfriesland und mehr
2001
Otto Waalkes rockt WERNER
2018
Seiler und Speer: A schware Partie 25
2025
Otto's Traum
2014