Otto Waalkes
Actor · Producer · Screenplay · Original Music Composer
Born Jul 22, 1948 · Emden, Germany
Active 1973–present · Awards: Golden Feather, Grimme-Preis, Bavarian TV Awards, Deutscher Comedypreis, Echo Music Prize, Goldene Kamera, Grand Cross of Merit of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit
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.
Filmography
Seiler und Speer: A schware Partie 25 (2025) — Otto WaalkesOtto - The Movie (1985) — Otto / Otto's Father (voice) / Otto's Mother (voice) / Mr. Astrid (voice) · Screenplay · Director7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald (2004) — Bubi · Producer · Screenplay7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough (2006) — Bubi · Producer · WriterOtto – The New Movie (1987) — Otto · Screenplay · Original Music Composer · DirectorOtto – The Alien from East Frisia (1989) — Otto / Benno Gross · Director · AuthorHelp, I Shrunk My Teacher (2015) — Spirit of the school founder Otto LeonhardThe 7th Dwarf (2014) — Bubi (voice) · ProducerOtto's Eleven (2010) — Otto · ScreenplayCatweazle (2021) — Catweazle · ScreenplayOttifants (1993) — Baby Bruno Bommel · Writer · CreatorThe Time Carousel (2015) — Wilhelm TellOtto - The Romance Film (1992) — Karl/Otto/Amor · Director · Screenplay · MusicOtto - The Disaster Movie (2000) — Otto, Baby-Otto, Otti, Großvater · ScreenplayRTL Samstag Nacht (1993)Udo Lindenberg: Stärker als die Zeit - Live (2016)Help, I Shrunk My Parents (2018) — Otto LeonhardOtto – The Series (1995) — Verschiedene · Writer · Director · CreatorSiegfried (2005) — Grille (voice)The Otto-Show (1973) — Otto Waalkes · CreatorHelp, I Shrunk My Friends (2021) — Otto LeonhardOtto - Die DVD (2003)Otto - Die ersten 15 Jahre und mehr! (Goldedition) (2005)Kommando Störtebeker (2001) — Bruno Bommel / Papagei · Characters