Directed credits
2
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Director
Otto Waalkes
Acting
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 16
TMDB ID: 46029
IMDb ID: nm0905102
Known for: Acting
Born: July 22, 1948
Age: 77
Place of birth: Emden, Germany
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2025
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 5.47
Wikidata: Q59485
Also known as
Otto Gerhard Waalkes
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Screenplay (5)Producer (2)Writer (2)Characters (1)Creator (1)Music (1)Original Music Composer (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
Otto Gerhard Waalkes is a German comedian, musician, actor, director, voice actor, and web video producer. He is best known for his appearance as Otto in the Otto film series, and for voicing Sid in the German dub of the Ice Age films.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Otto Waalkes.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Otto Waalkes.
6.5
Otto - The Movie
Director
1985 Movie
5.9
Lissi and the Wild Emperor
Thanks
2007 Movie
5.7
Otto – The New Movie
Screenplay
1987 Movie
5.6
Help, I Shrunk My Teacher
as Spirit of the school founder Otto Leonhard
2015 Movie
5.6
Otto – The Alien from East Frisia
Director
1989 Movie
5.5
7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald
Screenplay
2004 Movie
5.5
The 7th Dwarf
Producer
2014 Movie
5.5
7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough
Producer
2006 Movie
2.6
Potato Salad: Don't Ask!
Original Music Composer
2015 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Otto Waalkes.
5.5
The 7th Dwarf
Producer
2014 Movie
5.6
Help, I Shrunk My Teacher
as Spirit of the school founder Otto Leonhard
2015 Movie
5.2
Help, I Shrunk My Parents
as Otto Leonhard
2018 Movie
5.6
Otto's Eleven
Screenplay
2010 Movie
4.9
Help, I Shrunk My Friends
as Otto Leonhard
2021 Movie
4.4
Siegfried
as Grille (voice)
2005 Movie
5.9
Lissi and the Wild Emperor
Thanks
2007 Movie
5.5
7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald
Screenplay
2004 Movie
5.5
Otto - The Romance Film
Music
1992 Movie
6.5
Otto - The Movie
Director
1985 Movie
2.9
Crazy Race 2 - Warum die Mauer wirklich fiel
as Scientist
2004 Movie
Ottos Märchenshow
as Self
2022 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Otto Waalkes.
5.3
Wetten, dass..?
as Self • 8 eps
1981 Series
9.0
Bambi
as Self • 6 eps
1948 Series
7.1
Die Harald Schmidt Show
as Self • 5 eps
1995 Series
6.5
NDR Talk Show
as Self • 1 eps
1979 Series
4.2
DAS!
as Self • 2 eps
1991 Series
6.0
Abendschau
as Self • 1 eps
2000 Series
1.5
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
as Self • 1 eps
1986 Series
4.3
Germany's Next Topmodel
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.8
Inas Nacht
as Self • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.4
LOL: Last One Laughing
as Self • 6 eps
2021 Series
4.3
Late Night Berlin
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
5.9
Genial daneben
1 eps
2003 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Otto Waalkes.
5.9
Catweazle
Screenplay
2021 Movie
2.6
Potato Salad: Don't Ask!
Original Music Composer
2015 Movie
5.5
The 7th Dwarf
Producer
2014 Movie
5.6
Otto's Eleven
Screenplay
2010 Movie
5.9
Lissi and the Wild Emperor
Thanks
2007 Movie
5.5
7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough
Producer
2006 Movie
5.5
7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald
Screenplay
2004 Movie
3.8
Kommando Störtebeker
Characters
2001 Movie
5.1
Otto - The Disaster Movie
Screenplay
2000 Movie
5.5
Otto - The Romance Film
Music
1992 Movie
5.7
Otto – The New Movie
Screenplay
1987 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Otto Waalkes.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Otto Waalkes.
Hallervorden - Didi gegen den Rest der Welt
as Self
2025 Movie
Seiler und Speer: A schware Partie 25
as Otto Waalkes
2025 Movie
7.0
Mein Name ist Otto
as Self
2024 Movie
7.0
Udo Lindenberg & Das Panikorchester - 50 Jahre Rock'n'Roll in der bunten Republik
as Self
2023 Movie
Ottos Märchenshow
as Self
2022 Movie
Otto Fröhliche - Advent, Advents mit Otto und Friends
as Various
2021 Movie
4.9
Help, I Shrunk My Friends
as Otto Leonhard
2021 Movie
5.9
Catweazle
as Catweazle
2021 Movie
Otto - Die Doku
as Self
2018 Movie
5.2
Help, I Shrunk My Parents
as Otto Leonhard
2018 Movie
9.0
Udo Lindenberg: Stärker als die Zeit - Live
2016 Movie
5.5
Otto live - Holdrio Again
as Self
2016 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Otto Waalkes.
7.4
LOL: Last One Laughing
as Self • 6 eps
2021 Series
4.3
Late Night Berlin
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.5
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
as Self • 2 eps
2011 Series
Granaten wie wir
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.8
Inas Nacht
as Self • 1 eps
2007 Series
4.3
Germany's Next Topmodel
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2006 Series
6.8
Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben
as self • 2 eps
2004 Series
5.9
Genial daneben
1 eps
2003 Series
6.0
Abendschau
as Self • 1 eps
2000 Series
6.2
TV total
as Self • 2 eps
1999 Series
10.0
Ein Herz für Kinder
as Self • 3 eps
1998 Series
Tigerenten Club
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series