Otto Waalkes

July 22, 1948 · 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.

Often works with

Mirco Nontschew
6 titles together
7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald, 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough, The 7th Dwarf
Martin Schneider
5 titles together
7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald, 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough, The 7th Dwarf
Boris Aljinovic
4 titles together
7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald, 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough, The 7th Dwarf
Norbert Heisterkamp
4 titles together
7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald, 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough, The 7th Dwarf
Axel Stein
4 titles together
7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough, Help, I Shrunk My Teacher, Help, I Shrunk My Parents
Ralf Schmitz
3 titles together
7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald, 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough, The 7th Dwarf

Full filmography · 30

Seiler und Speer: A schware Partie 25
as Otto Waalkes
2025
Otto Fröhliche - Advent, Advents mit Otto und Friends
as Various
2021
Help, I Shrunk My Friends
as Otto Leonhard
20215.1
Catweazle
as Catweazle
20215.8
Help, I Shrunk My Parents
as Otto Leonhard
20185.2
Udo Lindenberg: Stärker als die Zeit - Live
cast
2016
Help, I Shrunk My Teacher
as Spirit of the school founder Otto Leonhard
20155.6
Potato Salad: Don't Ask!
as Notrufbeantworter
20152.7
The Time Carousel
as Wilhelm Tell
2015
The 7th Dwarf
as Bubi (voice)
20145.5
Best of Otto
cast
2012
Otto's Eleven
as Otto
20105.7