Otto Sander
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Biography
Otto Sander (German: [ˈɔtoː ˈzandɐ]; June 30, 1941 – September 12, 2013) was a German film, theater, and voice actor. Sander grew up in Kassel, where he graduated in 1961 from the Friedrichgymnasium. After leaving school he spent his military service in 1961/62 with the Bundesmarine and left as reserve fenrik. Sander then studied theatre science, history of art and philosophy. In 1965 he made his acting debut at the Düsseldorfer chamber plays. After his first film work in the same year he aband...
Known For
Filmography
About Narration
2025
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
2021
as Self
Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter
2013
as Himself
Fly Away
2012
as Eckehardt Tiedgen
Die Schuld der Erben
2012
as Leonhard Asmussen
Life Is Too Long
2010
Krabat
2008
as Narrator (voice)
The Heart Is a Dark Forest
2007
as Helmut
Little King Macius
2007
as Erasmus (voice)
Unter kaiserlicher Flagge
2006
as Erzähler / Narrator
Vienna Crime Squad
2005
as Conrad Ribarski
Kaluoka'hina: The Enchanted Reef
2004
as Narrator (voice)
Leute am Donnerstag
2004
as himself
Werner - Gekotzt wird später!
2003
as Erzähler (voice)
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
2003
as Self
The Danube
2003
as Franz
Aus Liebe zu Deutschland - Eine Spendenaffäre
2003
as Voice
Happy Too
2002
as Himself / Gert Bastian
Atlantic Affairs
2002
as Maitre de Plaisir on Stage
Tödliches Vertrauen
2002
as Bernd Kortens
Ein roter Teppich für....
2002
as Self
Through the Night with...
2002
as Self
Das Jahrhundert des Theaters
2002
as Narrator
Gero von Boehm begegnet...
2002
as Self
Sass
2001
as Vater Sass
100 Pro
2001
as Narrator
The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld
2000
as Professor Steinach
Marlene
2000
as Bühnenmanager
Les Misérables
2000
as Monseigneur Bienvenu
Preußen – Chronik eines deutschen Staates
2000
as Self (Narrator)
Girls under investigation
1999
as Staatsanwalt Baldur Meixner
Männer sind wie Schokolade
1999
as Vater Lano
E-m@il an Gott
1999
as Petrus
Der Kuß des Vergessens
1999
as Herr Jelke
Majestät brauchen Sonne
1999
as Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice)
Stan Becker - Auf eigene Faust
1998
as Walker
Am I Beautiful?
1998
as David
The Shop
1998
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self
Conversation with the Beast
1997
as Adolf Hitler Double
Liebe Lügen
1997
as Vater
The Harmonists
1997
Tietjen und Bommes
1997
as Self
The Killer Condom
1996
as Mr. Higgins
Friedemann Brix - Eine Schwäche für Mord
1996
as Rainer Kleinhundert
Zimmer frei!
1996
as Self
Bauernschach
1995
as Dr. Gerold Stadler
Matulla und Busch
1995
as Korte
Nikolaikirche
1995
as kirchlicher Superintendent
The Promise
1995
as Professor Lorenz
Das Loch
1995
as Der Mann
Lumière & Company
1995
as Cassiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft
1995
as Freddy Klinke
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
Movie Days
1994
as Maður á hesti
The White Horse Inn in St. Wolfgang
1994
as Prof. Hinzelmann
Three Sisters
1994
as Vershinin
Hölderlin-Comics
1994
The Film Narrator
1993
as Salzmann
Faraway, So Close!
1993
as Cassiel
Inge, April und Mai
1993
Schlusschor
1993
The Olympic Summer
1993
as Sprecher
Bescheiß kein Kind!
1992
as Vater
Lyrische Suite. Das untergehende Vaterland
1992
Wolffs Revier
1992
as Schenk
DAS!
1991
as Self
Werner and the Wizard of Booze
1990
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Vorwärts
1990
Time of Vengeance
1990
as Robert
The Break
1989
as Erwin Lubowitz
Wie du mir..
1989
as Markus Petarka
The Case of Mr. Spalt
1988
as Otto Spalt
Wings of Desire
1987
as Cassiel
Close Up
1987
as Professor Spalt
Rosa Luxemburg
1986
as Karl Liebknecht
Eine Reise wert… Der Dichter Günter Kunert (be)sucht Berlin
1986
as Rezitation
Boundaries of Time - Caspar David Friedrich
1986
as Gerichtsgehilfe
Wahnfried
1986
as Richard Wagner
Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars
1986
as Loan officer Grop
Drei Schwestern
1986
as Alexander Ignatjewitsch Werschinin
Das Boot
1985
as Kapitänleutnant Philipp
Der Mord mit der Schere
1984
as Inspector Spalt
Der Fahnder
1984
as Bähr
A Love in Germany
1983
as Narrator
Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois
1982
as Self
Das Boot
1981
as Phillip Thomsen
Der Mann im Pyjama
1981
as Rudi
Who's Going Crazy Here, Doctor?
1981
as Nummer Sieben
Strike Back
1981
as Kowalski
Im Schlaraffenland. Ein Roman unter feinen Leuten
1981
as Kalfisch
Gesucht wird... Drei Geschichten um nicht ganz ehrenwerte Herren
1981
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Das Traumschiff
1981
as James Korthals
Das Traumschiff
1981
as Johannes Lippelt
Palermo or Wolfsburg
1980
as Staatsanwalt
Der Mond scheint auf Kylenamoe
1980
Die Ursache
1980
The Tin Drum
1979
as Meyn
Phantom
1979
Trilogie des Wiedersehens
1979
as Richard
Plastikfieber
1979
as Wilfried
NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
Die Ängste des Dr. Schenk
1978
Heinrich Zille
1977
Four Against the Bank
1976
as Eberhard Winter
The Marquise of O
1976
as Brother, Forstmeister
Summer Guests
1976
as Pjotr Suslov
Lehmanns Erzählungen
1975
as Lehmann
Berlin 10. 11. 74 - 28. 1. 75: Exercises in 9 Pieces
1975
as Himself
Meine Sorgen möcht' ich haben
1975
as Harald Bornemann
One or the Other of Us
1974
as Rulle Ruhlsdorff
Die Bakchen
1974
as Tiresias
Ermittlungen gegen Unbekannt
1974
Prinz Friedrich von Homburg
1973
as Obrist Kottwitz
The Ignoramus and the Madman
1972
Die Mutter
1971
Polizeiruf 110
1971
as Ludwig Stolze
Polizeiruf 110
1971
as Lansky
Polizeiruf 110
1971
as Richard Lansky
No Pawing, Darling
1970
Sonntags am Meer
1970
as Fritzchen
Sonnabend, der 1.
1970
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Manfred Enders
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Otto Androsch
Aktenzeichen XY… ungelöst
1967
as Kunsträuber
Ludwig
1964
as Ludwig
Grimme Award
1964
as Self