Otto Sander

Personal Info

Birthday

June 30, 1941

Day of Death

2013-09-12

(72 years old)

Place of Birth

Hanover, Germany

Otto Sander

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.

Known For

Scene of the Crime

Polizeiruf 110

Das Traumschiff

Vienna Crime Squad

Wolffs Revier

Aktenzeichen XY… ungelöst

Der Fahnder

Wings of Desire

Filmography

2021
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
as Self
2013
Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter
as Himself
2012
Fly Away
as Eckehardt Tiedgen
Die Schuld der Erben
as Leonhard Asmussen
2008
Krabat
as Narrator (voice)
2007
The Heart Is a Dark Forest
as Helmut
Little King Macius
as Erasmus (voice)
2004
Kaluoka'hina: The Enchanted Reef
as Narrator (voice)
2003
Aus Liebe zu Deutschland - Eine Spendenaffäre
as Voice
The Danube
as Franz
Werner - Gekotzt wird später!
as Erzähler (voice)
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
as Self
2002
Tödliches Vertrauen
as Bernd Kortens
Atlantic Affairs
as Maitre de Plaisir on Stage
Happy Too
as Himself / Gert Bastian
2001
100 Pro
as Narrator
Sass
as Vater Sass
2000
The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld
as Professor Steinach
Marlene
as Bühnenmanager
1999
E-m@il an Gott
as Petrus
Majestät brauchen Sonne
as Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice)
Girls under investigation
as Staatsanwalt Baldur Meixner
Männer sind wie Schokolade
as Vater Lano
Der Kuß des Vergessens
as Herr Jelke
1998
Stan Becker - Auf eigene Faust
as Walker
Am I Beautiful?
as David
1997
Conversation with the Beast
as Adolf Hitler Double
Liebe Lügen
as Vater
1996
The Killer Condom
as Mr. Higgins
1995
Lumière & Company
as Cassiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
Matulla und Busch
as Korte
Nikolaikirche
as kirchlicher Superintendent
The Promise
as Professor Lorenz
Bauernschach
as Dr. Gerold Stadler
Das Loch
as Der Mann
1994
The White Horse Inn in St. Wolfgang
as Prof. Hinzelmann
Movie Days
as Maður á hesti
Three Sisters
as Vershinin
1993
The Film Narrator
as Salzmann
The Olympic Summer
as Sprecher
Faraway, So Close!
as Cassiel
1992
Bescheiß kein Kind!
as Vater
1990
Werner and the Wizard of Booze
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Time of Vengeance
as Robert
1989
The Break
as Erwin Lubowitz
Wie du mir..
as Markus Petarka
1988
The Case of Mr. Spalt
as Otto Spalt
1987
Wings of Desire
as Cassiel
Close Up
as Professor Spalt
1986
Boundaries of Time - Caspar David Friedrich
as Gerichtsgehilfe
Drei Schwestern
as Alexander Ignatjewitsch Werschinin
Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars
as Loan officer Grop
Wahnfried
as Richard Wagner
Rosa Luxemburg
as Karl Liebknecht
Eine Reise wert… Der Dichter Günter Kunert (be)sucht Berlin
as Rezitation
1984
Der Mord mit der Schere
as Inspector Spalt
1983
A Love in Germany
as Narrator
1982
Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois
as Self
1981
Der Mann im Pyjama
as Rudi
Who's Going Crazy Here, Doctor?
as Nummer Sieben
Das Boot
as Phillip Thomsen
Strike Back
as Kowalski
Im Schlaraffenland. Ein Roman unter feinen Leuten
as Kalfisch
1980
Palermo or Wolfsburg
as Staatsanwalt
1979
The Tin Drum
as Meyn
Trilogie des Wiedersehens
as Richard
Plastikfieber
as Wilfried
1976
Four Against the Bank
as Eberhard Winter
The Marquise of O
as Brother, Forstmeister
Summer Guests
as Pjotr Suslov
1975
Lehmanns Erzählungen
as Lehmann
Berlin 10. 11. 74 - 28. 1. 75: Exercises in 9 Pieces
as Himself
Meine Sorgen möcht' ich haben
as Harald Bornemann
1974
Die Bakchen
as Tiresias
One or the Other of Us
as Rulle Ruhlsdorff
1973
Prinz Friedrich von Homburg
as Obrist Kottwitz
1970
Sonntags am Meer
as Fritzchen
1964
Ludwig
as Ludwig