Otto Waalkes: movies and TV shows
Otto Waalkes has 124 credits in the archive: 65 films and 59 TV series, from 1948 to 2025. Highest rated: 1, 2 oder 3 (9.0/10).
Career timeline
1948 – 2025 · busiest year: 1987 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Seiler und Speer: A schware Partie 25 | Otto Waalkes | Film | — | 76 |
| 2025 | Hallervorden - Didi gegen den Rest der Welt | Self | Film | — | 76 |
| 2024 | Mein Name ist Otto | Self | Film | 7.1 | 75 |
| 2023 | Udo Lindenberg & Das Panikorchester - 50 Jahre Rock'n'Roll in der bunten Republik | Self | Film | 7.0 | 74 |
| 2022 | Ottos Märchenshow | Self | Film | — | 73 |
| 2021 | LOL: Last One Laughing | Self | TV | 7.4 | 72 |
| 2021 | Help, I Shrunk My Friends | Otto Leonhard | Film | 4.9 | 72 |
| 2021 | Catweazle | Catweazle | Film | 5.9 | 72 |
| 2021 | Catweazle | Film | 5.9 | 72 | |
| 2021 | Otto Fröhliche - Advent, Advents mit Otto und Friends | Various | Film | — | 72 |
| 2018 | Late Night Berlin | Self | TV | 4.2 | 69 |
| 2018 | Geheimakte Otto Waalkes - Harry Hirsch auf Spurensuche | Harry Hirsch | Film | — | 69 |
| 2018 | Help, I Shrunk My Parents | Otto Leonhard | Film | 5.2 | 69 |
| 2018 | Otto - Die Doku | Self | Film | — | 69 |
| 2018 | Otto Waalkes rockt WERNER | Self | Film | — | 69 |
| 2016 | Otto live - Holdrio Again | Self | Film | 5.5 | 67 |
| 2016 | Udo Lindenberg: Stärker als die Zeit - Live | Film | 9.0 | 67 | |
| 2015 | Help, I Shrunk My Teacher | Spirit of the school founder Otto Leonhard | Film | 5.6 | 66 |
| 2015 | Otto - Geboren um zu blödeln | Self | Film | 8.5 | 66 |
| 2015 | The Time Carousel | Wilhelm Tell | Film | 9.5 | 66 |
| 2015 | Potato Salad: Don't Ask! | Notrufbeantworter | Film | 2.7 | 66 |
| 2015 | Potato Salad: Don't Ask! | Film | 2.7 | 66 | |
| 2014 | Der Meisterfälscher | Self | TV | — | 65 |
| 2014 | The 7th Dwarf | Bubi (voice) | Film | 5.5 | 65 |
| 2014 | The 7th Dwarf | Film | 5.5 | 65 | |
| 2014 | Pur & Friends: Live auf Schalke 2014 | Self | Film | — | 65 |
| 2014 | Otto's Traum | Otto | Film | — | 65 |
| 2013 | Pantoffelkino | Self - Interviewee | TV | — | 64 |
| 2013 | Die Helene Fischer Show 2013 | Self | Film | 5.2 | 64 |
| 2013 | Heino – Made in Germany | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 2012 | Best of Otto | Film | — | 63 | |
| 2011 | Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell | Self | TV | 6.5 | 62 |
| 2011 | Unsere Besten im Norden | Self | TV | — | 62 |
| 2010 | Otto's Eleven | Otto | Film | 5.7 | 61 |
| 2010 | Otto's Eleven | Film | 5.7 | 61 | |
| 2009 | Granaten wie wir | Self | TV | — | 60 |
| 2008 | Ein Abend für.. | Self | TV | — | 59 |
| 2008 | Bully sucht die starken Männer! | Self | TV | — | 59 |
| 2008 | Otto live! Das Original | Self | Film | 8.0 | 59 |
| 2008 | Udo Lindenberg - Stark wie zwei | Self | Film | — | 59 |
| 2007 | Inas Nacht | Self | TV | 7.8 | 58 |
| 2007 | Lissi and the Wild Emperor | Film | 5.9 | 58 | |
| 2006 | Germany's Next Topmodel | Self - Guest Judge | TV | 4.3 | 57 |
| 2006 | Die große Maus-Show | Self | TV | 8.0 | 57 |
| 2006 | 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough | Bubi | Film | 5.5 | 57 |
| 2006 | 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough | Film | 5.5 | 57 | |
| 2006 | 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough | Film | 5.5 | 57 | |
| 2006 | Die Traumschiff-Gala zum 80. Geburtstag von Peter Alexander | Self | Film | — | 57 |
| 2005 | Siegfried | Grille (voice) | Film | 4.4 | 56 |
| 2005 | Otto - Die ersten 15 Jahre und mehr! (Goldedition) | Film | 6.0 | 56 | |
| 2004 | Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben | self | TV | 6.9 | 55 |
| 2004 | 7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald | Bubi | Film | 5.5 | 55 |
| 2004 | 7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald | Film | 5.5 | 55 | |
| 2004 | 7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald | Film | 5.5 | 55 | |
| 2004 | Crazy Race 2 - Warum die Mauer wirklich fiel | Scientist | Film | 4.1 | 55 |
| 2003 | Genial daneben | TV | 6.3 | 54 | |
| 2003 | Our Best | Self | TV | — | 54 |
| 2003 | 5 Millionen SKL Show | Self | TV | 8.0 | 54 |
| 2003 | Otto - Die DVD | Film | 6.0 | 54 | |
| 2002 | NDR Kultur – Das Journal | Self | TV | — | 53 |
| 2002 | Die 80er Jahre Show | Self | TV | 8.0 | 53 |
| 2001 | Ein Star und seine Stadt | Self | TV | — | 52 |
| 2001 | Otto - Mein Ostfriesland und mehr | Film | — | 52 | |
| 2001 | Kommando Störtebeker | Bruno Bommel / Papagei | Film | 4.8 | 52 |
| 2001 | Kommando Störtebeker | Film | 4.8 | 52 | |
| 2000 | Abendschau | Self | TV | 4.3 | 51 |
| 2000 | Otto - The Disaster Movie | Otto, Baby-Otto, Otti, Großvater | Film | 5.1 | 51 |
| 2000 | Otto - The Disaster Movie | Film | 5.1 | 51 | |
| 1999 | TV total | Self | TV | 6.2 | 50 |
| 1999 | St. Pauli Nacht | Film | 4.2 | 50 | |
| 1998 | The Johannes B. Kerner Show | Self - Guest | TV | 7.7 | 49 |
| 1998 | Ein Herz für Kinder | Self | TV | 10.0 | 49 |
| 1998 | Loriots 75th Birthday | self | Film | — | 49 |
| 1997 | Leute heute | Self | TV | 5.2 | 48 |
| 1997 | German Comedy Award | Self | TV | — | 48 |
| 1996 | Tigerenten Club | Self | TV | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1995 | Die Harald Schmidt Show | Self | TV | 7.2 | 46 |
| 1995 | Goldene Henne | Self | TV | — | 46 |
| 1995 | Otto – The Series | Verschiedene | TV | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1995 | Otto – The Series | TV | 8.0 | 46 | |
| 1995 | Otto – The Series | TV | 8.0 | 46 | |
| 1995 | Otto – The Series | TV | 8.0 | 46 | |
| 1993 | RTL Samstag Nacht | TV | 7.9 | 44 | |
| 1993 | Ottifants | Baby Bruno Bommel | TV | 8.8 | 44 |
| 1993 | Ottifants | TV | 8.8 | 44 | |
| 1993 | Ottifants | TV | 8.8 | 44 | |
| 1992 | ECHO-Verleihung | Self | TV | — | 43 |
| 1992 | Otto - The Romance Film | Karl/Otto/Amor | Film | 5.5 | 43 |
| 1992 | Otto - The Romance Film | Film | 5.5 | 43 | |
| 1992 | Otto - The Romance Film | Film | 5.5 | 43 | |
| 1992 | Otto - The Romance Film | Film | 5.5 | 43 | |
| 1991 | DAS! | Self | TV | 4.7 | 42 |
| 1991 | Musik liegt in der Luft | Self | TV | — | 42 |
| 1989 | Blauer Panther | Self | TV | — | 40 |
| 1989 | Otto – The Alien from East Frisia | Otto / Benno Gross | Film | 5.6 | 40 |
| 1989 | Otto – The Alien from East Frisia | Film | 5.6 | 40 | |
| 1989 | Otto – The Alien from East Frisia | Film | 5.6 | 40 | |
| 1987 | Seitenblicke | Self | TV | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1987 | Na siehste! | Self | TV | 10.0 | 38 |
| 1987 | Otto – The New Movie | Otto | Film | 5.7 | 38 |
| 1987 | Otto – The New Movie | Film | 5.7 | 38 | |
| 1987 | Otto – The New Movie | Film | 5.7 | 38 | |
| 1987 | Otto – The New Movie | Film | 5.7 | 38 | |
| 1986 | ZDF-Fernsehgarten | Self | TV | 2.8 | 37 |
| 1985 | Otto - The Movie | Otto / Otto's Father (voice) / Otto's Mother (voice) / Mr. Astrid (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 36 |
| 1985 | Otto - The Movie | Film | 6.5 | 36 | |
| 1985 | Otto - The Movie | Film | 6.5 | 36 | |
| 1984 | Die verflixte 7 | Self | TV | — | 35 |
| 1983 | Hilfe, Otto kommt! | Self | Film | — | 34 |
| 1982 | Ronny’s Pop Show | Ronny (voice) | TV | — | 33 |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? | Self | TV | 5.4 | 32 |
| 1980 | Verstehen Sie Spaß? | Self | TV | 4.7 | 31 |
| 1979 | NDR Talk Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 30 |
| 1977 | 1, 2 oder 3 | Self | TV | 9.0 | 28 |
| 1977 | Please Turn the Page | Self | TV | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1974 | Der große Preis | Self | TV | 7.3 | 25 |
| 1973 | The Otto-Show | Otto Waalkes | TV | 7.5 | 24 |
| 1973 | The Otto-Show | TV | 7.5 | 24 | |
| 1971 | Die Sendung mit der Maus | self | TV | 8.6 | 22 |
| 1964 | Grimme Award | Self | TV | — | 15 |
| 1955 | Was bin ich? | Self | TV | 7.3 | 6 |
| 1948 | Bambi | Self | TV | 9.0 | 0 |
| Offifanten | TV | — | — | ||
| Happy Otto! Wir haben Grund zum Feiern | TV | — | — |