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Otto Mellies(1931-2020)

  • Actor
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
  • Sound Department
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Otto Mellies
Otto Mellies was born on 19 January 1931 in Stolp, Pomerania, Germany [now Slupsk, Pomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Spider-Man (2002), The Next Three Days (2010) and Stopped on Track (2011). He was married to Luise Bergner. He died on 26 April 2020 in Zeuthen, Brandenburg, Germany.
BornJanuary 19, 1931
DiedApril 26, 2020(89)
BornJanuary 19, 1931
DiedApril 26, 2020(89)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

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Known for

Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man
7.4
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 2002
Russell Crowe in The Next Three Days (2010)
The Next Three Days
7.3
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 2010
Stopped on Track (2011)
Stopped on Track
7.6
  • Ernst, Franks Vater
  • 2011
Osric Chau in 2012 (2009)
2012
5.9
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 2009

Credits

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Actor

  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Otto Imberger
    • Detlef Brüggemann
    • Gerd Böhnke ...
    • 1992–2019
  • Die Neue (2015)
    Die Neue
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Evas Vater
    • 2015
  • Francis Fulton-Smith and Sebastian Rudolph in Public Enemies (2014)
    Public Enemies
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Konrad Adenauer
    • 2014
  • Dieter Hallervorden in Back on Track (2013)
    Back on Track
    7.1
    • Rudolf
    • 2013
  • Drei in einem Bett (2013)
    Drei in einem Bett
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Riemkötter
    • 2013
  • Bella Block (1993)
    Bella Block
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Arthur Vogt
    • 2012
  • Tod einer Brieftaube
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Jürgen Döbbelin
    • 2012
  • Stopped on Track (2011)
    Stopped on Track
    7.6
    • Ernst, Franks Vater
    • 2011
  • Vendetta (2000)
    Donna Leon
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Bewohner Seniorenstift
    • 2011
  • Katharina Böhm, Martin Feifel, Max Herbrechter, and Maja Maranow in Murder in the Best Family (2011)
    Murder in the Best Family
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • Reinhard Lorenz
    • 2011
  • Dieter Pfaff and Katharina Schüttler in Bloch (2002)
    Bloch
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Prof. Cornelius
    • 2005–2011
  • In All Friendship (1998)
    In All Friendship
    4.6
    TV Series
    • Lorenz Grigoleit
    • Emil Lerchfeld
    • August Piehl
    • 2002–2010
  • Der Uranberg (2010)
    Der Uranberg
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Professor Schmitz (as Otto Mellis)
    • 2010
  • Cologne P.D. (2003)
    Cologne P.D.
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Günter Warschko
    • 2009
  • SOKO Wismar (2004)
    SOKO Wismar
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Herbert Isbanner
    • 2008

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
    7.4
    • Saruman (German)
    • 2014
  • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
    7.8
    • Saruman (German)
    • 2012
  • Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Jonny Lee Miller, Jackie Earle Haley, Eva Green, Chloë Grace Moretz, Bella Heathcote, and Gulliver McGrath in Dark Shadows (2012)
    Dark Shadows
    6.2
    • Bill Malloy (German)
    • 2012
  • Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    7.8
    • Dirch Frode (German)
    • 2011
  • Page Eight (2011)
    Page Eight
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Benedict Baron (German)
    • 2011
  • Johnny Depp, Alfred Molina, Ian Abercrombie, Ned Beatty, Harry Dean Stanton, Gil Birmingham, James Ward Byrkit, Isla Fisher, Bill Nighy, Timothy Olyphant, Stephen Root, Ray Winstone, and Abigail Breslin in Rango (2011)
    Rango
    7.3
    • Bürgermeister (German)
    • 2011
  • Russell Crowe in The Next Three Days (2010)
    The Next Three Days
    7.3
    • George Brennan (German)
    • 2010
  • Colin Firth in The King's Speech (2010)
    The King's Speech
    8.0
    • König George V (German)
    • 2010
  • Johnny Depp in Alice in Wonderland (2010)
    Alice in Wonderland
    6.4
    • Jabberwocky (German)
    • 2010
  • Osric Chau in 2012 (2009)
    2012
    5.9
    • Tony Delgatto (German)
    • 2009
  • Asa Butterfield and Jack Scanlon in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
    The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
    7.7
    • Großvater (German)
    • 2008
  • Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood (2007)
    There Will Be Blood
    8.2
    • Bandy (German)
    • 2007
  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
    Elizabeth: The Golden Age
    6.8
    • Dr. John Dee (German)
    • 2007
  • Will Smith, Brian Howe, Thandiwe Newton, and Jaden Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
    The Pursuit of Happyness
    8.0
    • Martin Frohm (German)
    • 2006
  • The Hairy Tooth Fairy (2006)
    The Hairy Tooth Fairy
    4.8
    • Morientes (German)
    • 2006

Sound Department

  • The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes (2020)
    The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes
    4.8
    • voices
    • 2020

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Otto Melies
  • Height
    • 5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • January 19, 1931
    • Stolp, Pomerania, Germany [now Slupsk, Pomorskie, Poland]
  • Died
    • April 26, 2020
    • Zeuthen, Brandenburg, Germany
  • Spouse
    • Luise Bergner1952 - 2015 (her death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    James Coburn's German dubbing voice.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Provided the voice of Saruman in the dubbed German version of the Lord of the Rings.

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