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Paul Otto(1878-1943)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Paul Otto
Paul Otto was born on 8 February 1878 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Der Tod und die Liebe (1919), Katinka (1918) and Erdgift (1919). He was married to Charlotte Klinder. He died on 25 November 1943 in Berlin, Germany.
BornFebruary 8, 1878
DiedNovember 25, 1943(65)
BornFebruary 8, 1878
DiedNovember 25, 1943(65)
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Known for

Der Tod und die Liebe
  • Prince Tantara Bagha
  • 1919
Katinka
  • Director
  • 1918
Grit Hegesa and Hermann Nesselträger in Erdgift (1919)
Erdgift
  • Director
  • 1919
Arsène Lupin contra Sherlock Holmes
3.4
  • Arsène Lupin
  • 1910

Credits

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Actor

  • Falstaff in Vienna (1940)
    Falstaff in Vienna
    • Graf Redern, Intendant der Hoftheater in Berlin
    • 1940
  • Hans Albers and Siegfried Karl Trieb in Trenck, der Pandur (1940)
    Trenck, der Pandur
    4.7
    • 1940
  • Der Fuchs von Glenarvon (1940)
    Der Fuchs von Glenarvon
    3.6
    • Oberst Stewart
    • 1940
  • Karl Anton, Bruno Mondi, Gustav Diessl, Willy Engel-Berger, Max Gülstorff, Heinrich Jonen, Fritz Kampers, Hans Fritz Köllner, La Jana, Paul Otto, Harald Paulsen, Werner Scharf, Felix von Eckardt, Hubert von Meyerinck, and Josef Fenneker in Stern von Rio (1940)
    Stern von Rio
    5.6
    • Ter Neer
    • 1940
  • Hans Stüwe and Olga Tschechowa in Leidenschaft (1940)
    Leidenschaft
    • Graf Hubert
    • 1940
  • D III 88 (1939)
    D III 88
    7.1
    • General
    • 1939
  • Robert Koch: The Battle Against Death (1939)
    Robert Koch: The Battle Against Death
    6.2
    • Landrat von Hartwig
    • 1939
  • Die Geliebte (1939)
    Die Geliebte
    4.0
    • Oberst von Brüniges
    • 1939
  • Sybille Schmitz, Albrecht Schoenhals, and Mária Tasnádi Fekete in Die Frau ohne Vergangenheit (1939)
    Die Frau ohne Vergangenheit
    7.1
    • Freiherr von Ensing
    • 1939
  • Willy Birgel, Walter Franck, Emmerich Groh, Brigitte Horney, Hannelore Schroth, Viktor Tourjansky, Ernst von Klipstein, Rolf Weih, and Wolfgang Zeller in The Governor (1939)
    The Governor
    3.2
    • Ministerpräsident Lönnrot
    • 1939
  • Ich verweigere die Aussage (1939)
    Ich verweigere die Aussage
    6.4
    • Der Vorsitzende
    • 1939
  • Tumult in Damascus (1939)
    Tumult in Damascus
    3.5
    • Hauptmann Lamberty
    • 1939
  • Pour le Mérite (1938)
    Pour le Mérite
    6.2
    • Maj. Wissmann
    • 1938
  • Hans Moser, Rudolf Carl, Lucie Englisch, Erich Fiedler, Karl Hellmer, Fritz Imhoff, Paul Otto, Eduard Wesener, Gusti Wolf, and Ida Wüst in Kleines Bezirksgericht (1938)
    Kleines Bezirksgericht
    5.9
    • Der Bezirksrichter
    • 1938
  • Was tun, Sybille? (1938)
    Was tun, Sybille?
    • Direktor
    • 1938

Director

  • Brutal
    • Director
    • 1920
  • Der Staatsanwalt
    • Director
    • 1920
  • Temperamental Artist
    • Director
    • 1920
  • Grit Hegesa and Hermann Nesselträger in Erdgift (1919)
    Erdgift
    • Director
    • 1919
  • Der Tod und die Liebe
    • Director
    • 1919
  • Katinka
    • Director
    • 1918
  • Die Zwillingsschwestern
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Dorrits Eheglück
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Elses letzter Hauslehrer
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Florians Tante
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Das Recht der Erstgeborenen
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Aschenbrödelchen
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • Dorrit Weixler in Dorrits Chauffeur (1915)
    Dorrits Chauffeur
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • Guido im Paradies
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • Guido, der Erste
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915

Writer

  • Grit Hegesa and Hermann Nesselträger in Erdgift (1919)
    Erdgift
    • writer
    • 1919
  • Der Tod und die Liebe
    • Writer
    • script
    • 1919
  • Georg Jacoby and Pola Negri in Kreuzigt sie! (1919)
    Kreuzigt sie!
    • writer
    • 1919
  • Katinka
    • screenplay
    • 1918
  • Das Spiel vom Tode (1918)
    Das Spiel vom Tode
    • Writer
    • 1918
  • Die Kraft des Michael Argobast
    • Writer
    • 1918
  • Der Mann im Havelock
    • novel
    • 1917
  • Die Faust des Schicksals (1917)
    Die Faust des Schicksals
    • Writer
    • 1917
  • Zwei blaue Jungen
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 1917
  • Die Tochter der Gräfin Stachowska
    • Writer
    • 1917
  • Der Fremde
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1917
  • Die Fremde
    • script
    • 1917
  • Das Mädel von nebenan
    Short
    • script
    • 1917
  • Die Spinne
    • Writer
    • 1917

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 8, 1878
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • November 25, 1943
    • Berlin, Germany(suicide)
  • Spouse
    • Charlotte Klinder? - November 25, 1943 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Balding German character actor and director of the 1920's and 30's, invariably seen as personae of gravitas: generals, aristocrats, judges, presidents and industrialists. He appeared on stage from 1895 after initial training in retail. Appointed 'state actor' (Staatsschauspieler) by Goebbels in 1937. Discovered to be of Jewish ancestry in 1943 and, with his wife, committed suicide to avoid deportation.

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