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Teo Otto(1904-1968)

  • Production Designer
  • Costume Designer
  • Art Department
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Teo Otto was born on 4 February 1904 in Remscheid, Germany. He was a production designer and costume designer, known for Die mißbrauchten Liebesbriefe (1940), The Struggle (1936) and Mother Courage and Her Children (1961). He was married to Berta Katharina Herbold. He died on 9 June 1968 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany.
BornFebruary 4, 1904
DiedJune 9, 1968(64)
BornFebruary 4, 1904
DiedJune 9, 1968(64)
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Known for

Die mißbrauchten Liebesbriefe (1940)
Die mißbrauchten Liebesbriefe
7.3
  • Art Department
  • 1940
The Struggle (1936)
The Struggle
5.5
  • Production Designer
  • 1936
Mother Courage and Her Children (1961)
Mother Courage and Her Children
7.8
  • Art Department(as Theo Otto)
  • 1961
Raoul Aslan, Ewald Balser, Ulrich Bettac, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Judith Holzmeister, Fred Liewehr, Hilde Mikulicz, Auguste Pünkösdy, Albin Skoda, and Alfred Stöger in Götz von Berlichingen (1955)
Götz von Berlichingen
  • Set Decorator
  • 1955

Credits

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Production Designer



  • Der Rosenkavalier (1984)
    Der Rosenkavalier
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • original designer
    • 1984
  • Il trovatore (1978)
    Il trovatore
    8.9
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1978
  • Der Meteor
    9.6
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1968
  • Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1967
  • Die Wupper
    8.8
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1967
  • Jegor Bulytschow und andere
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1966
  • Prinz Friedrich von Homburg
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1966
  • Totentanz
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1965
  • Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder - Eine Chronik aus dem Dreißigjährigen Krieg
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1965
  • Der eingebildete Kranke
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1964
  • Andorra (1964)
    Andorra
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1964
  • Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald
    9.1
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1964
  • Medea
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1963
  • Wassa Schelesnowa (1963)
    Wassa Schelesnowa
    9.5
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer (as Theo Otto)
    • 1963
  • Der Rosenkavalier (1961)
    Der Rosenkavalier
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1961

Costume Designer



  • Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1967
  • Prinz Friedrich von Homburg
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1966
  • Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder - Eine Chronik aus dem Dreißigjährigen Krieg
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1965
  • Wassa Schelesnowa (1963)
    Wassa Schelesnowa
    9.5
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer (as Theo Otto)
    • 1963
  • Faust (1960)
    Faust
    7.3
    • Costume Designer (as Theo Otto)
    • 1960

Art Department



  • Carmen (1968)
    Carmen
    8.0
    • set designer
    • 1968
  • Mother Courage and Her Children (1961)
    Mother Courage and Her Children
    7.8
    • models (as Theo Otto)
    • 1961
  • Faust (1960)
    Faust
    7.3
    • set designer
    • 1960
  • Die mißbrauchten Liebesbriefe (1940)
    Die mißbrauchten Liebesbriefe
    7.3
    • art adviser
    • 1940

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Theo Otto
  • Born
    • February 4, 1904
    • Remscheid, Germany
  • Died
    • June 9, 1968
    • Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany
  • Spouse
    • Berta Katharina Herbold1935 - ? (divorced, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was nominated for Broadway's 1959 Tony Award as Best Scenic Designer for "The Visit."

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