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Otto Schenk(1930-2025)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Otto Schenk was born on 12 June 1930 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor and director, known for Die Fledermaus (1972), Up (2009) and Arabella (1977). He was married to Renée Michaelis. He died on 9 January 2025 in Irrsee, Salzkammergut, Austria.
BornJune 12, 1930
DiedJanuary 9, 2025(94)
BornJune 12, 1930
DiedJanuary 9, 2025(94)
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Known for

Die Fledermaus (1972)
Die Fledermaus
8.5
TV Movie
  • Frosch
  • 1972
Edward Asner, Bob Peterson, and Jordan Nagai in Up (2009)
Up
8.3
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 2009
Arabella (1977)
Arabella
7.8
  • Director
  • 1977
Helmut Berger, Senta Berger, Sydne Rome, and Maria Schneider in Merry-Go-Round (1973)
Merry-Go-Round
6.2
  • Director
  • 1973

Credits

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Actor

  • Der Kirschgarten
    TV Movie
    • Firs, ein Diener
    • 2021
  • Otto Schenk in Vier Saiten (2020)
    Vier Saiten
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Karl Michaeli
    • 2020
  • Tatort Staatsarchiv
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Reiter senior
    • 2018
  • Meiberger: Chasing Minds (2018)
    Meiberger: Chasing Minds
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Giovanni Hutterer
    • 2018
  • Otto Schenk and Harald Serafin in Schon wieder Sonntag (2018)
    Schon wieder Sonntag
    TV Movie
    • Cooper
    • 2018
  • Liebe möglicherweise (2016)
    Liebe möglicherweise
    5.9
    • 2016
  • Chuzpe
    TV Movie
    • Edek
    • 2013
  • Ralph und Carol - Noch einmal verliebt
    TV Movie
    • Ralph Bellini
    • 2011
  • Halpern & Johnson
    TV Movie
    • Joseph Halpern
    • 2009
  • Mein alter Freund Fritz (2007)
    Mein alter Freund Fritz
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Patient Knoppig
    • 2007
  • Schloss Einstein (1998)
    Schloss Einstein
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Herr Kraus (uncredited)
    • 2006
  • Kampl (2005)
    Kampl
    TV Movie
    • Gabriel Brunner
    • 2005
  • Der eingebildete Kranke
    TV Movie
    • Monsieur Argan
    • 2005
  • Lacherfolge (2004)
    Lacherfolge
    TV Movie
    • Various
    • 2004
  • Hochwürden wird Papa (2002)
    Hochwürden wird Papa
    2.1
    TV Movie
    • Enrico Beloni
    • 2002

Director

  • Die Fledermaus
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2020
  • Der Rosenkavalier (2020)
    Der Rosenkavalier
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2020
  • L'elisir d'amore (2018)
    L'elisir d'amore
    • Director
    • 2018
  • Fidelio (2015)
    Fidelio
    • Director
    • 2015
  • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
    8.9
    TV Series
    • stage
    • 2014
  • Die Hose
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Spiel im Schloß
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Rosarot bis Schwarz
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Helmuth Lohner in Der Zerrissene (1984)
    Der Zerrissene
    TV Movie
    • theatre director
    • 1984
  • Die verkaufte Braut (1982)
    Die verkaufte Braut
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Tosca auf dem Trampolin und andere Opernkatastrophen
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Der lebende Leichnam
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Plácido Domingo in Andrea Chénier (1981)
    Andrea Chénier
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Die Fledermaus (1980)
    Die Fledermaus
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Das Veilchen
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1979

Additional Crew

  • Die Fledermaus
    TV Movie
    • stage director
    • 2020
  • Der Rosenkavalier (2020)
    Der Rosenkavalier
    TV Movie
    • stage director
    • 2020
  • L'elisir d'amore (2018)
    L'elisir d'amore
    • stage director
    • 2018
  • Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
    The Metropolitan Opera Presents
    8.2
    TV Series
    • production by
    • opera director
    • directed for stage: production
    • 1986–2016
  • Fidelio (2015)
    Fidelio
    • stage director
    • 2015
  • Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (2009)
    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • staged by
    • 2009
  • Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Alfred Eschwé, Leo Nucci, Otto Schenk, Rolando Villazón, and Anna Netrebko in L'elisir d'amore (2005)
    L'elisir d'amore
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • directed for stage
    • 2005
  • Barbara Bonney and Anne Sofie von Otter in Der Rosenkavalier (1994)
    Der Rosenkavalier
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • based on a stage production by
    • 1994
  • Elektra (1994)
    Elektra
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • directed for stage: Opera production
    • 1994
  • Götterdämmerung (1990)
    Götterdämmerung
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • stage director
    • 1990
  • Siegfried (1990)
    Siegfried
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • production by
    • 1990
  • Die Walküre (1990)
    Die Walküre
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • stage director
    • 1990
  • Das Rheingold (1990)
    Das Rheingold
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • stage director
    • 1990
  • Professor Bernhardi
    TV Movie
    • staged by
    • 1989
  • Die Fledermaus (1986)
    Die Fledermaus
    8.8
    TV Movie
    • opera director
    • 1986

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 12, 1930
    • Vienna, Austria
  • Died
    • January 9, 2025
    • Irrsee, Salzkammergut, Austria
  • Spouse
    • Renée Michaelis1956 - April 7, 2022 (her death, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    Austrian actor, cabaret performer and opera director, trained at the Max-Reinhardt Seminar and first on stage at the Vienna Volkstheater.

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