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Otto Frank(1889-1980)

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Otto Frank
Otto Frank was born on 12 May 1889 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. He was married to Elfriede Geiringer and Edith Frank. He died on 19 August 1980 in Birsfelden, Switzerland.
BornMay 12, 1889
DiedAugust 19, 1980(91)
BornMay 12, 1889
DiedAugust 19, 1980(91)
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Known for

De Nederlandse Kampbewakers van Auschwitz (2025)
De Nederlandse Kampbewakers van Auschwitz
8.1
  • Self
  • 2025
Les dossiers de l'écran (1967)
Les dossiers de l'écran
6.0
TV Series
  • Self
The Eternal Light
TV Series
  • Self
Mwaka Mudenda, Lindsey Russell, Adam Beales, and Richie Driss in Blue Peter (1958)
Blue Peter
6.5
TV Series
  • Self - Guest

Credits

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Self

  • De Nederlandse Kampbewakers van Auschwitz (2025)
    De Nederlandse Kampbewakers van Auschwitz
    8.1
    • Self
    • 2025
  • History Daily (2021)
    History Daily
    Podcast Series
    • Self - The company director
    • 2022
  • Winston Churchill in History (2000)
    History
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Self - Anne's Father
    • 2015
  • Witness History: Archive 2012
    Podcast Series
    • Self - Father
    • 2012
  • Front Row (2011)
    Front Row
    Podcast Series
    • Self - Anne's father
    • 2012
  • The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank (1988)
    The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Self - Anne's father (as Mr. Frank)
    • 1988
  • Directions (1960)
    Directions
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1979
  • Mwaka Mudenda, Lindsey Russell, Adam Beales, and Richie Driss in Blue Peter (1958)
    Blue Peter
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Self - Guest
    • 1976–1979
  • Format 60 (1969)
    Format 60
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1970
  • Les dossiers de l'écran (1967)
    Les dossiers de l'écran
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1969
  • The Eternal Light
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1967

Archive Footage

  • Call Me Papa: The Letters of Otto Frank (2026)
    Call Me Papa: The Letters of Otto Frank
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2026
  • The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
    The U.S. and the Holocaust
    8.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Self - Father of Anne and Margot Frank (archive footage)
    • 2022
  • Bild Live (2013)
    Bild Live
    3.3
    TV Series
    • Self
    • Self - Father of Anne Frank (archive footage, archive footage)
    • 2022
  • The Decibel (2021)
    The Decibel
    Podcast Series
    • Self (archive sound)
    • 2022
  • Call Me Papa: The Legacy of Anne Frank's Father (2019)
    Call Me Papa: The Legacy of Anne Frank's Father
    Short
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2019
  • The History Chicks (2011)
    The History Chicks
    7.1
    Podcast Series
    • Self - Father (archive sound)
    • 2018
  • Anne Frank House VR (2018)
    Anne Frank House VR
    6.5
    Video Game
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2018
  • Passato e presente (2017)
    Passato e presente
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2017
  • No Asylum: The Untold Chapter of Anne Frank's Story (2015)
    No Asylum: The Untold Chapter of Anne Frank's Story
    7.6
    • Self - Anne Frank's Father (archive footage)
    • 2015
  • A Tale of Two Sisters (2015)
    A Tale of Two Sisters
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Self - Anne Frank's Father (archive footage)
    • 2015
  • Anne Frank in Anne Frank's Holocaust (2015)
    Anne Frank's Holocaust
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Self - Anne Frank's Father (archive footage)
    • 2015
  • Du sollst leben! - Holocaust-Überlebende im Gespräch mit Markus Lanz (2015)
    Du sollst leben! - Holocaust-Überlebende im Gespräch mit Markus Lanz
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2015
  • Gedenkfeier in Bergen-Belsen
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2015
  • 1945: 12 Städte, 12 Schicksale (2015)
    1945: 12 Städte, 12 Schicksale
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2015
  • 1945: Amsterdam - Der Völkermord
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2015

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Mr. Frank
  • Height
    • 5′ 11½″ (1.82 m)
  • Born
    • May 12, 1889
    • Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany
  • Died
    • August 19, 1980
    • Birsfelden, Switzerland(lung cancer)
  • Spouses
      Elfriede GeiringerNovember 10, 1953 - August 19, 1980 (his death)
  • Children
      Heinz Geiringer
  • Parents
      Michael Frank
  • Relatives
      Robert Frank(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 9 Portrayals

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Son of Michael Frank (1851-1909) and Alice Betty Stern Frank (1865-1953).
  • Quotes
    I shall remember the look in Margot's eyes all my life.
  • Nickname
    • Pim

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