Portrait of Barry Otto

Acting

Barry Otto

Career

Active from 1977 to 2012, busiest in 1987 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Strictly Ballroom
Strictly Ballroom
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barry Otto Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    2.9, average 4.0
  • Crime
    2.6, average 3.6
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Nostalgia
    2.9, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Australian Film 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Absurdist Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 58
Faraway Downs
Faraway Downs (2023)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Administrator Allsop

2010s

8 titles · average score 62
Sisters
Sisters (2017)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Julius Bechly

The Dressmaker
The Dressmaker (2015)
GoodWatch score 60

as Percival Almanac

Blinky Bill the Movie
Blinky Bill the Movie (2015)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mayor Cranklepot (voice)

The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby (2013)
GoodWatch score 61

as Benny McClenahan

A Cautionary Tail
A Cautionary Tail (2012)

as Doctor

Waiting for the Turning of the Earth
Waiting for the Turning of the Earth (2011)

as Tom

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
GoodWatch score 59

as Echidna (voice)

South Solitary
South Solitary (2010)
GoodWatch score 65

as George Wadsworth

2000s

10 titles · average score 62
$9.99
$9.99 (2009)
GoodWatch score 65

as Albert Kweller (voice)

Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice (2009)
GoodWatch score 57

as Fred

Australia
Australia (2008)
GoodWatch score 58

as Administrator Allsop

Newcastle
Newcastle (2008)
GoodWatch score 56

as Gramps

Rogue
Rogue (2007)
GoodWatch score 71

as Merv

headLand
headLand (2005)

TV show · as Professor Day

Loot
Loot (2004)

as Charles Highsmith

Through My Eyes
Through My Eyes (2004)

TV show · as Frank Cocks

Love's Brother
Love's Brother (2004)
GoodWatch score 63

as Father Alfredo

The Visitor
The Visitor (2002)
GoodWatch score 60

as Michael

1990s

15 titles · average score 64
Farscape
Farscape (1999)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Dr. Tumii

Mr. Nice Guy
Mr. Nice Guy (1997)
GoodWatch score 64

as Baggio

The Beneficiary
The Beneficiary (1997)

as Leonard Dunbar

Oscar and Lucinda
Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jimmy D'Abbs

Kiss or Kill
Kiss or Kill (1997)
GoodWatch score 72

as Adler Jones

Cosi
Cosi (1996)
GoodWatch score 65

as Roy

Lilian's Story
Lilian's Story (1996)
GoodWatch score 51

as John Singer / Albion Singer

The Custodian
The Custodian (1994)
GoodWatch score 40

as Brian Ferguson

Exile
Exile (1994)

as Sheriff

Touch Me
Touch Me (1993)
GoodWatch score 52

as Stewart

Strictly Ballroom
Strictly Ballroom (1992)
GoodWatch score 76

as Doug Hastings

The Paper Man
The Paper Man (1990)

TV show · as Elliot Calder

1980s

12 titles · average score 58
The Punisher
The Punisher (1989)
GoodWatch score 47

as Shake

The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro (1989)

as Kevin

Takeover
Takeover (1988)

as George Oppenheimer

I've Come About The Suicide
I've Come About The Suicide (1988)

as Garfield Lawson

The Marsupials: The Howling III
The Marsupials: The Howling III (1987)
GoodWatch score 29

as Prof. Harry Beckmeyer

Vietnam
Vietnam (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Douglas Goddard

Vietnam
Vietnam (1987)
GoodWatch score 76

as Douglas Goddard

The More Things Change...
The More Things Change... (1986)

as Lex

Bliss
Bliss (1985)
GoodWatch score 66

as Harry Joy

Undercover
Undercover (1984)

as Professor Henckel

Singles
Singles (1984)

TV show · as Peter

Norman Loves Rose
Norman Loves Rose (1982)

as Charles

1970s

1 title
Benny Hill Down Under
Benny Hill Down Under (1977)

as Various / Guest star