Portrait of Otto Sander

Acting

Otto Sander

Career

Active from 1964 to 2012, busiest in 1986 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
34
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Otto Sander Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.4, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    2.7, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    2.0, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Historical Context 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Psychological Exploration 2
  • German Cinema 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

87
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles
Fly Away
Fly Away (2012)

as Eckehardt Tiedgen

Die Schuld der Erben
Die Schuld der Erben (2012)

as Leonhard Asmussen

2000s

17 titles · average score 59
Krabat
Krabat (2008)
GoodWatch score 55

as Narrator (voice)

Little King Macius
Little King Macius (2007)

as Erasmus (voice)

The Heart Is a Dark Forest
The Heart Is a Dark Forest (2007)
GoodWatch score 64

as Helmut

Vienna Crime Squad
Vienna Crime Squad (2005)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Conrad Ribarski

Kaluoka'hina: The Enchanted Reef
Kaluoka'hina: The Enchanted Reef (2004)

as Narrator (voice)

Werner - Gekotzt wird später!
Werner - Gekotzt wird später! (2003)
GoodWatch score 58

as Erzähler (voice)

Das Jahrhundert des Theaters
Das Jahrhundert des Theaters (2002)

TV show · as Narrator

Tödliches Vertrauen
Tödliches Vertrauen (2002)

as Bernd Kortens

Sass
Sass (2001)
GoodWatch score 70

as Vater Sass

The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld
The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld (2000)
GoodWatch score 55

as Professor Steinach

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (2000)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Monseigneur Bienvenu

Marlene
Marlene (2000)
GoodWatch score 57

as Bühnenmanager

1990s

29 titles · average score 63
Girls under investigation
Girls under investigation (1999)

as Staatsanwalt Baldur Meixner

Majestät brauchen Sonne
Majestät brauchen Sonne (1999)

as Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice)

Männer sind wie Schokolade
Männer sind wie Schokolade (1999)

as Vater Lano

E-m@il an Gott
E-m@il an Gott (1999)

as Petrus

Stan Becker - Auf eigene Faust
Stan Becker - Auf eigene Faust (1998)

as Walker

Liebe Lügen
Liebe Lügen (1997)

as Vater

Das Loch
Das Loch (1995)

as Der Mann

The Promise
The Promise (1995)
GoodWatch score 68

as Professor Lorenz

Bauernschach
Bauernschach (1995)

as Dr. Gerold Stadler

Nikolaikirche
Nikolaikirche (1995)

as kirchlicher Superintendent

Faraway, So Close!
Faraway, So Close! (1993)
GoodWatch score 65

as Cassiel

Wolffs Revier
Wolffs Revier (1992)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Schenk

1980s

23 titles · average score 71
The Break
The Break (1989)

as Erwin Lubowitz

The Case of Mr. Spalt
The Case of Mr. Spalt (1988)

as Otto Spalt

Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire (1987)
GoodWatch score 84

as Cassiel

Wahnfried
Wahnfried (1986)

as Richard Wagner

Rosa Luxemburg
Rosa Luxemburg (1986)
GoodWatch score 71

as Karl Liebknecht

Das Boot
Das Boot (1985)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Kapitänleutnant Philipp

Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois
Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois (1982)

Director

Der Mann im Pyjama
Der Mann im Pyjama (1981)

as Rudi

Who's Going Crazy Here, Doctor?
Who's Going Crazy Here, Doctor? (1981)

as Nummer Sieben

Das Boot
Das Boot (1981)
GoodWatch score 88

as Phillip Thomsen

Das Traumschiff
Das Traumschiff (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show · as James Korthals / Johannes Lippelt

Palermo or Wolfsburg
Palermo or Wolfsburg (1980)
GoodWatch score 60

as Staatsanwalt

1970s

14 titles · average score 65
Trilogie des Wiedersehens
Trilogie des Wiedersehens (1979)

as Richard

The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum (1979)
GoodWatch score 74

as Meyn

Summer Guests
Summer Guests (1976)

as Pjotr Suslov

The Marquise of O
The Marquise of O (1976)
GoodWatch score 67

as Brother, Forstmeister

Four Against the Bank
Four Against the Bank (1976)

as Eberhard Winter

Meine Sorgen möcht' ich haben
Meine Sorgen möcht' ich haben (1975)

as Harald Bornemann

Lehmanns Erzählungen
Lehmanns Erzählungen (1975)

as Lehmann

Die Bakchen
Die Bakchen (1974)

as Tiresias

One or the Other of Us
One or the Other of Us (1974)
GoodWatch score 57

as Rulle Ruhlsdorff

Prinz Friedrich von Homburg
Prinz Friedrich von Homburg (1973)

as Obrist Kottwitz

Polizeiruf 110
Polizeiruf 110 (1971)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Richard Lansky / Lansky

Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Manfred Enders / Otto Androsch

1960s

2 titles · average score 77
Aktenzeichen XY… ungelöst
Aktenzeichen XY… ungelöst (1967)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Kunsträuber

Ludwig
Ludwig (1964)

as Ludwig