Otto Sander (born 30 June 1941 in Hanover) is a German film, theater, and voice actor. Sander grew up in Kassel, where he graduated in 1961 from the Friedrichgymnasium. After leaving school he spent his military service as a navy reserve officer and then studied theatre science, history of art and philosophy. In 1965 he made his acting debut at the Düsseldorfer chamber plays. After his first film work in the same year he abandoned his studies in 1967, and went to Munich to become a full-time actor. He is married to the actress Monika Hansen and is stepfather to the actors Ben Becker and Meret Becker. His career is closely connected with the Schaubühne theatre in Berlin under the direction of Peter Stein. Because of his warm, strong voice, which earned him the sobriquet "The Voice" (the English term is used), he has been used frequently as narrator for television documentaries, and numerous talking books in the 1990s. In 1990, he was a member of the Jury at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] Among his best-known film roles are the angel Cassiel in Wings of Desire and its sequel Faraway, So Close! by Wim Wenders, and a shell-shocked U-boat commander, Kapitänleutnant Philipp Thomsen, in Wolfgang Petersen's Das Boot. Sander also appeared in Comedian Harmonists, a biopic about the musical group of the same name. He has two brothers, the lawyer Adolf Sander, the scientist Christian (Chris) Sander, and a sister, the book dealer Marianne Sander. He also played a professor in the movie: The Promise about the division of Berlin by the wall. Description above from the Wikipedia article Otto Sander, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie | Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter | Himself | 2013-02-08 |
Movie | Die Schuld der Erben | Leonhard Asmussen | 2012-01-05 |
Movie | Fly Away | Eckehardt Tiedgen | 2012-07-12 |
Movie | Life Is Too Long | 2010-08-26 | |
Movie | Krabat | Narrator (voice) | 2008-09-07 |
Movie | The Heart Is a Dark Forest | Helmut | 2007-12-27 |
Movie | Little King Macius | Erasmus (voice) | 2007-09-20 |
Series | Vienna Crime Squad | Conrad Ribarski | 2005-10-11 |
Movie | Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us | Self | 2003-07-01 |
Movie | Werner - Gekotzt wird später! | Erzähler (voice) | 2003-07-17 |
Movie | The Danube | Franz | 2003-10-27 |
Movie | Aus Liebe zu Deutschland - Eine Spendenaffäre | Voice | 2003-12-16 |
Series | Through the Night with... | Unknown | 2002-05-10 |
Series | Das Jahrhundert des Theaters | Narrator | 2002-04-06 |
Movie | Tödliches Vertrauen | Bernd Kortens | 2002-11-11 |
Movie | Atlantic Affairs | Maitre de Plaisir on Stage | 2002-11-03 |
Movie | Sass | Vater Sass | 2001-09-27 |
Movie | 100 Pro | Narrator | 2001-10-04 |
Movie | Marlene | Bühnenmanager | 2000-03-09 |
Movie | The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld | Professor Steinach | 2000-03-16 |
Series | Les Misérables | Monseigneur Bienvenu | 2000-09-04 |
Movie | Der Kuß des Vergessens | Herr Jelke | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Männer sind wie Schokolade | Vater Lano | 1999-03-19 |
Movie | Girls under investigation | Staatsanwalt Baldur Meixner | 1999-04-15 |
Movie | E-m@il an Gott | Petrus | 1999-12-03 |
Movie | Am I Beautiful? | David | 1998-09-17 |
Series | The Shop | 1998-11-20 | |
Movie | Stan Becker - Auf eigene Faust | Walker | 1998-09-27 |
Movie | Liebe Lügen | Vater | 1997-01-01 |
Movie | Conversation with the Beast | Adolf Hitler Double | 1997-02-20 |
Movie | The Harmonists | 1997-12-25 | |
Movie | Killer Condom | Mr. Higgins | 1996-08-29 |
Series | Friedemann Brix - Eine Schwäche für Mord | Rainer Kleinhundert | 1996-10-31 |
Movie | Bauernschach | Dr. Gerold Stadler | 1995-01-17 |
Series | A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft | Freddy Klinke | 1995-01-03 |
Movie | The Promise | Professor Lorenz | 1995-02-16 |
Movie | Matulla und Busch | Korte | 1995-12-20 |
Movie | Lumière and Company | Cassiel | 1995-12-20 |
Series | Die Harald Schmidt Show | Unknown | 1995-12-05 |
Movie | Nikolaikirche | kirchlicher Superintendent | 1995-10-17 |
Movie | Three Sisters | Vershinin | 1994-01-01 |
Movie | Movie Days | Maður á hesti | 1994-06-30 |
Movie | The White Horse Inn in St. Wolfgang | Prof. Hinzelmann | 1994-10-04 |
Movie | Schlusschor | 1993-02-16 | |
Movie | Inge, April und Mai | 1993-04-22 | |
Movie | Faraway, So Close! | Cassiel | 1993-09-01 |
Movie | The Film Narrator | Salzmann | 1993-11-25 |
Series | Wolffs Revier | Schenk | 1992-09-17 |
Movie | Werner - Beinhart! | Erzähler (voice) | 1990-11-29 |
Movie | Vorwärts | 1990-01-01 | |
Movie | Wie du mir.. | Markus Petarka | 1989-01-01 |
Movie | The Break | Erwin Lubowitz | 1989-01-19 |
Movie | The Case of Mr. Spalt | Otto Spalt | 1988-03-25 |
Movie | Wings of Desire | Cassiel | 1987-09-23 |
Movie | Eine Reise wert… Der Dichter Günter Kunert (be)sucht Berlin | Rezitation | 1986-01-01 |
Movie | Rosa Luxemburg | Karl Liebknecht | 1986-04-10 |
Movie | Wahnfried | Richard Wagner | 1986-04-16 |
Movie | Boundaries of Time - Caspar David Friedrich | Gerichtsgehilfe | 1986-10-22 |
Movie | Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars | Loan officer Grop | 1986-05-30 |
Movie | Der Mord mit der Schere | Inspector Spalt | 1984-07-25 |
Series | Der Fahnder | Bähr | 1984-09-21 |
Movie | A Love in Germany | Narrator | 1983-10-26 |
Movie | Gesucht wird... Drei Geschichten um nicht ganz ehrenwerte Herren | 1981-06-14 | |
Series | Wetten, dass..? | Unknown | 1981-02-14 |
Movie | Im Schlaraffenland. Ein Roman unter feinen Leuten | Kalfisch | 1981-01-01 |
Movie | Der Mond scheint auf Kylenamoe | 1981-01-01 | |
Movie | Strike Back | Kowalski | 1981-09-10 |
Movie | Der Mann Im Pyjama | Rudi | 1981-12-18 |
Movie | Das Boot | Phillip Thomsen | 1981-09-17 |
Series | Das Traumschiff | Johannes Lippelt | 1981-11-22 |
Movie | Wer spinnt denn da, Herr Doktor? | Nummer Sieben | 1981-11-10 |
Movie | Palermo or Wolfsburg | Staatsanwalt | 1980-02-01 |
Movie | Die Ursache | 1980-11-19 | |
Movie | The Tin Drum | Meyn | 1979-05-02 |
Movie | Trilogie des Wiedersehens | Richard | 1979-03-25 |
Movie | Die Ängste des Dr. Schenk | 1978-02-19 | |
Movie | Heinrich Zille | 1977-11-16 | |
Movie | Summer Guests | Pjotr Suslov | 1976-01-29 |
Movie | The Marquise of O | Brother, Forstmeister | 1976-05-19 |
Movie | Four Against the Bank | Eberhard Winter | 1976-12-07 |
Movie | Berlin 10. 11. 74 - 28. 1. 75: Exercises in 9 Pieces | Himself | 1975-03-01 |
Movie | Meine Sorgen möcht' ich haben | Harald Bornemann | 1975-01-24 |
Movie | Lehmanns Erzählungen | Lehmann | 1975-04-07 |
Movie | About Narration | 1975-12-16 | |
Movie | Ermittlungen gegen Unbekannt | 1974-03-29 | |
Movie | One or the Other of Us | Rulle Ruhlsdorff | 1974-04-22 |
Movie | Prinz Friedrich von Homburg | Obrist Kottwitz | 1973-11-25 |
Movie | Die Mutter | 1971-02-08 | |
Series | Polizeiruf 110 | Richard Lansky | 1971-06-27 |
Movie | Sonnabend, der 1. | 1970-01-02 | |
Movie | Nicht fummeln, Liebling | 1970-01-09 | |
Series | Scene of the Crime | Otto Androsch | 1970-11-29 |
Movie | Sonntags am Meer | Fritzchen | 1970-12-21 |
Series | Aktenzeichen XY… ungelöst | Kunsträuber | 1967-10-20 |
Movie | Ludwig | Ludwig | 1964-11-28 |