Otto Sander
Born June 30, 1941 (Age: 84)
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Hanover, Germany
Biography
Otto Sander (German: [ˈɔtoː ˈzandɐ]; June 30, 1941 – September 12, 2013) was 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 in 1961/62 with the Bundesmarine and left as reserve fenrik. Sander 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. His career is closely connected with the Schaubühne theatre in Berlin under the direction of Peter Stein. From 1980 onwards Sander appeared on several of Berlin's theatre stages, among others at the Schillertheater in 1981, at the Freie Volksbühne in 1985 and in 1989 at the Komödie am Kurfürstendamm. More recently he starred in Hauptmann von Köpenick at the Schauspielhaus Bochum (2004). In 1990, he was a member of the Jury at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. 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 The Tin Drum (1979) as a trumpeter and in Comedian Harmonists, a biopic about the musical group of the same name. He also played a professor in the movie The Promise about the division of Berlin by the wall. In 1999 he played a role in Rosa von Praunheim's movie The Einstein of Sex.
Otto Sander (German: [ˈɔtoː ˈzandɐ]; June 30, 1941 – September 12, 2013) was 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 in 1961/62 with the Bundesmarine and left as reserve fenrik. Sander 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.
His career is closely connected with the Schaubühne theatre in Berlin under the direction of Peter Stein. From 1980 onwards Sander appeared on several of Berlin's theatre stages, among others at the Schillertheater in 1981, at the Freie Volksbühne in 1985 and in 1989 at the Komödie am Kurfürstendamm. More recently he starred in Hauptmann von Köpenick at the Schauspielhaus Bochum (2004).
In 1990, he was a member of the Jury at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.
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 The Tin Drum (1979) as a trumpeter and in Comedian Harmonists, a biopic about the musical group of the same name. He also played a professor in the movie The Promise about the division of Berlin by the wall. In 1999 he played a role in Rosa von Praunheim's movie The Einstein of Sex.
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Filmography
Kaluoka'hina: The Enchanted Reef
2004
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 63
Werner - Gekotzt wird später!
2003
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as Erzähler (voice)
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Age: 62
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Tödliches Vertrauen
2002
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as Bernd Kortens
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Age: 61
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Atlantic Affairs
2002
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as Maitre de Plaisir on Stage
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Age: 61
Happy Too
2002
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as Himself / Gert Bastian
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Age: 61
The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld
2000
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as Professor Steinach
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Age: 58
Marlene
2000
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as Bühnenmanager
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Age: 58
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Stan Becker - Auf eigene Faust
1998
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as Walker
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Age: 57
Am I Beautiful?
1998
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as David
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Age: 57
The Harmonists
1997
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Age: 56
Conversation with the Beast
1997
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as Adolf Hitler Double
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Age: 55
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Liebe Lügen
1997
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as Vater
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Age: 55
The Killer Condom
1996
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as Mr. Higgins
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Age: 55
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Hölderlin-Comics
1994
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Age: 53
Three Sisters
1994
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as Vershinin
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Age: 52
The Film Narrator
1993
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as Salzmann
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Age: 52
The Olympic Summer
1993
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as Sprecher
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Age: 52
Faraway, So Close!
1993
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as Cassiel
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Age: 52
Inge, April und Mai
1993
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as
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Age: 51
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Schlusschor
1993
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as
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Age: 51
Lyrische Suite. Das untergehende Vaterland
1992
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as
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Age: 51
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Bescheiß kein Kind!
1992
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as Vater
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Age: 50
Werner and the Wizard of Booze
1990
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as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 49
Time of Vengeance
1990
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as Robert
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Age: 48
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Vorwärts
1990
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as
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Age: 48
The Break
1989
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as Erwin Lubowitz
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Age: 47
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Wie du mir..
1989
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as Markus Petarka
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Age: 47
The Case of Mr. Spalt
1988
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as Otto Spalt
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Age: 46
Wings of Desire
1987
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as Cassiel
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Age: 46
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Close Up
1987
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as Professor Spalt
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Age: 45
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Eine Reise wert… Der Dichter Günter Kunert (be)sucht Berlin
1986
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as Rezitation
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Age: 44
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Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois
1982
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as Self
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Age: 40
Der Mann im Pyjama
1981
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as Rudi
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Age: 40
Who's Going Crazy Here, Doctor?
1981
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as Nummer Sieben
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Age: 40
Das Boot
1981
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as Phillip Thomsen
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Age: 40
Strike Back
1981
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as Kowalski
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Age: 40
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Gesucht wird... Drei Geschichten um nicht ganz ehrenwerte Herren
1981
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as
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Age: 39
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Im Schlaraffenland. Ein Roman unter feinen Leuten
1981
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as Kalfisch
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Age: 39
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Die Ursache
1980
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as
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Age: 39
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Der Mond scheint auf Kylenamoe
1980
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as
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Age: 39
Palermo or Wolfsburg
1980
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as Staatsanwalt
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Age: 38
The Tin Drum
1979
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as Meyn
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Age: 37
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Phantom
1979
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as
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Age: 37
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Plastikfieber
1979
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as Wilfried
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Age: 37
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Die Ängste des Dr. Schenk
1978
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as
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Age: 36
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Die Bakchen
1974
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as Tiresias
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Age: 33
One or the Other of Us
1974
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as Rulle Ruhlsdorff
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Age: 32
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Ermittlungen gegen Unbekannt
1974
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as
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Age: 32
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Prinz Friedrich von Homburg
1973
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as Obrist Kottwitz
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Age: 32
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The Ignoramus and the Madman
1972
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as
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Age: 31
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Ludwig
1964
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as Ludwig
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Age: 23