Otto Sander
Otto Sander
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.
Known For Acting
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Birthday 1941-06-30
Place of Birth Hanover, Germany
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Wings of Desire
1987

Wings of Desire

The Tin Drum
1979

The Tin Drum

A Love in Germany
1983

A Love in Germany

Conversation with the Beast
1997

Conversation with the Beast

The Film Narrator
1993

The Film Narrator

Faraway, So Close!
1993

Faraway, So Close!

Werner - Gekotzt wird später!
2003

Werner - Gekotzt wird später!

The Heart Is a Dark Forest
2007

The Heart Is a Dark Forest

Sass
2001

Sass

Werner and the Wizard of Booze
1990

Werner and the Wizard of Booze

Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois
1982

Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois

Happy Too
2002

Happy Too

The Ignoramus and the Madman
1972

The Ignoramus and the Madman

Little King Macius
2007

Little King Macius

No Pawing, Darling
1970

No Pawing, Darling

Movie Days
1994

Movie Days

Girls under investigation
1999

Girls under investigation

Rosa Luxemburg
1986

Rosa Luxemburg

Fly Away
2012

Fly Away

Bauernschach
1995

Bauernschach

Die Schuld der Erben
2012

Die Schuld der Erben

Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter
2013

Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter

The Break
1989

The Break

The Case of Mr. Spalt
1988

The Case of Mr. Spalt

Eine Reise wert… Der Dichter Günter Kunert (be)sucht Berlin
1986

Eine Reise wert… Der Dichter Günter Kunert (be)sucht Berlin

Atlantic Affairs
2002

Atlantic Affairs

Das Boot
1981

Das Boot

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
2021

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

Boundaries of Time - Caspar David Friedrich
1986

Boundaries of Time - Caspar David Friedrich

The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld
2000

The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld

One or the Other of Us
1974

One or the Other of Us

The Killer Condom
1996

The Killer Condom

Marlene
2000

Marlene

Matulla und Busch
1995

Matulla und Busch

Nikolaikirche
1995

Nikolaikirche

Palermo or Wolfsburg
1980

Palermo or Wolfsburg

Four Against the Bank
1976

Four Against the Bank

The Promise
1995

The Promise

100 Pro
2001

100 Pro

Heinrich Zille
1977

Heinrich Zille

Der Mann im Pyjama
1981

Der Mann im Pyjama

The Marquise of O
1976

The Marquise of O

Der Mond scheint auf Kylenamoe
1980

Der Mond scheint auf Kylenamoe

Inge, April und Mai
1993

Inge, April und Mai

Who's Going Crazy Here, Doctor?
1981

Who's Going Crazy Here, Doctor?

Phantom
1979

Phantom

Strike Back
1981

Strike Back

Summer Guests
1976

Summer Guests

Das Loch
1995

Das Loch

Männer sind wie Schokolade
1999

Männer sind wie Schokolade

Die Ängste des Dr. Schenk
1978

Die Ängste des Dr. Schenk

Im Schlaraffenland. Ein Roman unter feinen Leuten
1981

Im Schlaraffenland. Ein Roman unter feinen Leuten

Ludwig
1964

Ludwig

E-m@il an Gott
1999

E-m@il an Gott

Trilogie des Wiedersehens
1979

Trilogie des Wiedersehens

Stan Becker - Auf eigene Faust
1998

Stan Becker - Auf eigene Faust

Die Bakchen
1974

Die Bakchen

Die Mutter
1971

Die Mutter

Plastikfieber
1979

Plastikfieber

Wie du mir..
1989

Wie du mir..

Lumière & Company
1995

Lumière & Company

Lehmanns Erzählungen
1975

Lehmanns Erzählungen

Wahnfried
1986

Wahnfried

The White Horse Inn in St. Wolfgang
1994

The White Horse Inn in St. Wolfgang

Schlusschor
1993

Schlusschor

Tödliches Vertrauen
2002

Tödliches Vertrauen

Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
2003

Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

Krabat
2008

Krabat

Liebe Lügen
1997

Liebe Lügen

Prinz Friedrich von Homburg
1973

Prinz Friedrich von Homburg

Gesucht wird... Drei Geschichten um nicht ganz ehrenwerte Herren
1981

Gesucht wird... Drei Geschichten um nicht ganz ehrenwerte Herren

The Danube
2003

The Danube

Der Mord mit der Schere
1984

Der Mord mit der Schere

Die Ursache
1980

Die Ursache

Sonntags am Meer
1970

Sonntags am Meer

Der Kuß des Vergessens
1999

Der Kuß des Vergessens

Aus Liebe zu Deutschland - Eine Spendenaffäre
2003

Aus Liebe zu Deutschland - Eine Spendenaffäre

Am I Beautiful?
1998

Am I Beautiful?

Berlin 10. 11. 74 - 28. 1. 75: Exercises in 9 Pieces
1975

Berlin 10. 11. 74 - 28. 1. 75: Exercises in 9 Pieces

Vorwärts
1990

Vorwärts

Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars
1986

Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars

Ermittlungen gegen Unbekannt
1974

Ermittlungen gegen Unbekannt

Life Is Too Long
2010

Life Is Too Long

Meine Sorgen möcht' ich haben
1975

Meine Sorgen möcht' ich haben

Sonnabend, der 1.
1970

Sonnabend, der 1.

About Narration
2025

About Narration

Kaluoka'hina: The Enchanted Reef
2004

Kaluoka'hina: The Enchanted Reef

The Harmonists
1997

The Harmonists

The Olympic Summer
1993

The Olympic Summer

Time of Vengeance
1990

Time of Vengeance

Bescheiß kein Kind!
1992

Bescheiß kein Kind!

Three Sisters
1994

Three Sisters

Lyrische Suite. Das untergehende Vaterland
1992

Lyrische Suite. Das untergehende Vaterland

Close Up
1987

Close Up

Hölderlin-Comics
1994

Hölderlin-Comics

Drei Schwestern
1986

Drei Schwestern

Majestät brauchen Sonne
1999

Majestät brauchen Sonne