- Paul Otto
Infobox actor
name = Paul Otto
birthdate =8 February ,1878
birthplace =Berlin ,Germany
deathdate =25 November ,1943
deathplace =Berlin ,Germany
othername =
occupation =Actor
yearsactive = 1910 - 1940
imdb_id = 0653288Paul Otto (8 February, 1878 – 25/30 November, 1943), was a German film actor and director.
Life
Otto was born as "Paul Otto Schlesinger" in
Berlin . He began a qualification as a retail merchant and made his actor's debut in the age of 17. Otto worked at Theaters in Halle,Wiesbaden andHanover before he returned to Berlin about 1906.He first appeared in the
Silent Movie "Ringkampf Konkurrenz" in 1910 and inArsène Lupin contra Sherlock Holmes next toViggo Larsen . In 1912 Otto directed his first own movie "Selbstgerichtet". In the beginning of the 1930s he also appeared in successful Sound movies like Der Hauptmann von Köpenick. After 1933 Otto returned to theaterstages and worked at theDeutsches Theater Berlin and the "Kammerspiele" Berlin. In 1937 he was awarded a "Staatsschauspieler" - title and in 1942Josef Goebbels promoted him to the head of the stagecouncil at theReichskulturkammer In September 1943 his Jewish descent was discovered. To avoid his deportation Otto committed suicide on November 30, 1943 [http://www.filmportal.de/df/30/Uebersicht,,,,,,,,7DF7955EA3994DE2A0257D5D11CBE3E4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.html] (by other sources November 25 [http://german.imdb.com/name/nm0653288/ ] ) together with his wife Charlotte Klinder-Otto at his home in
Berlin .elected filmography
Otto appeared in 144 films between 1910 and 1940 next to stars like
Asta Nielsen orUrban Gad .*
Arsène Lupin contra Sherlock Holmes
* Der Hauptmann von KöpenickReferences
External links
*imdb|0653288|Paul Otto
* [http://www.film-zeit.de/home.php?action=result&sub=person&info=long&person_id=33196 Biography (German)]
* [http://www.filmportal.de/df/30/Uebersicht,,,,,,,,7DF7955EA3994DE2A0257D5D11CBE3E4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.html complete filmography] Persondata
NAME= Otto, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH=8 February ,1878
PLACE OF BIRTH=Berlin ,Germany
DATE OF DEATH=25 November ,1943
PLACE OF DEATH=Berlin ,Germany
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