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Barry Otto | |
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 Otto at the Spot Festival in March 2012 | |
| Born | 1941 (age 83–84) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–present |
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| Children | 3, including Miranda and Gracie Otto |
Barry Otto (born 1941) is an Australian actor.
Barry Otto was born in 1941 in Brisbane, the son of a butcher. [1] [2] [3] He has a sister named Denise. [4] Otto trained as an artist at Brisbane Central Technical College. [4] In the 1960s, Otto worked as a commercial artist and fashion illustrator. [5] He never formally trained as an actor. [3]
Otto began acting in amateur theatre and drawing room comedies in the 1970s. [1] [3] He has had film roles in Strictly Ballroom , Cosi , The Dressmaker , Kiss or Kill , Dead Letter Office , The Visitor , The Great Gatsby , Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole , Love's Brother (see Filmography). He portrayed Administrator Allsop in Australia in 2008. In 2015 Otto voiced the role of Mayor Wilberforce Cranklepot, a goanna, in Blinky Bill the Movie .
Otto married Lindsay, with whom he has a daughter Miranda (an actress), born in 1967 in Brisbane. [6] They divorced in 1973.[ citation needed ]
With his second wife Susan "Sue" Hill, [7] Otto has a son, Eddie (a teacher and professional cricket coach), and daughter, Gracie (a filmmaker and actress), born in 1987 in Sydney. [6] [8]
Otto is also an artist. He often paints members of his family and has twice entered the Archibald Prize. [9]
Otto was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2018. [10]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1977 | Benny Hill Down Under | Trevor McKenzie | TV movie |
| 1982 | Norman Loves Rose | Charles | Feature film |
| 1984 | The Secret Discovery of Australia | French Ambassador | |
| Undercover | Professor Henckel | Feature film | |
| Who Killed Hannah Jane? | James Harnney | TV movie | |
| 1985 | Bliss | Harry Joy | Feature film |
| 1986 | The More Things Change... | Lex | Feature film |
| 1987 | Howling III: The Marsupials | Professor Harry Beckmeyer | Feature film |
| 1988 | Takeover | George Oppenheimer | Feature film |
| 1989 | The Punisher | 'Shake' | Feature film |
| 1992 | Strictly Ballroom | Doug Hastings | Feature film |
| 1993 | The Custodian | Brian Ferguson | Feature film |
| 1994 | Exile | Sheriff Hamilton | Feature film |
| 1995 | Dad and Dave: On Our Selection | J.P. Riley | Feature film |
| 1996 | Lilian's Story | John Singer | Feature film |
| Così | Roy | Feature film | |
| My Entire Life (aka Mr Reliable) | The Premier | Feature film | |
| 1997 | I Love Rachel | Unknown | |
| Mr. Nice Guy | Baggio | Feature film | |
| Oscar and Lucinda | Jimmy D'Abbs | Feature film | |
| Kiss or Kill | Adler Jones | Feature film | |
| Frontier | Government Agent Archibald Meston | ||
| 1998 | Dead Letter Office | Gerald Urquhart | Feature film |
| 2002 | The Visitor | Michael | Short film |
| 2004 | Love's Brother | Father Alfredo | Feature film |
| Loot | Charles Highsmith | ||
| 2006 | Single White Farmer | Poley | |
| 2007 | Rogue | Merv | Feature film |
| La même nuit | The Concierge | ||
| Soul Mates | Paddy Byrne | ||
| Cheap Seats | Enjouer | ||
| 2008 | Newcastle | Gramps | Feature film |
| Australia | Administrator Allsop | Feature film | |
| $9.99 | Albert (voice) | Feature film (animated) | |
| Three Blind Mice | Fred | Feature film | |
| In a Pig's Eye | Unknown | ||
| 2010 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Echidna (voice) | Feature film (animated) |
| South Solitary | George Wadsworth | Feature film | |
| Seamstress | Unknown | ||
| 2011 | To Face the Sun | Father | |
| Waiting for the Turning of the Earth | Tom | ||
| 2012 | A Cautionary Tail | Doctor (voice) | |
| 2013 | The Great Gatsby | Benny McClenahan | Feature film |
| 2015 | Blinky Bill the Movie | Mayor Wilberforce Cranklepot (voice) | Feature film Nominated — Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice in an Animated Film |
| The Dressmaker | Percival Almanac | Feature film | |
| 2016 | Pypo | ||
| Fish with Legs | Head Fish Warren | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1975 | Until Tomorrow | Trevor McKenzie | TV series |
| 1978 | Case for the Defence | Doctor | TV series |
| Tickled Pink | Leo | TV special | |
| 1980 | Spring & Fall | Harry Dawson | Anthology series, season 1, episode 5: "The Slammer" |
| 1983 | The Dismissal | Miniseries | |
| A Country Practice | Bela Szollos | TV series | |
| 1984 | Singies | Miniseries | |
| 1998 | Murder Call | Otis Farrow | TV series, season 2, episodes 10-11: "Deadfall" (parts 1 &2) |
| 2005 | The Secret Life of Us | Bill Holdforth | TV series, season 4, episode 12: "The Heart of Friday Night" |
| 2006 | Stupid Stupid Man | Principal Cooper | TV series, season 1 |
| All Saints | Bob Tyrell | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2013 | Dance Academy | Sir Jeffery | TV series, season 3, 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Rake | Judge Cowper | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2017 | Sisters | Julius Bechly | TV series, 7 episodes |
| 2019 | The Other Guy | Ron | TV series, episode: "New Wheels and Cock Socks" |
Otto received an AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in Strictly Ballroom and was nominated for Bliss , Cosi and The More Things Change... .
Barry Otto at Randwick in Sydney on the Australian Film Walk of Fame.
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