Barry Otto (born 1941) is an Australian actor and artist.
Barry Otto | |
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 Otto at the Spot Festival in March 2012 | |
| Born | 1941 (age 82–83) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–present |
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| Children | 3, including Miranda and Gracie Otto |
Early life
editBarry 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]
Career
editOtto 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.
Personal life
editOtto 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]
Filmography
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Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Until Tomorrow | Trevor McKenzie | TV series |
| 1978 | Case for the Defence | Doctor | TV series |
| Tickled Pink | Leo | TV special | |
| 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" |
Theatre
editAwards
editOtto 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.
References
edit- ^ a b Porter, Zoë (15 January 2020). "Otto The Great". The National Treasures Series. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Dichotomia, Barry Otto, 2008". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Morgan, Joyce (26 January 2007). "Barry Otto's busting to talk". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ a b Faulkner, Noelle (29 December 2017). "The Imaginarium of Mr Otto by Jake Terrey". Side-Note. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ Kornits, Dov (25 January 2020). "Otto on Otto". FilmInk. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ a b Gannon, Genevieve (22 June 2023). "Miranda Otto reveals what working with her sister is really like". The Australian Women's Weekly. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/stellar/its-like-hes-trying-to-remember-who-he-is-barry-ottos-daughters-share-heartbreaking-update-on-australian-screen-legends-health/news-story/8be843ba917bc5b501fecf3a953b186f.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Lehmann, Megan (6 November 2021). "Gracie Otto, the human sparkplug". The Australian. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ Schwartzkoff, Louise (7 February 2009). "Barry's M.Otto: if at first you don't succeed, paint on". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ Maddox, Garry (7 May 2024). "Gracie Otto began a film about her dad's one-man show. A diagnosis changed the story". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/3393
External links
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- Barry Otto at IMDb