Barry Otto
Barry Otto | |
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Born | 1941 (age 82–83) Brisbane,Queensland,Australia |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1975–present |
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Children | 3, includingMirandaandGracie Otto |
Barry Otto(born 1941) is an Australian actor.
Early life
[edit]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 atBrisbane Central Technical College.[4]In the 1960s, Otto worked as acommercial artistandfashion illustrator.[5]He never formally trained as an actor.[3]
Career
[edit]Otto began acting inamateur theatreanddrawing room comediesin the 1970s.[1][3]He has had film roles inStrictly 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 inAustraliain 2008. In 2015 Otto voiced the role of Mayor Wilberforce Cranklepot, a goanna, inBlinky Bill the Movie.
Personal life
[edit]Otto married Lindsay, with whom he has a daughterMiranda(an actress), born in 1967 inBrisbane.[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 inSydney.[6][8]
Otto is also an artist. He often paints members of his family and has twice entered theArchibald Prize.[9]
Otto was diagnosed withAlzheimer's diseasein 2018.[10]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]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 Awardfor 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 |
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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" |
Theatre
[edit]Awards
[edit]Otto received anAACTA Awardfor Best Supporting Actor inStrictly Ballroomand was nominated forBliss,CosiandThe More Things Change....
Barry Otto at Randwick in Sydney on theAustralian Film Walk of Fame.
References
[edit]- ^abPorter, Zoë (15 January 2020)."Otto The Great".The National Treasures Series.Retrieved10 June2024.
- ^"Dichotomia, Barry Otto, 2008".National Portrait Gallery collection.Retrieved10 June2024.
- ^abcMorgan, Joyce (26 January 2007)."Barry Otto's busting to talk".The Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved10 June2024.
- ^abFaulkner, Noelle (29 December 2017)."The Imaginarium of Mr Otto by Jake Terrey".Side-Note.Retrieved10 June2024.
- ^Kornits, Dov (25 January 2020)."Otto on Otto".FilmInk.Retrieved10 June2024.
- ^abGannon, Genevieve (22 June 2023)."Miranda Otto reveals what working with her sister is really like".The Australian Women's Weekly.Retrieved10 June2024.
- ^https:// dailytelegraph.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.
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(help) - ^Lehmann, Megan (6 November 2021)."Gracie Otto, the human sparkplug".The Australian.Retrieved10 June2024.
- ^Schwartzkoff, Louise (7 February 2009)."Barry's M.Otto: if at first you don't succeed, paint on".The Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved4 January2011.
- ^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.Retrieved10 June2024.
- ^"AusStage".