Barry Otto (born 1941) is an Australian actor and voice artist, primarily of cinema and an amateur artist
Early life[]
Barry Otto was born in Brisbane in 1941, the son of a butcher. He trained as an artist but switched to acting.
Career[]
Otto received an AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in Strictly Ballroom as well as being nominated for Bliss, Cosi and The More Things Change....
An amateur artist, he often paints members of his family, and has twice entered the Archibald Prize.[1] Otto portrayed J P Riley in Dad and Dave: On Our Selection in 1995. He is the father of actresses Gracie and Miranda Otto.
Otto portrayed Administrator Allsop in Australia in 2008. With all these films 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. In 2015 Otto voiced the role of Mayor Wilberforce Cranklepot, a Goanna in Blinky Bill the Movie.
Personal life[]
Barry Otto married Lindsay, with whom he has a daughter Miranda, born on 16 December 1967 in Brisbane. They divorced in 1973. With his partner Sue Hill, he has a son, Eddy, a teacher and professional cricket coach, and another daughter Gracie, born on 23 May 1987 in Sydney.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Until Tomorrow | Trevor McKenzie | |
| 1977 | Benny Hill Down Under | (TV Movie) | |
| 1978 | Case for the Defence | Doctor | |
| Tickled Pink | Leo | ||
| 1982 | Norman Loves Rose | Charles | |
| 1983 | The Dismissal | ||
| A Country Practice | Bela Szollos | ||
| 1984 | The Secret Discovery of Australia (1984) | French Ambassador | |
| Undercover | Professor Henckel | ||
| Who Killed Hannah Jane? | James Harnney | ||
| 1985 | Bliss | Harry Joy | |
| 1986 | The More Things Change... | Lex | |
| 1988 | Takeover | George Oppenheimer | |
| 1989 | The Punisher | Shake | |
| 1992 | Strictly Ballroom | Doug Hastings | |
| 1993 | The Custodian | Ferguson | |
| 1994 | Exile | Sheriff Hamilton | |
| 1995 | Dad and Dave: On Our Selection | J P Riley | |
| 1996 | Lilian's Story | John Singer | |
| Così | Roy | ||
| My Entire Life | The Premier | ||
| 1997 | I Love Rachel | ||
| Mr. Nice Guy | Baggio | ||
| Oscar and Lucinda | Jimmy D'Abbs | ||
| Kiss or Kill | Adler Jones | ||
| Frontier | Government Agent Archibald Meston | ||
| 1997-1999 | Murder Call | Otis Farrow | |
| 1998 | Dead Letter Office | Gerald Urquhart | |
| 2002 | The Visitor | Michael | |
| 2004 | Love's Brother | Father Alfredo | |
| Loot | Charles Highsmith | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2006 | Stupid Stupid Man | Principal Cooper | |
| Single White Farmer | Poley | ||
| All Saints | Bob Tyrell | ||
| 2007 | Rogue | Merv | |
| La même nuit | The Concierge | ||
| Soul Mates | Paddy Byrne | ||
| Cheap Seats | Enjouer | ||
| 2008 | Newcastle | Gramps | |
| Australia | Administrator Allsop | ||
| $9.99 | Albert | (voice) | |
| Three Blind Mice | Fred | ||
| In a Pig's Eye | |||
| 2010 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Echidna | (voice) |
| South Solitary | George Wadsworth | ||
| Seamstress | |||
| 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 | |
| Dance Academy | Sir Jeffery | (6 episodes) in Season 3 | |
| 2015 | Blinky Bill the Movie | Mayor Wilberforce Cranklepot | (Voice) Nominated — Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice in an Animated Film |
| The Dressmaker | Percival Almanac | ||
| 2016 | Rake | Judge Cowper | |
| Pypo | |||
| Fish with Legs | Head Fish Warren | ||
| 2017 | Sisters | (pre-production) |
Awards[]
Otto's plaque at the Australian Film Walk of Fame, The Ritz Cinema, Randwick, Sydney
Barry Otto at Randwick in Sydney to won of Australian Film Walk of Fame.
References[]
- ↑ Schwartzkoff, Louise. "Barry's M.Otto: if at first you don't succeed, paint on", 7 February 2009. Retrieved on 4 January 2011.
External links[]
{{{2}}} at the Internet Movie Database
Template:AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 1991-2010
Links to authority control.