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Otto Schenk(1930-2025)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Otto Schenk was born on 12 June 1930 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor and director, known for Die Fledermaus (1972), Arabella (1977) and Merry-Go-Round (1973). He was married to Renée Michaelis. He died on 9 January 2025 in Irrsee, Salzkammergut, Austria.
BornJune 12, 1930
DiedJanuary 9, 2025(94)
BornJune 12, 1930
DiedJanuary 9, 2025(94)
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Die Fledermaus (1972)
Die Fledermaus
8.5
TV Movie
  • Frosch
  • 1972
Arabella (1977)
Arabella
7.9
  • Director
  • 1977
Helmut Berger, Senta Berger, Sydne Rome, and Maria Schneider in Merry-Go-Round (1973)
Merry-Go-Round
6.2
  • Director
  • 1973
Die Fledermaus (1980)
Die Fledermaus
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1980

Credits

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Actor

  • Der Kirschgarten
    TV Movie
    • Firs, ein Diener
    • 2021
  • Otto Schenk in Vier Saiten (2020)
    Vier Saiten
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Karl Michaeli
    • 2020
  • Tatort Staatsarchiv
    TV Movie
    • Reiter senior
    • 2018
  • Meiberger: Chasing Minds (2018)
    Meiberger: Chasing Minds
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Giovanni Hutterer
    • 2018
  • Otto Schenk and Harald Serafin in Schon wieder Sonntag (2018)
    Schon wieder Sonntag
    TV Movie
    • Cooper
    • 2018
  • Liebe möglicherweise (2016)
    Liebe möglicherweise
    5.9
    • 2016
  • Chuzpe
    TV Movie
    • Edek
    • 2013
  • Ralph und Carol - Noch einmal verliebt
    TV Movie
    • Ralph Bellini
    • 2011
  • Halpern & Johnson
    TV Movie
    • Joseph Halpern
    • 2009
  • Mein alter Freund Fritz (2007)
    Mein alter Freund Fritz
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Patient Knoppig
    • 2007
  • Castle Einstein (1998)
    Castle Einstein
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Herr Kraus (uncredited)
    • 2006
  • Kampl (2005)
    Kampl
    TV Movie
    • Gabriel Brunner
    • 2005
  • Der eingebildete Kranke
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Monsieur Argan
    • 2005
  • Lacherfolge (2004)
    Lacherfolge
    TV Movie
    • Various
    • 2004
  • Hochwürden wird Papa (2002)
    Hochwürden wird Papa
    2.1
    TV Movie
    • Enrico Beloni
    • 2002

Director

  • Die Fledermaus
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2020
  • Der Rosenkavalier (2020)
    Der Rosenkavalier
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2020
  • L'elisir d'amore (2018)
    L'elisir d'amore
    • Director
    • 2018
  • Fidelio (2015)
    Fidelio
    • Director
    • 2015
  • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Director (stage)
    • 2014
  • Die Hose
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Spiel im Schloß
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Rosarot bis Schwarz
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Helmuth Lohner in Der Zerrissene (1984)
    Der Zerrissene
    TV Movie
    • theatre director
    • 1984
  • Die verkaufte Braut (1982)
    Die verkaufte Braut
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Der lebende Leichnam
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Tosca auf dem Trampolin und andere Opernkatastrophen
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Plácido Domingo in Andrea Chénier (1981)
    Andrea Chénier
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Die Fledermaus (1980)
    Die Fledermaus
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Das Veilchen
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1979

Additional Crew

  • Die Fledermaus
    TV Movie
    • stage director
    • 2020
  • Der Rosenkavalier (2020)
    Der Rosenkavalier
    TV Movie
    • stage director
    • 2020
  • L'elisir d'amore (2018)
    L'elisir d'amore
    • stage director
    • 2018
  • Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in Great Performances at the Met (1977)
    Great Performances at the Met
    8.1
    TV Series
    • production by
    • production
    • production: stage ...
    • 1986–2016
  • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
    8.8
    TV Series
    • production
    • production: 1993
    • 2010–2015
  • Fidelio (2015)
    Fidelio
    • stage director
    • 2015
  • Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (2009)
    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
    8.8
    TV Movie
    • staged by
    • 2009
  • Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Alfred Eschwé, Leo Nucci, Otto Schenk, Rolando Villazón, and Anna Netrebko in L'elisir d'amore (2005)
    L'elisir d'amore
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • directed for stage
    • 2005
  • Barbara Bonney and Anne Sofie von Otter in Der Rosenkavalier (1994)
    Der Rosenkavalier
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • based on a stage production by
    • 1994
  • Elektra (1994)
    Elektra
    8.9
    TV Movie
    • directed for stage: Opera production
    • 1994
  • Götterdämmerung (1990)
    Götterdämmerung
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • stage director
    • 1990
  • Siegfried (1990)
    Siegfried
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • production by
    • 1990
  • Die Walküre (1990)
    Die Walküre
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • stage director
    • 1990
  • Das Rheingold (1990)
    Das Rheingold
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • stage director
    • 1990
  • Professor Bernhardi
    TV Movie
    • staged by
    • 1989

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 12, 1930
    • Vienna, Austria
  • Died
    • January 9, 2025
    • Irrsee, Salzkammergut, Austria
  • Spouse
    • Renée Michaelis1956 - April 7, 2022 (her death, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    Austrian actor, cabaret performer and opera director, trained at the Max-Reinhardt Seminar and first on stage at the Vienna Volkstheater.

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