Barry Otto


Barry Otto 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 and was 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.
Otto portrayed Administrator Allsop in Australia in 2008. He also had roles in The Dressmaker, Kiss or Kill, Dead Letter Office, The Visitor, The Great Gatsby, , Love's Brother. In 2015 Otto voiced the role of Mayor Wilberforce Cranklepot, a goanna, in Blinky Bill the Movie.

Personal life

Otto married Lindsay, with whom he has a daughter Miranda, born on 15 December 1967 in Brisbane. They divorced in 1973. With his partner Susan "Sue" Hill, he has a son, Eddy, and daughter, Gracie, born on 23 May 1987 in Sydney. Gracie and Miranda Otto are both actresses.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975Until TomorrowTrevor McKenzie
1977Benny Hill Down UnderTrevor McKenzie
1978Case for the DefenceDoctor
1978Tickled PinkLeo
1982Norman Loves RoseCharles
1983The Dismissal
1983A Country PracticeBela Szollos
1984The Secret Discovery of Australia French Ambassador
1984UndercoverProfessor Henckel
1984Who Killed Hannah Jane?James Harnney
1985BlissHarry Joy
1986The More Things Change...Lex
1987'Professor Harry Beckmeyer
1988TakeoverGeorge Oppenheimer
1989The PunisherShake
1992Strictly BallroomDoug Hastings
1993The CustodianFerguson
1994ExileSheriff Hamilton
1995'J P Riley
1996Lilian's StoryJohn Singer
1996CosìRoy
1996My Entire LifeThe Premier
1997I Love Rachel
1997Mr. Nice GuyBaggio
1997Oscar and LucindaJimmy D'Abbs
1997Kiss or KillAdler Jones
1997FrontierGovernment Agent Archibald Meston
1997-1999Murder CallOtis Farrow
1998Dead Letter OfficeGerald Urquhart
2002The VisitorMichael
2004Love's BrotherFather Alfredo
2004LootCharles Highsmith
2005
2006Stupid Stupid ManPrincipal Cooper
2006Single White FarmerPoley
2006All SaintsBob Tyrell
2007RogueMerv
2007La même nuitThe Concierge
2007Soul MatesPaddy Byrne
2007Cheap SeatsEnjouer
2008NewcastleGramps
2008AustraliaAdministrator Allsop
2008$9.99Albert
2008Three Blind MiceFred
2008In a Pig's Eye
2010Echidna
2010South SolitaryGeorge Wadsworth
2010Seamstress
2011To Face the SunFather
2011Waiting for the Turning of the EarthTom
2012A Cautionary TailDoctor
2013The Great GatsbyBenny McClenahan
2013Dance AcademySir Jeffery in Season 3
2015Blinky Bill the MovieMayor Wilberforce Cranklepot Nominated — Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice in an Animated Film
2015The DressmakerPercival Almanac
2016RakeJudge Cowper
2016Pypo
2016Fish with LegsHead Fish Warren
2017SistersJulius Bechly7 episodes
2019The Other GuyRonEpisode: "New Wheels and Cock Socks"

Awards

Barry Otto at Randwick in Sydney on the Australian Film Walk of Fame.