Paul Otto: Biography, Facts and Career

Paul Otto Schlesinger (8 February 1878 – 25 or 30 November 1943) was a German film actor and director. Born in Berlin, he began a qualification as a retail merchant and made his actor's debut at the age of 17. Otto worked at theaters in Halle, Wiesbaden and Hanover before he returned to Berlin about 1906. He first appeared in the silent film Ringkampf Konkurrenz in 1910 and in Arsène Lupin contra Sherlock Holmes (1910-11, five episode film serial) next to Viggo Larsen. In 1912 Otto directed his first own film Selbstgerichtet. In the beginning of the 1930s, he also appeared in successful sound movies like Der Hauptmann von Köpenick. After 1933, Otto returned to theater stages and worked at the Deutsches Theater Berlin and the Kammerspiele Berlin. In 1937, he was awarded the title of Staatsschauspieler (state actor), and in 1942 Joseph Goebbels promoted him to the head of the stage council at the Reichskulturkammer. In September 1943, his Jewish descent was discovered. To avoid his deportation, Otto committed suicide on 30 November 1943, together with his wife Charlotte Klinder-Otto at his home in Berlin.

Quick facts about Paul Otto

• Full name: Paul Otto
• Born: 1878-02-08
• Nationality: Nazi Germany
• Known as: Actor
• Wikidata ID: Q4673

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