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Otto Mellies

Date of birth: 1931-01-19

Place of birth: Stolp, Pomerania, Germany (now Slupsk, Pomorskie, Poland)

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Отто Меллис

Otto Mellies

Biography

Otto Mellies was a German actor on stage, in film and television, and a voice actor. He was known for his performance of the title role of Lessing's Nathan the Wise on stage 325 times.

Movie Credits

Entlassen auf Bewährung
4.3

Entlassen auf Bewährung

1965-06-17

After causing a deadly hit-and-run motorcycle accident, Conny Schenk spends two years in prison, whe

Superstau
3.4

Superstau

1991-03-21

Every year, many Germans are preparing to spend their vacations in the sunny south. And they all hav

Die klugen Dinge
0

Die klugen Dinge

1973-12-30

A young couple from the present day is transported by magic to a distant fairy-tale world. There the

Driving School
2.7

Driving School

1986-11-20

In the GDR, purchasing a car was such a difficult process that many families applied for one years i

Mord am Meer
3

Mord am Meer

2004-09-24

Hans Wolgast is executed with a shot in the head in the idyllic town of Husum to Mozart's Magic Flut

According to Plan
3.4

According to Plan

2007-06-26

It's mom's birthday and her three daughters want to throw a big party. But everything turns out diff

Credo: Martin Luther - Wittenberg 1517
0

Credo: Martin Luther - Wittenberg 1517

1967-10-27

Using contemporary artistic representations in words and pictures, the documentary intends to create

Heimweh nach der Zukunft. Max Steenbeck erzählt
0

Heimweh nach der Zukunft. Max Steenbeck erzählt

1967-01-27

Documentary on physicist Max Steenbeck

Der Winter ist ein harter Mann
0

Der Winter ist ein harter Mann

1958-10-31

A young pioneer shows his little sister how to build birdhouses and feeders for the birds to make th

Das Staatsgeheimnis
2.5

Das Staatsgeheimnis

2001-10-25

Lars Schelling runs a sushi bar in Berlin that was financed by the mafia. They now want their money

Folge einem Stern
0

Folge einem Stern

1970-10-18

A working-class son who became orphaned in the war is brought up by his foster father to become an u

Jugend ohne Gott
3

Jugend ohne Gott

1991-11-24

A teacher at a German high-school in the nineteen thirties has issues with his students who seem to

Knocked Up
1.4

Knocked Up

2013-07-23

Kerstin is a successful department head of a tax consulting firm in Berlin. She is respected and fea

Back on Track
3.7

Back on Track

2013-10-10

A former Olympic champion wants to compete in the Berlin Marathon one last time.

Changing Skins
2.8

Changing Skins

1997-09-24

Inspired by West German terrorists, two pupils kidnap a teacher in East Germany.

Public Enemies
2.5

Public Enemies

2014-05-02

Under the slogan of the arms race of the superpowers, which escalates in the Cuban Missile Crisis in

Stopped on Track
3.4

Stopped on Track

2011-12-19

Frank and Simone have fulfilled a dream and live with their two children in a row house in the subur

Die letzte Begegnung
0

Die letzte Begegnung

1987-04-24

A German scientist drowns while on vacation in Bulgaria. The GDR state security authorities become i

Klassenkameraden
3.5

Klassenkameraden

1984-11-18

The criminalist Hannes Bergemann tries to blackmail the city where he spent his youth. After many ye

Minna von Barnhelm oder Das Soldatenglück
2.8

Minna von Barnhelm oder Das Soldatenglück

1962-11-01

This film takes place during the Seven Years' War. The Prussian Major von Tellheim has become engage

Intrigue and Love
2.4

Intrigue and Love

1959-11-09

Ferdinand is an army major and son of President von Walter, while Luise Miller is the daughter of a

Ein brauchbarer Mann
0

Ein brauchbarer Mann

1989-10-18

Young Uli Merkel is an engineer and inventor. He has a wife and child and is primarily interested in

Pension Boulanka
2.6

Pension Boulanka

1964-12-03

A murder has been committed in "Pension Boulanka", a famous guesthouse for artists and circus people

Hocus-Pocus Fidibus
0

Hocus-Pocus Fidibus

1957-09-27

In works like “Guide Dog Ruepel” (1962), Bärbl Bergmann was the first feature film director in the G

Die Gipfelstürmerin
3

Die Gipfelstürmerin

2007-04-26

Dr. Sonja Martin is a neurosurgeon at a large clinic in Leipzig. She loves her job. But she has bigg

Des Drachens grauer Atem
3

Des Drachens grauer Atem

1979-06-03

Professor Wilkers saw the trip to Thailand as a welcome change. But already in Bangkok, the starting

Verräter
0

Verräter

1962-01-01

Documentary on the former border patrol sergeant Klein. Klein deserted in 1961, defected to the enem

Berlin - Hauptstadt der DDR I
0

Berlin - Hauptstadt der DDR I

1970-01-01

"I'm walking through my city...", sings a cheerful pop singer. She fervently praises the new metropo

In the Shadow of Karakorum
0

In the Shadow of Karakorum

1955-08-03

In 1954, a German-Austrian expedition led by Mathias Rebitsch set off for the difficult-to-access Ka

Natascha - Wettlauf mit dem Tod
0

Natascha - Wettlauf mit dem Tod

1996-03-31

When the seven-year-old daughter of an architect falls ill with a rare but curable form of cancer, t

Die Neue
1.8

Die Neue

2015-10-19

Eva is a passionate teacher. After the death of her mother, she tries to find a new direction in lif

Trampen nach Norden
0

Trampen nach Norden

1977-12-26

Gunnar, a bigmouth, hitchhikes from Berlin to Rostock with his brother's duffel bag. Right at the st

Einer muß die Leiche sein
2.9

Einer muß die Leiche sein

1978-02-03

A group of tourists from the GDR spend their holiday at the coast of Bulgaria. When making a trip to

Der Uranberg
2.5

Der Uranberg

2010-12-17

1947: the Russians have uranium extracted from the newly founded SAG Wismut mine in the Ore Mountain

Mord in bester Familie
0.5

Mord in bester Familie

2011-03-21

Wealthy sawmill owner Reinhard Lorenz has two daughters who compete for his love: The older Manuela

The Girl and the Boy
1.7

The Girl and the Boy

1982-12-24

Puberty drama about the first love of a 15 year old girl from Berlin.

Sein letzter Fall
0

Sein letzter Fall

1976-09-23

Private detective Fritsch from Munich had received a lucrative assignment: he was to obtain proof of

Ich, Thomas Müntzer, Sichel Gottes
0

Ich, Thomas Müntzer, Sichel Gottes

1989-12-10

1523. The Protestant theologian Thomas Müntzer is entrusted with the pastorate by the 'Allstedt Coun

The Faithful Robot
0

The Faithful Robot

1977-10-19

Single crime writer Tom Clempner receives a delivery of goods that he did not order. Out of the box

The Beautiful Lurette
0

The Beautiful Lurette

1960-12-25

The beautiful and charming laundress Lurette is a well sought-after young woman in Ludwig XV’s Paris

Die Liebe und die Königin
0

Die Liebe und die Königin

1977-01-02

In England in 1553, the marriage of Queen Mary Tudor to the Spanish crown prince Philip II is being

Zahl bar, wenn du kannst
0

Zahl bar, wenn du kannst

1982-01-03

Schulmeister Spitzbart
0

Schulmeister Spitzbart

1989-12-27

1831. A village schoolteacher Matthias Spitzbart dreams of the ideal school and writes a textbook on

Marta, Marta
1.5

Marta, Marta

1979-12-26

East Berlin, late 1970s: Because she doesn't really have any particular career aspirations, Marta be

Der Kristallspiegel
0

Der Kristallspiegel

1968-12-08

In spring 1946, Warsaw historian Wojtek arrives in a Polish provincial town to study the Renaissance

Der Arzt von Bothenow
0

Der Arzt von Bothenow

1961-06-23

The son of a working-class man, Harry Brenner studied medicine at the ABF and quickly made a career

Der Geisterseher
0

Der Geisterseher

1988-04-03

In 1787, Friedrich Schiller published his story about a prince who manipulates, seduces, and ultimat

Narrenweisheit
0

Narrenweisheit

1989-07-02

Nathan der Weise
0

Nathan der Weise

1990-01-01

Die traurige Geschichte von Friedrich dem Großen
0

Die traurige Geschichte von Friedrich dem Großen

1983-01-08

Gefährliche Nähe und Du ahnst nichts
0

Gefährliche Nähe und Du ahnst nichts

2002-08-09

An ageing genetic scientist recognizes the curse of his own research.

Mord im märkischen Viertel
0

Mord im märkischen Viertel

1975-07-06

Risiko
0

Risiko

1990-05-13

On a West German Autobahn, Robert plummets from a bridge and is hospitalized. As he recovers, he fla

Der Unfallzeuge
0

Der Unfallzeuge

1971-11-23

Wie ein Vogel im Schwarm
0

Wie ein Vogel im Schwarm

1990-11-25

Simplon-Tunnel
0

Simplon-Tunnel

1959-06-12

A sociohistorical drama about the construction of the Simplon-tunnel: A conflict develops when Germa

Sommerliebe
0

Sommerliebe

1955-04-19

Young, pretty Milli is passionate about winter sports, and of all things, she wins a vacation trip t

Goldene Zeiten - Feine Leute
0

Goldene Zeiten - Feine Leute

1977-04-08

Historical television comedy around Friedrich Alfred Krupp, whose connection to the imperial court a

Adelsnest
0

Adelsnest

1969-02-22

Hiddensee - Unsere schöne Insel
0

Hiddensee - Unsere schöne Insel

1972-02-27

A journey through a nature reserve in the GDR: the island of Hiddensee—with a special focus on the l