Fischer grew up on his father's farm Ornatsöd near Untergriesbach in the Bavarian Forest. Ottfried Fischer attended the Maristengymnasium in Fürstenzell near Passau until he graduated from high school. His father originally wanted him to become a lawyer. However, he dropped out of law school after just a few semesters. In 1983, cabaret artist Werner Schneyder invited him to appear on his television show Meine Gäste und ich. He made his first solo appearance as a cabaret artist in 1989 with the program Schwer ist leicht was. Five years later, he made guest appearances in several German and Austrian cities with his second solo Was tun. In between, he worked as an actor in numerous television plays, films and television series. Franz Xaver Bogner gave him his first television role in his series Zeit genug. In 1985, Bogner gave him the leading role in the series Irgendwie und Sowieso and the role of Felix in Zur Freiheit - the starting signal for a career beyond the borders of Bavaria...
Everything's a Lie
1992
Ballermann 6
1997
Crazy Race
2003
Mama Mia - Nur keine Panik
1984
Qualtingers Wien
1997
Crazy Race 3 - Sie knacken jedes Schloss
2007
Crazy Race 2 - Warum die Mauer wirklich fiel
2004
Kaiserschmarrn
2013
Hochwürden wird Papa
2003
Mein Papa, die Supernase!
2022
Otto Retzer - Der Film meines Lebens
2020
Schön war die Zeit
1988
Die Superbullen
1997
Asterix Conquers America
1994
Café Europa
1990
Trans Bavaria
2012
Langer Samstag
1992
Starke Zeiten
1988
Three Crazy Jerks
1987
Shark Attack in the Mediterranean
2004
The Nasty Girl
1990
Das Paradies am Ende der Berge
1994
Holy Spirit
2019
African Race
2008
Superstau
1991
König Otto
2006
Workaholic
1996
"Auf der Alm da gibt's koa Sünd" - Die Erotikfilme der 1960er, -70er und -80er Jahre
2024
Die blaue Kanone
1999
Das Baby mit dem Goldzahn
2009
Der Bestseller - Wiener Blut
2004
Abbuzze! Der Badesalz-Film
1996
Wiebkes Weg
2018
Andreas Hofer
2002