Otto Lederer

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1886-04-17 (79 years old)

Deathday

1965-09-03

Place of Birth

Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

Otto Lederer

Biography

Otto Lederer (May 17, 1886 – September 3, 1965) was a Czech-American film actor. He appeared in 120 films between 1912 and 1933, most notably The Jazz Singer, the first full-length film to have sound sequences, and the Laurel and Hardy short You're Darn Tootin'. Lederer was born in Prague. In 1925, He married Segunda Yriondo. They were divorced on July 10, 1929. He later married actress Gretchen Lederer. Otto passed away on September 3, 1965 and is entombed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Acting

1927

The Jazz Singer

as Moisha Yudelson

1924

Behind Two Guns

as Olaf Ludovic - aka Dr. Betz

1925

The Cloudhopper

as The Alaskan Count

1918

The Woman in the Web

as Col. Bormsk

1916

Through the Wall

as John Harding

1918

The Wild Strain

as John Calvin Hollywood

1933

Forgotten

as Uncle Adolph

1928

Celebrity

as Cyclone's Manager

1925

The Wizard of Oz

as Ambassador Wikked

1929

One Stolen Night

as Abou-Ibu-Adam

1927

1929

From Headquarters

as Bugs McGuire

1931

Blonde Crazy

as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

1927

The King of Kings

as Eber - a Pharisee

1924

Virginian Outcast

as Colonel Webster

1924

Poison

as Gale Preston

1922

Hungry Hearts

as Gedalyah Mindel

1920

The Dragon's Net

as King Carson

1914

Captain Alvarez

as Don Arana - the Foreign Minister

1919

The Little Boss

as Red O'Rourke

1919

Over the Garden Wall

as James Barstow

1922

Forget Me Not

as Rodolfo, The Musician

1928

You're Darn Tootin'

as Bandleader

1925

Borrowed Finery

as Heimedinger

1929

Smiling Irish Eyes

as Izzy Levi

Production

1936

Dracula's Daughter

as Makeup Artist

1921

The Struggle

as Director

1939

Tower of London

as Makeup Artist

1935

1919

1935

Bride of Frankenstein

as Assistant Makeup Artist

1935

Bride of Frankenstein

as Makeup Trainee

1947

Whispering City

as Makeup Artist

1935

East of Java

as Makeup Artist

1934

Great Expectations

as Assistant Makeup Artist

1936

The Invisible Ray

as Makeup Artist

1935

The Raven

as Makeup Artist

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