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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1886-04-17 (139 years old)

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.

Known For

Acting

1933

Forgotten as Uncle Adolph

1931

Blonde Crazy as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

1929

One Stolen Night as Abou-Ibu-Adam
From Headquarters as Bugs McGuire
Smiling Irish Eyes as Izzy Levi

1928

Celebrity as Cyclone's Manager
You're Darn Tootin' as Bandleader

1927

The Jazz Singer as Moisha Yudelson
The King of Kings as Eber - a Pharisee

1926

1925

The Cloudhopper as The Alaskan Count
The Wizard of Oz as Ambassador Wikked
Borrowed Finery as Heimedinger

1924

Behind Two Guns as Olaf Ludovic - aka Dr. Betz
Virginian Outcast as Colonel Webster
Poison as Gale Preston

1922

Hungry Hearts as Gedalyah Mindel
Forget Me Not as Rodolfo, The Musician

1920

The Dragon's Net as King Carson

1919

Over the Garden Wall as James Barstow
The Little Boss as Red O'Rourke

1918

The Woman in the Web as Col. Bormsk
The Wild Strain as John Calvin Hollywood

1916

Through the Wall as John Harding

1915

1914

Captain Alvarez as Don Arana - the Foreign Minister

Costume & Make-Up

1947

Whispering City as Makeup Artist

1939

Tower of London as Makeup Artist

1936

Dracula's Daughter as Makeup Artist
The Invisible Ray as Makeup Artist

1935

Bride of Frankenstein as Assistant Makeup Artist
Bride of Frankenstein as Makeup Trainee
East of Java as Makeup Artist
The Raven as Makeup Artist

1934

Great Expectations as Assistant Makeup Artist

Directing

1921

The Struggle as Director

1919