Otto Lederer

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Otto Lederer

Acting April 17, 1886

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

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-lengt…

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Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

7.5 1935 Movie
The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

6.1 1927 Movie
Dracula's Daughter

Dracula's Daughter

5.9 1936 Movie
The Raven

The Raven

6.6 1935 Movie
The King of Kings

The King of Kings

6.4 1927 Movie
The Invisible Ray

The Invisible Ray

6.4 1936 Movie
The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

5.5 1925 Movie
Tower of London

Tower of London

6.1 1939 Movie
You're Darn Tootin'

You're Darn Tootin'

5.8 1928 Movie
Blonde Crazy

Blonde Crazy

7.0 1931 Movie
The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

5.9 1935 Movie
Whispering City

Whispering City

4.8 1947 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

    Movie (archive footage) (uncredited)

  2. 1947
    Whispering City

    Movie Makeup Artist

  3. 1939
    Tower of London

    Movie Makeup Artist

  4. 1936
    Dracula's Daughter

    Movie Makeup Artist

  5. 1936
    The Invisible Ray

    Movie Makeup Artist

  6. 1935
    East of Java

    Movie Makeup Artist

  7. 1935
    The Raven

    Movie Makeup Artist

  8. 1935
    Bride of Frankenstein

    Movie Assistant Makeup Artist

  9. 1935
    The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    Movie Makeup Artist

  10. 1934
    Great Expectations

    Movie Assistant Makeup Artist

  11. 1933
    Forgotten

    Movie Uncle Adolph

  12. 1931
    Blonde Crazy

    Movie Pawnbroker (uncredited)

  13. 1929
    The Delicatessen Kid

    Movie The Kid's Father

  14. 1929
    Smiling Irish Eyes

    Movie Izzy Levi

  15. 1929
    From Headquarters

    Movie Bugs McGuire

  16. 1929
    One Stolen Night

    Movie Abou-Ibu-Adam

More credits
  1. 1928
    Celebrity

    Movie Cyclone's Manager

  2. 1928
    You're Darn Tootin'

    Movie Bandleader

  3. 1927
    Sailor Izzy Murphy

    Movie Jake

  4. 1927
    The Jazz Singer

    Movie Moisha Yudelson

  5. 1927
    The King of Kings

    Movie Eber - a Pharisee

  6. 1927
    The Shamrock and the Rose

    Movie Rabbi Isaacs

  7. 1926
    The Trunk Mystery

    Movie Stevanov

  8. 1926
    The Cruise of the Jasper B

    Movie Auctioneer

  9. 1926
    Sweet Rosie O'Grady

    Movie Friend

  10. 1925
    Borrowed Finery

    Movie Heimedinger

  11. 1925
    The Cloudhopper

    Movie The Alaskan Count

  12. 1925
    The Wizard of Oz

    Movie Ambassador Wikked

  13. 1924
    Worldly Goods

    Movie Sol Shipik

  14. 1924
    Poison

    Movie Gale Preston

  15. 1924
    A Fighting Heart

    Movie Dr. Logan

  16. 1924
    Fight and Win

    Movie

  17. 1924
    Behind Two Guns

    Movie Olaf Ludovic - aka Dr. Betz

  18. 1924
    The Sword of Valor

    Movie

  19. 1924
    Virginian Outcast

    Movie Colonel Webster

  20. 1923
    Black Oxen

    Movie Austrian Advisor

  21. 1923
    Your Friend and Mine

    Movie Andrea Mertens

  22. 1922
    Hungry Hearts

    Movie Gedalyah Mindel

  23. 1922
    Forget Me Not

    Movie Rodolfo, The Musician

  24. 1922
    White Eagle

    Movie Gray Wolf