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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

45

Gender

Male

Birthday

1886-04-17

Day of Death

1965-09-03 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Also Known As

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

The Jazz Singer

1927

The Jazz Singer

as

Moisha Yudelson

Behind Two Guns

1924

Behind Two Guns

as

Olaf Ludovic - aka Dr. Betz

The Cloudhopper

1925

The Cloudhopper

as

The Alaskan Count

The Woman in the Web

1918

The Woman in the Web

as

Col. Bormsk

Through the Wall

1916

Through the Wall

as

John Harding

The Wild Strain

1918

The Wild Strain

as

John Calvin Hollywood

Forgotten

1933

Forgotten

as

Uncle Adolph

Celebrity

1928

Celebrity

as

Cyclone's Manager

The Wizard of Oz

1925

The Wizard of Oz

as

Ambassador Wikked

One Stolen Night

1929

One Stolen Night

as

Abou-Ibu-Adam

The Shamrock and the Rose

1927

The Shamrock and the Rose

as

Rabbi Isaacs

From Headquarters

1929

From Headquarters

as

Bugs McGuire

Blonde Crazy

1931

Blonde Crazy

as

Pawnbroker (uncredited)

The King of Kings

1927

The King of Kings

as

Eber - a Pharisee

Virginian Outcast

1924

Virginian Outcast

as

Colonel Webster

Poison

1924

Poison

as

Gale Preston

Hungry Hearts

1922

Hungry Hearts

as

Gedalyah Mindel

The Dragon's Net

1920

The Dragon's Net

as

King Carson

Captain Alvarez

1914

Captain Alvarez

as

Don Arana - the Foreign Minister

The Little Boss

1919

The Little Boss

as

Red O'Rourke

Forget Me Not

1922

Forget Me Not

as

Rodolfo, The Musician

Over the Garden Wall

1919

Over the Garden Wall

as

James Barstow

You're Darn Tootin'

1928

You're Darn Tootin'

as

Bandleader

Borrowed Finery

1925

Borrowed Finery

as

Heimedinger

Smiling Irish Eyes

1929

Smiling Irish Eyes

as

Izzy Levi

Production

Crew

Directing