Person
Otto Lederer
Acting · 1886–1965 · Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
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
Bride of Frankenstein
Assistant Makeup Artist
The Jazz Singer
Moisha Yudelson
Dracula's Daughter
Makeup Artist
White Eagle
Gray Wolf
The Wizard of Oz
Ambassador Wikked
Forgotten
Uncle Adolph
Celebrity
Cyclone's Manager
The Raven
Makeup Artist
The King of Kings
Eber - a Pharisee
The Cloudhopper
The Alaskan Count
Filmography
- 2024Laurel & Hardy: Year Two(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1947Whispering CityMakeup Artist
- 1939Tower of LondonMakeup Artist
- 1936Dracula's DaughterMakeup Artist
- 1936The Invisible RayMakeup Artist
- 1935East of JavaMakeup Artist
- 1935The RavenMakeup Artist
- 1935Bride of FrankensteinAssistant Makeup Artist
- 1935The Mystery of Edwin DroodMakeup Artist
- 1934Great ExpectationsAssistant Makeup Artist
- 1933ForgottenUncle Adolph
- 1931Blonde CrazyPawnbroker (uncredited)
- 1929The Delicatessen KidThe Kid's Father
- 1929Smiling Irish EyesIzzy Levi
- 1929From HeadquartersBugs McGuire
- 1929One Stolen NightAbou-Ibu-Adam
- 1928CelebrityCyclone's Manager
- 1928You're Darn Tootin'Bandleader
- 1927Sailor Izzy MurphyJake
- 1927The Jazz SingerMoisha Yudelson
- 1927The King of KingsEber - a Pharisee
- 1927The Shamrock and the RoseRabbi Isaacs
- 1926The Trunk MysteryStevanov
- 1926The Cruise of the Jasper BAuctioneer
- 1926Sweet Rosie O'GradyFriend
- 1925Borrowed FineryHeimedinger
- 1925The CloudhopperThe Alaskan Count
- 1925The Wizard of OzAmbassador Wikked
- 1924Worldly GoodsSol Shipik
- 1924PoisonGale Preston
- 1924A Fighting HeartDr. Logan
- 1924Fight and Win
- 1924Behind Two GunsOlaf Ludovic - aka Dr. Betz
- 1924The Sword of Valor
- 1924Virginian OutcastColonel Webster
- 1923Black OxenAustrian Advisor
- 1923Your Friend and MineAndrea Mertens
- 1922Hungry HeartsGedalyah Mindel
- 1922Forget Me NotRodolfo, The Musician
- 1922White EagleGray Wolf
- 1921The StruggleDirector
- 1921The Avenging Arrow
- 1920The Dragon's NetKing Carson
- 1919Over the Garden WallJames Barstow
- 1919The Little BossRed O'Rourke
- 1919The Enchanted Barn
- 1919Man of MightJuan Diaz
- 1919The Washerwoman's WarDirector
- 1918The Woman in the WebCol. Bormsk
- 1918Cavanaugh of the Forest RangersEd Wetherford
- 1918The Wild StrainJohn Calvin Hollywood
- 1917The Captain of the Grey Horse TroopCrawling Elk
- 1917Aladdin from BroadwayAmad
- 1916Through the WallJohn Harding
- 1915What Did He Whisper?
- 1914Captain AlvarezDon Arana - the Foreign Minister
- 1914Anne of the Golden HeartLarkin
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