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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

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Movie Involvements: 31

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

The Jazz Singer
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The Jazz Singer

(1927) Moisha Yudelson
The King of Kings
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7

The King of Kings

(1927) Eber - a Pharisee
Forgotten
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Forgotten

(1933) Uncle Adolph
Poison
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Poison

(1924) Gale Preston
Virginian Outcast
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Virginian Outcast

(1924) Colonel Webster
The Dragon's Net
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The Dragon's Net

(1920) King Carson
Anne of the Golden Heart
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Anne of the Golden Heart

(1914) Larkin
Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers
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Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers

(1918) Ed Wetherford

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1933 Uncle Adolph
1931 Pawnbroker (uncredited)
1929 Bugs McGuire
Abou-Ibu-Adam
1928 Cyclone's Manager
Bandleader
1927 Jake
Moisha Yudelson
Eber - a Pharisee
Rabbi Isaacs
1926 Auctioneer
1925 The Alaskan Count
Ambassador Wikked
1924 Gale Preston
Olaf Ludovic - aka Dr. Betz
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Colonel Webster
1922 Gedalyah Mindel
Rodolfo, The Musician
1920 King Carson
1919 James Barstow
Red O'Rourke
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1918 Col. Bormsk
Ed Wetherford
John Calvin Hollywood
1916 John Harding
1915 N/A
1914 Don Arana - the Foreign Minister
Larkin
Year Character Movie/Tv

Costume & Make-Up

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1921 Director
1919 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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