Portrait of Otto Lederer

Otto Lederer

Acting

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.

Born: April 17, 1886

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

Filmography

1933
Forgotten

as Uncle Adolph

1931
Blonde Crazy

as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

1929
Smiling Irish Eyes

as Izzy Levi

1929
From Headquarters

as Bugs McGuire

1929
One Stolen Night

as Abou-Ibu-Adam

1928
Celebrity

as Cyclone's Manager

1928
You're Darn Tootin'

as Bandleader

1927
The Jazz Singer

as Moisha Yudelson

1927
The King of Kings

as Eber - a Pharisee

1927
1925
The Cloudhopper

as The Alaskan Count

1925
The Wizard of Oz

as Ambassador Wikked

1924
Worldly Goods

as Sol Shipik

1924
Behind Two Guns

as Olaf Ludovic - aka Dr. Betz

1923
Your Friend and Mine

as Andrea Mertens

1922
Hungry Hearts

as Gedalyah Mindel

1922
Forget Me Not

as Rodolfo, The Musician

1920
The Dragon's Net

as King Carson

1919
Over the Garden Wall

as James Barstow

1919
The Little Boss

as Red O'Rourke

1918
The Woman in the Web

as Col. Bormsk

1918
The Wild Strain

as John Calvin Hollywood

1916
Through the Wall

as John Harding

1914
Captain Alvarez

as Don Arana - the Foreign Minister