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Otto Lederer(1886-1965)

  • Actor
  • Make-up Department
  • Director
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Otto Lederer
Otto Lederer was born on 17 April 1886 in Prague, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and director, known for The Jazz Singer (1927), The Struggle (1921) and The Avenging Arrow (1921). He was married to Segunda Yrionda, Gretchen Lederer and Florita Mernci. He died on 3 September 1965 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 17, 1886
DiedSeptember 3, 1965(79)
BornApril 17, 1886
DiedSeptember 3, 1965(79)
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Known for

The Jazz Singer (1927)
The Jazz Singer
6.4
  • Moisha Yudelson
  • 1927
Franklyn Farnum in The Struggle (1921)
The Struggle
  • Director
  • 1921
Edward Hearn and Ruth Roland in The Avenging Arrow (1921)
The Avenging Arrow
4.3
  • Actor
  • 1921
Glenda Farrell, Otto Kruger, Richard Lane, Herbert Mundin, David Oliver, and Harold D. Schuster in Exposed (1938)
Exposed
5.8
  • Makeup Department
  • 1938

Credits

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Actor

  • Jack Hoxie in Gun Law (1933)
    Gun Law
    6.1
    • The Barber
    • 1933
  • Lee Kohlmar in Forgotten (1933)
    Forgotten
    6.5
    • Uncle Adolph
    • 1933
  • Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Tad Alexander, and Ralph Morgan in Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
    Rasputin and the Empress
    6.5
    • Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Claudette Colbert, Charles Laughton, Joyzelle Joyner, and Fredric March in The Sign of the Cross (1932)
    The Sign of the Cross
    6.8
    • (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure
    Short
    • 1932
  • The Hatchet Man (1932)
    The Hatchet Man
    6.2
    • Pawnbroker (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • James Cagney and Joan Blondell in Blonde Crazy (1931)
    Blonde Crazy
    7.1
    • Pawnbroker (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Benny Rubin in Pop and Son (1929)
    Pop and Son
    Short
    • 1929
  • The Delicatessen Kid (1929)
    The Delicatessen Kid
    6.4
    Short
    • The Kid's Father
    • 1929
  • Colleen Moore in Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)
    Smiling Irish Eyes
    3.6
    • Izzy Levi
    • 1929
  • From Headquarters
    • Bugs McGuire
    • 1929
  • Betty Bronson and William Collier Jr. in One Stolen Night (1929)
    One Stolen Night
    • Abou-Ibu-Adam
    • 1929
  • Lina Basquette in Celebrity (1928)
    Celebrity
    6.0
    • Cyclone's Manager
    • 1928
  • A Bit of Heaven (1928)
    A Bit of Heaven
    4.6
    • Sam Maltman
    • 1928
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in You're Darn Tootin' (1928)
    You're Darn Tootin'
    6.6
    Short
    • Bandleader (uncredited)
    • 1928

Makeup Department

  • Santa and the Fairy Snow Queen (1951)
    Santa and the Fairy Snow Queen
    2.9
    Short
    • makeup artist
    • 1951
  • Whispering City (1947)
    Whispering City
    6.2
    • makeup artist
    • 1947
  • Boris Karloff and Basil Rathbone in Tower of London (1939)
    Tower of London
    6.6
    • makeup artist (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Glenda Farrell, Otto Kruger, Richard Lane, Herbert Mundin, David Oliver, and Harold D. Schuster in Exposed (1938)
    Exposed
    5.8
    • makeup artist
    • 1938
  • Ralph Bellamy, William Gargan, Josephine Hutchinson, and Barbara Read in The Crime of Doctor Hallet (1938)
    The Crime of Doctor Hallet
    6.0
    • makeup artist
    • 1938
  • Gloria Holden in Dracula's Daughter (1936)
    Dracula's Daughter
    6.3
    • makeup artist (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • The Invisible Ray (1936)
    The Invisible Ray
    6.5
    • makeup artist (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Charles Bickford, Frank Albertson, Leslie Fenton, and Elizabeth Young in East of Java (1935)
    East of Java
    6.8
    • makeup artist (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Louise Henry, Edmund Lowe, Dorothy Page, and Pinky Tomlin in King Solomon of Broadway (1935)
    King Solomon of Broadway
    5.1
    • makeup artist
    • 1935
  • Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lester Matthews, and Irene Ware in The Raven (1935)
    The Raven
    6.8
    • makeup artist (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
    Bride of Frankenstein
    7.8
    • makeup associate (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Night Life of the Gods (1935)
    Night Life of the Gods
    5.8
    • makeup artist (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
    Mystery of Edwin Drood
    6.4
    • makeup artist (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Phyllis Brooks, June Clayworth, Valerie Hobson, Roger Pryor, and Esther Ralston in Strange Wives (1934)
    Strange Wives
    4.8
    • makeup artist
    • 1934
  • Phillips Holmes and Jane Wyatt in Great Expectations (1934)
    Great Expectations
    6.2
    • assistant makeup artist
    • 1934

Director

  • Franklyn Farnum in The Struggle (1921)
    The Struggle
    • Director
    • 1921
  • The Washerwoman's War
    Short
    • Director
    • 1919

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • April 17, 1886
    • Prague, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • September 3, 1965
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Segunda Yrionda1925 - July 10, 1929 (divorced)
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

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