Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/17/1886
Place of Birth
Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
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
From Headquarters
as Bugs McGuire
The Jazz Singer
as Moisha Yudelson
The Cloudhopper
as The Alaskan Count
Blonde Crazy
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Celebrity
as Cyclone's Manager
The King of Kings
as Eber - a Pharisee
The Wizard of Oz
as Ambassador Wikked
Hungry Hearts
as Gedalyah Mindel
Aladdin from Broadway
as Amad
Captain Alvarez
as Don Arana - the Foreign Minister
One Stolen Night
as Abou-Ibu-Adam
Smiling Irish Eyes
as Izzy Levi
The Shamrock and the Rose
as Rabbi Isaacs
The Little Boss
as Red O'Rourke
The Dragon's Net
as King Carson
The Sword of Valor
Unknown Role
Your Friend and Mine
as Andrea Mertens
You're Darn Tootin'
as Bandleader
Forget Me Not
as Rodolfo, The Musician
Forgotten
as Uncle Adolph