Otto Lederer
Known For
Acting
Born
1886-04-17 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Died
1965-09-03
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 Known For
The Cloudhopper
as The Alaskan Count
Forgotten
as Uncle Adolph
The King of Kings
as Eber - a Pharisee
The Jazz Singer
as Moisha Yudelson
The Wizard of Oz
as Ambassador Wikked
Celebrity
as Cyclone's Manager
Poison
as Gale Preston
Blonde Crazy
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Virginian Outcast
as Colonel Webster
You're Darn Tootin'
as Bandleader
Sailor Izzy Murphy
as Jake
Smiling Irish Eyes
as Izzy Levi
The Enchanted Barn
Borrowed Finery
as Heimedinger
From Headquarters
as Bugs McGuire
Hungry Hearts
as Gedalyah Mindel
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Behind Two Guns
as Olaf Ludovic - aka Dr. Betz
Your Friend and Mine
as Andrea Mertens
The Woman in the Web
as Col. Bormsk