Otto Lederer
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
The Jazz Singer
as Moisha Yudelson 1927
The King of Kings
as Eber - a Pharisee 1927
The Wizard of Oz
as Ambassador Wikked 1925
You're Darn Tootin'
as Bandleader 1928
Blonde Crazy
as Pawnbroker (uncredited) 1931
The Cruise of the Jasper B
as Auctioneer 1926
The Cloudhopper
as The Alaskan Count 1925
Forgotten
as Uncle Adolph 1933
The Shamrock and the Rose
as Rabbi Isaacs 1927
Behind Two Guns
as Olaf Ludovic - aka Dr. Betz 1924
Hungry Hearts
as Gedalyah Mindel 1922
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
as (archive footage) (uncredited) 2024
The Sword of Valor
1924
Sailor Izzy Murphy
as Jake 1927
The Enchanted Barn
1919
The Woman in the Web
as Col. Bormsk 1918
What Did He Whisper?
1915