Acting
Otto Lederer
1886-1965
Known for The Jazz Singer, You're Darn Tootin', The Wizard of Oz.
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Born04/17/1886
Died09/03/1965
AgeDied at 79
BirthplacePrague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
DepartmentActing
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.