Otto Lederer

Otto Lederer
Lederer in 1925
Born	(1886-05-17)May 17, 1886 Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)
Died	September 3, 1965(1965-09-03) (aged 79) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, U.S.
Years active	1912–1933
Spouses	Segunda Yriondo ​ ​ (m. 1925; div. 1929)​ Florita Mernci Gretchen Lederer
Children	1

Otto Lederer (May 17, 1886 – September 3, 1965^[1]) 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'. ^[2]

Lederer was born in Prague.^[1] In 1925, He married Segunda Yriondo. They were divorced on July 10, 1929.^[3] Prior he was married to german actress Gretchen Lederer. Both had a son together (1908–1940). Lederer is entombed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.^[1]

Selected filmography

Otto and Gretchen Lederer in Who's Who in the Film World (1914)

• Captain Alvarez (1914)
• A Natural Man (1915)
• Captain of the Gray Horse Troop (1917)
• The Flaming Omen (1917)
• Aladdin from Broadway (1917)
• The Magnificent Meddler (1917)
• By Right of Possession (1917)
• When Men Are Tempted (1917)
• The Changing Woman (1918)
• The Woman in the Web (1918)
• Cupid Forecloses (1919)
• Over the Garden Wall (1919)
• The Little Boss (1919)
• The Dragon's Net (1920)
• The Spenders (1921)
• The Avenging Arrow (1921)
• Without Benefit of Clergy (1921)
• White Eagle (1922)
• Forget Me Not (1922)
• The Gown Shop (1923)
• Your Friend and Mine (1923)
• The Sword of Valor (1924)
• A Fighting Heart (1924)
• Behind Two Guns (1924)
• Turned Up (1924)
• Virginian Outcast (1924)
• Wizard of Oz (1925)
• Borrowed Finery (1925)
• Cruise of the Jasper B (1926)
• The Trunk Mystery (1926)
• That Model from Paris (1926)
• Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1926)
• The Jazz Singer (1927)
• The King of Kings (1927)
• The Shamrock and the Rose (1927)
• You're Darn Tootin' (1928)
• A Bit of Heaven (1928)
• Celebrity (1928)
• Gun Law (1933)

References

1. Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 431. ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
2. "Otto Lederer". TCM. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
3. "Otto Lederer, Actor, Divorced In Los Angeles". The Sacramento Bee. Associated Press. July 10, 1929. p. 3. Retrieved July 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Otto Lederer at IMDb
• Otto Lederer at Find a Grave