Otto Lederer (April 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 Jazz Singer'' is a 1927 American musical drama film directed by Alan Crosland. It is the first feature-length motion picture with both synchronized recorded music score as well as lip-synchronous singing and speech (in several isolated ...

'', the first full-length film to have sound sequences, and the

Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–19 ...

short ''

You're Darn Tootin' ''You're Darn Tootin is a silent short subject directed by E. Livingston Kennedy starring comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. It was released on April 21, 1928, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Members of a municipal band, Stanley and Oliver seem to be ...

''. In 1925, Lederer married Segunda Yriondo. They were divorced on July 10, 1929. He later married actress

Gretchen Lederer Gretchen Lederer (née. Schwallenback, 23 May 1891 – 20 December 1955) was a German actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1918. Personal life Gretchen Lederer was born in Cologne, Germany. She was marr ...

. Otto is entombed at

Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries is an American corporation that owns and operates a chain of cemeteries and mortuaries in Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside counties in Southern California. History The company was founded by a group of ...

Selected filmography

* ''

Captain Alvarez ''Captain Alvarez'' is a 1914 Vitagraph's five-reel#Motion picture terminology, reel film, based on a stage play. Written by Marguerite Bertsch, and directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon. Plot A melodrama about an American who becomes a revolutionar ...

'' (1914) * ''

A Natural Man ''A Natural Man'' is a 1915 silent film drama short directed by Ulysses Davis and produced by the Vitagraph Company of America. The General Film Company distributed the film. The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.''Catalog ...

'' (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 ''When Men Are Tempted'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by William Wolbert and starring Mary Anderson, Gayne Whitman and Robert N. Bradbury.Weaver p.499 Plot Cast * Mary Anderson as Jessie Garden * Gayne Whitman as John Bur ...

'' (1917) * '' The Changing Woman'' (1918) * '' The Woman in the Web'' (1918) * ''

Cupid Forecloses ''Cupid Forecloses'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film starring Bessie Love and Wallace MacDonald. It was directed by David Smith and produced by Vitagraph Studios. It was based on the popular novel ''Hurrying Fate and Geraldine'' by Flo ...

'' (1919) * ''

Over the Garden Wall ''Over the Garden Wall'' is an American animated television miniseries created by Patrick McHale for Cartoon Network. The series centers on two half-brothers who travel across a mysterious forest to find their way home, encountering a variet ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Little Boss ''The Little Boss'' is a 1919 American silent romantic comedy film directed by David Smith and produced by Vitagraph Studios. The story and screenplay were by Rida Johnson Young, and it starred Bessie Love and Wallace MacDonald. The film is ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Dragon's Net ''The Dragon's Net'' is a 1920 action film serial directed by Henry MacRae. It was adapted from J. Allan Dunn's "The Petals of Lao-Tze," from the December 18, 1917 issue of ''Adventure''. Many scenes were shot in the Far East and Hawaii. ''The ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Spenders ''The Spenders'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Jack Conway and starring Claire Adams, Robert McKim and Joseph J. Dowling.Goble p.963 Plot Cast * Claire Adams as Avice Milbrey * Robert McKim as Rulon Shepler * Joseph J ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Avenging Arrow ''The Avenging Arrow'' is a 1921 American silent Western film serial directed by William J. Bowman and W. S. Van Dyke. Its 15 episodes are now considered to be lost. Episodes Fifteen episodes of ''The Avenging Arrow'' were released weekly f ...

'' (1921) * ''

Without Benefit of Clergy ''Without Benefit of Clergy'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by James Young and featuring Virginia Brown Faire, Thomas Holding and Boris Karloff. It is based on the story by Rudyard Kipling. A print of the film still exists at t ...

'' (1921) * '' White Eagle'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * ''

The Gown Shop ''The Gown Shop'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by and starring Larry Semon that featured Oliver Hardy. Cast * Larry Semon as Larry, a salesman * Kathleen Myers as Head saleslady * Oliver Hardy as Store manager (credited as ...

'' (1923) * ''

Your Friend and Mine ''Your Friend and Mine'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Enid Bennett, Huntley Gordon, and Willard Mack. It is based upon the play of the same name by Mack. Cast Preservation With no prints of ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Sword of Valor ''The Sword of Valor'' is a 1924 American film starring Snowy Baker as an American sailor who falls in love with the daughter of a Spanish nobleman. Plot American sailor Captain Crooks (Baker) falls in love with Ynez Montego (Revier), daughter o ...

'' (1924) * '' A Fighting Heart'' (1924) * ''

Behind Two Guns ''Behind Two Guns'' is a 1924 American silent Western film, directed by Robert North Bradbury. It stars J. B. Warner, Hazel Newman, and Marin Sais Marin Sais (born Mae Smith; August 2, 1890 – December 31, 1971) was an American actress ...

'' (1924) * '' Turned Up'' (1924) * '' Virginian Outcast'' (1924) * '' Wizard of Oz'' (1925) * '' Borrowed Finery'' (1925) * '' Cruise of the Jasper B'' (1926) * ''

The Trunk Mystery ''One New York Night'' (also released as ''The Trunk Mystery'') is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Jack Conway and written by Frank Davis. The film stars Franchot Tone, Una Merkel, Conrad Nagel, Harvey Stephens, Steffi Duna and Charles ...

'' (1926) * ''

That Model from Paris ''That Model from Paris'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Marceline Day, Bert Lytell, and Eileen Percy Eileen Percy (August 1902 – 29 July 1973) was an Irish-born American actress of the ...

'' (1926) * '' Sweet Rosie O'Grady'' (1926) * ''

'' (1927) * '' The King of Kings'' (1927) * '' The Shamrock and the Rose'' (1927) * ''

'' (1928) * '' A Bit of Heaven'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1933)

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* * 1886 births 1965 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Austro-Hungarian emigrants to the United States Jewish American male actors Jewish Austrian male actors 20th-century American male actors Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub