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Otto Kruger (1885–1974)

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The grandnephew of South African pioneer and former president Paul Krüger, Otto Kruger trained for a musical career from childhood, but after enrolling in Columbia University he switched his career choice to acting. Making his Broadway debut in 1915, at 30, he shortly became a matinée idol of the day... See full bio »

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in Toledo, Ohio, USA

Died:

(age 89) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Still of Robert Cummings and Otto Kruger in Saboteur Still of Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey and Otto Kruger in Another Thin Man Still of Myrna Loy, William Powell and Otto Kruger in Another Thin Man
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1964 Sex and the Single Girl
Dr. Anderson
 
1961-1964 Perry Mason (TV series)
August Dalgran / J. J. Gideon / Judge Norris / …
– The Case of the Missing Button (1964) … Judge Norris
– The Case of the Devious Delinquent (1963) … Timothy Balfour Sr.
– The Case of the Counterfeit Crank (1962) … August Dalgran
– The Case of the Grumbling Grandfather (1961) … J. J. Gideon
 
1964 Della
Walter Garrick
 
1961-1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Chandler Hanford / Justice Caleb Cooke
– The Judge (1963) … Justice Caleb Cooke
– Up Jumped the Devil (1961) … Chandler Hanford
 
1963 Bonanza (TV series)
Judge W.H. 'Hanging Harry' Whitaker
– Elegy for a Hangman (1963) … Judge W.H. 'Hanging Harry' Whitaker
 
1962 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Judge Radcliffe
– Nothing Equals Nothing (1962) … Judge Radcliffe
 
1962 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Louis Conrad
– Gravida One (1962) … Louis Conrad
 
1962 The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
The King ('The Singing Bone')
 
1962 Checkmate (TV series)
George Emory
– A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to the Game (1962) … George Emory
 
1962 Thriller (TV series)
Bert Farrington
– An Attractive Family (1962) … Bert Farrington
 
1961 The Investigators (TV series)
Karl
– Quite a Woman (1961) … Karl
 
1961 Frontier Circus (TV series)
General Frederic Jellich
– Lippizan (1961) … General Frederic Jellich
 
1961 The Law and Mr. Jones (TV series)
Franklyn Malleson Ghent
– A Fool for a Client (1961) … Franklyn Malleson Ghent
 
1960 Cash McCall
Will Atherson
 
1959 The Rebel (TV series)
Ben Tully
– Gun City (1959) … Ben Tully
 
1959 The Man and the Challenge (TV series)
David Mumford
– Experiments in Terror (1959) … David Mumford
 
1959 The Young Philadelphians
John Marshall Wharton
 
1959 The Grand Jury (TV series)
Glenn
– Paradise Acres … Glenn
 
1958 The Colossus of New York
Dr. William Spensser
 
1956-1957 Climax! (TV series)
Judge Mitchell / Walter Farrington
– Jacob and the Angels (1957) … Judge Mitchell
– The 78th Floor (1956) … Walter Farrington
 
1957 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Raymond Adams
– Miller's Millions (1957) … Raymond Adams
 
1953-1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Program Host
– The Happy Man (1955) … Program Host
– Something to Live For (1953)
 
1955 The Last Command
Stephen F. Austin
 
1955 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Emmanuel Hall / Dr. Werner Engstrom
– Marked 'Danger' (1955) … Dr. Werner Engstrom
– No Food for Thought (1955) … Dr. Emmanuel Hall
 
1955 The Desert Song (TV movie)
General Birabeau
 
1953-1954 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Charles / The Boss
– The Face Is Familiar (1954) … The Boss
– Woman's World (1953) … Charles
 
1954 Black Widow
Gordon Ling
 
1954 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Spencer de Witt Roland
– Prelude to Murder (1954) … Spencer de Witt Roland
 
1954 Magnificent Obsession
Edward Randolph
 
1954 Center Stage (TV series)
– Golden Anniversary (1954)
 
1950-1954 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– The Piano Tuner (1954)
– The Happy Ending (1950)
 
1954 Medallion Theatre (TV series)
– A Suitable Marriage (1954)
 
1953 Hit Parade
 
1952 High Noon
Judge Percy Mettrick
 
1951-1952 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
– Alison's House (1952)
– Alison's House (1951)
 
1951 Valentino
Mark Towers
 
1951 Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (TV series)
– The Outstation (1951)
 
1951 Lights Out (TV series)
Carlton
– Curtain Call (1951) … Carlton
 
1951 Payment on Demand
Ted Prescott
 
1950 Nash Airflyte Theatre (TV series)
Paul de Varenne
– The Doll in the Pink Silk Dress (1950) … Paul de Varenne
 
1950 711 Ocean Drive
Carl Stephans
 
1949 Suspense (TV series)
Chester Crabtree
– Help Wanted (1949) … Chester Crabtree
– After Dinner Story (1949)
 
1948 Lulu Belle
Harry Randolph
 
1948 Smart Woman
D.A. Bradley Wayne
 
1947 Love and Learn
Andrew Wyngate
 
1946 Duel in the Sun
Mr. Langford
 
1946 The Fabulous Suzanne
Hendrick Courtney Sr.
 
1945 Woman Who Came Back
Rev. Jim Stevens
 
1945 Allotment Wives
Whitey Colton
 
1945 On Stage Everybody
James Carlton
 
1945 The Jungle Captive
Dr. Stendahl
 
1945 The Chicago Kid
John Mitchell
 
1945 Wonder Man
District Attorney
 
1945 The Great John L.
Richard Martin
 
1945 Escape in the Fog
Paul Devon
 
1945 Earl Carroll Vanities
Earl Carroll
 
1944 Murder, My Sweet
Jules Amthor
 
1944 Storm Over Lisbon
Alexis Vanderlyn
 
1944 They Live in Fear
Matthew Van Camp
 
1944 Cover Girl
John Coudair
 
1944 Knickerbocker Holiday
Roosevelt
 
1943 Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Paul Hendrix
 
1943 Stage Door Canteen
Otto Kruger
 
1943 Night Plane from Chungking
Albert Pasavy
 
1943 Corregidor
Dr. Jan Stockman
 
1943 Power of the Press
Howard Raskin
 
1943 Hitler's Children
Colonel Henkel
 
1942 Secrets of a Co-Ed
James Reynolds
 
1942 Friendly Enemies
Anton Miller
 
1942 Saboteur
Tobin
 
1941 The Men in Her Life
Victor
 
1941 Mercy Island
Dr. Sanderson
 
1941 The Big Boss
Jim Maloney
 
1940 A Dispatch from Reuter's
Dr. Magnus
 
1940 The Man I Married
Heinrich Hoffman
 
1940 Seventeen
Sylvanus Baxter
 
1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Emil Von Behring
 
1939 Another Thin Man
Van Slack
 
1939 Scandal Sheet
Jim Stevenson
 
1939 A Woman Is the Judge
Steven Graham
 
1939 The Zero Hour
Julian Forbes
 
1939 False Rapture
Ivan Ivanovich Petroff
 
1939 The Amazing Mr. Forrest
Mike Chadwick
 
1939 Disbarred
Tyler Craden
 
1938/II Thanks for the Memory
Gil Morrell
 
1938 Exposed
William Reardon
 
1938 I Am the Law
Eugene Ferguson
 
1938 The Hidden Menace
Garvin
 
1938 Housemaster
Charles Donkin
 
1937 The Barrier
Stark
 
1937 Counsel for Crime
William Mellon
 
1937 They Won't Forget
Gleason
 
1937 Glamorous Night
King Stefan
 
1936 Dracula's Daughter
Jeffrey Garth
 
1936 Living Dangerously
Dr. Stanley Norton
 
1936 Lady of Secrets
David
 
1935 Two Sinners
Henry Vane
 
1935 Vanessa: Her Love Story
Ellis Herries
 
1934 Chained
Richard I. Field
 
1934 Springtime for Henry
Henry Dewlip
 
1934 Treasure Island
Doctor Livesey
 
1934 Paris Interlude
Sam
 
1934 Men in White
Dr. Levine
 
1934 The Crime Doctor
Dan Gifford
 
1933 The Women in His Life
Barringer
 
1933 Gallant Lady
Phillip Lawrence
 
1933 The Prizefighter and the Lady
Willie Ryan
 
1933 Ever in My Heart
Hugo Wilbrandt
 
1933 Beauty for Sale
Mr. Sherwood
 
1933 Turn Back the Clock
Ted
 
1932 Ladies Not Allowed (short)
 
1928 The Home Girl (short)
 
1923 Under the Red Robe
Henri de Cocheforet
 
1918 Around the Clock with the Marines
 
1918 Around the Clock with a Sailor
 
1915/I When the Call Came (short)
Charley Sterling
 
1915 A Mother's Confession
Harold Patterson
 
1915 The Runaway Wife
Arthur - Eastman's Son
 
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1935 Vanessa: Her Love Story (performer: "Liebestod" - uncredited)
 
1933 Ever in My Heart (performer: "Du, Du Liegst Mir im Herzen" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1955-1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself - Guest Host
– Indiscreet (1956) … Himself - Host
– Millie's Daughter (1956) … Himself - Host
– Princess O'Rourke (1956) … Himself - Host
– Temptation (1956) … Himself - Host
– It Started with Eve (1956) … Himself - Host
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1936 Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 10 (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2010 Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger (documentary)
Edward Randolph (uncredited)
 
1992 Rock Hudson's Home Movies (documentary)
Edward Randolph (archive footage: Magnificent Obsession [1954])
 

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(1916). Stage Play: Captain Kidd, Jr. Written by Rida Johnson Young. Cohan and Harris Theatre: 13 Nov 1916- Mar 1917 (closing date unknown/128 performances). Cast: Charles Brown, Charles Dow Clark, Westcott Clarke, Alf De Corsey, Dandy Dillon, George Flint, Elmer Grandin, Otto Kruger, Olney Morgan, Lincoln Plumer... See more »

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Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Trivia:

Great-nephew of Paul Krüger. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo