Otto Kruger

Otto Kruger

actor, soundtrack

Otto Kruger was born on Sep 06, 1885 in USA. Otto Kruger's big-screen debut came with Under the Red Robe directed by Alan Crosland in 1923, strarring Henri de Cocheforet. Otto Kruger is known for The Desert Song directed by Max Liebman, Nelson Eddy stars as Pierre and Gale Sherwood as Margot. The most recent award Otto Kruger achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new movie Otto Kruger plays is Della which will be released on Nov 08, 1965.

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, specializing in sophisticated leading roles. He made his film debut in 1915 in The Runaway Wife (1915), but it was in the 1930s that Kruger's polished, urbane characterizations came into full swing. Although he occasionally played a hero, as in Corregidor (1943) he was often cast as the amoral villain or a charming but corrupt businessman (usually a banker), a task at which he excelled. Kruger was one of the industry's busiest character actors until a series of strokes brought about his retirement in the mid-1960s.

  • Birthday

    Sep 06, 1885
  • Place of Birth

    Toledo, Ohio, USA

Known For

Awards

2 wins & 0 nominations

Walk of Fame
1960
Motion Picture
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame
1960
Television
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame

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