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Otto Kruger

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Otto Kruger

Born September 6, 1885 in Toledo, Ohio, USADied September 6, 197486 films

Otto Kruger (September 6, 1885 – September 6, 1974) was an American actor who began his career in 1915. His career was most prolific during the 1930s and 1940s.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Saboteur poster6.9Saboteur1942Murder, My Sweet poster7.2Murder, My Sweet1944Another Thin Man poster7.1Another Thin Man1939Magnificent Obsession poster6.9Magnificent Obsession1954Duel in the Sun poster6.4Duel in the Sun1946Dracula's Daughter poster5.9Dracula's Daughter1936The Young Philadelphians poster7.4The Young Philadelphians1959Cover Girl poster6.4Cover Girl1944

Filmography

86 films as actor
  1. 1964Sex and the Single GirlDr. Anderson
  2. 1964DellaWalter Garrick
  3. 1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmThe King (segment "The Singing Bone")
  4. 1960Cash McCallWill Atherson
  5. 1959The Young PhiladelphiansJohn Marshall Wharton
  6. 1958The Colossus of New YorkDr. William Spensser
  7. 1955The Last CommandStephen F. Austin
  8. 1955The Desert SongGeneral Birabeau
  9. 1954Black WidowGordon Ling
  10. 1954Magnificent ObsessionEdward Randolph
  11. 1952High NoonJudge Percy Mettrick
  12. 1951ValentinoMark Towers
  13. 1951Payment on DemandTed Prescott
  14. 1950711 Ocean DriveCarl Stephans
  15. 1948Lulu BelleHarry Randolph
  16. 1948Romance on the High SeasWedding Guest (uncredited)
  17. 1948Smart WomanD.A. Bradley Wayne
  18. 1947Love and LearnAndrew Wyngate
  19. 1946Duel in the SunMr. Langford
  20. 1946The Fabulous SuzanneHendrick Courtney Sr.
  21. 1945Woman Who Came BackRev. Jim Stevens
  22. 1945Allotment WivesWhitey Colton
  23. 1945On Stage EverybodyJames Carlton
  24. 1945The Chicago KidJohn Mitchell
  25. 1945The Jungle CaptiveDr. Stendahl
  26. 1945Wonder ManDistrict Attorney
  27. 1945The Great John L.Richard Martin
  28. 1945Escape in the FogPaul Devon
  29. 1945Earl Carroll VanitiesEarl Carroll
  30. 1944Murder, My SweetJules Amthor
  31. 1944Storm Over LisbonAlexis Vanderlyn
  32. 1944They Live in FearMatthew Van Camp
  33. 1944Cover GirlJohn Coudair
  34. 1944Knickerbocker HolidayRoosevelt
  35. 1943Tarzan's Desert MysteryPaul Hendrix
  36. 1943Stage Door CanteenOtto Kruger
  37. 1943Night Plane from ChungkingAlbert Pasavy
  38. 1943CorregidorDr. Jan Stockman
  39. 1943Power of the PressHoward Raskin
  40. 1943Hitler's ChildrenColonel Henkel
  41. 1942Secrets of a Co-EdJames Reynolds
  42. 1942Friendly EnemiesAnton Miller
  43. 1942SaboteurCharles Tobin
  44. 1941The Men in Her LifeVictor
  45. 1941Mercy IslandDr. Sanderson
  46. 1941The Big BossJim Maloney
  47. 1940A Dispatch from ReutersDr. Magnus
  48. 1940The Man I MarriedHeinrich Hoffman
  49. 1940SeventeenSylvanus Baxter, Sr.
  50. 1940Dr. Ehrlich's Magic BulletDr. Emil Von Behring
  51. 1939Another Thin ManVan Slack
  52. 1939Scandal SheetJim Stevenson
  53. 1939A Woman is the JudgeSteven Graham
  54. 1939The Zero HourJulian Forbes
  55. 1939Black EyesIvan Ivanovich Petroff
  56. 1939The Gang's All HereMike Chadwick
  57. 1939DisbarredTyler Craden
  58. 1938Thanks for the MemoryGil Morrell
  59. 1938ExposedWilliam Reardon
  60. 1938I Am the LawEugene Ferguson
  61. 1938HousemasterCharles Donkin
  62. 1938Star of the CircusGarvin
  63. 1937The BarrierStark
  64. 1937Counsel for CrimeWilliam Mellon
  65. 1937They Won't ForgetMichael Gleason
  66. 1937Glamorous NightKing Stefan
  67. 1936Dracula's DaughterJeffrey Garth
  68. 1936Living DangerouslyDr. David Stanley Norton
  69. 1936Lady of SecretsDavid Eastman
  70. 1935Two SinnersHenry Vane
  71. 1935Vanessa: Her Love StoryEllis Herries
  72. 1934ChainedRichard I. Field
  73. 1934Springtime for HenryHenry Dewlip
  74. 1934Treasure IslandDoctor Livesey
  75. 1934Paris InterludeSam
  76. 1934Men in WhiteDr. Levine
  77. 1934The Crime DoctorDan Gifford
  78. 1933The Women in His LifeKent 'Barry' Barringer
  79. 1933Gallant LadyPhillip Lawrence
  80. 1933The Prizefighter and the LadyWillie Ryan
  81. 1933Ever in My HeartHugo Wilbrandt
  82. 1933Beauty for SaleMr. Sherwood
  83. 1933Turn Back the ClockTed Wright
  84. 1930Mr. Intruder
  85. 1928The Home Girl
  86. 1923Under the Red RobeHenri de Cocheforet