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Otto Kruger (September 6, 1885 – September 6, 1974) [1] was an American actor, originally a Broadway matinee idol, who established a niche as a charming villain in films, such as Hitchcock's Saboteur. He also appeared in CBS's Perry Mason and other TV series. He was the grandnephew of South African president Paul Kruger .
Mini Bio. 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 ...
- September 6, 1885
- September 6, 1974
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Otto Kruger. Actor: Saboteur. 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.
- January 1, 1
- Toledo, Ohio, USA
- January 1, 1
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Otto Kruger as Assistant District Attorney Van Slack; C. Aubrey Smith as Colonel Burr MacFay; Ruth Hussey as Dorothy Walters, Charles' nanny; Nat Pendleton as Lieutenant Guild; Patric Knowles as Dudley Horn, Lois's fiancé; Tom Neal as Freddie Coleman, MacFay's secretary; Phyllis Gordon as Mrs. Isabella Bellam, MacFay's housekeeper; Sheldon ...
- November 17, 1939 (US)
- Hunt Stromberg
Otto Kruger was an American actor who began his career in 1915. His career was most prolific during the 1930s and 1940s. The grandnephew of South African pioneer and president Paul Kruger, Otto Kruger was musically trained, but switched careers and went into acting.
Otto Kruger, grand-nephew of former South African President Paul Kruger, first took the Broadway stage at age fifteen and by the 1920s was a Broadway star. The Ohio native turned to the big screen becoming a prolific and popular character actor who often portrayed the villain or a charming, but corrupt businessman.
Sep 7, 1974 · LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6‐Otto Kruger, who had performed on the stage and in radio, television and motion pictures since 1905, died today of a stroke on his 89th birthday.
