Otto Kruger

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Otto Kruger
Born	September 6, 1885 Toledo, Ohio
Died	September 6, 1974 Woodland Hills, California
Spouse(s)	Sue MacManamy

Otto Kruger (b. September 6, 1885 in. Toledo, Ohio - d. September 6, 1974 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California) was an American movie 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 musical trained, but switched careers and went into acting. Making his Broadway debut at the age of fifteen, Kruger quickly became a famous matinee idol. Though he started to get notice in the early 1920s, it was the 1930s when he became huge. Though he would play the occasional hero, most of his career he would play the main villain or a charming or corrupt businessman. Kruger became one of the biggest names in the business. He retired in the 1960s.

Kruger has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.