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 (September 6, 1885 - September 6, 1974) was an American movie actor who began his career in 1915. His career was most prolific during the 1930s and 1940s.
The grand-nephew of South African pioneer and president Paul Kruger, Otto Kruger was musically 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 noticed in the early 1920s, it was the 1930s when his career was at its height. Though he would play the hero on occasion, most of his career he would play the main villain or a charming or corrupt businessman. One of his best known roles was in the 1954 film Magnificent Obsession. He retired in the 1960s.
Kruger died on his 89th birthday. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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