Otto Fries (October 28, 1887 â€" September 15, 1938) was an American
film actor. He appeared in 129 films between 1920 and 1938.Fries was
born in St. Louis, Missouri and died in 1938 in Los Angeles,
California at age 50. He was the father of National Football League
player Sherwood Fries.Fries became a dapper-looking supporting comic
with a varied background in medicine shows and vaudeville. He easily
transitioned to film in the early 1910s. By 1915, he was with the
Keystone Cops and entered a lifelong friendship with Stan Laurel,
which led to appearances in that star comedian's early films for
Bronco Billy Anderson. Not surprisingly, Fries later landed at Hal
Roach Studios, where he supported not only Laurel & Hardy and Charley
Chase but also such lesser stars as Max Davidson and James Finlayson.
film actor. He appeared in 129 films between 1920 and 1938.Fries was
born in St. Louis, Missouri and died in 1938 in Los Angeles,
California at age 50. He was the father of National Football League
player Sherwood Fries.Fries became a dapper-looking supporting comic
with a varied background in medicine shows and vaudeville. He easily
transitioned to film in the early 1910s. By 1915, he was with the
Keystone Cops and entered a lifelong friendship with Stan Laurel,
which led to appearances in that star comedian's early films for
Bronco Billy Anderson. Not surprisingly, Fries later landed at Hal
Roach Studios, where he supported not only Laurel & Hardy and Charley
Chase but also such lesser stars as Max Davidson and James Finlayson.
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