Otto Kruger (September 6, 1885 â€" September 6, 1974) 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.Born in Toledo,
Ohio, Kruger was of German descent. He was the son of Bernard Alben
Kruger and Elizabeth Winers Kruger and the grandnephew of South
African pioneer and president Paul Kruger.Otto was musically trained,
but switched careers and became an actor after studying engineering at
the University of Michigan.Making his Broadway debut in 1915, Kruger
quickly became a matinee idol. Though he started to get noticed in the
early 1920s, it was the 1930s when his career was at its height. His
sound film debut came in Turn Back the Clock (1933) and he made an
appearance in the film Chained (1934).
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.Born in Toledo,
Ohio, Kruger was of German descent. He was the son of Bernard Alben
Kruger and Elizabeth Winers Kruger and the grandnephew of South
African pioneer and president Paul Kruger.Otto was musically trained,
but switched careers and became an actor after studying engineering at
the University of Michigan.Making his Broadway debut in 1915, Kruger
quickly became a matinee idol. Though he started to get noticed in the
early 1920s, it was the 1930s when his career was at its height. His
sound film debut came in Turn Back the Clock (1933) and he made an
appearance in the film Chained (1934).
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