What is Otto Kruger's full name?
Otto Kruger
Otto Kruger nickname(s):
Otto Kruger
Otto Kruger date of birth:
September 6, 1885
How old was Otto Kruger when died?
89
Where was Otto Kruger born?
Toledo, Ohio USA
When did Otto Kruger die?
September 6, 1974
Where did Otto Kruger die?
Country House in Woodland Hills, California USA
Why did Otto Kruger die?
stroke And Cerebral Vascular Complications
How tall is Otto Kruger?
5' 9" (175 cm)
Otto Kruger body shape:
Athletic
What color is Otto Kruger's hair?
Grey
What is Otto Kruger's ethnicity?
White
What is Otto Kruger nationality?
American
What is Otto Kruger's occupation?
Actor
Short Biography
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 leading roles. He made his film debut in 1915 in The Runaway Wife (1915), but it was in the 1930s that Kruger's polished, urbane characterizations came into full swing. Although he occasionally played a hero, as in Corregidor (1943) he was often cast as the amoral villain or a charming but corrupt businessman (usually a banker), a task at which he excelled. Kruger was one of the industry's busiest character actors until a series of strokes brought about his retirement in the mid-1960s.