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Otto Hoffman is a Actor American born on 1 may 1879 at New York City (USA)

Otto Hoffman

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Birth name Otto Franklin Hoffman
Nationality USA
Birth 1 may 1879 at New York City (USA)
Death 23 june 1944 (at 65 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Otto Hoffman (May 2, 1879 – June 23, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in 199 films between 1915 and 1944. He was born in New York and died in Los Angeles, California from lung cancer.

Biography

Otto Hoffman débute au théâtre et joue à Broadway (New York) dans une comédie musicale (1909), une opérette (1910-1913) et une pièce (1913).

Au cinéma, comme second rôle de caractère ou dans des petits rôles non crédités, il contribue à deux-cent-quatre films américains (parfois en coproduction), le premier sorti en 1915. De la période du muet, citons Lucretia Lombard de Jack Conway (1923, avec Irene Rich et Monte Blue), The Circle de Frank Borzage (1925, avec Eleanor Boardman et Malcolm McGregor) et La Vallée des géants de Charles Brabin (1927, avec Milton Sills et Doris Kenyon).

Parmi ses films parlants, mentionnons Abraham Lincoln de D. W. Griffith (1930, avec Walter Huston dans le rôle-titre), Le Code criminel d'Howard Hawks (1931, avec Walter Huston et Boris Karloff), Masques de cire de Michael Curtiz (1933, avec Lionel Atwill et Fay Wray), ou encore Le Dernier Train de Madrid de James P. Hogan (1937, avec Dorothy Lamour et Lew Ayres).

Son avant-dernier film est Vivre libre de Jean Renoir (1943, avec Charles Laughton et Maureen O'Hara). Le dernier est This Is the Life de Felix E. Feist (avec Donald O'Connor et Peggy Ryan), sorti le 2 juin 1944, trois semaines avant sa mort, d'un cancer du poumon.

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Filmography of Otto Hoffman (124 films)

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Actor

This Is the Life, 1h27
Directed by Felix E. Feist
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Donald O'Connor, Susanna Foster, Peggy Ryan, Louise Allbritton, Patric Knowles, Dorothy Peterson
Roles Oscar
Rating65% 3.29923.29923.29923.29923.2992
18 ans, Angela élevée dans une petite ville de la Nouvelle Angleterre par sa tante Betsy, reçoit un héritage dont elle se sert pour aller à New-York, officiellement pour la formation de sa voix. Mais elle poursuit le major Hilary Jarret, chirurgien militaire avec qui elle a entiché de façon irraisonnée. Son départ déprime fortement son ami d'enfance Jimmy Plum.
This Land Is Mine, 1h43
Directed by Jean Renoir
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Kent Smith, George Sanders, Walter Slezak, Una O'Connor
Roles Victor, Printer
Rating74% 3.7438253.7438253.7438253.7438253.743825
People in an unnamed Nazi-occupied country face various ethical dilemmas and react in different ways.
Ball of Fire, 1h51
Directed by Howard Hawks, Arthur Rosson, John Sherwood
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oskar Homolka, Henry Travers, S.Z. Sakall, Richard Haydn
Roles Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Rating76% 3.846733.846733.846733.846733.84673
A group of (mainly bachelor) professors have lived together for some years in a New York City residence, compiling an encyclopedia of all human knowledge. The youngest, Professor Bertram Potts (Gary Cooper), is a grammarian who is researching modern American slang. The professors are accustomed to working in relative seclusion at a leisurely pace with a prim housekeeper named Miss Bragg (Kathleen Howard) keeping watch over them. Their impatient financial backer Miss Totten (Mary Field) suddenly demands that they finish their work soon.
The Ghost of Frankenstein, 1h7
Directed by Erle C. Kenton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Lon Chaney, Jr., Cedric Hardwicke, Ralph Bellamy, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers
Roles Villager (uncredited)
Rating60% 3.0470353.0470353.0470353.0470353.047035
The residents of the village of Frankenstein feel they are under a curse and blame all their troubles on Frankenstein's monster. Rumors circulate about Ygor who is still alive and supposedly trying to revive the monster. The villagers pressure the Mayor into allowing them to destroy Frankenstein's castle. Ygor (Béla Lugosi) attempts to put up some resistance, but the villagers rush the gates and begin to destroy the castle. Ygor, fleeing through the catacombs, finds the monster released from his sulfuric tomb by the explosions. The exposure to the sulfur weakened the monster but also preserved him. Unseen by the villagers, Ygor and the monster flee the castle to the surrounding countryside; there they encounter a powerful thunderstorm. The monster is struck by a bolt of lightning, but instead of being harmed by it, he seems to be rejuvenated. Ygor decides to find Ludwig, the second son of the original Frankenstein, to help the monster.
Red River Robin Hood, 57minutes
Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Tim Holt, Cliff Edwards, Otto Hoffman, Russell Wade, Tom London, Earle Hodgins
Roles Editor Sam Sterling
Rating56% 2.8199852.8199852.8199852.8199852.819985
The Mummy's Tomb, 1h
Directed by Harold Young
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Lon Chaney, Jr., Dick Foran, John Hubbard, Elyse Knox, Turhan Bey, George Zucco
Roles Retiring Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)
Rating55% 2.752832.752832.752832.752832.75283
The Mummy's Tomb picks up the story thirty years after the conclusion of the previous last film. It begins with Steve Banning (Dick Foran) reciting the story of Kharis to his family and evening guests in his Mapleton, Massachusetts home. Footage from The Mummy's Hand appears as Banning tells his tale. As he concludes his tale of the successful destruction of the creature, the scene switches back to the tombs of Egypt.
Texas
Texas (1941)
, 1h34
Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Glenn Ford, William Holden, Claire Trevor, Edgar Buchanan, Carleton Young, Don Beddoe
Roles Saddle Artisan
Rating66% 3.3455053.3455053.3455053.3455053.345505
Two Confederate veterans broke and homeless are making their way to Texas to start fresh. After comedic adventures getting into and out of trouble just trying to make enough move to get to Texas, they witness a stagecoach robbery and manage to hold up the outlaws and take back the cash. At that point they have a difference of opinion; the 'good' one Todd Ramsey (Glenn Ford) wants to give it back, the 'bad' one Dan Thomas (William Holden as a fresh 1941 face) wants to keep it and keep going...but goodness wins out, and both are off the hook. The honest one takes a job with the biggest local rancher (who of course has a beautiful and friendly daughter) and the 'bad one stumbles into a different kind of job—with another rancher who specializes in rustling. They both have heads turned by the lovely lady and the battle of good and evil continues in often comedic circumstances...although a showdown looms. The key to the action is the need to get the entire town/valley's cattle past all the rustlers up to the railroad at Abilene. Many twists and turns in this complicated, comedic and top-notch Western with blockbuster ending that cuts back to core of all good westerns...good men tested by difficult circumstances.
Foreign Correspondent, 1h59
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin USA
Genres War, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Spy, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Spy films, Films about journalists, Political films
Actors Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders, Albert Bassermann, Robert Benchley
Roles New York Globe Teletype Operator (uncredited)
Rating73% 3.6961753.6961753.6961753.6961753.696175
The editor of the New York Globe, Mr. Powers (Harry Davenport), is concerned about the "crisis" in Europe, the growing power of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, and the inability of celebrated foreign correspondents to get answers about whether or not war will ensue. After searching for a good, tough crime reporter for a fresh viewpoint, he appoints Johnny Jones (Joel McCrea) as a foreign correspondent, under the pen name Huntley Haverstock.
Lucky Partners, 1h39
Directed by Lewis Milestone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Ronald Colman, Ginger Rogers, Jack Carson, Spring Byington, Harry Davenport, Cecilia Loftus
Roles Court Clerk (uncredited)
Rating64% 3.2460853.2460853.2460853.2460853.246085
Portrait painter and caricaturist David Grant (Ronald Colman), newly arrived in Greenwich Village, wishes Jean Newton (Ginger Rogers) good luck on a whim as they pass on the sidewalk. When Jean delivers books, a woman makes her the gift of an expensive dress. She is quarreling with her son-in-law, who had given the dress to his wife. Believing David to be lucky, Jean asks him to partner with her on a ticket for the Irish Sweepstakes. He agrees only on condition that, if their horse wins, she accompany him on a platonic trip to see the sights before she settles down to married life in Poughkeepsie, New York. She and her fiance, Frederick "Freddie" Harper (Jack Carson), are dubious about the proposition, but he talks them into it.
The Blue Bird, 1h28
Directed by Walter Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Théâtre, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Shirley Temple, Spring Byington, Nigel Bruce, Gale Sondergaard, Eddie Collins, Sybil Jason
Roles Crab Apple
Rating61% 3.09563.09563.09563.09563.0956
Set in Germany sometime in the late 18th century where Mytyl (Shirley Temple), the bratty daughter of a woodcutter (Russell Hicks), finds a unique bird in the Royal Forest and selfishly refuses to give it to her sick friend. Mother and Father are mortified at Mytyl's behavior. That evening, Father is called on to report for duty the next morning in an unspecified war. That same night, Mytyl is visited in a dream by a fairy named Berylune (Jessie Ralph) who sends her and her brother Tyltyl (Johnny Russell) to search for the Blue Bird of Happiness. To accompany them, the fairy magically transforms their dog Tylo (Eddie Collins), cat Tylette (Gale Sondergaard), and lantern ("Light") into human form. The children have a number of adventures, visiting the past and their dead grandparents who come to life because they are being remembered, a scary adventure in the forest, the life of luxury, and the future, a land of yet-to-be born children. The dream journey makes Mytyl awake as a kinder and gentler girl who has learned to appreciate all the comforts and joys of her home and family. In the morning, the Father receives word that a truce has been called and he does not have to go to war.
Lucky Cisco Kid, 1h7
Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Cesar Romero, Mary Beth Hughes, Dana Andrews, Evelyn Venable, Chris-Pin Martin, Willard Robertson
Roles Storekeeper Ed Stoke
Rating60% 3.000563.000563.000563.000563.00056
A gang of outlaws, led by Judge McQuade (William Robertson), are committing crimes and blaming it on the Cisco Kid (Cesar Romero), in McQuade's attempt to drive the settlers off the land and buy it himself. The Cisco Kid and Gordito (Chris-Pin Martin) eventually stop the scheme, and the Kid falls in love with widow Emily Lawrence (Evelyn Venable).
My Little Chickadee, 1h23
Directed by Edward F. Cline, Ray Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Actors Mae West, W. C. Fields, Joseph Calleia, Dick Foran, Margaret Hamilton, Fuzzy Knight
Roles Pete - Printer (uncredited)
Rating67% 3.396743.396743.396743.396743.39674
The story is set in the American Old West of the 1880s. Miss Flower Belle Lee (Mae West) is a singer from Chicago who is on her way to visit relatives out west. While she is traveling on a stagecoach with three men and a woman named Mrs. Gideon (Margaret Hamilton), the town gossip and busybody, a masked bandit on horseback holds up the stage for its shipment of gold and orders the passengers to step out.