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Otto Fries(1887-1938)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Fries started his career as a stage comic, entering films in the early 1910s. By the mid-1910s, Fries was with Keystone and played in films with Bronco Billy Anderson and Stan Laurel. He later went to work for Roach Films in supporting roles for Laurel & Hardy and Charley Chase and also played with James Finlayson. With the advent of sound, Fries played in a number of German-language films as well as playing numerous bit parts in A-list films until the time of his death.
BornOctober 28, 1887
DiedSeptember 15, 1938(50)
BornOctober 28, 1887
DiedSeptember 15, 1938(50)
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Known for

Robert Armstrong, Maxine Doyle, and LeRoy Mason in The Mystery Man (1935)
The Mystery Man
5.5
  • Nate - the Pawnbroker
  • 1935
Readin' and Writin' (1931)
Readin' and Writin'
7.4
Short
  • The Blacksmith
  • 1931
Ivan Mozzhukhin and Mary Philbin in Surrender (1927)
Surrender
5.9
  • Tarras
  • 1927
Patric Knowles and Beverly Roberts in Expensive Husbands (1937)
Expensive Husbands
5.0
  • Franz
  • 1937

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  • Henry Fonda, Barbara Stanwyck, Whitney Bourne, Vickie Lester, Sam Levene, and Frances Mercer in Miss Manton est folle (1938)
    Miss Manton est folle
    6.7
    • Homicide Detective (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Le vantard (1938)
    Le vantard
    5.9
    • Olaf (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Tyrone Power, Don Ameche, and Alice Faye in La folle parade (1938)
    La folle parade
    6.8
    • Trio Member
    • 1938
  • William Gargan, Paul Kelly, Victor McLaglen, and Beatrice Roberts in The Devil's Party (1938)
    The Devil's Party
    5.7
    • Detective (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Gangster d'occasion (1938)
    Gangster d'occasion
    5.3
    • Rube Wardell - Ventriloquist (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, and Myrna Loy in Pilote d'essai (1938)
    Pilote d'essai
    6.8
    • Bartender (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Frances Drake and Francis Lederer in The Lone Wolf in Paris (1938)
    The Lone Wolf in Paris
    6.4
    • Peter - Rifleman (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • John Barrymore, John Boles, and Gladys Swarthout in Romance in the Dark (1938)
    Romance in the Dark
    7.6
    • Policeman
    • 1938
  • Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce, and Warren William in Le retour d'Arsène Lupin (1938)
    Le retour d'Arsène Lupin
    6.7
    • Truck Driver (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Mae West in Fifi Peau de Pêche (1937)
    Fifi Peau de Pêche
    6.1
    • Quartet Member
    • 1937
  • Mischa Auer and Dorothea Kent in Enquête internationale (1937)
    Enquête internationale
    • Police Sergeant (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Katherine DeMille and Jack Holt in Under Suspicion (1937)
    Under Suspicion
    6.2
    • 1937
  • Lupe Velez, Bert Wheeler, and Robert Woolsey in Vol de zozos (1937)
    Vol de zozos
    5.8
    • Fat Man on Kiddie Ride (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Patric Knowles and Beverly Roberts in Expensive Husbands (1937)
    Expensive Husbands
    5.0
    • Franz
    • 1937
  • Wendy Barrie, Dorothea Kent, Walter Pidgeon, and Kent Taylor in A Girl with Ideas (1937)
    A Girl with Ideas
    6.1
    • Policeman (uncredited)
    • 1937

Soundtrack



  • Tyrone Power, Don Ameche, and Alice Faye in La folle parade (1938)
    La folle parade
    6.8
    • performer: "Ragtime Violin" (1911) (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Charley Chase in High C's (1930)
    High C's
    6.5
    Short
    • performer: "Du, du liegst mir im Herzen" (uncredited)
    • 1930

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Otto H. Fries
  • Born
    • October 28, 1887
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • September 15, 1938
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Vivian A. Marshall(2 children)
  • Children
      Ottilie Vivan Ewer
  • Parents
      Emilie Wolford Fries
  • Relatives
      Emilie Fries Majoewsky(Sibling)

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    He married Vivian A. Marshall and they had two children named Sherwood Marshall and Ottilie Vivian.

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