Otto Hoffman

Biography

Born in New York in 1879, Otto Hoffman was a stage and screen actor who started out on the stage in the 1890s. His first screen role came in 1915, in Stuart Paton's The White Terror, which starred Hobart Henley and was produced by the IMP Film Company. He directed one film, Secret of Black Mountain, in 1917, with Vola Vale, and then concentrated on acting. He was frequently cast as cadaverous, crafty and menacing figures in over 200 movies, among them The Triple Cross, The Eagle (1925), The Valley of the Giants, The Terror and Noah's Ark (1928). In talkies he showed a wider ethnic range, appearing in Desert Song, Abraham Lincoln (1930), Cimarron (1931), Kid Millions, Girl Loves Boy and My Little Chickadee. He played Oscar in This Is the Life, his final film, which came out in 1944, and he died that year.

65years old at death

Born May 2, 1879Brooklyn
Died June 23, 1944Woodland Hills
Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 15 years1925 to 1940

Genres

Drama88%, 7 films
Romance38%, 3 films
Adventure25%, 2 films
Crime25%, 2 films
War25%, 2 films

First and latest

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First role
Otto Hoffman made his film debut in 1906 in a production by the Edison Company in New York, before later working for Goldwyn Pictures.

Otto Hoffman movies on Netflix

Stranger on the Third Floor1940IMDb rating 6.8as Police Surgeon
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence1939IMDb rating 6.3as Station Agent
Death Takes a Holiday1934IMDb rating 6.9as Fedele
Cimarron1931IMDb rating 5.8as Murch Rankin
The Criminal Code1931IMDb rating 6.9as Jim Fales
Abraham Lincoln1930IMDb rating 5.7as Offut
Noah's Ark1928IMDb rating 6.6as Investor with Gun
The Eagle1925IMDb rating 6.6as Man Whose Purse is Stolen

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Abraham Lincoln1930 Biography, Drama, Waras Offut
IMDb rating 5.71.9K votes
Stranger on the Third Floor1940 Crime, Drama, Film-Noiras Police Surgeon
IMDb rating 6.85.2K votes
Death Takes a Holiday1934as Fedele
IMDb rating 6.92.7K votes
The Criminal Code1931as Jim Fales
IMDb rating 6.91.8K votes
Noah's Ark1928as Investor with Gun
IMDb rating 6.61.1K votes
The Eagle1925as Man Whose Purse is Stolen
IMDb rating 6.62.5K votes
Cimarron1931as Murch Rankin
IMDb rating 5.87.9K votes
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence1939as Station Agent
IMDb rating 6.3474 votes

Most often with

Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Ward Bond

Andy Devine

Russell Simpson

Walter Huston

Nigel De Brulier

Bob Kortman

Films together

Ward Bond2 films together, 1928 to 1939
Ward Bond's page
- Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence1939IMDb rating 6.3Hoffman as Station AgentBond as Hunk
- Noah's Ark1928IMDb rating 6.6Hoffman as Investor with GunBond as Flood Extra
Andy Devine2 films together, 1928 to 1931
Andy Devine's page
- The Criminal Code1931IMDb rating 6.9Hoffman as Jim FalesDevine as Cluck
- Noah's Ark1928IMDb rating 6.6Hoffman as Investor with GunDevine as Flood Extra
Russell Simpson2 films together, 1925 to 1930
Russell Simpson's page
- Abraham Lincoln1930IMDb rating 5.7Hoffman as OffutSimpson as Lincoln's Employer
- The Eagle1925IMDb rating 6.6Hoffman as Man Whose Purse is StolenSimpson as The Eagle's Lieutenant / Coach Driver
Walter Huston2 films together, 1930 to 1931
Walter Huston's page
- The Criminal Code1931IMDb rating 6.9Hoffman as Jim FalesHuston as Mark Brady
- Abraham Lincoln1930IMDb rating 5.7Hoffman as OffutHuston as Abraham Lincoln
Nigel De Brulier2 films together, 1928 to 1939
Nigel De Brulier's page
- Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence1939IMDb rating 6.3Hoffman as Station AgentBrulier as Russian Priest
- Noah's Ark1928IMDb rating 6.6Hoffman as Investor with GunBrulier as Soldier
Bob Kortman2 films together, 1931
Bob Kortman's page
- Cimarron1931IMDb rating 5.8Hoffman as Murch RankinKortman as Killer
- The Criminal Code1931IMDb rating 6.9Hoffman as Jim FalesKortman as Red, the Convict Barber

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