Otto Fries
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Otto Fries | |
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St. Louis, Missouri, United States | |
| Died | September 15, 1938 (aged 50) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1920–1938 |
| Spouse | Vivian Marshall (1914–1938, his death) |
| Children | 2, including Sherwood M. Fries[1] |
Otto Hugo Fries (October 28, 1887 – September 15, 1938) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1920 and 1938.[2]
Biography
Fries was born in
St. Louis, Missouri and died in 1938 in Los Angeles, California at age 50. He was the father of National Football League player Sherwood Fries
.
Fries became a dapper-looking supporting comic with a varied background in medicine shows and
Laurel & Hardy and Charley Chase but also such lesser stars as Max Davidson and James Finlayson.
Lloyd Hamilton, Otto Fries, and Marvel Rea
in The Simp (1920)
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Sound proved no hindrance and Fries would appear in many of Roach's German-language talkies, as well as characters in many of the Our Gang shorts. Often cast as inebriates, detectives, and bartenders (with a memorable turn as a Blacksmith matching wits with a delinquent 9-year-old in Roach's Readin' and Writin'), Fries played scores of bit parts and walk-ons in grade-A films. One of his more notable appearances was as a shiphand in the Marx Brothers' Monkey Business.
Partial filmography
- The Weak-End Party (1922, Short) - The Overseer
- The Handy Man (1923, Short) - The overseer
- Wet Paint(1926) - Policeman (uncredited)
- Hotel Imperial (1927) - Anton Klinak
- The Broncho Twister (1927) - Sheriff
- The Second Hundred Years (1927, Short) - Lecoque (uncredited)
- The Missing Link (1927) - (uncredited)
- Call of the Cuckoo (1927, Short) - Party Guest (uncredited)
- Surrender(1927) - Tarras
- Leave 'Em Laughing (1928, Short) - Burly Dentist (uncredited)
- From Soup to Nuts (1928, Short) - Chef (uncredited)
- Riley the Cop (1928) - Munich Cabman (uncredited)
- The Younger Generation (1929) - Tradesman (uncredited)
- Railroadin' (1929, Short) - Joe's Father (uncredited)
- The First Seven Years (1930, Short) - Speck's Father (uncredited)
- Little Daddy (1931, Short) - Orphan asylum agent
- Bargain Day (1931, Short) - Policeman not in uniform
- Pardon Us (1931) - Dentist (uncredited)
- Monkey Business (1931) - Ship's 2nd Officer (uncredited)
- On the Loose (1931, Short) - Belligerent Bully (uncredited)
- Readin' and Writin' (1932, Short) - The Blacksmith
- Free Eats (1932, Short) - Detective
- Choo-Choo! (1932, Short) - Inebriated novelties salesman
- The Night of June 13 (1932) - Baliff (uncredited)
- The Kid from Borneo (1933, Short) - The Kids' Dad
- Corruption (1933) - Policeman (uncredited)
- Footlight Parade (1933) - Bartender in 'Shanghai Lil' (uncredited)
- Saturday's Millions (1933) - Old Grad (uncredited)
- Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934) - Mountaineer (uncredited)
- The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) - Piano Mover (uncredited)
- Riptide (1934) - Doorman (uncredited)
- Stamboul Quest (1934) - Train Conductor (uncredited)
- She Was a Lady (1934) - Bartender (uncredited)
- The Merry Widow (1934) - Policeman (uncredited)
- Broadway Bill (1934) - Waiter (uncredited)
- Music in the Air (1934) - Butcher (uncredited)
- The Best Man Wins (1935) - Policeman (uncredited)
- The Mystery Man (1935) - Nate, Pawnbroker
- George White's 1935 Scandals (1935) - Soloist (uncredited)
- The Arizonian (1935) - Wells Fargo Agent (uncredited)
- Here Comes the Band (1935) - The Riveter / Cymbalist (uncredited)
- Anna Karenina (1935) - Officer at Banquet (uncredited)
- A Night at the Opera (1935) - Otto - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935) - Clerk at Employment Agency (uncredited)
- Ah, Wilderness! (1935) - German Truck Driver (uncredited)
- Next Time We Love (1936) - Conductor (uncredited)
- Timothy's Quest (1936) - Timid Tenor (uncredited)
- The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) - Corsey
- The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) - Servant (uncredited)
- Small Town Girl (1936) - Townsman (uncredited)
- The King Steps Out (1936) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- Sons o' Guns(1936) - German Spy
- Human Cargo (1936) - German Cook (uncredited)
- Pepper (1936) - Delicatessen Proprietor (uncredited)
- Star for a Night (1936) - Chauffeur (uncredited)
- Love on the Run (1936) - Mechanic (uncredited)
- Born to Dance (1936) - Quartet Member (uncredited)
- Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) - Innkeeper (uncredited)
- Banjo on My Knee (1936) - Deputy (uncredited)
- When You're in Love (1937) - Otto- Musician (uncredited)
- Espionage (1937) - Driver (uncredited)
- The Hit Parade (1937) - Majordomo (uncredited)
- Pick a Star (1937) - Contest Judge (uncredited)
- Parnell (1937) - Singing Irish Member (uncredited)
- Slave Ship(1937) - Singer (uncredited)
- Love in a Bungalow (1937) - Policeman
- The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) - Luggage Officer (uncredited)
- Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937) - Sanghil Wun - Pub Proprietor (uncredited)
- Life Begins with Love (1937) - Policeman (uncredited)
- A Girl with Ideas (1937) - Policeman (uncredited)
- Under Suspicion (1937)
- High Flyers (1937) - Fat Man on Kiddie Ride (uncredited)
- Expensive Husbands (1937) - Franz, Buggy Driver
- Prescription for Romance (1937) - Police Sergeant (uncredited)
- Every Day's a Holiday (1937) - Quartet member
- Arsène Lupin Returns (1938) - Truck Driver (uncredited)
- Romance in the Dark (1938) - Policeman (uncredited)
- Test Pilot (1938) - Bartender (uncredited)
- Go Chase Yourself (1938) - Rube Wardell - Ventriloquist (uncredited)
- The Devil's Party (1938) - Detective (uncredited)
- Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) - Trio Member
- The Lone Wolf in Paris (1938) - Peter - Rifleman (uncredited)
- Boy Meets Girl (1938) - Olaf - Masseur (uncredited)
- The Mad Miss Manton (1938) - Homicide Detective (uncredited)
References
- ^ US Federal Census 1930, California, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, ED 841, Sheet 9A, Lines 12-16
- ^ "Otto Fries".
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Otto Fries.
- Otto Fries at IMDb
- Otto Fries at Find a Grave
