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Henry Otto
Born	(1877-08-08)August 8, 1877 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died	August 3, 1952(1952-08-03) (aged 74) Los Angeles
Other names	Henry W. Otto
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Years active	1911–1942

Henry Otto (August 8, 1877 – August 3, 1952) was an American silent film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.

Otto contributed to over 150 films throughout his career, working as an actor and a director throughout. He directed many films in 1914, in films such as When a Woman Waits, In Tune, The Archeologist, and The Redemption of a Pal working with actors such as Edward Coxen, Charlotte Burton and George Field. He retired from film in 1942.

Otto was found dead on August 4, 1952, in Los Angeles.^[1]

Selected filmography

Actor

• Harbor Island (1912, Short) - General Arieno - Owner of Harbor Island
• The Lipton Cup: Introducing Sir Thomas Lipton (1913)
• Margarita and the Mission Funds (1913, Short) - Padre Sandez of the Mission
• Through the Centuries (1914, Short) - Amos Willing
• Elizabeth's Prayer (1914) - Richard Lee, A Sporty Acquaintance
• The Zaca Lake Mystery (1915, Short) - The Hunter
• Half a Rogue (1916) - Ex-Senator Henderson
• Mister 44 (1916) - Dick Westfall
• Lorelei of the Sea (1917) - John Grey
• The Outlaw Express (1926) - John Mills
• The Iron Mask (1929) - The King's Valet
• The Quitter (1929) - Dr. Abott
• One Hysterical Night (1929) - Dr. Hayden
• Sea Devils (1931) - Governor
• Svengali (1931) - Man with Opera Glasses (uncredited)
• Beware of Ladies (1936) - Plainclothesman (uncredited)
• The 13th Man (1937) - One Punch (uncredited)
• Here's Flash Casey (1938) - Dock Warden (uncredited)
• Silver Queen (1942) - Fight Spectator (uncredited)
• Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943) - Minor Role (uncredited) (final film role)

Director

• Betty's Bandit (1912)
• Beppo (1914)
• The Measure of Leon Du Bray (1915)
• Undine (1916)
• The River of Romance (1916)
• Mister 44 (1916)
• Big Tremaine (1916)
• The River of Romance (1916)
• The Butterfly Girl (1917)
• Their Honeymoon Baby (1918)
• Wild Life (1918)
• The Island of Intrigue (1919)
• The Amateur Adventuress (1919)
• The Great Romance (1919)
• Fair and Warmer (1919)
• The Microbe (1919)
• The Great Victory (1919)
• The Willow Tree (1920)
• The Cheater (1920)
• A Slave of Vanity (1920)
• Lovebound (1923)
• The Temple of Venus (1923)
• Dante's Inferno (1924)
• The Folly of Vanity (1924)
• The Ancient Mariner (1925)
• Alma de Gaucho (1930)

Writer

• Memories of the Past (1911)
• Oh, Such a Night! (1912)
• All on Account of a Transfer (1913)
• Lola (Scenario, 1914)
• The Phantom Fortune (Scenario, 1915)
• Half a Rogue (Scenario, 1916)
• The River of Romance (Scenario, 1916)
• Big Tremaine (1916)
• A Slave of Vanity (Scenario, 1920)
• The Temple of Venus (Story, 1923)

References

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