Portrait of Otto Hoffman

Acting

Otto Hoffman

Career

Active from 1915 to 1942, busiest in 1922 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Circle
The Circle
GoodWatch score59/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Otto Hoffman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Social Commentary
    4.3, average 4.9
  • Psychological
    4.9, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Film Era 4
  • Classic Cinema 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Nostalgic Americana 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Classic Comedy 2
  • Silent Film 2
  • Good vs Evil 2
  • Early Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

146
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

15 titles ยท average score 68
This Land Is Mine
This Land Is Mine (1943)
GoodWatch score 80

as Victor, Printer

Red River Robin Hood
Red River Robin Hood (1942)

as Sam Sterling

The Ghost of Frankenstein
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

as Villager (uncredited)

The Mummy's Tomb
The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
GoodWatch score 36

as Retiring Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)

Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

as Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Texas
Texas (1941)
GoodWatch score 67

as Saddle Artisan

Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
GoodWatch score 83

as New York Globe Teletype Operator (uncredited)

Stranger on the Third Floor
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
GoodWatch score 70

as Police Surgeon

The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

as Crab Apple (uncredited)

My Little Chickadee
My Little Chickadee (1940)
GoodWatch score 79

as Pete - Printer (uncredited)

Lucky Partners
Lucky Partners (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

as Court Clerk (uncredited)

Lucky Cisco Kid
Lucky Cisco Kid (1940)

as Storekeeper Ed Stoke

1930s

57 titles ยท average score 60
Girl Loves Boy
Girl Loves Boy (1937)

as Gus Wilkey

Captain Hurricane
Captain Hurricane (1935)

as Silas Coffin

Fighting Shadows
Fighting Shadows (1935)

as Hank Stalkey

Bachelor Bait
Bachelor Bait (1934)
GoodWatch score 42

as Postal Clerk (uncredited)

The Cheyenne Kid
The Cheyenne Kid (1933)

as Winters

Mystery of the Wax Museum
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
GoodWatch score 79

as Igor's Assistant (Uncredited)

Hello Trouble
Hello Trouble (1932)

as Calvin Sharp

Haunted Gold
Haunted Gold (1932)
GoodWatch score 52

as Simon - Benedict's Servant

The Avenger
The Avenger (1931)

as Black Kelly

Cimarron
Cimarron (1931)
GoodWatch score 53

as Murch Rankin (uncredited)

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (1930)
GoodWatch score 56

as Offut

Moby Dick
Moby Dick (1930)
GoodWatch score 70

as Shanghai Lady Seller

1920s

59 titles ยท average score 62
Madonna of Avenue A
Madonna of Avenue A (1929)

as Monk

Hardboiled Rose
Hardboiled Rose (1929)

as Apyton Hale

The Terror
The Terror (1928)

as Soapy Marks

Rinty of the Desert
Rinty of the Desert (1928)

as Pop Marlow

The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend (1926)

as Mr. Harper

The Circle
The Circle (1925)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dorker

Bobbed Hair
Bobbed Hair (1925)

as McTish

One Stolen Night
One Stolen Night (1923)

as Horace Ebberly

Whatever She Wants
Whatever She Wants (1921)

as Amos Lott

Passing Through
Passing Through (1921)

as James Spivins

Homer Comes Home
Homer Comes Home (1920)

as Silas Prouty

Silk Hosiery
Silk Hosiery (1920)

as Van Twiller

1910s

15 titles ยท average score 62
The Busher
The Busher (1919)
GoodWatch score 53

as Deacon Nasby

The City of Comrades
The City of Comrades (1919)

as Lovey

Crooked Straight
Crooked Straight (1919)

as Lucius Owen

Behind the Door
Behind the Door (1919)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mark Arnold

The Egg Crate Wallop
The Egg Crate Wallop (1919)

as 'Spider' Blake

Greased Lightning
Greased Lightning (1919)

as Rufus Shadd

The Sheriff's Son
The Sheriff's Son (1919)

as Jess Tighe

The Kaiser's Shadow
The Kaiser's Shadow (1918)

as Frederick Fischr

His Own Home Town
His Own Home Town (1918)

as Tivotson

A Nine O'Clock Town
A Nine O'Clock Town (1918)

as John Clary

The Family Skeleton
The Family Skeleton (1918)

as Billy's Valet

The White Terror
The White Terror (1915)

as Mayor Alrich